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Meloy Proposal
Meloy Proposal
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C) Evaluation of Program…………………………………………………………p. 4
D) Budget…………………………………………………………………………p. 5
E) References……………………………………………………………………...p. 6
Abstract
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and conventions. Students must also pass a 5th grade technology assessment with a 90%
or above to ensure technology standards are exceeded using Netbooks.
A) Problem Statement
Due to budget issues and the overwhelming need to make Cobb County’s students
competitive in the technology world we live in changes must be made to the availability
technology skills and writing skills will increase. This pilot program will serve as a
launching point to show school administrators and county leaders the benefits of a 1:1
ratio of computers to students while considering budget constraints by using the small,
powerful Netbook computers. Using Netbooks daily on real, authentic writing activities
assignments on our class website and blog for real authentic audiences our technology
and writing skills will blossom. Many Technology Standards and Language Arts
Standards encompass the same ideas such as the following 5th grade standards so
ELA5LSV2 The student listens to and views various forms of text and media in order to
gather and share information, persuade others, and express and understand ideas.
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Fifth Grade Technology Standards for Cobb County 2009-2010
T3 Research and Information Fluency - Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate,
and use information. Students: Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively,
others.
B) Educational Plan
Mrs. Meloy’s pilot program using Netbooks with every student will begin in January
2010. Mrs. Meloy will attend training at the county level ($150.00) in January 2010.
Hardware including twenty-five Dell Mini 10v Netbooks ($6225.00), one D-Link DI-
724P Wireless Router ($149.99) and twenty-five Timbuk2 Carrying Sleeves ($750.0) will
be scheduled to arrive at the school in January 2010. Class implementation will begin in
February 2010 and continue through the end of the school year until May 2010. A one-
year in home service agreement ($2450) with Dell is also being requested to ensure
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The 5th grade technology assessment will be given to students in January 2010 to obtain
baseline data of technology skills and a 5th grade writing prompt will be administered
January 2010 and scored on the Georgia State Writing Rubric for baseline data. To
ensure skills are enhanced, students will partake in: Wiki collaboration; emailing others;
discussing topics and writing on our classroom blog site; developing presentations using
the new web 2.0 tool Prezi; publishing writings on our class website; and interacting with
online environments, such as Net Tracker locating information from webpages; data
collection; and using brainstorming sites such as Bubbl.us. By utilizing the handy, small,
powerful Netbook students will have continuous access to the Internet that will enable
Mrs. Meloy to maximize their learning potentials pertaining to writing skills and
technology skills.
C) Evaluation of Program
At the end of the 4-month instructional period using Netbooks to reach curriculum goals
students will be evaluated in May 2010 using the Georgia State Writing Rubric and the
5th grade technology assessment. Scores will be compared to baseline data determined in
January 2010. Students must improve at least one point in each of the four categories of
writing from the Georgia State Writing Rubric including ideas, organization, style, and
conventions using rubric scores ranging from 1 to 5 in each category. On the 5th grade
technology assessment students must obtain a score of 90% or higher. Culminating data
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D) Budget
The overall projected budget cost of implementing a 1:1 ratio of students to mini laptop
computers is $9994.99. The budget includes staff development for Mrs. Meloy to ensure
that she understands the components of the Netbooks and how to use them to prevent
wasted class time troubleshooting how to use them correctly. In the budget twenty-five
Dell Netbooks are being requested for each student along with twenty-five carrying cases
demonstrate that 21st century learning doesn’t stop once students leave school. Even if
students don’t have the capacity to connect to the Internet at home they will be able to
access files to work on at home from their Netbooks. There is also a request for a
wireless router for Internet access in the classroom. Two Power Strips ($270) are
requested to charge up the Netbooks throughout the day as needed. The last request in
the budget is a service agreement with Dell that provides in-school service for the
Netbooks, which will ensure software and hardware issues don’t effect the desired
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Total Budget Costs
$9994.99
E) References
Barone, D. & Wright, T. E. (2008). Literacy instruction with digital and media
Descy, D. (2009). Netbooks: Small but powerful friends. Tech Trends: Linking Research
Holcomb, L. B. (2009). Results & lessons learned from 1:1 laptop initiatives: A
447 – 472.