It was easy for me to determine what Action Research Project I would do. Our school is testing a change from Dell Minis to Chrome Books in our COWs (Computers On Wheels). A math teacher has already gotten a class set and an English teacher will be receiving a set the Monday after spring break. Administration wanted to know if the Chrome Books are a more efficient use of time in the classroom and what impact they have on student engagement and achievement. There are teachers in the same PLC/grade level that will not be receiving the Chrome Books, so I will be able to compare data between classes with and without the Chrome Books and also compare between before and after Chrome Books. My site mentor gave me some great suggestions about questions to ask the teachers that are using the Chrome Books and also had some suggestions on other district staff to contact about information (technology and our District Director of Instructional Technology). I'm looking forward to getting into the meat of this project and seeing if there are any true long lasting impacts on students as a result of having access to this technology.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Action Research Plan
Action Research Plan
It was easy for me to determine what Action Research Project I would do. Our school is testing a change from Dell Minis to Chrome Books in our COWs (Computers On Wheels). A math teacher has already gotten a class set and an English teacher will be receiving a set the Monday after spring break. Administration wanted to know if the Chrome Books are a more efficient use of time in the classroom and what impact they have on student engagement and achievement. There are teachers in the same PLC/grade level that will not be receiving the Chrome Books, so I will be able to compare data between classes with and without the Chrome Books and also compare between before and after Chrome Books. My site mentor gave me some great suggestions about questions to ask the teachers that are using the Chrome Books and also had some suggestions on other district staff to contact about information (technology and our District Director of Instructional Technology). I'm looking forward to getting into the meat of this project and seeing if there are any true long lasting impacts on students as a result of having access to this technology.
It was easy for me to determine what Action Research Project I would do. Our school is testing a change from Dell Minis to Chrome Books in our COWs (Computers On Wheels). A math teacher has already gotten a class set and an English teacher will be receiving a set the Monday after spring break. Administration wanted to know if the Chrome Books are a more efficient use of time in the classroom and what impact they have on student engagement and achievement. There are teachers in the same PLC/grade level that will not be receiving the Chrome Books, so I will be able to compare data between classes with and without the Chrome Books and also compare between before and after Chrome Books. My site mentor gave me some great suggestions about questions to ask the teachers that are using the Chrome Books and also had some suggestions on other district staff to contact about information (technology and our District Director of Instructional Technology). I'm looking forward to getting into the meat of this project and seeing if there are any true long lasting impacts on students as a result of having access to this technology.
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This sounds like a good project Nikki. I do think the engagement that the students will have with Chrome Books will have a positive impact on their learning. I think with any technological device, having those hands on in the classroom is always a good avenue to take advantage of. Having these devices readily available in the classroom, for the student’s use will give way to that much more for them to experience, become familiar with and learn.
ReplyDeleteCan you tell me what the difference is in the ChromeBooks? Do they just run Google "Chrome"? Seems interesting for research, but I'd really like to know what they do "better" than the former method you guys were using. Good luck! Sounds like everything is set up for you!
ReplyDeleteChromebooks are internet dependent. You can not install any software on them except for the internet. They are much faster (7 second startup) and much cheaper ( as low as $200) than the Dell Minis we currently have (sometimes 15 min startup and $600-800). Students are extremely frustrated with the Dell Minis and are often not engaged when teachers check them out because they are so slow.
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