Classroom Conditions on the North Slope

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Classroom Conditions on the North Slope

by Curios in SE

Feb 21, 2009

Hello Again,

What at the schools like? Are classroom materials relatively current? How current are the textbooks? How current are computers, software, and peripherals? Are there any interactive whiteboards?

I integrate technology into every facet of the subjects I teach. Do sites have Moodles set up?

Help me make an educated decision.

Thanks,

Curious in SE

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Many Hats The schools are in better condition than most non-rural schools. They are clean, maintained for the most part (I had one drawer that didn't work), though maybe a bit on the small side for some classrooms. I can't help you with the textbook question, but hoping someone can come by and answer that. I do remember that the textbooks were somewhat behin...See More

Feb 22, 2009

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alaska teacher Every student is supposed to have a computer, so many broken at any given time that impossible to use them in a class project. Some subjects have new text books, other subjects have old text books. Working on new science program, but everything moves very slow on the slope. Great at coming up with ideas, but horrible at developing them and making t...See MoreEvery student is supposed to have a computer, so many broken at any given time that impossible to use them in a class project. Some subjects have new text books, other subjects have old text books. Working on new science program, but everything moves very slow on the slope. Great at coming up with ideas, but horrible at developing them and making them work. Tech department way over worked. So many computers and to many people. If outside Barrow very little support for tech, they might make it to the school a couple times a year.

On 2/22/09, Many Hats wrote: > The schools are in better condition than most non-rural > schools. They are clean, maintained for the most part (I had > one drawer that didn't work), though maybe a bit on the small > side for some classrooms. I can't help you with the textbook > question, but hoping someone can come by and answer that. I > do remember that the textbooks were somewhat behind, from the > ones I picked up. Mid 1990's I think. I also remember > though that they asked me if I would like to order new > textbooks when I started teaching. > > Every kid has a laptop on the North Slope. It's a new thing > and I'm not sure how it's working out. Everyschool should > have a set or two of "extra" technology, such as smart > boards, video equipment, and such. When I was teaching I > found the NSB tech crew to be quite helpful and willing to > add more goodies to the bag....all I had to do was ask. But > for the more rural villages....I have no idea. I found that > most teachers on the North Slope did not take advantage of > the technology available, or the other resources. > > On 2/21/09, Curios in SE wrote: >> Hello Again, >> >> What at the schools like? Are classroom materials >> relatively current? How current are the textbooks? How >> current are computers, software, and peripherals? Are there >> any interactive whiteboards? >> >> I integrate technology into every facet of the subjects I >> teach. Do sites have Moodles set up? >> >> Help me make an educated decision. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Curious in SE

Feb 23, 2009

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Alaska teacher No Moodles that I am aware of, very limited smartboards. Kids may have computers, if not broken. Computers are seen as toys and something to play games on. Computers are apples, three years old.

On 2/21/09, Curios in SE wrote: > Hello Again, > > What at the schools like? Are classroom materials > relatively current? How curren...See More

Feb 23, 2009

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