Assignment 1: Project Proposal Due Week 4 and worth 200 points For this assignment, pretend you are a middle school teacher for an inner city school with a high population of students with a low socioeconomic background. The school currently uses noncomputer-based technologies in the classroom. However, school administrators just received an educational grant and are evaluating how the funds can best be used. You are excited about what you have learned in the class and want to make a proposal for use of the grant funds. Create a proposal to present to the principal to encourage the adoption and integration of technology in the classroom. The proposal must be persuasive and demonstrate how integrating technology in the classroom or training program will improve overall student engagement. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: 1. Summarize the elements of the current teaching environment and the potential impact on the students. 2. Specify your readiness and rationale for recommending integration of technology into teaching and learning in schools. 3. Explain the barriers that block teachers from using technology and suggest ways to overcome them. 4. Write a plan for the types of technological tools you recommend integrating into the classroom; include supportive links from the internet. Describe how the tools can be used. Include examples. 5. Describe four (4) benefits afforded to learners based on the introduction of new technology into the classroom.  6. Identify three (3) specific issues that could affect student participation should technology be integrated in the classroom and suggest three (3) ways to address or resolve the participation gap. 7. Summarize your proposal to include technology needs, benefits to teachers and students, and specific recommendations for professional development for teachers as a next step. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: · Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. · Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: · Examine personal attitudes and goals about key issues in educational technology. · Explore ways in which technology can enhance teaching and learning. · Practice learning using new technology tools. · Create change strategies for the effective use of technology in schools. · Use technology and information resources to research issues in educational technology. · Write clearly and concisely about educational technology using proper writing mechanics. Click  here  to view the rubric. Grading for this ass.

1. Assignment 1: Project Proposal
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
For this assignment, pretend you are a middle school teacher
for an inner city school with a high population of students with
a low socioeconomic background. The school currently uses
noncomputer-based technologies in the classroom. However,
school administrators just received an educational grant and are
evaluating how the funds can best be used. You are excited
about what you have learned in the class and want to make a
proposal for use of the grant funds.
Create a proposal to present to the principal to encourage the
adoption and integration of technology in the classroom. The
proposal must be persuasive and demonstrate how integrating
technology in the classroom or training program will improve
overall student engagement.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1.
Summarize the elements of the current teaching environment
and the potential impact on the students.
2.
Specify your readiness and rationale for recommending
integration of technology into teaching and learning in schools.
3.
Explain the barriers that block teachers from using technology
and suggest ways to overcome them.
4.
Write a plan for the types of technological tools you recommend
integrating into the classroom; include supportive links from the

2. internet. Describe how the tools can be used. Include examples.
5.
Describe four (4) benefits afforded to learners based on the
introduction of new technology into the classroom.
6.
Identify three (3) specific issues that could affect student
participation should technology be integrated in the classroom
and suggest three (3) ways to address or resolve the
participation gap.
7.
Summarize your proposal to include technology needs, benefits
to teachers and students, and specific recommendations for
professional development for teachers as a next step.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
·
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
·
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
·
Examine personal attitudes and goals about key issues in
educational technology.
·

3. Explore ways in which technology can enhance teaching and
learning.
·
Practice learning using new technology tools.
·
Create change strategies for the effective use of technology in
schools.
·
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
educational technology.
·
Write clearly and concisely about educational technology using
proper writing mechanics.
Click
here
to view the rubric.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200
Assignment 1:
Project Proposal
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient

4. 80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Summarize the elements of the current teaching environment
and the potential impact on the students.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely summarized the elements of the
current teaching environment and the potential impact on the
students.
Partially summarized the elements of the current teaching
environment and the potential impact on the students.
Satisfactorily summarized the elements of the current teaching
environment and the potential impact on the students.
Thoroughly summarized the elements of the current teaching
environment and the potential impact on the students.
2. Specify your readiness and rationale for recommending
integration of technology into teaching and learning in schools.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely specified your readiness and
rationale for recommending integration of technology into
teaching and learning in schools.
Partially specified your readiness and rationale for
recommending integration of technology into teaching and
learning in schools.
Satisfactorily specified your readiness and rationale for
recommending integration of technology into teaching and
learning in schools.
Thoroughly specified your readiness and rationale for
recommending integration of technology into teaching and
learning in schools.
3. Explain the barriers that block teachers from using
technology and suggest ways to overcome them.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely explained the barriers that block
teachers from using technology and did not submit or
incompletely suggested ways to overcome them.

