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SWAT Teams in Action

SWAT does it all! Anna Pollard, Technology Coordinator at East Garner Magnet School in Garner NC is Directing her SWAT Team to perform Podcasts, Blogs, and Wikis. To see more of this model SWAT program click here http://computerskills.inspiring teachers.com/swatclub_site.html

 

 

Please Skype me! I am happy to help you with your SWAT program, my user name is lucymillerganfield.65-9459-3513

 

Since 1997 SWAT Programs have spread throughout the United States and Internationally.

If you are using the SWAT (Students Working To Advance Technology) Concept you are now invited to please Register for a fee on this site. It is also requested that you link back to the SWAT site at www.swatweb.net. Please also periodically update me via email so that I may continue to serve your needs as you develop your SWAT programs.lmganfield@gmail.com

For an example of how to link your school back to the SWAT site click here.


All states colored in BLACK illustrate where SWAT Team programs and/or SWATWeb.net participants are/or have been active.

SWAT Blogging is here! Go to http://swatwebnet.blogspot.com to build the SWAT community!

Welcome New SWAT Registrants! Please feel free to contact any of the registrants below if you live in their regions to see how their SWAT programs are developing. Click this link to become a registered member

**Welcome EL Paso and San Antonio, Texas School Districts, and Sigourney and Cardinal Iowa School Districts, for your interest in developing district-wide SWAT programs.

  • El Paso adds on more SWAT Programs in their schools! Thank you!
  • Welcome Albert Bricker, St. James School, San Francisco, California
  • Welcome Anthony Johnson, Overton Elementary School, Salisbury, NC
  • Welcome Kirk Magill, Kirk's Computer Works, Sigourney Iowa
  • Welcome Joyce Klepacki, St. Lucy Elementary, Campbell California
  • Welcome Debbie Novalski, Winding Creek Elementaty, Fredricksburg, Virginia
  • Welcome Julie Hill, District Coordinator, Lisbon Middle School, Lisbon, IA
  • Welcome Candy McDonald, Southside Elementary, Lebanon, TN
  • Welcome Barbara Langley, Bear Lake Elementary, Apopka, Florida
  • Jeff Thungc, Kent School District, Kent Washington
  • Welcome David Pearson, Director of Technology, St. Thomas More Catholic High School, Louisiana
  • Welcome Frank Mosco, Director of Technology, Cardinal Hayes High School, NY
  • Welcome Noah Spranklin, Director of Technology, The Unquowa School, Fairfield, CT
  • Welcome Londa Posvistak, San Juan Capistrano, CA
  • Welcome Phil Zaubi, Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, SC
  • Welcome Christian High School, El Cajon CA, Kris Fondaw
  • Welcome Porter-Gaud School-Charleston, SC, Phil Zaubi
  • Welcome Monroe County School District, Monroe, MI,
  • Welcome Mrytle Grove Christian School, Wilmington, NC, Louisa Belk
  • Welcome Luling Elementary School, Luling, Louisiana, Mr. Howat
  • Welcome Blessed Sacrament Regional School, Morgate, NJ.
  • Welcome Star of the Sea, San Francisco, CA.
  • Welcome North Callaway High School in Kingdom City, MO.
  • Welcome to Ryan Summer at West Memphis Christian School. Ryan would like to know if there are any "active or want to be active" Arkansas SWAT programs in his state. Please contact him at rsummer@wmcs.com
  • Welcome Dana Greenburg at Celebration High School in Celebration, Florida!

Below are examples of how schools are using the SWAT concept:

From Julie Hill in Iowa

Pictured are 12 incredible 6th graders who have been members of the team since late Fall. I have been an educator for almost 20 years with 13 of those in early childhood classrooms, but once I got my master's degree in Educational Technology and became the district's technology coordinator, I have been more inclined to work with middle school and high school students.
I am back in the classroom this year for two periods out of the day. One is with a high school multimedia class and the other is with 6th graders for keyboarding/tech literacy.

I wanted to start small with the SWAT concept, so that's why I am only working with 6th graders this year, but when I move them on to 7th grade our Business Education teacher will continue with them and I'll train a new crop!

