5362+Information+Systems+Management

= **Information Systems Management Reflection ** =

Informational System Management was a very informative class. I did not know (or think about) all the systems that schools use. I did use the internet to teach but only a few different places did I venture to. Students are now digital natives, and the teachers being the immigrants. (Prensky, 2001) Being the digital immigrant, it took me some time to decide to venture out of my safety zone. It was very eye opening looking back at the beginning of technology as we did in assignment one. Interviewing the veteran teachers, I learned that most want to integrate technology into the classroom and some have with great results.

After reviewing and comparing different social networks, I saw how this would be a good resource for teachers. “Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for communication and socializing, and a ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives.” (Constortium, 2010) Using these social networks students and teachers can compare what they have learned with others. I know communicating with my fellow classmates; I have learned many new technics to use technology.

“Many people believe that technology-enabled project learning is the new plus ultra of classroom instruction. Learning through projects while equipped with technology tools allows students to be intellectually challenged while providing them with a realistic snapshot of what the modern office looks like.” (Edutopia Staff, 2008) I will be using technology-enabled project learning in my classroom. When I become one of the technology leaders at my school, I plan to help other teachers incorporate this learning also.

References:

Constortium, T. N. (2010). Retrieved may 3, 2011, from The 2010 Horizon Report:K-12 Edition: []

Edutopia Staff(2008, March 17). Edutopia. Retrieved April 16, 2011, from Why Integrate Technology into the

Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many: []

Prensky, M. (9, 5). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants. Retrieved April 16, 2011, from On the Horizan: []

=APA Format =

**Week 1- Interview a veteran teacher ** **Back to the Future ** Teddy Ruxpin, Atari’s, arcades, Apple computers – This was the beginning of the computer integration into John Q. Public. Back in the 80’s, kids spent their time going to arcades, where parents thought that a waste of time and money. Schools did not have computers. There were merely typing classes. A few colleges had computer classes in the late 1980’s, but they were for programming. Not many courses were accessible in this area because the need was not there. (Murdock) I decided that interviewing one teacher would not give me the enough insight to what I wanted to write. Therefore, I decided to survey anyone with the twenty years’ experience at my district. I had quite a few replies. Some had never had any computer experiences in high school or college. Two had computer programming classes. Moving ahead to the future; now it is the 1990’s. A question I asked of my interviewees was, “When you first started teaching, what was the most interesting (helpful) tool you used in your classroom?” The answered included magazines, overhead, cassette players, film projectors, and the ditto machines. These were the best that the schools had to offer. They worked well and did the job that at the time. The introduction of computers to classrooms came in the late 1900’s – early 2000’s. Computers were mainly used to send e-mails from the office to the teachers. They were told to look at their e-mails at least 3 times a day. This seemed outrageous, at the time. Most teachers were not given any instruction and that made the teachers scared to use them. Not so long ago, the internet was introduced to the teachers and classrooms. Students are now digital natives, and the teachers being the immigrants. (Prensky, 2001) Students are much more comfortable with computers than the teachers are. Most teachers are very willing to learn to integrate technology into the classroom. Another question I asked was “Today – What do you think about the use of computers and internet in the classrooms?” “I couldn’t teach without them” was the answer that every teacher that responded with. Some still had reluctances about them, but knew it was the future of schools. They also said that communication was so much better than it was twenty years ago. They noticed how much more the students were learning because they liked being on the computers. Teachers are also excited about the information that is available to them. They have so many more resources than ever before. Because of this, the work can be a little more challenging. They do say that it takes a little more work on teachers’ part, but is so worth it. Our school was able to have a trial grade which each student had an IPad. That teacher agreed with all the other teachers, but also added that having a computer in each child’s hands had been great. If they do not know something, they can look it up right then. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">To the future! Another question that was asked was “What would you like to see in the future of education with use of technology?” It was unanimous; each student needs to have his or her own computer. What I found was interesting, was that some of the things that they would like to see, is already happening at other schools. They would like to have more collaborating to create a product and have textbooks on the computer with the choice of auditory. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Research has been done to show that students do learn more, have access to the internet, and use it. Ninety-four percent of youth ages 12- 17 who have Internet access, use it to help them with their schoolwork. (Lenhart, Simon, & Graziano, 2001). Schools need to keep advancing to be able to help our students keep in the 21st Century. “Many people believe that technology-enabled project learning is the new plus ultra of classroom instruction. Learning through projects while equipped with technology tools allows students to be intellectually challenged while providing them with a realistic snapshot of what the modern office looks like.” (Edutopia Staff, 2008) I believe if teachers felt more comfortable with computers, then they will bring our schools to the future. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Week 2- Compare different networks ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">“This isn’t a direct marketing tool, this is human communication.” Rob Keya (The Paligab Blog, 2010) Why use networks? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">The two I chose to compare is Web 2.0 and PD360. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Web 2.0 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;"> is free to use; Forums – discuss ideas/ask questions; Members – blogs; Media – photos/videos; Webinars – web casts; Recordings – past webcasts. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">PD 360 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;"> is paid for by the district; Home – personal messages, journals, achievements, personal reports; Focus – Sitemap; Videos – different education videos with reflection questions and follow up questions; Communities - list of different communities for commenting; Groups – your person communities you’ve joined; Colleagues – friends; Courses – Sign up for different educational courses. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Educational social networks are a positive element for education. They provide collaboration between other educational colleagues and students. A student, who may seem shy in class, now has an open space to express their opinion in what may be a more comfortable setting. There can be peer tutoring. Each new blog and or comment sparks new ideas. The ties that grow will become stronger that will affect learning of all individuals. It is the individuals that hold the knowledge. (Jones, 2009) (Crystal, 2011). **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Week 3 – Reviewing SIS ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">After talking to our PEIMS director, I had a better understanding of what our Student Information System consisted of. I did not realize that it had so many capabilities. The TxEIS software is a web-based system that includes student information applications for attendance, discipline, grade reporting, health (nurse’s information), registrations, scheduling, special ed, test scores and PEIMS reporting. Within each application, we can enter data, pull reports – or create them preform utility functions such as update groups of student info at the same time. In addition, we can set up schedules and calendars, set up and maintain tables for grading reporting, attendance, registration, etc. TxEIS also includes business applications for budget, finance, human resources, and staff demographics. Other features of the program are the online teacher gradebook – TxGradebook and parent portal – TxConnect. The software allows access to student information, but also provides a means to report all information to TEA thru PEIMS. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">The software is divided into easy-to-access applications for each area of data. In many fields, there are built-in edits that prevent users from entering incorrect data. Special Education data must be entered in two separate areas at the same time. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Week 4 - Classroom of the Future ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">My future elementary classroom will be a lot different than it is today. There are many aspects to look at from the layout of the room to what technology will enhance the learning. What kind of furniture will help the continual growth of the students? In this paper, I will discuss all of these aspects, plus different learning’s that will encompass learning. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">The classroom will have seating that will be comfortable for the student. There will be tables instead of desks, some with chairs, and some without chairs for the students who like to stand instead of sitting. The lights will be able to dim to a variety of levels. There will be carpet to help absorb the sound. There will be amble cabinets to store varies classroom supplies. The teacher will have a small movable desk. There will be a large worktable with a sink for doing simple experiments. The table will have storage for microscopes and other supplies. There will be an interactive white board with interactive student response system. All the new technology will have to make sure it will work with the network. Bandwidth will need to be updated and the wiring will have to be as well. There will be outlets every 6 ft. to ensure that a power source is readily available. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Each child will have access to the internet for different kinds of research. They will taught about cloud computing and why collaborative learning is important. They will learn how to use the internet safely. We will have a Google account for the class, which they can connect to at home if they need too. There will be game based learning for different subjects. One of my favorites is Reader Rabbit. In the elementary classroom, there will not be any mobile phones, but there will be IPads. This will help the classroom become paperless. Many different apps can add to education. They can create a journal for every subject. Online, they can experience many different real life activities that are usually out of reach. Augmented reality can be used to model objects from history to science to different characters of classic novels. When Apple starts to use the Flexible Displays, then the worry of dropping the IPad will not be a concern. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Teachers will be trained in all the new technology used in the classroom and will have on going in-services, to guarantee that they will use the technology. A Technology Coaching team will be available to help the teacher in any way that is needed. They will help prepare lessons and keep all computers and other devices working. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">“Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for communication and socializing, and a ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives.” (Constortium, 2010) These students have never been without the internet. They need to have a classroom and teachers to help them succeed in the 21st Century. They still need hands on training, like holding a pencil correctly, how to write and see why 1 + 1 = 2, but they, also, need to be more engaged in the world of technology.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Ask questions and get them answered.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Connect with other teachers that have the same problem
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Learn and connect to different websites that could be most helpful
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Watch educational videos

