Capstone Log

Instructional Technology Department

Candidate:
Sally Jackson
Mentor/Title:
Sherri Booker, d!S!
School/District:
Co"" County School District
Capstone Title:
Updating Cobb County School District Assistive Technology Website and Transitioning to
BlackBoard
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-./0.12 Met with Assistive Technology Coordinator to discuss
desired components on BlackBoard site!" hours
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During this development phase o' the site, it was important to listen to the needs o' all people involved to
ensure that this in'ormation would be included in the construction o' the site AT sta'' not available at this
time, will get their input at ne*t sta'' meeting 'or any speci'ic needs, desires
-.!/.#0 Mtg with AT team )01 mins+ 02, 03, "#% 0',0g,$a
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The team discussed their vision 'or this website4 to include more interactive components, and a current
video tutorial area This may help team members so we do not have to spend so much time in 'ace to 'ace
instruction 'or simple issues
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Met with Blackboard Coordinator4 discussed re5uest 'or a
shell and speci'ic BlackBoard needs !" hours
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Meeting with the BlackBoard Coordinator has given me a di''erent point o' view as 'ar as what is%is not
possible, and why 6 know she is very will to do anything to help with the needs o' the group, but there are
simply limitations to the design o' the shell 6t will take a very collaborative e''ort having to work so
closely with the needs o' three di''erent groups4 AT Coordinator, AT team, and BlackBoard Coordinator
So 'ar, this e*perience has taught me that 6 need to be very precise and comprehensive with having my
5uestions ready when asking 5uestions to these groups
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&esearching the in'ormation needed 'or the BlackBoard site4
7athering weblinks, video links, and visuals to embedded
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Many o' the links 'rom the previous ATsite were outdated and 6 had to search 'or current in'ormation that
was relevant, give pertinent in'ormation, and do it in a timely way 8nce 6 'ound this, 6 had to save it in the
right 'ormat so it would be accepted in the BlackBoard shell This 9ust took much longer than 6 thought
:ossibly because 6 was un'amiliar with working in this environment, or the time drain o' having to search
'or the most appropriate current arti'act to embed in BlackBoard &egardless, it was a time consuming step
in this process
#1.$.#0 Construction o' the BlackBoard site )$" ;ours+ 00,!0,!2
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This was another step in the process that took much longer than 6 anticipated The Blackboard
environment, like the web environments we<d worked with be'ore )Weebly+ doesn<t respond like you
think it should, even though you work slowly and methodically 6t took longer to get the desired look and
results 6 wanted, and some things 9ust couldn<t be done in this environment There were lots o' emails with
the BlackBoard Coordinator to determine this, as well as time spent on Atomic =earning working on the
BlackBoard tutorial 6' 6 were e*perienced with this tool be'ore beginning this process, 6 know this would
not have taken me so long to construct this site
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Construction o' a 7oogle calendar to be used as a
collaborative tool by the team and added to the BlackBoard
site )0" hours+
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This will be a very use'ul collaborative piece to the BlackBoard shell4 the ability 'or any o' the team
members to use the calendar to post a training session they are conducting, the location, and time 6 wasn<t
sure i' this could be done, so it took the BlackBoard Coordinator<s help to get it started on 7oogle, but we
were able to work it through
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Design o' a survey that is linked to 7oogle and embedded
into the BlackBoard site)$ hours+
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This survey was constructed to determine i' people visiting the site were able to 'ind the in'ormation they
were seeking 6t also attempts to determine i' the user<s e*perience could be enhanced >ach page o' the
BlackBoard shell has a place to engage the survey in hopes that visitors will use it
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Meet with the AT coordinator to determine i' the
BlackBoard site will need additional changes or
modi'ications )#" hrs+
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The website was shared with the AT Coordinator At this point the reading resources still need to me
moved over to the BlackBoard site 8therwise all items are trans'erred and updated The Coordinator is
very pleased with this tool
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needs additional changes or modi'ications at this time)"hrs+
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The BlackBoard shell was shared with the AT team at a sta'' meeting The group is very e*cited to have
the interactive portions o' this tool They are also e*cited to have the interactive signature that will allow
them to link directly to BlackBoard without the need to login
0.#".#$ >valuate the data generated by the online survey )0hrs+ !3%!g
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?ot having many respondents to the survey 8ne reason may be that the Cobb is using not updating
browsers4 but the survey is linking to a browser that causes the respondents to cut and paste the U&= into
an address window vs a direct link Although the survey is only " 5uestions, this e*tra step may stop
teachers 'rom answering the survey
Team members remain very happy with changes in the site
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thnicity +.1/ 5aculty/Sta%% +.1/ Students
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?ative American%Alaskan ?ative @ @ @ @
White @ @ @ @
Multiracial @ @ @ @
Su"groups:
Students with Disabilities
=imited >nglish :ro'iciency
>ligible 'or Aree%&educed Meals