PetalumaNet was officially launched in 1995 on September 1st.Its mission was promoting greater use of telecommunication and computer technology in our schools.
Over the next several years, community volunteers participated in several events and activities to advance the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in our local K-12 education system. In fact, it was that historical figure – “William Howard Pepper” – who addressed the Petaluma School Board in the Fall of 1996 and asked whether or not those students entering the first grade that year would be “computer literate” by the time they graduated in 2008? A follow-up question was, “How would they make that assessment?”
Evidently, similar questions were being asked by school districts all across the nation, and are still being asked today. Some high schools have already adopted “computer literacy” graduation requirements. In fact, one such district is located in Marin County – Tamalpais Union High School District. One of the graduation objectives is the “Use of technology to access information, analyze/solve problems and communicate ideas.” http://www.tamdistrict.org/instr/assessment/computers/index.htm
The Tech Learning web site hosted by New Bay Media has published an e-book titled, Do Our Schools Measure Up? http://newbay.ebookhost.net/tl/learning/1/
Do Our Students Measure Up?
How to Define and Assess Student Technology Proficiency
Are our students as tech savvy as we think they are? Sure, they can multi-task with iPod, cell phone, YouTube and MySpace, but can they design an effective presentation or create a graph in a spreadsheet? In order for schools to turn out graduates who are proficient in technology, institutions must first have an accurate means of measuring students’ technology literacy. Read this eBook to understand how to accurately define and measure technology proficiency to guide your assessment efforts. Discover how districts are using Web-delivered authentic assessment tools to gauge student technology literacy, and how they are using the important data they gain to inform instruction and meet accountability requirements.
Check it out. Learn how to define and to assess student technology proficiency. Then asked yourself, “how do our local schools measure up?” Stay tuned for any comments that readers choose to make.
Do Our Students Measure Up?
How to Define and Assess Student Technology Proficiency
Are our students as tech savvy as we think they are? Sure, they can multi-task with iPod, cell phone, YouTube and MySpace, but can they design an effective presentation or create a graph in a spreadsheet? In order for schools to turn out graduates who are proficient in technology, institutions must first have an accurate means of measuring students’ technology literacy. Read this eBook to understand how to accurately define and measure technology proficiency to guide your assessment efforts. Discover how districts are using Web-delivered authentic assessment tools to gauge student technology literacy, and how they are using the important data they gain to inform instruction and meet accountability requirements.