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Web Conference # 2

Today, I attended another web conference. I was ready to go at 1:00 like the email noted, however it really didn't start until 2:00 (some miscommunication I guess). This time was much more manageable. There was no more than 15 people in the group when I was there. I later went to the session that was at 3:00 and it was an even smaller group when I joined. People talking over one another wasn't happening this time and everyone was able to communicate in a more timely manner. The text box screen wasn't moving at too rapid of a speed in order to keep up. I did get some questions answered that I had where as last time, I don't think that would've happened. This web conference tool is something that I would like to use - I just have to come up with when/where/how I want to use it.

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Web Conference

On Sunday, November 22, I attended the Web Conference that was scheduled at 5:00. I didn't know whether to sign in as a guest or use something for the username/password boxes. I went ahead and logged in as a guest. When I entered the room, it seemed like a bit of chaos. I have entered chat rooms like this before, however this was different. When I entered there were 97 people on the list. I've not been in a chat room with that many people before. I know Dr. Abernathy mentioned there was room for 100 people total. I didn't use my cam or mic, I just typed in the window when I felt I could answer something. I did not ask questions, I was just there to see how it was going to work and so I'd be prepared for the next web conference that is offered for my section. At times many people were on mic, other times sound would be lost. Many people were typing questions in the window and I think it was too hard for everyone to keep up and feel like their questions were being answered. It was nice to have a form of interaction with the professor. The most interaction we normally get is just listening to them during the weekly lectures.
I think this is a great tool to use to be able to collaborate with co-workers, colleagues, professors, or whatever the case may be. Technology has taken us so far, it'll be interesting to see what happens next.

Educator Preparation and Development

One of the most beneficial parts of education is having teachers who are prepared. We need to be taught to be prepared in so many areas in order for us to be successful. The big push now it seems is incorporating technology across the curriculum for all grade levels.
According to the STaR Chart survey that our campus teachers and administrators completed, this is one area that is weak for us as a campus. In 2006-07, we had a classification of Developing. In 2007-08 and 2008-09 we had the rating of Advanced. I talked with the librarian and was wondering how we would rate in this area for the 2009-10 school year. We looked it up and the areas were all rated with Advanced and one section was Target. So that is encouraging that the rating did not drop. This area oversees that the educators meet SBEC standards, administrators recognize and expect technology use in the classrooms, and makes sure that the budget has allocations for professional development.
As a campus for the 2007-08 school year, Educator Preparation and Development was ranked as Advanced. The state had a majority fall into the Developing category for this area. Only 20% of the schools that reported were Advanced. This is comforting to me because it shows that we are on the right track with where we stand in the use of technology on campus.
I feel that college and university programs need to maintain a high use of incorporating technology into the classes that educators are taking. School districts need to provide multiple opportunities for teachers/administrators to attend staff development sessions. The sessions need to be hands on, steady paced for the types of learners in the session, and have an opportunity for questions or a way to contact someone when they need assistance. Technology is a very beneficial tool to help our learners, however the teachers need to know how to use technology themselves and be comfortable with it before they can implement it into their classroom.