The goals of the C.O. Wilson Middle School Technology Action Plan are to integrate technology into the school curriculum to enhance instruction and increase staff confidence in using technology. Key activities include having teachers analyze technology plans, develop classroom web pages, provide online training for staff, and review technology integration. Teachers will attend on-campus trainings on topics such as creating web pages, using presentation tools, and the acceptable use policy. Administration will evaluate the trainings and teachers' technology integration through observations and reviews of web pages and online classes.
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1. C.O. Wilson Middle School Technology Action Plan
Goals/Outcomes:
to integrate technology into school wide curriculum in order to enhance instruction
to increase staff confidence in usage of technology
Activities Person(s) Timeline Evaluation.
Responsible
Analyze district long range Campus March 2011 – Have one person
technology plan. Have teachers Principal June 2011 in each
work in departments and Teachers department
summarize and plan what their summarize their
department has done and will do findings and
to enhance the successfulness of responsibilities. A
the plan. copy of the
summaries will be
turned in to the
Campus Principal.
Staff will begin/continue to Technology On going Director of
develop Classroom Web-Pages Director throughout the Technology will
and maintain them. Teachers will Teachers school year review staff web
attend on campus trainings pages and
where they will learn to create encourage
hyperlinks, tabs, and post teachers to keep
pertinent information onto the pages attractive,
web page. timely, and posted
with pertinent and
required
information
Develop and provide technology Technology On going Teachers will be
staff development online classes for Director throughout the able to sign in to the
staff members to access 24/7 school year NISD technology
learning. portal in order to
obtain technology
staff development
access 24/7
Teachers will review Texas StaR Campus March 2011- Departments will
Chart. They will analyze areas of Principal June 2011 summarize plans
needed improvement and create for improving
goals to improve the integration technology
of technology in classroom. integration and
Teachers will break by submit a copy to
department and develop a plan the Principal
that their department is
responsible for and present the
2. findings to the group.
Staff will begin/continue using Technology On going . Teacher
Powerpoint Presentations, United Director throughout the evaluations will
Streaming, SMARTboards, and Campus school year include
document cameras in order to Principal technology
enhance and differentiate integration
instruction. Teachers will attend Teachers
Walk-throughs
on campus trainings.
Classroom
Observations
Technology Director will discuss Technology March 2011 Staff will evaluate
and train staff on the Acceptable Director training online.
Use Policy. Acceptable
technology applications will be
presented. A list of what is not
acceptable will be discussed. All
staff will be able to make
suggestions for improvement and
amending the policy to make it
more conducive for student
learning and exploration.
Provide on-site technology training Technology March 2011 – Teachers will
based on campus needs according Director June 2011 evaluate
to the campus improvement plan. technology training
Campus online.
Principal
