Assignment 4

Does the educational system that you are affiliated with offer a shared storage area on the network for students or faculty? ------Do you find this beneficial?

I asked my teachers in IEP program, they have used shared storage areas on the network for faculty but not for students. They used “group” from Wilkes university web site, after they have taken notes in meeting, they could add information in that web site and share with all users.   

What type of Email System does your educational system implement? Do you use this mail system at school? .......from home?

I know my teachers use Gmail and Wilkes group as their email system. Students do not though this system. No matter at school or home, they can use email account well.  

Overall, from this chapter, the most important thing that I learned is.....

The most important thing that I learned from this chapter is acceptable use policy. It should be one of the first policies before having a network and internet connection. Using AUP in districts are aware of which is acceptable or not, it also would be taking a necessary way to respond to problems.

Software Selection Form

  
       I do not have any experience to use software selection forms. I asked a teacher in IEP program who used software selection forms for her purchasing. I saw the form which she has made. From form, she could have feedback from different programs and five levels, finding which software meet the needs of teacher .The price of software also put on form which could save her time before purchasing.

       A school has members from different grades and subject areas; they could have a meet to fill software selection form with evaluation of purchasing requests. First, this committee will meet their needs. Then, they could get basic product information. For school, it is avoid wasting time and make a budget decisions .Finally, the students will have beneficial in the classroom by software support.

Discussion 1

Personally, the knowledge of technology coordinator is getting my attraction although it is still a challenge for me. After reading this chapter, I have obtained a main picture of this course. A technology coordinator needs to have a variety of skills to be successful. He or she should have enough education, up-to-date technical skills and a strong and effective communication skill when communicating with diverse groups or individuals, but also meet the need of school or district, no matter in planning and budgeting or in managing and teaching.

It is a challenge for a technology coordinator to have multitasked skills and to fit all the requirements. One of the requirements the technology coordinator needs is visionary leadership, the technology coordinator whom with visionary leadership have a similar function with a bridge which needs to control the amounts of traffic crossing over it. Too many cars crossing at one time would cause a traffic jam and anything overweight would cause the bridge to collapse. In a nutshell, as technology coordinator should control the amount areas and issues on their job by his or her visionary leadership. Moreover, visionary leadership within integrated management system and strong communication, a technology coordinator can provide an atmosphere for students and staff to learn and succeed.

In addition, school budget could be another barrier to technology coordinator. The cost of technology, which emphasizes schools examine the match between the components of the plan, is high so that in some countries communities, schools cannot afford this technology or a technology coordinator. For instance, there are three different types of funding must be considered: the initial investment to install the technology, the annual operating costs of the technology, and the money to keep the system modern and up date. All of these need a huge amount of money to keep operating. Unfortunately, not all schools have enough financial support or funding to pay for the cost.

September 19, 2010 5:02 PM

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