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 * Welcome to the Clarence Middle School Technology Enhanced Learning Experiences Wiki **

===Welcome the our Wiki - a webpage edited by the Group - it belongs to all of us who are are excited about technology use in the Middle School. All of us can edit pages here, create new pages, and build off of everyone else's ideas. Play the video below to get a better idea of what a wiki is used for.===

media type="custom" key="2720453" ===Last year, we looked around and found the Middle School was behind in preparing students for the 21st Century. Our hardware and software was dated and in many places non-existent. We have changed that with the installation of new computers, projectors, laptop carts, Promethean boards, and computer labs. The tools are new, the network is fast, and everyone is beginning to use the new tools, but what will all this do to improve student learning and test scores?===

The questions are:
===Or are these the questions? Our first step is to make sure we are asking the right questions. Please add to, edit, and expand on these questions. That is what a wiki is all about. Once we can agree on the questions we can develop a plan for answering them.===
 * ===How can we show that the use of technology in the Middle School Classrooms lead to a higher level of student learning than if technology was not involved? ideas?....... ===
 * ===How will we know when technology use is having a positive impact on student learning?  Ideas?...... ===
 * ===How will we know when technology use is having a positive impact on student grades?  Ideas?....... ===



===Classroom teachers from multiple grade levels are using technology extensively at the Middle School. We identified a number of pilot projects last year and I am inviting the authors of those projects to join this wiki first.=== 