Technology PlanProposal :Technology PlanProposal E7801 Instructional Technology Planning and Management Lisa Chandler Argosy University-Atlanta


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Slide 3:Integrate Technology Across School Curriculum


Slide 4:Schools Prepare for the Digital Natives


Slide 5:Problem-Solving Begins Early


Slide 6:Collaborate constantly between home and school environments.


Slide 7:Teachers facilitate the learning process.


Slide 8:Students collaborate on group projects using technology.


Slide 9:Students utilize online educational resources to acquire information.


Slide 10:Analyze information from online journals.


Slide 11:Students use digital cameras/ camcorders to incorporate video/movies into class projects and presentations.


Slide 12:Students solve math problems using digital tools like Smart board and virtual manipulative.


Slide 13:Students utilize tools to build concepts and construct meaning.


Slide 14:Competent in using various digital/technology tools.


Mission :Mission The mission of Pleasantdale Elementary is to create a collaboration between home and school environments that maximizes students’ cognitive, social, and technological development, builds self-directed learners of information and communication competencies, and develop problem solving abilities for making logical decisions.


Vision Statement :Vision Statement Educators establish creative learning communities that persue diligence and high standards of excellence for all students and prepare them for a competitive world market.


Technology Vision Statement :Technology Vision Statement Our vision is to integrate technology during the process of thinking, creating, producing, mastering, and communicating across curriculum objectives and real life applications. Educators will become competent users of technology in order to model and plan authentic projects for students by using multimedia applications, internet, and research/library skills.


Technology Vision :Technology Vision Students will use digital content to reinforce higher order thinking. They will use technology to acquire information for individual projects that relates to real world tasks.


Needs Assessment :Needs Assessment Demographics: Pleasantdale Elementary is a suburban school of grades pre-k through fifth grades with approximately six hundred students of low socioeconomic background with 89% qualifying for free and reduced lunch. The student body is diverse with a high enrollment of English Language Learners from Hispanic speaking countries. The students body is comprised of 45% Blacks, 46% Hispanic, 4% Africans, 3% Asian, 1% Native Americans, and 1% Whites. Educators and Administrators: Pleasandale has fulltime and part-time employees. Fulltime staff include: 41 academic teachers, five kindergarten paraprofessionals, one media specialist, one media assistant, one counselor, one principal, and two assistant principals. Part-time or weekly staff include: academic coach, social worker, and one computer technician.


Needs Assessment :Needs Assessment Data Assessment: Pleasantdale completed a Georgia Assessment of Performance on School Standards (GAPSS) in May 2009. This assessment tool analyzed the level of operations for eight strands such as curriculum, instruction, assessment, planning and organization, student, family, community report, professional learning, leadership, and school culture. The instruction strand analyze the success of technology in the school.


Needs Assessments :Needs Assessments Results: Based on confidential surveys, technology questionnaires, interviews, administrators and peer observations, technology is used for student achievement with emphasis on remediation, tutoring, general use of search engines for researching a topic, word processing application for typing projects.


Recommendations :Recommendations GAPSS cont. Emphasis should also be given to students’ direct use and application of technology within their ongoing learning process. Students demonstrate true ownership of technology as a set of tools and resources to complement their learning and interest.


Assessment cont. :Assessment cont. Pleasantdale needs: Additional resources hardware and software to aid students in collaborative and multimedia projects. Professional development for using Smart board Applications efficiently and effectively for student achievement. Professional development for designing projects for integration technology across the curriculum. Laptops for classrooms located in trailers


SWOT :SWOT Strengths: 33 computers in lab; three computers per class in building; grades three thru five have smart boards; at least one Smartboard on each grade level, smartboard in media center and computer lab. Weaknesses: Technology not integrated across curriculum, all teachers do not have Smartboards, teachers/students in trailers need greater access to technology; limited grant funds, and parent participation, insufficient knowledge of English for parents to assist students assignments involving technology. Opportunity: Grant opportunities for funds from business partners like Kroger/ Best Buy; Federal Government stimulus money for Title One Schools. Threats Fear of theft of technology in trailer classrooms, new apartments nearby will increase student population and need for more technology, overall tight budget economy


