Technology Use Planning Presented by Todd J. Anderson

Presented by Todd J. Anderson

What is a Technology Use Plan? A written document that leads action Explains where you are currently Details where you want to go Provides benchmarks

A written document that leads action

Explains where you are currently

Details where you want to go

Provides benchmarks

Why develop a Technology Use Plan? Articulate what skills and opportunities students should have. Explain what has been accomplished. Propose what you would like to accomplish.

Articulate what skills and opportunities students should have.

Explain what has been accomplished.

Propose what you would like to accomplish.

Who participates in the planning process? Who are the stakeholders? Teachers Support personnel Students Parents

Who are the stakeholders?

Teachers

Support personnel

Students

Parents

Steps to develop a Technology Use Plan Open dialogue with stakeholders Determine objectives Specify benchmarks Draft a timeline

Open dialogue with stakeholders

Determine objectives

Specify benchmarks

Draft a timeline

Vision Statement Students, parents, and educators will utilize information and communication technologies to enhance and enrich the role of education at South County Secondary School. By providing access to, and making use of technology, students will: participate in hands-on learning acquire relevant and necessary skills and abilities improve academic achievement in all areas engage in cooperative learning accept responsibility for their own learning.

Students, parents, and educators will utilize information and communication technologies to enhance and enrich the role of education at South County Secondary School. By providing access to, and making use of technology, students will:

participate in hands-on learning

acquire relevant and necessary skills and abilities

improve academic achievement in all areas

engage in cooperative learning

accept responsibility for their own learning.

Plan Goals & Objectives Acquire effective technology resources. Provide relevant training to educators. Offer meaningful opportunities for students to utilize technology in order to demonstrate learning. Make technology available to the community as appropriate.

Acquire effective technology resources.

Provide relevant training to educators.

Offer meaningful opportunities for students to utilize technology in order to demonstrate learning.

Make technology available to the community as appropriate.

Needs Assessment Existing technology and technology use. teachers students What you want students to know and be able to do with regards to technology. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=sF1iQ0nuApU_2bkuhFvOYvQw_3d_3d

Existing technology and technology use.

teachers

students

What you want students to know and be able to do with regards to technology.

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Staff Development Opportunities on a regular basis at convenient times on site relevant Incentives re-certification points paid substitute tuition paid funding for additional technology

Opportunities

on a regular basis

at convenient times

on site

relevant

Incentives

re-certification points

paid substitute

tuition paid

funding for additional technology

Evaluation Establish evaluation committee. Develop indicator rubric. Collect data. teachers students Analyze data.

Establish evaluation committee.

Develop indicator rubric.

Collect data.

teachers

students

Analyze data.

Timeline January 2009 Organize committee of stakeholders February needs assessment survey outline objectives March analyze needs assessment propose budget April – September acquire funding make purchases September – December teacher training teacher and student observations

January 2009

Organize committee of stakeholders

February

needs assessment survey

outline objectives

March

analyze needs assessment

propose budget

April – September

acquire funding

make purchases

September – December

teacher training

teacher and student observations

Timeline cont. January 2010 survey stakeholders. analyze surveys. February review benchmarks. adjust training based on survey results and benchmarks. March – September training and observations. October – December revise technology use plan.

January 2010

survey stakeholders.

analyze surveys.

February

review benchmarks.

adjust training based on survey results and benchmarks.

March – September

training and observations.

October – December

revise technology use plan.

Conclusion Articulate a vision. Develop a road map. Gauge progress. Revise continually.

Articulate a vision.

Develop a road map.

Gauge progress.

Revise continually.