This excerpt provides you with the interview process and techniques developed for a five-year technology plan in Albany County Schools.
Interview Techniques
In preparation for the interview process, the committee developed the following questions sets that were asked to insure uniformity of the responses from the participants, and to cover the salient points in the most efficient manner. Questions have been developed for the following audiences:
- Board
- Non-Certified
- Administrators
- Teachers
- Parents
- Students
- Businesses
Note: You can scroll down to view each of these, or if you prefer, click on the technique of your choice above.
Board Questions
- What are some of the problems in the education of our students that some type of technology might help?
- What other opportunities could be created by access to technology?
- What technology-related recommendations do you have to address the above problems or ideas?
- Which of the recommendations just made would you choose as the highest priority?
- If your recommendations were implemented, what would be the benefits to our school community?
- What training and support will you need in the future to help you better utilize technology?
- Do you have any additional comments?
Non-Certified Questions
- What are some of the problems you have in the performance of your job that some type of technology might help you solve?
- What other opportunities could be created by access to technology?
- What technology-related recommendations do you have to address the above problems or ideas? Which of the recommendations just made would you choose as the highest priority?
- If your recommendations were implemented, what would the benefits be to you?
- What training and support will you need in the future to help you better utilize technology?
- Utilizing your recommendations, how much time would you redirect per day?
- Do you have any additional comments?
Administrator Questions
- What are some of the problems you have in the performance of your job that some type of technology might help you solve?
- What other opportunities could be created by access to technology?
- What technology-related recommendations do you have to address the above problems or ideas?
- Which of the recommendations just made would you choose as the highest priority?
- If your recommendations were implemented, what would the benefits be to you and your students/staff/parents?
- What training and support will you need in the future to help you better utilize technology?
- Utilizing your recommendations, how much time would you redirect per day?
- Do you have any additional comments?
Teacher Questions
- What are some of the problems you have in the performance of your job that some type of technology might help you solve?
- What other opportunities could be created by access to technology?
- What technology-related recommendations do you have to address the above problems or ideas?
- Which of the recommendations just made would you choose as the highest priority?
- If your recommendations were implemented, what would the benefits be to you and your students/staff/parents?
- What training and support will you need in the future to help you better utilize technology?
- Utilizing your recommendations, how much time would you redirect per day?
- Do you have any additional comments?
Parent's Questions
- What are some of the problems you have in the performance of your job that some type of technology might help you solve?
- What other opportunities could be created by access to technology?
- What technology-related recommendations do you have to address the above problems or ideas? Which of the recommendations just made would you choose as the highest priority?
- If your recommendations were implemented, what would the benefits be to you, your child, and the community?
- What training and support will you need in the future to help you better utilize technology?
- Utilizing your recommendations, how much time would you redirect per day?
- Do you have any additional comments?
Student's Questions (Grades 4-12)
- What are the activities you have in school that technology might make learning easier and more enjoyable?
- What other technology activities would you like to be able to do at your school?
- Which one do you like the best?
- If we did this, what benefit would it be for you?
- What other technology classes might be offered?
- Do you have any additional questions?
Business Questions
- What are the limitations of your prospective employees that educational technology might improve?
- What other opportunities could be provided by utilizing technology in the schools?
- What technology-related recommendations do you have to address the above problems or ideas?
- Which of these recommendations just made would you choose as the highest priority?
- If your recommendations were implemented, what would be the benefits to you, your business, and your employees?
- Do you have any additional comments?