1. Texas STaR Chart School Technology and Readiness A Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-Assessing Aligned with the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020
2. What exactly is the STaR Chart? The STaR Chart is designed to help teachers, campuses, & districts to determine their progress toward meeting their goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology. Star Chart Link
3. Our Campuses Strengths Internet access connectivity speed Local Area Network Content area connections Communication and collaboration
4. Our Campuses weaknesses Professional Development for online learning Access to Professional Development Adequate time to integrate our learnings
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7. There is vertical alignment of Technology Applications TEKS and anytime, anywhere use of online recourses.
11. So what do we do now? We focus on Infrastructure. Purchase more computers for each classroom Provide distant learning opportunities for teachers. We focus on Administration & Support Services a. Increase on-site technical support b. Provide appropriate budget to support the plan
12. You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue to the learning process as long as he lives. -Clay P. Bedford Then we are finished… Not yet but it is a beginning. There are still 3 more areas of the Long Range Plan for Texas to work on.
