W.Potts

Posted on 10/05/09

Good Afternoon Educators,
Looking to gather some information concerning technology,
its use in the classroom, and how you feel it postively or
negatively effects literacy development... I have to do
a "action research project", and the topic I chose was
technologies effect on literacy development. I have just a
couple questions and if you could answer them it would be a
HUGE help...

1)Do you use technology in your classroom? ie smartboards,
powerpoint,ordifferent educational software...

2)How do your students respond to your use of technology?

3)Have you noticed a difference in your students abilities
to process and retain information because of your use of
technology?

4)Do your students who normally struggle in areas of
reading and comprehension have higher levels of achievement
when content is delivered traditionally or when delivered
technologically? For example if comparing a lecture without
powerpoint to one using it, do you feel you capture student
attention more positvely... do students who use a computer
to do research for a project produce better work compared
to students who use books?

5)Do you believe technology should be used in the
classroom? Can an educator be as effective without using
technology to deliver content? Can you achieve your lesson
plan goals without it?

6)Do you feel programs like microsoft word have a postive
effect or negative effect on student vocabulary or grammar
skills? Do you feel this can act as a crutch or actually
exposes them to vocabulary and writing methods that they
can use?

7)Does your school/district invest money into technology?
Does it actually have a plan concerning its use?

8)Does your use of technology help students grasp the
curriculum? How do you know this?

9)Does your school/district provide training on how to use
these tools or are you left to figure it out on your own?
Are you interested in recieving technology use training?

10)What is one way you used technology in your classroom
and did you use it with the intention to improve/support
student literacy development?

Thank you so much for considering the answering of these
questions... I know you all have so much on your plates...
I wish you all the best...

William Pottenburgh

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