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Interview for this week Teacher: Irma Rodríguez Seguin Texas

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 * What kind of help do you usually get from the internet? Mostly information.
 * Do you consider yourself an internet savvy? I think most people are savy enough to use the internet resources. At what extent do you consider the internet useful? I think the internet has impacted communication and information in our culture in the same way that the printing press did. I made it faster.
 * Do you think that internet interacts with students?
 * How do you think that internet has changed the way students learn? I think the internet has leveled the playing field. The teacher is not longer the guardians of knowledge. Students have easy access to information without having to wait for teachers to distribute it.
 * Do you think that internet interacts with students?
 * How do you think that internet has changed the way students learn? I think the internet has leveled the playing field. The teacher is not longer the guardians of knowledge. Students have easy access to information without having to wait for teachers to distribute it.
 * How do you think that internet has changed the way students learn? I think the internet has leveled the playing field. The teacher is not longer the guardians of knowledge. Students have easy access to information without having to wait for teachers to distribute it.
 * Do you let your students use the internet during the school day? As the technology teacher my students are using the internet constantly.


 * Do you store documents in the internet? Yes, I store documents in Google docs. I also use wikispaces to store documents for students


 * What do you think of the transition from paperback books, typewriter, and blackboard to a web based classroom? I think it will be a natural transition for students. They already spend a lot of time on the web. Going to a web based classroom will be a natural addtions for students.


 * Do you think that technology helps or block the learning process of your students? I think technology helps students in many ways. It is an easy way for them to get information and resources to accelerate learning.


 * Do you consider that your role as teacher have changed with the introduction of the internet in your classroom? I think we are becoming more facilitators of learning. Instead of transferring the limited knowledge we possess as one person to students, we are guiding students to discover knowledge using an unlimited resource that is comes from unlimited number of contributors.


 * Do you have a personal e-mail address? Yes.


 * What are the favorite internet tools of your students? Students like online games. This can work for teachers. They will learn anything in a game format.


 * Is your school administration promoting the use of internet? Our administrator promotes the use of the internet in a more indirect way. A lot of the administrative communication and resources come through our network. He promotes the use of educational software to prepare for testing, but he does not got much further beyond that.




 * What are the internet policies in your school? The internet is available to students and teachers 24/7. We have filters in place and students come to school with the expectation that the internet will be used as a part of the school curriculum.


 * Is there a computer lab in your school? There are 3 labs on the campus, plus a mobile lab. The library also has computers and every classroom has a teacher computer plus, at least two student stations.


 * How many hours per week your students visit the computer lab? If they have multimedia class they come in an hour a day. If not, they visit the lab for a technology project once during a semester.


 * Do all teachers in your school agree on common policies for internet use? Pretty much.




 * Do your students use internet at home? I would say about 60% and the number is rising daily. I higher number have cells phones that give them access to the internet.


 * Do you and your students share website places or information during class hours? We have a classroom wiki, where students go to get the daily classroom information.


 * Do you school has an intranet connected? Yes


 * How do you consider the quality of the internet in your school? The internet runs on Ethernet, so it give us reliable service. We are starting to work on wireless connection.


 * Does your school filter websites filters and or block webs from your students? Yes, we have a filtering system.


 * Do you think that is convenient to your students? The internet can be access on any computer on campus.


 * How do your students feel about school internet policies? The students are pretty much comfortable with the policies


 * Do you think that teenagers need to be sheltered from inappropriate material and adult oriented websites? Yes. It think there is more than enough material for students to go to without have to worry about handling information that is beyond their understanding.


 * Do you receive professional development on technology from your school district? Every year we need to receive 6 hours of mandatory technology training. The district provides plenty of opportunity for teachers to fulfil that obligation


 * How many hours per month of technology?


 * How your students use the internet during school? For classroom information and for research and information finding.


 * Is the internet useful in engaging to your students? The internet can convey information in a variety of media-audio, visual w/text, graphics, video, voice that makes learning a little more fun.


 * Do you think that internet access can affect student’s FERPA rights? I think it helps us to make sure all students are getting the opportunity to learn.


 * Do you like to learn more about internet tools? Yes, I am very excited about learning the new tools that are coming to us from the approaching future at the speed of light. It is a great age to live in.


 * What do you know about the “digital divide”? I do not really think the digital divide is broken up so much between the younger generations and the older generations. Though it makes sense that the younger ones have an easier time with technology since they were born surrounded by it. I think like anything else, some people are holders of status quo, and some are open to new ideas and concepts. And they can come at any age.


 * Is that affecting your students? Not really. What is effecting the students has more to do with the mind set of not wanting anything to change, then with and “digital divide.”


 * Is the internet a virtual textbook and reference library? It can be. You just need to teach student to learn to evaluate the sites they go to. Valuable information can be for, but so can trash.


 * Can the internet work as virtual tutor and study shortcut? You would thinkso, but you have verify any facts found and sometimes that can take longer that traditional learning but you would definitely have the material down.


 * Can the internet be used as virtual study group? Any effective virtual or real study group depends on it members and organization of the group.


 * Can the internet be used as virtual guidance counselor? I depends if there is a real counselor behind the virtual face and then it depends on effectiveness of that person.


 * Are you familiar with the Long Range Plan of Texas? What it means to you? Yes. I am not too concerned about it. Texas can plan all it wants to, the real journey will depend on where the technology takes us.


 * Do you think that the current curriculum is appropriate for your students or you think this should be changed? I think the curriculum should be changed to reflect the growing technology trends going on outside the school building. Whether that happens intentionally or because there is no longer any other option, remains to be seen.


 * Would you be willing to promote the use of technology in your classroom? As the campus technologist and an enthusiastic internet user, I would.