I see several members of our technology department desperately trying to salvage the transition. I applaud their efforts on our behalf.
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Patricia Vergara
9 years ago
I agree
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Mary Sandgren
9 years ago
Achieve 3,000 is a good example of implementing technology with no training.
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Maricela Sanchez
9 years ago
I agree
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Nicole Gamez
9 years ago
I believe that offering extra trainings each month at our buildings, unpaid and unmandatory, are not the way to go. These trainings should be during the school staff dev. days or after school with extra pay. The image being created seems to be a false one in saying that we have students learning 1x1 with technology and their own computer when that is not the case in our elementary schools all day long. Our students receive Digital Literacy/Computer Class once a week only. Our Tech team definitely deserved recognition for their hard work & effort but isn't that their jobs; that dept.was created/expanded, & why they were hired and short-staffed at the BOY too when technology is such a movement in our district(shouldn't have happened as well)? Where is the almost 4 min. video highlighting all the wonderful, above & beyond work that all the other depts. do? How about featuring our classrooms, students, and teachers & staff/admin. instead in future meetings?
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Kim Poleski
9 years ago
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The commercial at the board meeting ended with a slide telling us to contact one of the 5 tech providers for training. How is this possible for 1000 staff members? Training should be the same for everyone, not as requested, and should be given during the school day if we are not going to be compensated for our time outside of school. Our students deserve better!
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Tarah Bryja
9 years ago
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I teach special education, which means that my students come to my classroom from several different homerooms. It's very difficult to explain to an 11 year old why their classmate has a chromebook and they don't. After three months of "you'll have one soon," the kids are aggravated and so am I. I thank God every day that a parent hasn't asked me why their child doesn't have a chromebook, but other children do. It's unfair, and if I was a parent I would be upset.
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Rosalinda Gomez
9 years ago
The rollout of technology has been so disorganized and overwhelming that I'm still trying to fix the issues it has caused for my students. Problems that have been reported at the beginning of the school year have yet to be resolved.
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Cynthia Taylor
9 years ago
It has been an overwhelmingly unorganized beginning to this school year!
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Rachel Esposito
9 years ago
United we stand, divided we fall.
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Elaine Johnson
9 years ago
The amount of new technology is overwhelming. There is not enough time in the day to figure out how to navigate the new systems and continue providing the best education possible that our students deserve.
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Veronika Madas
9 years ago
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Cicero District 99 has not equipped its teachers with the skills and knowledge to be successful in the technology initiative. Cicero District 99 has not informed/trained a significant percentage of parents about the transition to the technology initiative. Cicero District 99 did not offer teachers any additional time to train the students and adjust learning days as needed.
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Laurie Rohl
9 years ago
Sorry, I meant one note. Laurie
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Laurie Rohl
9 years ago
Even though I don't use chromebooks or schoology, I am confused about the difference of google drive or docs, one drive, one one, and I don't even know what?
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Victoria Rezko
9 years ago
Our district has not been true to what we know about best practices with respect to introduction, learning and mastering of new skills.
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Karen Kobylarz
9 years ago
We need a tech facilitator at each building.
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Annie Perveneckis
9 years ago
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An introduction to technology and where our teaching is headed is not training in how to use the tools appropriately. Also, none of the trainings have addressed what is developmentally appropriate for our primary grade students.
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Stacey Kouzios
9 years ago
The lack of technology training greatly hindered me from effectively doing my job as an ESL resource teacher.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
Although we were offered some training, most of what I have learned about our new technology is by trial and error
I agree.
I see several members of our technology department desperately trying to salvage the transition. I applaud their efforts on our behalf.
I agree
Achieve 3,000 is a good example of implementing technology with no training.
I agree
I believe that offering extra trainings each month at our buildings, unpaid and unmandatory, are not the way to go. These trainings should be during the school staff dev. days or after school with extra pay. The image being created seems to be a false one in saying that we have students learning 1x1 with technology and their own computer when that is not the case in our elementary schools all day long. Our students receive Digital Literacy/Computer Class once a week only. Our Tech team definitely deserved recognition for their hard work & effort but isn't that their jobs; that dept.was created/expanded, & why they were hired and short-staffed at the BOY too when technology is such a movement in our district(shouldn't have happened as well)? Where is the almost 4 min. video highlighting all the wonderful, above & beyond work that all the other depts. do? How about featuring our classrooms, students, and teachers & staff/admin. instead in future meetings?
The commercial at the board meeting ended with a slide telling us to contact one of the 5 tech providers for training. How is this possible for 1000 staff members? Training should be the same for everyone, not as requested, and should be given during the school day if we are not going to be compensated for our time outside of school. Our students deserve better!
I teach special education, which means that my students come to my classroom from several different homerooms. It's very difficult to explain to an 11 year old why their classmate has a chromebook and they don't. After three months of "you'll have one soon," the kids are aggravated and so am I. I thank God every day that a parent hasn't asked me why their child doesn't have a chromebook, but other children do. It's unfair, and if I was a parent I would be upset.
The rollout of technology has been so disorganized and overwhelming that I'm still trying to fix the issues it has caused for my students. Problems that have been reported at the beginning of the school year have yet to be resolved.
It has been an overwhelmingly unorganized beginning to this school year!
United we stand, divided we fall.
The amount of new technology is overwhelming. There is not enough time in the day to figure out how to navigate the new systems and continue providing the best education possible that our students deserve.
Cicero District 99 has not equipped its teachers with the skills and knowledge to be successful in the technology initiative. Cicero District 99 has not informed/trained a significant percentage of parents about the transition to the technology initiative. Cicero District 99 did not offer teachers any additional time to train the students and adjust learning days as needed.
Sorry, I meant one note. Laurie
Even though I don't use chromebooks or schoology, I am confused about the difference of google drive or docs, one drive, one one, and I don't even know what?
Our district has not been true to what we know about best practices with respect to introduction, learning and mastering of new skills.
We need a tech facilitator at each building.
An introduction to technology and where our teaching is headed is not training in how to use the tools appropriately. Also, none of the trainings have addressed what is developmentally appropriate for our primary grade students.
The lack of technology training greatly hindered me from effectively doing my job as an ESL resource teacher.
Although we were offered some training, most of what I have learned about our new technology is by trial and error