1. STaR Texas Star Chart

2. “The Texas Public STaR Chart is an online tool to allow all stakeholders to view the technology readiness of all campuses across the state.” -Anita Givens, Senior Director of Instructional Materials and Educational Technology

3. Introduction/Agenda Welcome to the STaR Chart presentation! 1. Introduction to the website 2. Explanation of the Chart 3. Strengths/Weaknesses 4. Summary

4. Texas Star Chart Link

5. Texas Campus STaR Chart Summary1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech Key Area I: Teaching and Learning Key Area STaR Classification: Advanced Tech

6. Our Campus Strengths Weaknesses Technology Applications (TA) TEKS Online Learning

7. Room for improvement… For two years we received a 1 for technical support under the Infrastructure domain. I am not sure why we received such a low score and am anxious to research why schools get scores that low. There is no reason for a school with exemplary T.E.A. status to have an “early tech” status for anything.

8. Summary School Technology and Readiness. A Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-Assessing aligned with the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. This chart will help us plan to be a better school… let’s use it!