Here's what we've been working on.
Our main objective has been to train all of them on basic troubleshooting and maintenance of the 300 computers in the building. They were fast learners, so they are now going in to more specialized areas of interest for them.
1. Computer Buddies
2. Audio/Visual
3. Advanced TroubleShooting
4. Webpage development

To Learn more about her SWAT progam:
Julie Hill
Technology Coordinator
Lisbon Community School District
Lisbon , IA   52253
319-455-2659 ext. 263 work
319-350-9238 cell
319-455-2733 fax

http://www.wvonline.com/bms/ swat .htm

( Bridgeport Middle, WV)

http://www.sharon.k12.ma.us/school/heights/Technology/swat.htm

(Heights Elementary, MA )

http://learningcommunity202.org/tridge/Clubs/clubs3.htm# swat

( Timber Ridge Middle school , IL , scroll down)

http://www.person.k12.nc.us /phs/ SWAT .html

( North Carolina )

http://www.ecpps.k12.nc.us/cybercampus/swatcamp.htm

(Distance Education, NC)

http://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/teachers/ides/croueche/students_working_to_advance _tech.htm  

(Special needs example, a basic SWAT program in South Carolina )

http://www.cms.mrpk.k12.ca.us/pdf%20files/office%20stuff/CMS%20tech%20plan%202001.pdf
Example of a Middle School Technology Plan with SWAT in the curriculum integration structure.

Person High School, North Carolina

Visit the PHS SWAT Team which began in the Fall semester of 2002

Parents Learn Educational Sources at First ParentNet Class
Download the pdf file to read the article.

Chicago, Illinois, Spring 2003, Sr. Mary Therese,

SWAT grew so much in numbers this year (because of your visit) that I had to organize three nights after school for the meetings: 1st and 2nd, 3rd & 4th, and another for the upper grades. I got their t-shirts, but made the mistake of letting them take them home to show their parents, and am still waiting for the return of all so we can take some photos.

The students are always asking, "Do we have SWAT tonight" and I always answer, "Yes". One day a boy said, "Are we having SQUAT tonight" and I knew I had to review what SWAT was and meant. [I was an 8th grade teacher for so long....] The little ones just finished Mother's Day cards. The middle graders are becoming experts in Kidspiration and Inspiration. The upper graders have
finished the class webpages (they'll be published on our main website when I get around to the editing...) and now are designing a HyperStudio multimedia presentation on how to use a digital camera in classroom projects. Then they'll go to the rooms to present the teacher and class.

This year the administration is including SWAT on awards day with an outstanding leadership award. I have a 4th grader who comes on the lower grade day to help; she also presented our lab and it's marvels to benefactors from our twinning parish. She will get the big award. Kevin and Joy at IIT are initiating SWAT teams this summer from the neighboring public high schools and will train them to help trouble shoot for teachers.

Peace,
Sr. Mary Therese

Nashville, TN- Spring 2003-Chelsy Hooper

Computer Teacher
Overbrook School (on the Dominican Campus) (PK-8)
4210 Harding Road
Nashville, TN 37205
Thanks for emailing me!
I heard about the SWAT organization through Teacher Magazine. I had been considering a similar setup (this is only my 2nd year teaching computer, K-8) and then when I read about SWAT, I thought it would be perfect. It helped convince my principal too, since I was able to tell her that it's a nationally recognized club, like NJHS--she's actually going to give me a small stipend for leading the team!


I am offering membership to 6th through 8th graders next year. At our campus we have a Tech team of 4 people who are responsible for all three schools on our campus--Overbrook is the elementary school, St. Cecilia is the high school, and Aquinas is the college. I'm going to tell the high school about SWAT also. Anyway, since there are only 4 members of the tech team, they basically fix problems once they become really bad. Our SWAT goals are to help maintain the computers in our school--cleaning, running maintenance programs, to help teachers after school with lesson plans / tech integration--in the future, help them with teacher web pages. Our members will also be tech ambassadors when in their regular classrooms--if a tech problem in the classroom arises, our members will be the first line of defense. If they can't solve it, the tech team is called. We'll also create a web site of useful links and tips--solving tech issues, Internet searching, cool tech stuff kids like--so check back with us sometime. I'm sure I'll develop more things for them to do as we go through the year. I'm planning on meeting with them once a week after school for an hour.


If your principal sees your enthusiasm and willingness to improve the school overall, then he or she has a hard time saying no. This club especially helps students develop character, and I can definitely see how students who maybe aren't involved in other things will have a real opportunity to succeed and show leadership.
I will definitely keep in touch. It's so nice to be in contact with someone in a similar situation--most of the time, it seems, we computer teachers are all by ourselves. I'm attending the NECC Conference in Seattle this summer and hope to get even more ideas there.

Anyway, I'm so glad I read about SWAT! I can't wait to get the CD so we can get started.