Technology Goal/Initiative :Technology Goal/Initiative Initiative: Teachers, students, leaders, parents, and community members enhance the learning process by having access and use of diverse technologies for mastering Georgia Professional Standards (GPS) as well as for developing workplace competencies skills. Goal Statements: 1. Educators will aim to integrate technology across the curriculum. 2. Students apply knowledge to generate new ideas, create original works, and develop new processes for individual or group expressions through use of digital tools. Rationale Statement: Pleasantdale will work to improve teaching, learning, and achievement by developing problem solving and thinking skills of students in literacy and numeracy via computer literacy in order to meet the National Educational Technology Standards.


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Staff Development Plan :Staff Development Plan Provide ongoing school-wide Professional Development (PD) during common planning times, scheduled paid professional development, during summer breaks, and pre/post planning time. Weekend in-service may be scheduled if demanded. Teachers who attend during summer breaks will receive Principal incentives. Training classes will be conducted by trained technology staff from the school district as well as teacher mentors knowledgeable in the subject matter during professional learning community sessions. Classes will be geared to help teachers advance on their current Loti Level.


Professional Development Courses :Professional Development Courses The following is a list of courses that would be offered for the 2009-2010 school year. Free online sites for educators First-class applications- webpage development Smart-board Activstudio across curriculum Smart-board Santeo Clickers Moviemaker (import and edit video) Digital camcorders or cameras uses and applications Microsoft Applications: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Office Publisher, Implementing problem-based learning, other Network Software Incorporate technology in standard-based learning


Budget :Budget Items Rationale Timeline Cost 2 SmartBoard Access for all students July 2009- $6000. 2 Projector ongoing Santeo Response Academic Feedback July 2009- $1200. Systems Set ongoing 3 Digital Camcorder Making Video Projects Sept. 2009- $1000. ongoing Free MovieMaker Software Editing Software Sept. 2009- download Laptops Instruction in ongoing 500 each class trailers 1Portable Smart board w/projector Mobile Classroom July 2009 $2800. Access ongoing


Evaluation Plan :Evaluation Plan Technology Team will monitor the implementation and evaluation of the technology monthly and throughout the school year. The team will make adjustments and recommendations to the plan based on data from the following questions: 1. Is technology working well to complete tasks? 2. Are the (PD) strategies being implemented in the classroom? 3. Do the educators have sufficient time to implement technology? 4. Has technology integration resulted in increase students academic achievement and problem-solving skills gathered by assessment data


Evaluation Plan :Evaluation Plan 5. Are students making steady progress towards technology benchmark objectives? 6. Which professional development classes need follow-up instructions? 7. Which technology proposals been approved for purchase? 8. Do the infrastructure and technical support system aid in technology access for all students and staff? 9. What are hidden or unbudgeted cost of technology requests? 10. Are teachers using technology supports systems created in the district’s K-5 curriculum mapping?


References :References Georgia Department of Education (2007, May). GAPSS Analysis. Retrieved June 4, 2009, from http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/GAPSS%20ANALYSIS%20FINAL%205-29-07%20Revised%207-10-07.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F647428DA04E07D918602BE206B53F3CBFDF170ECDAE5F59C4&Type=D LOTI (2009). Research: Loti digital-age framework. Retrieved June 8, 2009, from http://loticonnection.com/lotilevels.html National Staff Development Council (2009). Learning communities. Retrieved June 5, 2009, from http://www.nsdc.org/standards/learningcommunities.cfm Promethean Planet (2009). ActivStudio. Retrieved June 2, 2009, from http://www.prometheanworld.com/server.php?show=nav.38 Schrock, K. (2008). Kathy Schrock guide for educators. Retrieved June 3, 2009, from http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/shows.html Smartboard (n.d.) Retrieved June 2, 2009, from http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/intra/techsupport1/pricing/documents/SmartboardModelsandEquipment2007_jr.pdf