5. Jupiter High School
Palm Beach
County School
System
Schools in the
United States
2:1
4:1
3: 2
Ratio of Students
to Computers
Wifi Access
Wired Access
Computer Access
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
National
Avg
PBC
Schools
Jupiter
High
6.
All students within Jupiter High School have
computer access within all of their classrooms
with wired internet access.
In addition, all students mobile, computer and
reader tablets are enabled with Wi-fi with
firewall protection for student protection.
7. Use a
smartphone
Students
Use a tablet
44%
Desktop
computer
52%
Laptop
37%
50%
Report: Students Use Smart Phones and Tablets for School, Want More -- THE Journal.
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/05/08/report-students-use-smartphones-and-tablets-for-school-want-more.aspx
Research
Teacher interviews revealed that
the majority of educators within
Jupiter High School perform
Educational Research.
National averages for teachers
performing educational research
scores at a lower percentage.
78%
66%
Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010040.pdf
8. Free/Reduced Lunch
Jupiter High
PB County
Nationwide
Graduation Rate
Jupiter High
87.1 %
Palm Beach County
79.8 %
Nationwide
78 %
About Us. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.palmbeachschools.org/Community/AboutUs.a
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9. I personally feel the student to computer
ratio fits well, but not all students have
equitable access to computers and
software needed within the parameters of
the school day. Ideally, it would be
beneficial for students to have additional
time within school to access
computers, software and printers if
needed.
10. Slide 5 displays the Assertion Method by utilizing
the facts of good student to computer
ratio, within Palm Beach County, as well as
nationwide. The supportive graph exhibits the
differing types of computer access for all
students, rather than relying on facts which
may disengage the learner. Slide 6 displays
the wired and Wi-Fi to show precisely how
students access internet. The graphic helps to
keep the readers’ attention. Both slides display
information and graphics to support the
statements.
12. It can be challenging to evaluate
resources, unless the
student/individual is knowledgeable
on how to evaluate a list of sources.
Typical search engines such as
Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.. Will not
always provide the proper resources to
support educational technology. Every
source must be cited properly within the
preferred style such as APA, MLA, etc;
as well as coming from a credible
educational database.
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13. Learning Tools Research
Center
•Worldbook
•SIRS Researcher
•Gale Literature
•E-library in both
curriculum & Science
Learning Tools Home. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.palmbeachschools.org/learning_tools/
14.
The number of sources available within educational databases such as
EBSCO, ERIC, ProQuest, and Google Scholar are more credible for
educational research. As well as the number of search results which are
cited for one educational source.
Students must be sure to cite all sources properly by naming the
cite/source, author, publication date, publisher, along with various other
important parts to make a source properly credible.
resource evaluation - Google Search. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.google.com/search?
16. I believe the students have a variety of
databases, a multitude of resources within the
media center, and knowledgeable instructors
on proper modeling of resource evaluation.
Many students are not aware of how many
resources are available for their use.
Ideally, more teachers and administrators
should encourage the students to access and
utilize the resources available within the
school.
17.
Slide 11 states an assertion, that a student
should possess knowledge on evaluating
resources while examining a journal. Slide
14 displays the Assertion Evidence model
by gaining the viewers’ attention of where
to look within a article and how to find
citation information. The assertion, identify
your sources, is supported by the visual aid
on how to do that accurately.
18. According to Polly & Hannafin “The primary goal of
professional development is to improve student
learning . Learner-centered instruction has proven
potential to bridge well-documented achievement
gaps” (Polly & Hanafin ,2010, 58(5), 557-571)
Undergraduate degree 25% moderate to majorly beneficial
Graduate degree 33% moderate to majorly beneficial
Professional development activities or training 61% moderate to
majorly beneficial
Training provided by faculty to enhance technology support 61%
moderate to majorly beneficial
Independent learning 78% moderate to majorly beneficial
Source:
Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010040.pdf
19.
Many teachers devote a small or significant
amount of time to professional development
which is both useful and meaningful for
educational technology.
Palm Beach County
Teachers
Nationwide public school
teachers
None
15%
None
13%
1-8 hours
58%
1-8 hours
53%
9-16 hours 19 %
9-16 hours 18%
17-32
17-32
4%
33 or more 3%
9%
33 or more 7%
21. All schools
Your school/educational
environment
Handhelds provided
19%
Yes, the library provides handheld
IPAD’s for students to check out for
up to 5 days signing an agreement
with the school.
Lend Laptops
10%
Every student may check out a laptop
for 2 days and must fill out an
agreement with the school.
CIPA Protections:
Use blocking or filtering software
99%
Yes, the school utilizes a encrypted
firewall for student protection.
Student Internet Access Monitored
96%
Yes, all student internet access is
monitored for school protection,
Parent contract
79%
Yes, parent agreements are utilized
for specialty events such as field trips
of extracurricular activities.
Student contract
76%
Every student signs the student body
agreement to be respectful and
behaved at the start of the school year.
Monitoring software
67%
Technical staff monitor the software
and computer usage.
Honor Code
53%
When students complete a virtual
assignment, they sign an honor code
to ensure academic integrity.
Allowed Access only to Intranet
46%
Yes, most of the computers are
allowed access to internet.
Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms (1994-2005)
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007020.pdf
22. Many students and individuals misuse
the digital rights of certain images which
are copyrighted and protected. All
images, graphics, and sources should be
properly cited according to Fair Use and
copyright protection.
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23. The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) passed within
2000, protects the rights of student’s accessing anything which
may be deemed harmful or profane in nature.
The safety and secure identify of all minors is the
main goal in protecting students’ rights within the
CIPA act.
Palm Beach County Schools utilizes the
use of Blue Coat WebPulse service, a
cloud-based community watch
program, to meet the CIPA necessities
as well as keeping the budget to a lower
amount.
Retrieved from
http://www.bluecoat.com/sites/default/files/docume
nts/files/FAQ._Internet_Children%27s_Protection_Act.
6_0.pdf
24. Utilizing the Assertion-Evidence model can aid in making a
PowerPoint presentation more useful and engaging.
Typical presentations which have a superfluous amount
of text tends to limit the audience in connecting the
message in the slideshow.
According to Garner , Alley, Sawarynski & Zappe “Because
slides are used so often by engineering educators to
communicate research, to teach students, and to have
students demonstrate what they have learned, the
question arises how effective this topic-subtopic
structure is, compared with other slide structures, for
helping audiences understand and remember the
information.” (Garner, Alley, Sawarymski &
Zappe, 2011, (1-23) )
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25.
Student access utilizes a variety of
assertions and graphics to support
the assertion. All slides utilize a
darker colored background to bring
attention to information and
graphics. The slides are fairly
consistent with color and font, but
varies according to section.
26.
Resource evaluation utilizes a variety of
assertions, such as slide 15 stating
“Identify your sources”, as well as
pictures to support each slide.
Legal and Ethical Issues displays facts on
the importance of copyright and CIPA
with graphics to support, as well as how
CIPA relates to Palm Beach County
schools in a differing font to grab
attention of the viewer.
27.
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Report: Students Use Smart Phones and Tablets for School, Want More -- THE Journal. (n.d.).
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