Due to the Coronavirus my cooperating teacher has been overwhelmed with work and has not responded to my email. I did try and find these answers on their website and I have asked other teachers that I know personally. On the Mercer Elementary website I searched through their faculty and staff directory. Only one name came up with the search, Library Media Specialist: Denise Goble. For my friend’s school they have a computer lab and the librarian is also in the media education.

At Mercer they have a set of chrome books for each grade, however there are 3 classrooms for each grade. At the other school they have an entire computer lab, they have a cart of iPads for the 1st floor and one for the 2nd floor. Every 7th grader and 8th grader has their own chrome book that they are allowed to take home.

Yes, they are readily available and they are in good working order. Students have their own log in and password. Teachers have personal computers and they have their own log ins. The families have to pay for the chrome books it is in their tuition. You also do not have to reserve the laptops, since every class has a computer lab class. The iPads have a sign out sheet so a class can reserve them.

The firewall blocks inappropriate or not needed websites for learning. You can not use netflix or any shopping websites on the school computers. The principal decides what the firewall needs to block. She gets an application that places firewall blockers.

 What is their role or do they have a title? Who is able to direct you to the people with the most information? Who has the most and/or best information?

They are a teacher in the school, they do not have a role in the technology. If I needed to I could probably get ahold of the principal since she runs everything that happens. She would also have the best and most information.