INFORMATION ACCESS AND EVALUATION A Quantitative Comparison of Local and National Averages Amanda Hillman American College of Education ET5023 Information Access and Evaluation
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1. A Quantitative Comparison of Local and National Averages
Amanda Hillman American College of Education ET5023 Information
Access and Evaluation
2. Student Access Strategies for Resource Evaluation Legal and
Ethical Issues Appendix
3. Part 1- Quantitative Comparison Retrieved from
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4. Student Access
5. Jupiter High School Palm Beach County School System Schools
in the United States 2:1 4:1 3: 2 Ratio of Students to Computers
Wifi Access Wired Access Computer Access 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
National Avg PBC Schools Jupiter High
6. All students within Jupiter High School have computer access
within all of their classrooms with wired internet access. In
addition, all students mobile, computer and reader tablets are
enabled with Wi-fi with firewall protection for student
protection.
7. Use a smartphone Students Use a tablet 44% Desktop computer
52% Laptop 37% 50% Report: Students Use Smart Phones and Tablets
for School, Want More -- THE Journal. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/05/08/report-students-use-smartphones-and-tablets-for-school-want-more.aspx
Research Teacher interviews revealed that the majority of educators
within Jupiter High School perform Educational Research. National
averages for teachers performing educational research scores at a
lower percentage. 78% 66% Retrieved from
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010040.pdf
8. Free/Reduced Lunch Jupiter High PB County Nationwide
Graduation Rate Jupiter High 87.1 % Palm Beach County 79.8 %
Nationwide 78 % About Us. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.palmbeachschools.org/Community/AboutUs.a sp
9. I personally feel the student to computer ratio fits well,
but not all students have equitable access to computers and
software needed within the parameters of the school day. Ideally,
it would be beneficial for students to have additional time within
school to access computers, software and printers if needed.
10. Slide 5 displays the Assertion Method by utilizing the
facts of good student to computer ratio, within Palm Beach County,
as well as nationwide. The supportive graph exhibits the differing
types of computer access for all students, rather than relying on
facts which may disengage the learner. Slide 6 displays the wired
and Wi-Fi to show precisely how students access internet. The
graphic helps to keep the readers attention. Both slides display
information and graphics to support the statements.
11. Strategies for Resource Evaluation
12. It can be challenging to evaluate resources, unless the
student/individual is knowledgeable on how to evaluate a list of
sources. Typical search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc..
Will not always provide the proper resources to support educational
technology. Every source must be cited properly within the
preferred style such as APA, MLA, etc; as well as coming from a
credible educational database. Retrieved from
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13. Learning Tools Research Center Worldbook SIRS Researcher
Gale Literature E-library in both curriculum & Science Learning
Tools Home. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.palmbeachschools.org/learning_tools/
14. The number of sources available within educational
databases such as EBSCO, ERIC, ProQuest, and Google Scholar are
more credible for educational research. As well as the number of
search results which are cited for one educational source. Students
must be sure to cite all sources properly by naming the
cite/source, author, publication date, publisher, along with
various other important parts to make a source properly credible.
resource evaluation - Google Search. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.google.com/search?
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16. I believe the students have a variety of databases, a
multitude of resources within the media center, and knowledgeable
instructors on proper modeling of resource evaluation. Many
students are not aware of how many resources are available for
their use. Ideally, more teachers and administrators should
encourage the students to access and utilize the resources
available within the school.
17. Slide 11 states an assertion, that a student should possess
knowledge on evaluating resources while examining a journal. Slide
14 displays the Assertion Evidence model by gaining the viewers
attention of where to look within a article and how to find
citation information. The assertion, identify your sources, is
supported by the visual aid on how to do that accurately.
18. According to Polly & Hannafin The primary goal of
professional development is to improve student learning .
Learner-centered instruction has proven potential to bridge
well-documented achievement gaps (Polly & Hanafin ,2010, 58(5),
557-571) Undergraduate degree 25% moderate to majorly beneficial
Graduate degree 33% moderate to majorly beneficial Professional
development activities or training 61% moderate to majorly
beneficial Training provided by faculty to enhance technology
support 61% moderate to majorly beneficial Independent learning 78%
moderate to majorly beneficial Source: Retrieved from
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010040.pdf
19. Many teachers devote a small or significant amount of time
to professional development which is both useful and meaningful for
educational technology. Palm Beach County Teachers Nationwide
public school teachers None 15% None 13% 1-8 hours 58% 1-8 hours
53% 9-16 hours 19 % 9-16 hours 18% 17-32 17-32 4% 33 or more 3% 9%
33 or more 7%
20. Part 2-Quantitative Comparison Retrieved from
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21. All schools Your school/educational environment Handhelds
provided 19% Yes, the library provides handheld IPADs for students
to check out for up to 5 days signing an agreement with the school.
