[Year 12 IPM] Computer Lab usage

[Stephen Digby]

Students only in rooms with teacher supervising (sometimes at "distance"
depending on the trust in the particular students).
This is a BIG argument for NOT having central staff rooms.  Distributed
small staff areas close to classrooms create natural teams, provide natural
classroom supervision, and encourage student-teacher contact throughout the
day (after all we are only due 30 min seclusion).....

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Stephen Digby, Learning Technology Manager 
mailto:admin at cheltsec.vic.edu.au  
Cheltenham Secondary College www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au Ph: 613 955 55 955  Fx:
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From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
Behalf Of Joel Walton
Sent: 31 August 2006 03:36 PM
To: IPM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] Computer Lab usage

Hi Brendyn,

We have had the same question on and off over the last year or so.

We basically don't let students in the labs by themselves. (Although year
12's are given 'loose'
permission if the room is unlocked)

We try to make sure that after every class that the PC labs are locked. This
is mainly due to damage to the computers by students.

To teacher supervision, this raised the duty of care issue with the
students. The teachers aren't aware of the student whereabouts, so that got
knocked on the head.

The ongoing problem we have with the pods is teachers were supposed to send
students to pods near to their class where they could supervise them also.
But they are sending students roaming all over the school to different pods
expecting some other teacher to supervise them when they could not see them
or know they were there until something happens. This comes back to the duty
of care issue.

As part of the leading school fund our school is setting up a new building
where there will be computer resources, (not its sole purpose), where
teachers will be situated.  We also use the library pc's heavily also.

I mainly try and tee up with a few of my fellow teachers before hand, if
possible, that I might be using the pod or if I can put a few into a lab for
a short period of time with them.

Sorry I can't offer you more than that.

Cheers,

Joel
Shep High


		
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