At the Junior High, staff have observed more students using computers than in the past. Some students go there to work on papers for other classes. The Computer Club has drawn a sizable number of students who wish to experiment with the computers or work on class assignments. Because of the demand being placed on computers in the Junior High Library, we have recommended that the computer lab be staffed during lunch time by a trained teacher so that students can go there to do research and work on assignments. To do this, the district would need to hire an additional aide for four periods each day.
More work needs to be done in the area of review and evaluation.
Since the bulk of the work done in all areas of technology planning and implementation has been done by existing staff, often in addition to their other duties, the district should consider the advisability of adding to its technology staff sometime in the near future. Every Junior High School student in grades six through eight student takes a course which has multiple lessons that are coordinated with topics from regular education classes. The Junior High library's computers are fully used during lunch. The addition of a Junior High School aide has made it possible to open the lab during lunch. The phone lines at the Elementary School have increased Internet use in the lab, though instruction is difficult with only one machine on line.