“ The biggest thing that I notice as a parent is that I have easy access to teacher’s blogs, assignments and grades via the internet. I also notice that my child is having to use the computer programs much more frequently to produce homework assignments.”

“What that means to me is that technology is used to promote learning as a tool and not as an end unto itself. It is integrated into the learning process.”

“Certainly, students need to learn to use common software and learn to create on the internet. They need to become familiar with using the computer and all of it’s resources, but it should not replace content.”

“It would probably have a dummy terminal at every child’s desk hooked up to the teacher’s main computer. Of course, there would also be a screen with an LCD projector.”

“ I think that it is good so far. A couple of years ago, there was a big push for all students to have their own laptops, and I was hoping that would happen. I was disappointed when it did not. I think that the students do not get enough access to the computer lab, and it could be expanded.”

“I think that Cobb County is fairly progressive in the use of technology. There is always room to spend more money, but compared to many other school systems, we are doing very well.”

“ A lot of assignments are completed on the home computer and then taken to school on a flash drive. That is a big change; now flash drive are an item on almost every child’s school supply list”.

“ My child has more than one teacher. Some teachers do an excellent job involving technology in the learning process. Other teachers are more traditional in their approach and do not rely on technology as much.”

“Technology is certainly not going away, in fact it will only increase. Any and all exposure to technology would be very beneficial to my child.”

“ My child recently had to create a presentation. The presentations were recorded on a web cam, and then played back for review and for them to critique themselves and each other.”

“I do not think that my child’s school uses enough web training or introduces students to the creation of web pages as much as it could.”