Standard+TF-IV

=== Standard TF-IV. __**Assessment and Evaluation**__. Educational technology facilitators apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies. Educational technology facilitators: ===

A. Apply technology in assessing student learning of subject matter using a variety of assessment techniques.
====== ===The purpose of this page is to assist CATN teachers in using this technology to improve leaning and instruction through the evaluation and assessment of data collected from the SMART Response Interactive Response System. ===

http://catnstaffdevelopment.wikispaces.com/
== ** Anne Arundel County no longer supports Sentio or the software in which we were happily using, not too long ago. In replacement to the Sentio we now have SMART Response and its brand new software to adjust to. If you have transitioned from Sentio to SMART without difficulty, that's wonderful. However, there are some major glitches in the new devices and the software. Most of the problems reported, with those teachers using it, are they have a hard time getting the class roster from Excel into the SMART software. The second issue is with which hand-held device you are using. The older devices ( yellow ) have been very problematic with a lot more glitches than the newer ( silver ) device. Use the following resources on the wiki page to help with some of the glitches we have been able to work around. It is also important to let the CATN staff know that the problem is county-wide and the Department of Instructional Technology is preparing to upgrade the software to resolve the very issues we are now facing. This patch should take place this year. ** ==

B. Use technology resources to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning.
To satisfy this standard, I will focus on the CATN Technology Committee, which I am a member of. As a committee we use all of the CATN technology resources available (Smart Response, Sendios, Smart Board, Power Point, Flip Camera, and Wiki technology) to guide teachers to analyze, interpret, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning. The evidence for this standard is in the descriptions below and the actual minutes from each Technology Committee meeting. I will hi-light the text which applies to my Internship and this standard.

As a member of the CATN Technology Committee, I regularly work with teachers in using the Smart Response Interactive Response System to collect and analyze data and interpret the results. As a result of the data collected by the teacher, I can help the teacher to maximize student learning. The Technology committee provided a staff development on Tuesday, September 7th to demonstrate how to use the Smart Response in the classroom. We also shared information about changes that occurred during the summer pertaining to guidelines and procedures on how to sign out the newly purchased Smart Response and Sentios. The technology committee worked with the teachers and staff during the Smart Response staff development. I dedicated one page of the CATN wiki for the SMART technology.


 * = =**Month**= ||= =**Technology Committee Meeting Minutes**= ||
 * = **August** || [[file:Instructional Tech. - Facilities - Aug. 26, 2010.doc]] ||
 * = **September** || [[file:Instructional Tech. - Facilities - Sept. 27, 2010[1].doc]] ||
 * = **October** || [[file:Instructional_Tech._-_Facilities_-_Oct._18,_2010.doc]] ||
 * = **November** ||= **No Meeting** ||
 * = **December** || [[file:Instructional Tech. - Sub Committee Mtg. - Dec. 13, 2010.docx]] ||
 * **January -April** ||= **No Meetings** ||
 * = **May** || [[file:Instructional Tech. - May 9, 2011.doc]] ||

TF-IV-C
=== C. Apply multiple methods of evaluation to determine students' appropriate use of technology resources for learning, communication, and productivity. Candidate's portfolio includes evidence demonstrating the following indicators: === I created a Critical Information Literacy Project in Digital Communication in the Classroom. In this four-day lesson plan, I recommend specific evaluation strategies for improving students’ use of technology resources to critically analyze Web sites on the Internet. Teachers and students use checklists and rubrics for evaluating the validity of Web sites. All of the resources associated to this project tie into learning, communication, and productivity.