5. Partially explained the barriers that block teachers from using
technology and partially suggested ways to overcome them.
Satisfactorily explained the barriers that block teachers from
using technology and satisfactorily suggested ways to overcome
them.
Thoroughly explained the barriers that block teachers from
using technology and thoroughly suggested ways to overcome
them.
4. Write a plan for the types of technological tools you
recommend integrating into the classroom; include supportive
links from the Internet. Describe how the tools can be used.
Include examples.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely wrote a plan for the types of
technological tools you recommend integrating into the
classroom; did not submit or incompletely included supportive
links from the Internet. Did not submit or incompletely
described how the tools could be used. Did not submit or
incompletely included examples.
Partially wrote a plan for types of technological tools your
recommend integrating into the classroom; partially included
supportive links from the Internet. Partially described how the
tools could be used. Partially included examples.
Satisfactorily wrote a plan for types of technological tools your
recommend integrating into the classroom; satisfactorily
included supportive links from the Internet. Satisfactorily
described how the tools could be used. Satisfactorily included
examples.
Thoroughly wrote a plan for types of technological tools your
recommend integrating into the classroom; thoroughly included
supportive links from the Internet. Thoroughly described how
the tools could be used. Thoroughly included examples.
5. Describe four (4) benefits afforded to learners based on the
introduction of new technology into the classroom.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely described four (4) benefits

6. afforded to learners based on the introduction of new
technology into the classroom.
Partially described four (4) benefits afforded to learners based
on the introduction of new technology into the classroom.
Satisfactorily described four (4) benefits afforded to learners
based on the introduction of new technology into the classroom.
Thoroughly described four (4) benefits afforded to learners
based on the introduction of new technology into the classroom.
6. Identify three (3) specific issues that could affect student
participation should technology be integrated in the classroom
and suggest three (3) ways to address or resolve the
participation gap.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely identified three (3) specific
issues that could affect student participation should technology
be integrated in the classroom and did not submit or
incompletely suggested three (3) ways to address or resolve the
participation gap.
Partially identified three (3) specific issues that could affect
student participation should technology be integrated in the
classroom and partially suggested three (3) ways to address or
resolve the participation gap.
Satisfactorily identified three (3) specific issues that could
affect student participation should technology be integrated in
the classroom and satisfactorily suggested three (3) ways to
address or resolve the participation gap.
Thoroughly identified three (3) specific issues that could affect
student participation should technology be integrated in the
classroom and thoroughly suggested three (3) ways to address
or resolve the participation gap.
7. Summarize your proposal to include technology needs,
benefits to teachers and students, and specific recommendations
for professional development for teachers as a next step.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely summarized your proposal to
include technology needs, benefits to teachers and students, and

7. specific recommendations for professional development for
teachers as a next step.
Partially summarized your proposal to include technology
needs, benefits to teachers and students, and specific
recommendations for professional development for teachers as a
next step.
Satisfactorily summarized your proposal to include technology
needs, benefits to teachers and students, and specific
recommendations for professional development for teachers as a
next step.
Thoroughly summarized your proposal to include technology
needs, benefits to teachers and students, and specific
recommendations for professional development for teachers as a
next step.
8. 3 references
Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
9. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting
Weight: 5%
Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or
formatting.
Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or
formatting.
Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
10. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference
section
Weight: 5%

8. Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.
In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only
partially formatted correctly in APA style.
Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are
generally formatted correctly in APA style.
In-text citations and references are error free or almost error
free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.
11. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources
Weight: 5%
Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional
or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.
Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
12. Clarity and Coherence of Writing
Weight: 5%
Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include
reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and
evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is mostly clear and generally supported with
reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent
manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.