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Identification, selection, installation, and maintenance of technology infrastructure - I.A
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In order to create an ideal classroom, I surveyed both students and teachers about the needs of the classroom. I included both technological needs and layout needs. || ** Technology Survey ** After surveying the students and teachers I found that they had very different opinions about certain technological needs. Seeing the differences helped me to design a classroom that both groups needs and wants in mind. || This presentation was the collaborative effort of Pam, Kathy, and me. The project was to redesign a poster using the design principles we learned in class. || **Poster Redesign** The final project showed the benefits of following design principles and the PowerPoint used to present our poster demonstrated the effective use of a visual aid. If I were to do this project again, I would try to do the poster only using black and white, because I have learned of the cost of printing posters in color. || This network design was the collaborative effort of Mardy McGaw, Lesile Morgan, and me. While completing this project we consulted professional staff at each of our buildings and then made decisions on which networking devices and wiring to use and how to wire the infrastructure of the buildings. || **Network Design** While a seemingly daunting task. After visiting schools and talking with networking professionals, this project came together well. It is a project during which I learned a lot of new information. If I had to complete this project again, I would follow the same steps in choosing materials, creating a layout, and creating a budget for the project. || Cornwall-Lebanon Elementary School wanted to purchase the program G Compris. The program is to be used for students with Autism. The special education teacher has found some of the free downloads from G Compris to be useful and wants to incorporate all of the features of the program. I was asked to evaluate the program for its usefulness and determine if purchasing the entire program was a worth while investment. || **G Compris** I found this to be a worthwhile activity. While it was not the most exciting activity it is one that I will likely be asked to complete again. As teachers become more familiar with technology they will find programs they want to use in their curriculum and those in charge of the budget will need to know if the program is worth the money. || During my Facility and Network Design Course we went on a site visit to Penn Manor with Charlie Reisinger. During this visit we had the opportunity to tour and learn about the server room, MDF, IDF's, library, and classrooms. || **Penn Manor Site Visit** The site visit was a great learning experience. It helped me to better understand what we had been learning in class. The ability to see first hand how things were networked together was an invaluable learning experience. || In order to obtain practice trouble shooting technology problems I asked my mentor to allow me to help complete technology work orders. The work orders that I completed included re-mapping a network connection, re-booting a scanner, freeing up teacher memory due to a large amount of video files, and downloading resource files for the Promethean program. || **Trouble Shooting** I enjoyed helping my mentor to complete these tasks. I wanted to see some of the things he does in his position and see if I was up to the task of being able to do some of the his daily items. I liked being able to fix problems and wish that I had the permissions to do so more often. Overall, I am glad that I asked to have the experience. ||
 * = **Standard**  ||= **Artifact** ||=  **Description/Rationale**  ||=  **Reflection**  ||
 * I.A.1 || [|Technology Survey Results] || **Technology Survey**
 * I.A.2 || [[file:Poster Redesign FinalA.ppt]] || **Poster Redesign**
 * I.A.3 || [|Network Design] || **Network Design**
 * I.A.4 || [[file:GCompris Software Evaluation.pdf]] || **G Compris**
 * I.A.5 || [[file:Penn Manor Site Visit.doc]] || **Penn Manor Site Visit**
 * I.A.6 || [[image:Riso2.PNG]] || ** Trouble Shooting **