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State, Country
Name
Position
Institution
Quotes
Ontario,
Canada

Heidi Huber
Secretary
St. John School
  In these high-tech days it's tougher getting and keeping the kids' attention. Any "fun" which could be brought to their lessons makes the teacher's job easier. Eager and interested students are far easier to teach!  
Texas,
USA

Lana Frazier
Teacher
The Academy
High School of
Irving ISD
 
One of the most difficult aspects of the increase in technology is not learning new technologies for incorporating it into instruction, but for maintaining control of the student usage of the computer while in the classroom. It is one of the greatest technological obstacles facing teachers in our district.
 
Texas,
USA

Hope Mendez
Teacher
Robert E. Lee
High School
 
It is difficult to get to all students that I need to help. Most of my students are at risk and I feel guilty that I am unable to reach and help all of the students when I need to. Some are even too shy to ask for help, I want to be a better and more effective teacher to help level the future playing field for all my students.
 
Oregon,
USA

Randy Winn
Tech
coordinator
Portland Public Schools
 
The teacher can guide the student(s) through action as well as verbal direction with the ability to take control of any work station and its programs
 
Washington,
USA

Annie Lamberto
Educator
Laurin Middle
School
 
It is very difficult to move around and check to see if students are at the right page/point and we have a wide range of computer abilities. XCLASS would enable us to challenge those students who could advance, yet check their progress and develop clear objectives to monitor/ chart objective for each students and class
 
Idaho,
USA

Kenneth Perry
District Technology Coordinator
Potlatch School District
 
In addition to teaching, the XCLASS power management features will also save the district time and money for lowering energy costs
 
South Carolina,
USA


Barbara Cude

Library Media Specialist
Leavelle McCampbell
Middle School
 
Students must learn to work independently and they need to be able to develop their creativity with some degree of privacy. At the same time it is essential that we teachers monitor student activities without being invasive and that we know when a student is in need of additional instruction
 
New York,
USA

Dan Thomas
Technology Teacher
Southwestern
Middle School
 
In a multimedia environment, it is important to be able to present information in a way that each student has a front row seat
 
Oklahoma,
USA

Charles Gourd
Planner
Alabama-Quassarte
Tribal Town
 
How exciting it would be to be able to monitor and assists those students who are too shy or embarrassed to ask for help! The equipment in the lab is so expensive and this tool truly is the key to fully utilizing it.
 
Georgia,
USA

Lynn Winn
Ed Tech Support Specialist
Coweta County School System - Eastside Elementary
School
 
XCLASS would be the extreme benefit to the lab teacher when working with children to assume all students are on task and have not strayed to the "forbidden zones" and to recognize when a student needs help but is not asking for it--the little ones can be rather shy!
 
New York,
USA

Jenny Tilaro
High School Biology and Chemistry Teacher
Southwestern Central High
School
 
I feel that students need constant feedback in their work without feeling like they are being targeted. With this program I can call on a student discretely and assist them in moving towards to right direction.
 
Arizona,
USA

Catherine
Passmore
Special Ed. Teacher
Tucson Unified School District, Catalina Magnet High School
 
My vision for this multimedia station would be as a literacy lab, because reading is everything! Computers are a marvelous way to teach reading with individualized programs that allow new literacy to be taught in a more powerful, more expressive and more inclusive ways than print-literacy.
 
South Dakota,
USA

Darlene Dulitz
Teacher
Webster High
School
 
¡Ka good way for students to see the actual work on their own screens rather than looking at projected images.
 
Tennessee,
USA

Betsy Norris
Title I Reading Teacher
Harris Middle
School
 
To be able to watch my students with this software would be like providing me with 24 pairs of eyes to help. It would be the end to the nightmare and a beginning to the dream of students learning and staying on task.
 
Connecticut,
USA

Pamela Berardino
Media
Librarian
Salem School
 
More time can be spent on direct instruction vs trouble-shooting and "help" issues.
 
South Dakota,
USA

Dian Versteeg
Teacher
Brandon Valley
High School
 
This tool would assist teachers needing to share video clips, screen shots, and how to's. It would also provide a management tool for monitoring students while they work in poorly designed seating arrangements.
 
Arizona,
USA

Victoria Johnson
Teacher
Sierra Middle
School
 
XCLASS allows me to get everyone started on the "same page" giving more time to teaching
 
Oklahoma,
USA

Candace Womack
Teacher
Empire Public Schools
 
Too many educators are intimidated by the complexity of technology; but, I see the XCLASS program removing "techno-phobia" from our school.