Thanks so much!
Chelsy


LA, California-April 2003-Jose Aleman

I started a similar program in an elementary school a couple of years back. Basically, they were all 6th and 5th grade kids with an interest in computers. I trained them in basic troubleshooting, all the way to working with applications and creating their own web pages using html. Right now I work in a middle school as a tech coordinator. The librarian and I have a group of service students whom I train as well. They help solve many problems around the campus, and when there are not trouble calls, I have a set of activities that they have to complete. I wish they culminate with a better sense of what the role of technology plays in our lives and how to deal with it. We have our own website which you can find here http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Le_Conte_MS/ I heard about your program just by browsing on the internet. I thought the name would be appealing to the kids, and since you had generated this cd, I though it would be a good idea to take a look at it. Your concept was also very appealing because it concentrated on empowering kids. I will write some more to you in the future. Thank you. Jose

2002 Activities

Look what happened in Summer 2002 with SWAT!

Cindy Newton and John Davis take SWAT to new dimensions!
They have demonstrated how SWAT can be a summer camp at the elementary and high school levels.

Hence, the "How To Start a SWAT Summer Camp Manual" will be developed this fall for other SWAT Leaders to replicate.
Also in development this fall is the "SWAT Kit".

If you have any suggestions or wish lists for the content of the manual or kit please email me at lmganfield@gmail.com with
your ideas and I will be happy to address these needs in the design of the products.

Please see the following links to their SWAT Summer Camp Websites:

http://www.dlt.ncssm.edu/swat/ccsc.cfm
http://fayette.k12.in.us/eastview/swatcamp.htm

SWAT in Indiana

Cindy Newton speaks on behalf of SWAT at the Indiana Computer Education Conference (ICE) on January 24th, 2002. http://www.iupui.edu/~ice/whatis.html

Click here for more information about her SWAT program.

Eastview Power Point File

SWAT in South Carolina update- 2002

One of the jobs I have my SWAT Team perform is
Public Relations. They make flyers for all the
upcoming school events such as PTA, Book Fair, Chorus
Concerts, etc. It gives them practice using desktop
software (We use MS Publisher.) and design principles.
We are also designing a brochure for our school and a
Power Point slide show to burn on CD's for prospective
parents.

Angie Pitts
Instructional Technology Integration Specialist
Orange Grove Elem.

2001 Activities

SWAT Team in Rhode Island

I have just finished working with 15 Computer Buddies this year. They have been assigned to a classroom and began their work this week. I will soon work with a group of Web Weavers - the past two year's work can be viewed at http://"www.ri.net/schools/Narragansett/NES/SWAT/swat.html". SWAT has so empowered our students, many of whom feel they have no control over anything in their life. Our PTO purchased t-shirts for the students, so they really feel like they have a valuable role in the school.
Susan NaysnerskiTech.
Coordinator K-4
Narragansett Elementary School
55 Mumford Road
Narragansett, RI 02882

SWAT in Indiana

Our team consists of 9 4th-6th grade students. Here is our web site. http://fayette.k12.in.us/eastview/computerclub.html You will find some info here along with a schedule of our meetings. Some of the highlights from this year - Surfin' Seniors where we invited senior citizens to come to a month of our meetings. Club members assisted seniors on a 1-1 basis instructing them on Internet usage and word processing. All School Christmas Program - The club created a PowerPoint presentation to go along with the Christmas songs for the program. We set an eight foot screen in the center of the stage. Decorated the floor area in front of it and had singers on risers to either side. An LCD projector projected the presentation from down on the floor. Students created and ran the presentation. It was quite impressive. We added an iMovie at the end of the SWAT team members doing things around the school and added rolling credits. We even added Our principal wishing us a Merry Christmas. Assisting teachers with creating class web pages. The students have been working on creating their own web sites that we hope to link to our page by the end of the school year. They then have been assigned to a teacher and have set up a framework of a page to the specifications of the teacher. The teachers have joined us for 2 meetings to adjust or add to their pages. Five new sites are now up and going. The students will continue assistance for the remainder of the year. Field trip in May - Our team will be going to Indianapolis to visit Conseco Fieldhouse and a TV station. At each stop, we are looking at technology usage and possible technology careers. We are also looking for ideas to implement during our televised, school-wide morning announcements next year.
Cindy Newton
First Grade
Eastview Elementary
Connersville, IN 47331
cnewton@fayette.k12.in.us
http://fayette.k12.in.us/eastview/class/newton.htm

