I am currently at a k-8 school named Hilltop Elementary in a fourth grade classroom. Technology here is prevalent and I interviewed my cooperating teacher for this assignment. My teacher teaches mainly ELA , science and social studies for the fourth grade. The students use their chrome books more often than not. The copiers have been broken at the school all semester and therefore every single worksheet and activity in the school is done online. They also use Google Slides, Google Docs, Google Forms, Blooket, Kahoot, and Peardeck. 

The people at my school in charge of the technologies is a small computer maintenance team. The school has a 1:1 ratio of chrome books that they carry around from class to class with them. They can also take the chrome books home and are independently in charge of them. Each classroom also has a smartboard and  The technologies are readily available as each student has their own that they carry around and are in working order. If there is an issue a computer manager will take the computer and handle the issue and the student will be without a laptop for a short period of time. Teachers have access to view the students computers through GoGuardian. There is a small technology fee paid at the beginning of the year but students only have to pay for the laptop if they break it. The firewall blocks access to sites deemed inappropriate and can only be transcended or moved around by a computer technician. Most things are available including youtube and sites that may be considered time wasters, only inappropriate sites are blocked. As aforementioned I was speaking to my cooperating teacher who had basic knowledge of technology in the classroom. 

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