The NBHS Technology Integration Action Plan has the goal of integrating technology into the curriculum and learning. Its objectives are to increase technology integration to improve curriculum design, development, and delivery for teachers, students, and administrators. The plan outlines professional development activities from March to May 2011 to achieve goals in areas like media literacy, critical thinking, collaboration, enhancing teaching and learning, and individualized education. It also provides for ongoing professional development and uses student performance data to assess progress towards technology integration.

1. NBHS TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION ACTION PLAN
GOAL: Integrate Technology into Curriculum and Learning
OBJECTIVES: Increase use of technology integration to improve curriculum design,
development, and delivery.
AUDIENCE: Teachers, students, and administrators at New Braunfels High School.
Needs & Professional People Timeline Assessment &
Goals Development Responsible Evaluation of
Activities Action Plan
Media Literacy Instruct teachers and L. Hearnsberger March 2011 Students and teachers will
and students on proper use of to May 2011 complete surveys to
Communication computer software, Technology evaluate and assess the
Skills internet, and technology Curriculum After each quality of professional
resources to increase Integration training development received.
communication skills in a Specialist session and Administrators will conduct
variety of media formats walkthrough. classroom walkthroughs to
including but not limited R. Rodriguez assess the implementation
to: PowerPoint Principal of the media literacy and
presentations, Photo communication skills in
Story, student created the classrooms.
video and audio
recordings, photo editing,
blogs, wikis, and
webpages. Students
must be empowered to
expand their
commication skills
beyond tradition reading
and writing methods.
Critical Instruct teachers on how L. Hearnsberger March 2011 Students and teachers will
Thinking and to use technology to build to May 2011 complete surveys to
Problem real-world simulations for Technology evaluate and assess the
Solving Skills students to practice Curriculum After each quality of professional
critical thinking and Integration training development received.
problem solving skills. Specialist session and Administrators will conduct
walkthrough. classroom walkthroughs to
R. Rodriguez assess the implementation
Principal of the technology relating
to critical thinking and
problem solving skills in
the classrooms. TAKS,
AEIS, and AYP data will
be monitored for evidence
of student improvement in
these areas.

2. Interpersonal Provide technology L. Hearnsberger March 2011 Students and teachers will
and instruction designed to to May 2011 complete surveys to
collaboration improve the interpersonal Technology evaluate and assess the
skills and collaboration skills of Curriculum After each quality of professional
teachers and students. Integration training development received.
Blogs and wikis will be Specialist session and Administrators will conduct
created to increase walkthrough. classroom walkthroughs to
collaboration. R. Rodriguez assess the implementation
Principal of the technology relating
to interpersonal and
collaborative skills in the
classrooms.
Enhance Train teachers to L. Hearnsberger March 2011 Students and teachers will
teaching and integrate technology into to May 2011 complete surveys to
learning the curriculum to Technology evaluate and assess the
enhance teaching and Curriculum After each quality of professional
learning. This includes Integration training development received.
training on blogs, wikis, Specialist session and Administrators will conduct
iPods, and video editing walkthrough. classroom walkthroughs to
and production. R. Rodriguez assess the implementation
Principal of the technology
designed to enchance
teaching and learning in
the classrooms.
Individualized, Train teachers to L. Hearnsberger March 2011 Students and teachers will
interactive, and integrate technology into to May 2011 complete surveys to
customized the curriculum to provide Technology evaluate and assess the
education for all lessons that are Curriculum After each quality of professional
students individualized, Integration training development received.
interactive, and Specialist session and Administrators will conduct
customized for each walkthrough. classroom walkthroughs to
student R. Rodriguez assess the implementation
Principal of the technology relating
to individualized,
interactive, and
customized lessons for
each in the classrooms.
Provide on- Utilize the new L. Hearnsberger April 2011 Teachers will complete
going Technology Curriculum surveys to evaluate and
professional Integration Specialists to Technology assess the quality and
development provide on-going Curriculum availability of professional
for teachers professional Integration development received.
development for all Specialist STaR chart data will be
teachers on technology evaluated to monitor
issues such as: wikis, teacher improvement in
blogs, iPods, iPads, web the use of technology.
pages, and video editing.

3. Use AEIS, Administrators and R. Rodriguez May 2011 Administrators will assess
AYP, TAKS, teachers will periodically the progress made toward
and STaR chart assess these data Principal meeting the Texas Long-
data to assess sources to deterime if Range Plan for
campus and adequate progress is Technology.
district progress made toward meeting the
towards Texas Long-Range Plan
meeting the for Technology. Make
Long-Range recommendations to the
Plan for superintendent to
Technology improve performance.
Update the Meet with the principal, R. Rodriguez March 2011 Evaluate the changes
Acceptable Use Campus Improvement made to the AUP in
Policy to allow Committee, and the Principal relation to the use of
students and Superintendent to modify smartphones and iPods in
teachers to use the AUP to all teachers classrooms.
smartphones and students to use
and iPods in smartphones and iPods
the classrooms in the classroom to
enhance learning
activities.
Update teacher Train teachers on how to R. Rodriguez March 2011 Adminstrators will monitor
web pages build and maintain their to May 2011 teacher web pages to
teacher webpages to Principal ensure they are being kept
provide current up-to-date.
information and
resources to students
and parents.