Description

Sandy Lane , Abbotsford Traditional Secondary , I teach Tech 9 to 12, Socials 9 and Foods.
At a one to one laptop school, the challenge is to use the computers each student has in an efficient and effective manner. I have the advantage that all students entering Grade 9 will take a technology 9 class where I can implement with my collegues new programs. The goal of my project is to identify software to assist students in being more efficient in their work. The steps will be as follows:
a) doing an informal class survey, I will identify what Grade 10 students are already using on their laptops
b) Identify programs for assessment ( ie Onenote, Microsoft Essentials, etc.) ( any ideas for software choice would be greatly appreciated)
c) identify three potential programs and have them loaded onto grade 10 student computers
d) measure through informal or formal class survey how the programs were used and their relative effectiveness
d) introduce the most effective programs into the Grade 9 technology classes in late Spring