The document discusses the E-Rate program which provides 20-90% discounts on telecommunication services for eligible schools and libraries, with the discount based on the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch; to qualify for E-Rate funding, schools must have a technology plan with goals for technology use, a professional development strategy, an assessment of technology needs, and a budget; the goals of SBS Technology Plan are to improve student achievement through technology, ensure effective classroom access, increase teacher and student technology skills, and increase productivity.

1. Presented By: Lindsay Wall
EDLD 5306

2. What is E-Rate??
 E-rate is a program so all eligible
schools and libraries have
affordable access to modern
telecommunications and
information systems.

3. What’s the discount??
 20-90%
 Discount is based on the
percentage of students eligible for
participation in National School
Lunch Program.

4. You need:
 A technology plan:
 Goals and realistic strategy for using
telecommunications and information
technology
 A professional development strategy
 An assessment of telecommunication
services, hardware, software, and other
services needed
 Budget resources
 Ongoing evaluation process

5. E-Rate Process:
E-rate application process. (2008). [Application process for E-Rate. E-Rate funding
process. Retrieved from http://www.e-rateservices.com/e-rate-process-
overview.shtml.

6. SBS
Technology
Plan

7. Goals:
 Improve students academic
achievement
 Insure effective access to
technology in the classroom
 Increase technology knowledge
and use for all teachers and
students.
 Increase productivity and
efficiency through the use of
technology

8. Professional
Development:
In the classroom: Online: Outside the
Classroom:
Learn from students Most programs have Attend professional
online training development
Experiment with opportunities
technology

9. Types of Assessment:
 Online statistics
 STaR Chart
 Technology Specialists
 Classroom observations

10. Prensky states:
“So, let’s not just adopt technology into our
schools. Let’s adapt it, push it, pull it, iterate
with it, experiment with it, test it, and redo it,
until we reach the point where we and out
kids truly feel we’ve done our very best.
Then, let’s push it and pull it some more.
And let’s do it quickly, so the twenty-second
century doesn’t catch us by surprise with too
much of out work undone.”
Prensky, M. (2007). Adopt and adapt: Shaping tech for the classroom. Edutopia:
The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Retrieved from
http://biblos.lamar.edu/eres/heh/Abernathy/Abernathy%20EDLD5352%20Adopt%
20and%20adapt%20Shaping%20
tech%20for%20the%20classroom.htm (Original work published 2005).

11. In Conclusion:
 E-rate will give us an opportunity
to provide the necessary
technology for our students.