Amy LaVigne-Benore Portfolio Introduction and Background Table of Contents Job Description and Responsibilites School Technology Environment Education and Certification About Me My name is Amy LaVigne-Benore. My passion for integrating technology. When I'm not teaching or learning about technology, however, I may be coaching. During football and basketball season, I coach 7th and 8th grade Cheerleading. Each season, I select between 24 and 30 girls to participate in this sport. I even use technology to help me judge try-outs more quickly and efficiently. I utilize a spreadsheet on a laptop computer during try-outs to calculate the scores of each candidate. Then, I sort the spreadsheet from highest to lowest score. When more than 60 students often try-out each season, this is a much appreciated use of technology! Job Description and Responsibilites I work for Ida Public Schools in a Middle School (5-8) Computer Lab. I serve as both a Technology Teacher and the Building Technology Coordinator. As a Building Coordinator, my job duties are to: • Provide leadership in all technology matters • Chair the building technology committee • Serve on the district technology committee • Serve as a district contact person for ISD technology concerns • Attend monthly meetings of the technology coordinators • Attend workshops, classes, seminars, and conferences • Provide professional development opportunities • Train and work with the Teacher Leaders • Organize and participate in presentations • Help organize the building staff development technology activities • Help teachers as they integrate technology into their daily teaching, including the development of a Technology Activities Bank • Help staff as they adapt to the use of technology for administrative purposes • Organize and oversee the computer labs • Teach computer classes for students • Provide scheduling and support to teachers using labs for class activities and projects • Work with District Technical Support and Network Manager to maintain lab equipment and address installations and maintenance issues • Participate in the process for purchasing hardware and software Description taken from Ida Schools' Technology Plan Top of Page     School Technology Environment Ida Middle School has approximately 600 students and we maintain a 5:1 computer to student ratio at this time. In addition to each classroom in the middle school having a minimum of one networked computer, we have a 38 computer lab, and we are fortunate enough to have a wireless lab containing 18 laptops. I have helped to establish mini-lab settings which include three or more networked computers in eight classrooms in my building. Additional wiring and hubs were purchased to make these arrangements possible. Due to a countywide technology millage, our district as well as those around us, have technologically prospered over the last few years. Top of Page   Education and Certification Eastern Michigan University: Summer 2000 to Present Will earn an Educational Technology Certificate in Summer 2001 by successfully achieving 12 credit hours in specific courses Accumulative GradePoint Average: 4.0 Western Michigan University: Fall 1992 to Spring 1996 Bachelor of Science Achieved Minors in the follwing: Elementary Education Mathematics Science English Accumulative Gradepoint Average: 3.91 Michigan Elementary Provisional Teaching Certificate K-5 All Subjects K-8 Self Contained Classroom 6-8 Mathematics, Science, and English Top of Page Comments?: lavigne@ida.k12.mi.us