Lend Laptops 10% Every student may check out a laptop for 2 days
and must fill out an agreement with the school. CIPA Protections:
Use blocking or filtering software 99% Yes, the school utilizes a
encrypted firewall for student protection. Student Internet Access
Monitored 96% Yes, all student internet access is monitored for
school protection, Parent contract 79% Yes, parent agreements are
utilized for specialty events such as field trips of
extracurricular activities. Student contract 76% Every student
signs the student body agreement to be respectful and behaved at
the start of the school year. Monitoring software 67% Technical
staff monitor the software and computer usage. Honor Code 53% When
students complete a virtual assignment, they sign an honor code to
ensure academic integrity. Allowed Access only to Intranet 46% Yes,
most of the computers are allowed access to internet. Internet
Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms (1994-2005)
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007020.pdf
22. Many students and individuals misuse the digital rights of
certain images which are copyrighted and protected. All images,
graphics, and sources should be properly cited according to Fair
Use and copyright protection. Retrieved from
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23. The Childrens Internet Protection Act (CIPA) passed within
2000, protects the rights of students accessing anything which may
be deemed harmful or profane in nature. The safety and secure
identify of all minors is the main goal in protecting students
rights within the CIPA act. Palm Beach County Schools utilizes the
use of Blue Coat WebPulse service, a cloud-based community watch
program, to meet the CIPA necessities as well as keeping the budget
to a lower amount. Retrieved from
http://www.bluecoat.com/sites/default/files/docume
nts/files/FAQ._Internet_Children%27s_Protection_Act. 6_0.pdf
24. Utilizing the Assertion-Evidence model can aid in making a
PowerPoint presentation more useful and engaging. Typical
presentations which have a superfluous amount of text tends to
limit the audience in connecting the message in the slideshow.
According to Garner , Alley, Sawarynski & Zappe Because slides
are used so often by engineering educators to communicate research,
to teach students, and to have students demonstrate what they have
learned, the question arises how effective this topic-subtopic
structure is, compared with other slide structures, for helping
audiences understand and remember the information. (Garner, Alley,
Sawarymski & Zappe, 2011, (1-23) ) Retrieved from
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDQQFj
AA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asee.org%2Fpublic%2Fconferences%2F1%2Fpapers%2F900%2
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25. Student access utilizes a variety of assertions and
graphics to support the assertion. All slides utilize a darker
colored background to bring attention to information and graphics.
The slides are fairly consistent with color and font, but varies
according to section.
26. Resource evaluation utilizes a variety of assertions, such
as slide 15 stating Identify your sources, as well as pictures to
support each slide. Legal and Ethical Issues displays facts on the
importance of copyright and CIPA with graphics to support, as well
as how CIPA relates to Palm Beach County schools in a differing
font to grab attention of the viewer.
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Learning Tools Home. (n.d.). Retrieved from
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Pearson | Always Learning. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.pearsoned.com/new-study-reveals-u-sstudents-believe-strongly-that-mobile-devices-will-improve-education/#.Uc4hs20-1dg
Report: Students Use Smart Phones and Tablets for School, Want More
-- THE Journal. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/05/08/report-students-use-smart-phones-andtablets-for-school-want-more.aspx
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Background & Analysis. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://febp.newamerica.net/backgroundanalysis/federal-school-nutrition-programs
About Us. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.palmbeachschools.org/Community/AboutUs.asp
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Retrieved from
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Protection_Act.6_0.pdf Polly, D., & Hannafin, M. (2010).
Reexamining technology's role in learner-centered professional
development. Educational Technology Research & Development,
58(5), 557571. doi:10.1007/s11423-009-9146-5 resource evaluation -
Google Search. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.google.com/search?
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CD
QQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asee.org%2Fpublic%2Fconferences%2F1%2Fpaper
s%2F900%2Fdownload&ei=Z3rKUKTbFaGCiwLJi4DQDw&usg=AFQjCNHVPEYkIOi6afRI7rBc8iXgVRk7A&bvm=bv.1355325884,d.cGE