Week 4 Updated Action Research Plan

Goal: To increase junior high student achievement in science and history by using 1 to 1 laptops Action Step(s)        Person(s)          Timeline:        Needed                               Responsible       Start/End      Resources            Evaluation 1. Purchase 24 student laptops. Set up laptops for student use with needed software, and have a storage cart. Theresa Palanos Craig Urasaki Donna Garcia August 2011 – October 2011 Funding from the Pigs and Pinot fundraising event. Microsoft office suite. Someone to load the software. A storage cart. We will know this is completed when the laptops are fully loaded with software in the storage cart and located in the 7th grade classroom. 2. Gather data from internet sites that reference states and schools that use 1 to 1 laptops. Gather data from teachers that have used 1 to 1 laptops in the classroom. Find out the lowest grade 1:1 laptops are used Theresa Palanos Craig Urasaki Chris Picott September 2011 – January 2012  Internet sites from schools and states using 1 to 1 laptops. Teachers who have used 1 to 1 laptops.  Make a list of the top 10 pros and cons of using 1 to 1 laptops in the classroom based on other schools and teachers. 3. Develop one science and history lesson plan per chapter that requires the use of the laptops.  Theresa Palanos Craig Urasaki Chris Picott Mid-October 2011 – May 2011  Laptops with Microsoft Office Suite. Science and History textbooks to derive lessons from. Knowledge of how to use Excel.  Printed out student work from the lessons will be collected and graded to see the effectiveness of using the laptop for the lesson.

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Theresa Palanos EDLD 5301

Tool 7.1 Action Planning Template Goal: To increase junior high student achievement in science and history by using 1 to 1 laptops Action Step(s)         Person(s)       Timeline:          Needed                                Responsible     Start/End       Resources       Evaluation 4. Questionnaires for the teachers and students to be filled out after each activity that uses the laptops. The questionnaire will inquire about specific pros and cons of the use of a laptop for the specific lesson. Theresa Palanos Craig Urasaki Chris Picott Mid-October 2011 – May 2011  Questionnaire template. 7th and 8th grade students and teachers A compilation of the questionnaires with an analysis of the answers to make draw conclusions as to the effectiveness of the activity and conclusions on how to improve the use of laptops in the lesson. 5. Develop a plan for the classroom when one or more laptops are not working and are needed for that day's lesson. Theresa Palanos Craig Urasaki Chris Picott October 2011 – November 2011 IT person to contact. Check with junior high teachers and students to assess the effectiveness of the plan for days that laptops do not work.

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