SHUSD Chromebook Pilot Report 111213

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St. Helena Elementary School I think students should have a little more guidance on how to use them. Sometimes I don’t remember how to use things and sometimes it messes up my work. But otherwise I think there isn’t anything I would change. I think we should have wireless mouses, it is very hard to use the mouse pad. Other than the mouse, <strong>Chromebook</strong>s are very easy to use and it makes my learning a lot easier because we don’t have every book in the world. I don’t think it could get any easier than it already is. But, maybe we could have some more learning games. Other Devices The Chemistry teacher at the high school started using a class set of Surface RTs at the same time the <strong>Chromebook</strong>s were rolled out for the pilot. Students used the tablets to access their textbooks and compose their projects. Students were surveyed about the Surface RT’s usefulness and potential value as a 1:1 device. The results of the survey are as follows: 62% of Chemistry students thought that having a Chemistry Students' Surface R/T Surface RT Evaluation benefitted their 40 learning of 37 34 Chemistry “a great 35 deal” or “quite a bit” 29 30 28 29 30 65% of Chemistry 26 students thought 25 21 that having a 19 20 Surface RT allowed them to connect to 15 more Chemistry 10 resources and 6 7 4 4 content. 5 2 1 60% of Chemistry 0 students thought that having a Surface RT would “far exceed their expectations” or “exceed their expectations” as a 1:1 device; an additional 30% thought it would “meet their How did having a Surface benefit your learning in Chemistry? How did having a Surface allow you to connect to more Chemistry resources and content? How much did having a Surface change your learning experience? expectations.” 80% of Chemistry students thought that Surface RTs were “very easy to use” or “easy to use.”
Chemistry Student Responses on Surface Great deal or Quite a bit % of Responses: Great deal or Quite a bit A great deal Quite a bit Somewhat Very little Not at all Benefits learning 29 30 28 6 2 59 62% Increases resources 26 37 29 4 1 63 65% Changes learning experience 19 21 34 7 4 40 47% Strongly favor Somewhat favor Neutral Somewhat oppose Greatly oppose Strongly or Somewhat favor % of Responses: Strongly or Somewhat favor What do you think about going 1:1 55 18 28 1 1 73 71% Would far exceed Would exceed my expectations Would meet my expectations Would meet some of my expectations Would not meet my expectations Far exceeds or Exceeds Expectations % of Responses: Far exceed or Exceeds Expectations Expectations 26 28 27 7 2 54 60% Not at all or very little distraction % of Responses: Not at all or very little distraction Not at all Very little Somewhat Quite a bit A great deal Caused a distraction 43 26 16 2 1 69 78% Easy to Use Very easy Easy Same as other devices Hard to use Very hard to use Very easy or Easy to use % of Responses: Very easy or Easy to use 29 41 13 5 0 70 80% When the 116 student respondents were asked which device they preferred to use for learning, 38% (44) chose Surface R/T, 36% (42) chose regular laptop, 17% (15) chose SmartPhone, 9% (10) chose desktop computer, and 3% (3) chose other. The Chemistry teacher’s feedback: Technology in Chemistry – Debra Hacker: Our Surface computers have provided us with ready access to the internet in the classroom, which is where students are increasingly doing primary research. Surfaces are easy to use and the screen is an adequate size. Students like them and ask for them often. As an internet tool, it should function well in the use of Google Docs for students to collaborate on written material and share research information. What the surface does not provide is a tool with the e-book loaded into it- students have to go online, and put in their code each and every time they want access to their book. This is sometimes problematic as students lose their codes or do not have them recorded somewhere that is
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Page 3 and 4: Foundations of Our Chromebook Pilot
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Page 15 and 16: Chromebook Evaluation Survey Result
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