School+Visit-Lake+Bluff

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School: Lake Bluff School District #65 Visitors: Janice Matthews, Mark Clement, Mike McDonnell, Lynn Klunder, Jason Meltzer Date of Visit: February 5, 2008 Contact Person: Laurie Brown, Technology Coordinator Web Site: http://www.lbelem.lfc.edu Structure of Visit: We first broke into small groups to observe classrooms. Next, we met as a large group with the Tech Coordinator. Last, we met with 6th grade teachers and principal for open discussion. Materials Collected:

Specific Technologies Observed:
 * Projector and document camera in every room
 * 6th graders only had laptops for the year
 * Students and teachers use [|NoteTaker software]
 * Advanced and language students use on-line resources
 * 5th grade group of students taking a math class through Stanford University EPGY each having a school laptop as well
 * Change over from OS9 to OS10 in the elementary and intermediate classes
 * Each teacher has a laptop
 * Multimedia set up in the classrooms

Observed Technologies Applicable to Oak Grove:
 * NoteTaker software could be useful if adopted by a group of grade-level teachers (JMel)
 * Projectors and document cameras in every room (JMel)
 * Stanford University EPGY classes for advanced students (LK)

Other Topics of Interest:
 * The other grade levels solve access the standard way by having several computers per classroom and also access to a lab (JMel)
 * Words of wisdom from Laurie Brown, "Technology must not be an event" It should always be available when needed. (JMel)
 * They are "keyboarding heavy" in grades 3-5. (JMel)

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