Cart Proposal 2011-2012

In an effort to ensure the effective use of the technology available, teachers wishing access to carts of laptop computers for their students will be required to complete the Cart Proposal developed by the BHS Technology Team.

Questions 1-9 describe the degree to which your plans and past practice call for transforming teaching and learning through the use of technology.

Questions 10-18 are designed to evaluate your commitment to service in support of the technology initiative. This initiative at Bayshore is self-supporting, "By Teachers, For Teachers and Students." This creates an expectation of service from those whose classrooms benefit from the use of technology.

As access to technology is subject to the laws of supply and demand, each proposal will be evaluated by the leadership team against a rubric that will be made available to you prior to your completion of this proposal.
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. If you had access to laptops during the 2010 - 2011 school year, list the software and internet applications that you used on a regular basis and describe at least one activity that the students completed using each of those applications.*


  1. If you had access to technology during the 2010 - 2011 school year, describe at least two technology activities/assignments that focused on improving reading and/or promoting literacy.*


  1. If you had access to technology during the 2010 - 2011 school year, describe at least two activities that were student driven and/or inquiry based rather than teacher directed. *


  1. Do you currently have an active website that your students can access for assignments or other course-related information?*
    Yes
    No


  1. If you have a website, please use the space the below to provide the site address.*


  1. Estimate how often you intend to use your laptop cart during the 2011 - 2012 school year.*
    Daily
    3-4 times a week
    2 times a week
    1 time a week
    A few times a month


  1. Provide specific examples of how your students will use the laptops during the 2011 - 2012 school year. Please be specific (software applications, use of those applications, etc.)*


  1. The BHS Technology Team meets voluntarily every other Tuesday after school. This body is the driving force behind our technology initiative. It is responsible for the creation and implementation of the BHS Tech Plan. How would you rate your attendance to these meetings for the 2010 - 2011 school year?*
    I participated in 80-100% of the meetings.
    I participated in 60-79% of the meetings.
    I participated in 40-59% of the meetings.
    I participated in 20-39% of the meetings.
    I participated in 10-19% of the meetings.
    I did not participate in any meetings.
    I was not a teacher at BHS in 2009 - 2010


  1. If you have not been able to attend Tech Team meetings, describe how you have contributed to the team's efforts over the past two years. (This can include, but is not limited to, summer tasks such as imaging, cleaning computers, and preparing carts.)*


  1. Are you willing to be an active Tech Team member in 2011 - 2012?*
    Yes
    No


  1. One of the Tech Team's responsibilities is to provide professional development to our faculty and staff. During the 2010 - 2011 school year, Tech Team members offered training opportunities. Which statement(s) best describes your participation?*
    I was instructor.
    I assisted an instructor.
    I attended 3 technology professional development sessions.
    I attended 2 technology professional development sessions.
    I attended 1 technology professional development sessions.
    I did not attend any technology professional development sessions.


  1. If you were an instructor or a helper, what training did you facilitate? Describe your experience.

    *


  1. If you did not facilitate any of the training sessions, what training(s) did you attend? How did you use what you learned in the classroom? Please be specific.*


  1. Are you willing to serve as an instructor for technology professional development in 2011 - 2012?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Which of the following best describes your laptop needs for your classroom?
    I need a class set of laptops (approximately 25).
    I need half of a class set of laptops (approximately 15).