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=   = =   = = Prospective members of this wikipage are all currently members of the faculty at Port Neches-Groves High School in Port Neches, TX. Four of them are currently enrolled in the online masters program through Lamar University-Beaumont. The other two faculty members are veteran business/technology teachers. Please add your name to the list below as your join the wikipage. = =   = = = =The current members include:=

> > The purpose of this wikipage is to establish an online learning community that will discuss ideas on how to improve technology use and integration on the high school campus. Feel free to make any comments about this page that would help in its overall design. Also, do not hesitate to post other questions or in posting discussions as this page is meant for the collaboration among colleagues. > > **The study of the last three years of our campus STaR chart results indicate that we have remained stagnant in Key Area I, Teaching and Learning for the last three years. (2004-05, 2005-06, & 2006-07 Campus STaR Chart, Port Neches-Groves HS). This is one area of concern we need to address as a campus.** > > **__Question for Discussion__: > > 1. Knowing that a majority of our faculty does very little in the area of web-based activities with their students, what could our campus and district leaders do to encourage more use of web-based instruction in the classroom?** > <span style="color: rgb(113, 15, 199)"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif">
 * **Laura Shipman, Business/CATE Teacher, 9-12, UIL Computer Applications**
 * **Traci Ewing, Communication & Family Consumer Science Teacher, Grades 9-12, FCCLA Advisor**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif">**Darlene Low, Industrial** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif">**Career & Technology Teacher Coordinator, Careers, Business Support Systems, SkillsUSA Advisor, Grades 9-12**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif">**Ruthie Wolfe, Business/CATE Teacher, Grades 9-12--Keyboarding, Computer Science, Accounting, and Cheerleading; UIL Computer Science and Accounting**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif">**Doneane Beckcom, Assistant Band Director, GRades 9 - 12 PNGHS, Grades 6 - 8 PNMS**
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif">Traci: incorporate new and exciting projects into our curriculum and invite other teachers to join us!! I am ready to get started.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 44); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Ruthie: I am one of those teachers who uses very little web-based activities. This course is really opening my eyes. Some guidance through professional development would be great.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(3, 216, 84); font-family: Georgia,serif">Darlene: I am also in the same sinking boat with you Ruthie. I do feel with this class we can float this boat. I think that with the mandated web-page we will all be forced to do, we will also be forced to learn. In the past when technology was implemented we have had an abundance of support and guidance. If this continues, as a whole, we will be fine.
 * <span style="color: rgb(113, 15, 199)"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(3, 216, 84); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(83, 17, 192)">Doneane: Hold a MEANINGFUL professional development about the new tech tools that can so easily be used in the classroom, and encourage teachers to research these tools and USE them. Have follow-up hands-on training throughout the school year to ensure that teachers are integrating technology into their classrooms