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Case
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Effective Projects Case
Studies |
The following Effective
Projects Case Studies were submitted by schools or school
districts in New Hampshire. Many of these projects (but
not all) were funded through the federal Enhancing Education
Through Technology Program. Each case study tells
a story about a project that is making a difference!
- Alton -
Implementing GIS, GPS and Internet mapping
- Ashland -
Mobile laptop carts and professional development
- Bartlett -
Laptops for teacheres and NWEA for student assessment
- Claremont -
iPods, iTalk, Reading First listening center, digital
portfolio artifacts, class blog
- Derry
Cooperative - Using an Excel spreadsheet on handheld computers to solve
combination word problems
- Exeter
Regional Cooperative - Trained a cohort of teachers to become ICT trainers and
mentors
- Franklin -
Implement NWEA MAP testing in additional grades
- Hampton -
Classroom project on creating Semitic Religions Brochure
- Hampton - Integrate social studies and language arts, use technology
to present family history and background,
based on study of immigration
- Hampton -
Great Depression primary source documents
- Hampton -
PowerBrokers professional development tech mentoring
program
- Jaffrey
Rindge - Professional development with Moodle online
course management system
- Keene - Training and tools to help Teacher Trainers implement
NWEA test and analyze data
- Keene - Using KidPix to enhance photos
for 5th grade celebration
- Laconia -
Differentiating instruction
using NWEA for student assessment
- Manchester -
Iimplementing a plan for digital portfolios in
grades 3-5
- Merrimack
Valley - Tech
Mentor
program for teachers
with ongoing learning, planning, and problem solving
opportunities focused on Digital Storytelling
- Nashua -
Develping teacher leader cohort, pilot a K-8 digital
portfolio system, and support with laptops, projectors,
digital cameras, and after-school training
- Oyster
River Cooperative - Study animals and ecosystems
using Web 2.0 tools, Moviemaker, Audacity, and Geocaching
- Plymouth -
K-8 school implementing digital portfolios
- Profile -
Implementing new ICT literacy standards through faculty training
and network infrastructure upgrades
- Profile -
16-unit wireless laptop cart to be used throughout
the school
- Profile -
Media Cart with multimedia
projector, sound system, double deck VHS/DVD, cable
to connect to desktop/laptop for use throughout school
for Humanities, Science, Social Studies, and Technical
instruction
- Prospect
Mountain - Implementing Turning Point in-class remote technology to engage students
- Rochester -
SmartBoards and professional development for 20 classrooms
- Seabrook - SmartBoards,
projectors, mobile carts, laptop computers,
NWEA training, and attendance at the state technology
conference
- Shaker
Regional - Using interactive whiteboards allows teachers to illustrate
curriculum information visually, reinforce English
vocabulary and provide students opportunities to interact
with a variety of visual media.
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Case
Studies and Sample Portfolios
Developed by Teams Attending
the 2006 ICT Literacy Summer Institute |
Case Study
#1 - A small rural school of 150 students
with limited technology. There is no kindergarten in
the district. The school houses grades 1 - 8
with one class at each grade level. Kids go to a regional
high school. The school has dialup Internet connections
that are not very reliable. The district does not have
a technology integrator. While each classroom does
have a computer, there is no computer lab. There are
6 computers in the library. The library media specialist
is the technology leader in the school. The school
board supports the initiative but has limited funds
to commit to technology upgrade in the school. (Word)
(HTML)
Case Study #2 - A medium sized district
with a K-8 school and a high school. There are about
1,000 students in the district. Each of our schools has
a computer lab, and there is a technology coordinator
for the district. The district has adopted an initiative
that focuses on integrating technology into the content.
The school board is supportive of the tech integration
initiative; however, there is a growing pool of teachers
that resist having “one more thing to do”.
Buy in from the faculty is slow. While the computers
are somewhat old, the district has promised to replace
them soon. (Word)
(HTML)
Case Study #3 - A medium sized middle
school housing grades 6 - 8 of about 300 students. There
is no computer lab, or a technology director. The school
board is not supportive of any initiatives that cost
money to the townspeople. Classrooms have 2 or 3 old
computers in them, which were donations from local business.
There is limited server space, and Internet access is
limited to the 5 computers in the library. (Word)
(HTML)
Case Study #4 - A district with one
large elementary school (K-6) of 700 students and one
large middle school (7-8) of 300 students. The school
buildings are relatively new, and equipped with new technology
and computer labs. Each building has a technology
coordinator. Technology skills are taught as one of the
specials by the tech coordinator. Students have individual
logins to the system. Several teachers in both buildings
are veteran teachers with no desire to use technology
in their classroom. (Word)
(HTML)
Case Study #5 - A small rural school
district with 500 students. The school has an old
computer lab but does not have Internet access. Students
are taught keyboarding and word processing, but little
else. A few teachers attempt to integrate technology
skills into their curricula, but the majority do not.
The school board is not very concerned with the new ICT
standards, even though they were advised of them. (Word)
(HTML)
Case Study #6 - A school among 7 elementary
schools in a large district with approximately 4,000
students in K-12. The school has a computer lab which
is shared with an adjoining middle school. Both
schools also share a technology integrator for middle/elementary
school, and there is a technology coordinator for the
district. The school has high speed internet access,
and new computers and software in technology labs. (Word)
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Sample Student
Portfolios - Developed by teams at the summer
institute
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Last update: June
22, 2008 |
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