Teaching Practice Under the Sea: The Electronic Portfolio and Me TECHNOLOGY
Christine Rand - Technology Coordinator for Center Woods Elementary School
My name is Christine Rand and I am the Technology Coordinator for Center Woods Elementary School in Weare, NH. I started this job at the end of September, 2002 and have been working with the administration and teachers in developing an integrated technology program. We have a lab with 27, Windows 98 based computers with Internet access. In addition, each classroom has a Windows based computer with Internet access. We also have 3 digital cameras and one digital video camera that are available for all teachers to use. The vision that Center Woods has for technology is forward thinking. We do not view technology as a separate subject to be taught. Instead, technology is seen as a tool to be used constantly by students, like a pencil. My role is to help teachers incorporate technology into their curriculum. To help them use the technology every day, not just for special projects or “games”. I assist the classroom teachers when they are in the lab with their class. I teach computer applications, trouble-shoot computer problems, and conference with the teacher about what he/she is doing in the classroom and help the teachers to see how technology can be used to enhance what they’re doing. I provide the same support to the teachers when they are back in their classrooms. The goal is to have teachers automatically include technology in their lesson plans as an integral tool, not something that they have to “fit in”. The teachers at Center Woods are embracing this concept and are moving forward with it every day.
Author:Cyndi Hurlbut
and Larry Restuccia School:A Collaborative Project with Center Woods Elementary School and New England College Organization:Center Woods Elementary School and New England College Credits:Debra Nitschke-Shaw, Director of Teacher Education
Meaghan Dube, preservice teacher, New England College
Lindsey Inman, preservice teacher, New England College
