Ginger Caldwell-Assignment 2: Evaluation Questions

10-1-17
MEDT 8480, Fall 2017

Questions to be answered in the evaluation effort

Question 1

Did the district meet the CIPA responsible technology use requirements at 80% or better?

Question 2

Did the students within the district understand and have the ability to apply technology to their

own learning?

Question 3

Did the teachers master professional learning to effectively implement technology classroom

practices?

Brief explanation of why you believe it is important to answer that question in order to

assess the program.

Question 1

Did the district meet the CIPA responsible technology use requirements at 80% or better?

I believe it is important to know if the technology is used in a responsible way. The last several

years in my school district we have implemented the BYOD program. It was not very well

implemented or thought out. The entire middle school, which entails of about 800 students, was

running around rampant with cell phones last year. It was constant being videoed, using their

phone, take pictures and being on the internet in ways not responsible for the educational

environment. This year---there has been a policy put into place and we all have seen major

improvement regarding technology usage and responsibility. If the students are using their own

technology this year, it is evident it is being used responsible.

Question 2

Did the students within the district understand and have the ability to apply technology to their

own learning?

I believe this question is important because not only do the student need to know how to use the

technology. In addition, the technology needs to enhance the students learning. If they are

learning the exact same way from sit and get without technology why go through all the

trouble and expense of the technology programs being implemented? If the students cannot use

the technology, then the enhancement would not be evident.

Question 3

Did the teachers master professional learning to effectively implement technology classroom

practices?

I believe this question is important because the teachers are the facilitators of the technology

program as well as the academic content. If the teacher cannot implement the technology

effectively the students will not be able to have mastery of the content area or technology

skills.

A brief description of the data needed to answer each question

Question 1

Did the district meet the CIPA responsible technology use requirements at 80% or better?

I believe this could be completed using a student survey. It could be a district wide requirement

for students, parents and teachers. One requirement would be that each would have to complete

the survey prior to the student receiving their report card.

Question 2
Did the students within the district understand and have the ability to apply technology to their

own learning?

I believe this question could be answered from a quick visual assessment and on line assessment

regarding technology skills.

Question 3

Did the teachers master professional learning to effectively implement technology classroom

practices?

I believe this question could be answered from a survey, as well as, a visual assessment from the

TKS observer.