Internship+Hours+November

**Week 1**

Week one started with Fourth grade running up to me saying they have a project and they wan to know if I can help. We set up a meeting that day. We developed a Holidays Around the World unit. We set it up so that the students will work in partners to create a powerpoint, a poster board and a report. We discussed the importance of citation sources. We also discussed the responsibility for each adult involved. As we work further we decided some students won't be able to successfully complete these projects. We decided to record there information using audacity. If as partners they are able to create a PowerPoint we can embed the sound clips on each slide. If not they will have an audio presentation.

**Week2**

This week I tried to continue working with students as I prepared the school for deployment. In preparing for deployment I had to set up a staging area and a pick up area. I also had to inventory all the items staying and leaving the school. This also had final meetings to make sure all networks were up to par. This includes the LAN and WAN network and the electrical for all the new computers. This required a few contractors to come out and install computer ports and drops in the library to make the library in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. This requires 3 feet on all sides for the shelves. We also had to order a cable management system to keep the wires safely stored since the computers won't be up against the walls. We used this opportunity to make the library compliant with the district requirement of the librarian being able to see all the computers from the check out desk.

This week also had me training the school on saving important information. I was backing up information for several employees that were unexpectedly out. I showed my staff how to save files on to their network drives from their computers, how to save favorites from internet explorer, and reminded them to remove any disks, personal effects, and flash drives from there computer so that they won't have to go to the warehouse to look for them.

**Week 3**

Finally, the week of deployment. Monday and Tuesday during the day I am training the staff on district policies on using the laptops. In the training I show them where to go for the mandatory online district training. We also use this time to train the staff on docking and general use of a laptop. While training the staff on their laptops we verify that the teachers' favorite programs are all working correctly. At night I am directing the deployment team. The night was full of supervising, answering questions, and verifying that things are working correctly.

On Wednesday two members from the deployment team helped fix any issues and re image the laptops. During the rest of the week I worked to correct any issues that arose. Many were just employees getting used to the new computers. But some of the computers were missing important software like the video driver and Microsoft Office. For installations I had to call the help desk and ask for a technician to come out as the district doesn't allow use to install software. This is definitely a time when having a good working relationship with the support personnel maximized their response time to our struggles (Williamson & Redish, 2009). I think we did an great job of working it so that I would filter the problems so they only had to deal with issues I couldn't handle. We had one issue with sound coming out of only one speaker that no one has been able to solve yet.

**Week 4**

Thanksgiving week no school

**Week 5**

I had expect to comeback and have all sorts of issues as teachers had played with their laptops for the entire break, but I was pleasantly surprised. On the two days of left of November we used this as a time to train the teachers on Microsoft Office 2007. This was an upgrade for all of us. I think this training could be the definition for just in time training We had our laptops, we had a chance to explore and learn on our own, and now we get formal training to answer the questions we had made from working with the program. The teachers were given feedback on what they knew and the training was based around their needs allowing them to learn more of what they needed (P ilter, Hubbell, Kuhn, & Malinowski, 2007). There were several changes made and felt that this training would really benefit productivity. I wasn't expecting to train as the district sent out a trainer but so many employees wanted the training we had to break into two groups. I showed my group the basic features but also more complex features that let you customize your layout like adding rulers. I also showed the staff some of the more advanced features such as the new picture tools, continuing a list, merging cells.

This training gave me a wonderful opportunity to show the staff the online trainings the district offer to employees. Many were amazed that they could get professional credit hours for the work they did online. I also heard that some were impressed by the size of the online trainings. With administration giving up a staff meeting for this training they are sending a strong message about there commitment to using technology. As we know some teachers won't change unless they are forced to by administration evaluations (Solomon & Schrum, 2007). I am still waiting to see if their commitment is that strong.

**References**

Pilter, H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malinowski, K. (2007). //Using technology with classroom instruction that works.// Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New tools, new schools. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Williamson, J. & Redish, T. (2009). // ISTE's technology facilitation and leadership standards: what every k-12 leader should know and be able to do //. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight: normal;">