This document summarizes the School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart for South Houston Intermediate from 2007 to 2010. It shows their progress in key technology areas over those years, with teaching and learning being a weakness due to issues with classroom use, instructional setting design, and content connections. Leadership, administration and instructional support was identified as a strength due to good leadership and vision, communication and collaboration. The next steps discussed adapting technology in schools through experimentation and iteration until students feel schools have done their best with technology.

1. School Technology and
Readiness (STaR) Chart
2007 - 2010 Summary

2. Agenda
 What is the STaR Chart?
 How did we do?
 What are our weaknesses?
 What are our strengths?
 What do we do next?

3. STaR Chart
 Aligned with the Long-Range Plan for
Technology, 2006-2020
 For use in technology planning, budgeting
for resources, and evaluation of progress
 Profile for our campus
 Public online tool to view technology
readiness

4. South Houston Intermediate STaR Chart
Key Area Summary
2007 - 2010
Created in MS Word by Xavier Barrera, 8th Grade
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16
14
12
10
8 2007-2008
6 2008-2009
4 2009-2010
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0
Teaching and Educator Leadership, Infrastructure for
Learning Preparation and Admnistration and Technology
Development Instructional
support
6-8 Early Tech
9-14 Developing Tech
15-20 Advanced Tech
21-24 Target Tech

5. Weaknesses
Teaching and Learning
 Patterns of classroom use
 Frequency/Design of instructional setting
 Content area connections

6. Strengths
Leadership, Administration and
Instructional Support
 Leadership and vision
 Communication and collaboration
 Budget

7. Next Steps
"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 our kids truly feel
we've done our very best."
Prensky, M. (2005). Adopt and adapt: Shaping
tech for the classroom. Edutopia: The George
Lucas Educational Foundation.
At So Ho, we have already started this process.

8. Thank you!
This presentation is available at blogspot.com