SWAT in Georgia's High schools

We are new to the SWAT community. I started the club this year at Eagle's Landing High School--a metro Atlanta school--and have been impressed with the students' abilities and enthusiasm. So far we have been instrumental in the training of our staff. Here is a summary of what ELHS' SWAT Team has accomplished so far:Installed Microsoft Office to all the classroom computers in the school, approximately 115 computersPresented two Staff Development workshops to the faculty on PowerPointInstalled software to the Business Labs in our schoolPresented a workshop at the GAMA Convention (Georgia Association of Media Assistants) on March 10 Started a Peer Tutoring Program where SWAT members train a faculty member on a piece of softwareIn April, the SWAT Team will be offering two workshops for the faculty on Excel and AccessIn May, the SWAT Team will be getting training on computer repair That's everything from Eagle's Landing High School. I am interested in learning more about SWAT and would like to receive any additional materials.
Jill Davidson
Media Specialist
Eagle's Landing High School
301 Tunis Road
McDonough, GA 30253
770-954-9515

SWAT in South Carolina

Dear Lucy,I am definitely going to continue SWAT. It has been so successful in my elementary school. (Orange Grove Elem. Charleston, SC) The students are great and the teachers really appreciate the help. Orange Grove'sSWAT recently presented at the Lowcountry Instructional Technology Conference in Charleston, SC. They developed the Power Point presentation and wrote their own speeches. My principal brought them to the conference for me and stayed to take pictures. I have a lot of support for my team. I am also planning to present at South Carolina' s EdTech 2001.Thanks for the great program!
Angie Pitts
IT Specialist and Teacher
Orange Grove Elementary
Charleston, SC

SWAT-American International School Riyadh

Hi Lucy

Yes, the American International School Riyadh is still strong with our SWAT"club" although with my move to the high school, the elementary program diedout. THe high school club is going through a "grow up" and "take responsibility" phase as we are in the process of educating our first ever juniors. Next year we will add a senior class, and hence graduate our firstclass since the school's founding 42 years past.

Contact:
mhauser@aisr.org
www.aisr.org (official PR site)
www.ais-r.org (student homework site)
no access to school's intranet where most of our students and department have pages


Riyadh Photos

SWAT in Tennessee

My name is Karla Elliott. I am the high school computer teacher at Davidson Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. I went to the NECC last summer and learned about your SWAT concept. It is working great. We formed a team and would like to remain a part of the SWAT community.
My contact information:
Karla Elliott
Davidson Academy
1414 Old Hickory Blvd
Nashville, TN 37207
615.860.5311 ext. 350
kelliott@davidsonacademy.com

How SWAT Teams are being used-Teacher Feedback
  • To assist the faculty in the use of technology.
  • A base for clubs and activities and student participation.
  • To assist teachers, students, and the community with a variety of technological goals and activities.
  • Students will advance their level of technical skills.
  • Develop leadership skills as they assist other teachers and students and the community.
  • Students will encourage collaboration among students and teachers.
  • Tech Troopers-trouble shoot problems, clean computers, replace ink cartridges.
  • Computer buddies, assist students and teachers with application programs.
  • Internet researchers-assist teachers with Internet research.
  • Teach application programs that are not taught during computer lab classes.
  • Our goal is to help students and teachers utilize the technology found in our schools.
  • Our team will help design the school's website, perform Internet research for busy teachers, and aid in technology related projects throughout the school.
  • Currently students work on our school's web page. They are responsible for soliciting work from teachers and their students, scanning pictures and creating WebPages. We have a parent Webmaster who helps the high school web master to upload work.
  • Students also clean computers and occasionally install software and hardware depending on how complicated it is.
  • To trouble shoot minor and major technology problems.
  • SWAT team students are creating PowerPoint presentations for elementary students on proper net Etiquette. We will teach students the do's and don'ts of Internet usage through PP.
  • To assist teachers with troubleshooting and computer maintenance.
  • To help with the moving and maintaining of OW Carts (computers on Wheels) in K-4th grade.
  • To help train lower elementary students in using specific software titles (kid Pix Hyper studio, and other grade appropriate software.
  • To help load software on various computers throughout the school.
  • To help teachers with special projects involving the use of technology.
  • To help maintain the school website· To build and maintain an ICC (Innovative and Challenging Classroom) web site.
  • To learn new ways of using technology to enhance individual education goals.
  • To begin an after school lab for students.
  • To increase self esteem and responsibility.
  • To increase use of computers and the Internet.
  • To provide an alternative to integrating the use of computers in the classroom.
  • To introduce educational software to many classes.
  • The objective of the NCSSM SWAT Team shall be to teach students how to use software, explore ways of using computer-based tools to enhance their academic endeavors, train students to share their knowledge with other members of the NCSSM community, and promote responsible use of computers in NCSSM and the world at large.

This video was produced by SWAT students at The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.

 Video Link



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