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">I learned so much taking this class and learned to appriciate other that also work with theses different systems.

[|Technology Plan] This link will take you to the powerpoint.

Week 5 Assignment - Technology Plan

Week 2 Comparing networks [|Network Comparison]



**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Works Cited **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Lenhart, A., Simon, M., & Graziano, M. (2001, November 1). //Pew Internet & American Life Project//. Retrieved April 2011, from The Internet and Education:Findings of the Pew Internet & American Life Project: []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Murdock. (n.d.). //History, the History of Computers, and History of computers in Education//. Retrieved April 17, 2011, from CSULB: [|www.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Prensky, M. (9, 5). //Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants//. Retrieved April 16, 2011, from On the Horizan: []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Edutopia Staff(2008, March 17). //Edutopia//. Retrieved April 16, 2011, from Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many: []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">The Paligab Blog,. (2010, April 8). 10 Great Social Networking Quotes [Web log message]. Retrieved from []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Jones, John. (2009, September 29). I Finally Get It – Why Social Networking is so Important [Web log message]. Retrieved from []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Crystal,. (2011, March 10). Why Social Media is Important for Education [Web log message]. Retrieved from []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Sinet, (2009). PD 360 Testimonials [Web]. Available from []=

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Hargadon, Steve. Web 2.0 Retrieved from []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">PD360 Retrieved from []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Smart Schools Program. (2009, July 6). Retrieved May 7, 2011, from How to use Cloud Computing in schools: []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Burr, C. (n.d.). Mr. Osborn Classroom. Retrieved 2011 7, May, from Sam Raron Valley Education Foundation: []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Constortium, T. N. (2010). Retrieved may 3, 2011, from The 2010 Horizon Report:K-12 Edition: []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">Lisa Buckshaw, A. L. (2009, April 30). Education World. Retrieved May 7, 2011, from Integrating Technology and Science: []