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Re: Electronic portfolios

From: Batmom44
Date: Sun Jun 04 2000 - 08:00:14 PDT

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    I have seven computers in my classroom. One is equiped to produce CD's and
    video tapes. We have one to three computers in every classroom and large labs
    on each hall. That is the situation in every classroom k-12 in our district.
    Our students are pretty computer literate by the time they reach us. Even so
    there is a required for graduation course in our district to make sure that
    they don't graduate without at least proficient skills on the computer. We
    have all of the Adobe products on our network. I have some programs that are
    particular to my classroom such as painter, 3d studio max, lightwave, etc. I
    teach them whatever they need to add to their skills and the software. I also
    use peer tutoring and collaborative learning. They take their own pictures
    most of the time. Very seldom will you enter my room and see every student
    engaged in the same task at the same time. For example. During Art I time I
    also have two to three Animation II students working independently.
    I have written a Perkins grant to add 5, more powerful cpu workstations, a
    turn key video editing workstation, digital camcorders, more digital cameras,
    traditional cameras, traditional darkroom equipment, a disublimation (sp)
    printer, more copies of 3d studio max, etc., to upgrade our multi-media
    capabilities. I would like to take this opportunity to ask everyone on this
    list to cross their fingers at least once this summer while these decisions
    are being made.
    It is not that I am technology oriented. I teach a full palette of
    traditional media also. I am a painter myself. I just believe that students
    should learn as much as possible about it all. Then when they make choices,
    they will come closer to making the best ones for them. 

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