FRIT 7739: TechnologyProgramAdministrator

8/18/2019 FRIT 7739: TechnologyProgramAdministrator

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Technology Program Administrator: FRIT 7739 1

Technology Program Administrator

Gadsden Elementary School

Savannah, Georgia


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Part A

I. Executive Summary

This report is meant to detail the functions of adsden!s "edia #enter$ including

organi%ation$ mission$ goals$ center acti&ities$ and o&erall e&aluation' This report (ill )e

concerned only (ith these specific items programs$ and resources$ and accolades located

(ithin adsden *lementary school$

adsden itself located in the inner+city of do(nto(n ,a&annah$ eorgia' It has -ust

)een re)uilt from the ground up$ (hich has allo(ed &arious technology such as

Promethean .oards and mounted pro-ectors to )e installed in each room' /ther

technology that is a&aila)le that only in each room )ut also the media center include

document cameras$ Apple T0s$ iPads$ #hrome)oos$ eo t(os$ and a &ariety of soft(are

as (ell as digital )oos' Though many #/, and #hrome)oo carts are around the

school$ they all originate and are in&entoried )y the "edia #enter'

adsden currently ser&ices t(o main pu)lic housing comple4es$ and since a more

)lended curriculum has )een used$ data indicates a positi&e increase in standardi%ed state

scores' 5ue to the fact that demographics consist of lo(er+income )racet 618 free

lunch Title 1 funds ha&e )een used to in&est in technology and resources to help close

the learning gap' This consists of ##P, aligned soft(are programs$ as hard(are such

as iPads$ #hrome .oos$ and eo!s' These are in&entoried and supported )y the ;i)rary

"edia ,pecialist'


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II. Organizational Chart

The chart )elo( sho(s the ,##P,, Technology /rgani%ation!s )reado(n' Though

it is not listed$ indi&idual ,chool "edia ,pecialists are located under the ;i)rary "edia

cTechnology #oach' Also$ se&en Instructional Technology #oaches ser&ice all of the

school!s in the district$ thus many are a)le to mae it to a school a limited amount of time

per month' This lea&es much of the technology issues and ongoing trou)le+shooting to

fall on the school!s 6in this case adsden "edia ,pecialist'

SavannahChatham County Pu!lic School System

Technology Organizational Chart


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Sc ooSuperintendent

ThomasLockamy

Chief of Data &Accountability

David Feliciano

Programanager

!nstructional Technology

!nstructional Technology

Coaches"seven#

Library edia Technology

Services Coach

District edia &!T SupportAssistant

anager of$eb Services

$ebProgrammer

Director%etork and'ngineering

Services

anagerCustomerService &(uality

Assurance

)elpdesk Tech"*ve#

Field Technicians

"nine#

%etork'ngineer "*ve#

+r, 'ngineer"four#

!nfrastructure Technician "to

and a half#

anager !TPro-ect Services

!T AdminSecretary

'.ecutiveSecretary

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III. "ethods

The main methodology utili%ed to gather information consisted of inter&ie(s (ith

anda =olman 6adsden!s "edia ,pecialist>,chool Technology ,pecialist TPA$ "r'

ary /such 60ice Principal and primary person (ho purchases most of the &arious

technology (ithin the school$ teacher and stae holder sur&eys taen$ as (ell as analysis

of &arious technology in&entory reports including usage as (ell as the most current media

center needs analysis and )udget'


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I#. Center Context and Goals

adsden!s "edia #enter ser&es as the @heart of the school!s print and

instructional technology resources' As a Title 1 school$ (e ha&e access to funding

(hich allo(s us to ha&e state of the art technology and resources' It is up to the

media center to pro&ide support and proper integration into current curriculum across

all grade le&els (ithin the school' .elo( is the e4act mission and goals set for(ard

)y adsden!s "edia #enter' .oth the mission and goal re&ol&e around the main

o&erarching use and implementation of a )lended curriculum utili%ing )oth district

and school(ide programs and technology aligned (ith the #ommon #ore eorgia

Performance ,tandards' It is the responsi)ility of the "edia ,pecialist and

Instructional #oach to pro&ide ongoing training and support of resources for

successful and effecti&e use for student success' Further utili%ation$ support$ and

funding of the media center has also )een pro&ided )y a &ariety of staeholders such

as administration$ teachers$ community )usinesses$ and &olunteers'

"ission$

The mission of this school!s li)rary and media program is to colla)orate (ith teachers

and others to pro&ide appropriate resources and meaningful learning e4periences for

students to ad&ocate reading impro&ement and to foster an interest in literature and

technology'

Goals$

The main goal of the li)rary and media center staff is to @"ae the #onnection

)et(een the school li)rary and academic achie&ement' In order to achie&e this goal

(e (ill:


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• Promote student interest in reading'

• Promote and utili%e technological resources and fluency'

• Promote appreciation of literature'

• Pro&ide appropriate collections and resources to support and enrich the school

curriculum'

• ,upport district$ state and national standards'

• Pro&ide an attracti&e and supporti&e en&ironment for students and faculty

anda =olman$ (ho is the "edia ,pecialist at adsden handles not only the li)rary$

)ut also adsden!s technology' ,he has an *d', degree in Instructional Technology and

started originally as a teacher' ,he has a &ariety of responsi)ilities that go )eyond the

sphere of -ust print items$ (hich is a common misconception )y many today' 5ue to the

e4tensi&e amount of hard(are and soft(are at this site$ "rs' =olman is tased (ith

organi%ing$ in&entorying$ dispersing$ as (ell as supporting much of the hard(are (ithin

the school' These include rades C+? iPads for each class$ #hrome)oos also for first

through fifth grades$ #/,$ digital cameras$ Promethean .oard and pro-ectors$ and

&arious other pieces of technology and hard(are'

Professional de&elopment is &ital$ as adsden has adopted #ompass and &arious other

computer programs that are monitored )y the district$ and are to )e utili%ed )y teachers

and students on a daily )asis' As the school!s ;i)rary "edia ,pecialist$ organi%ing

training$ as (ell as colla)orating (ith teachers to create and utili%e properly aligned

presentations or online>interacti&e presentations that help support current state curriculum

and standards is done on a regular )asis )y "rs' =olman'


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#. Center Activities

The media center at adsden ser&es this school (ith a multitude of acti&ities as (ell

as ser&ices' "ain acti&ities )esides the dealing of checing out )oos$ and normal li)rary

procedures$ includes area for a colla)oration and group (or$ as (ell as meeting places

for 21st+century$ Dunior achie&ement$ and lo&e mentor tutoring' The li)rary is open e&ery

day from E:3 until dismissal at 3:3'

The "edia #enter also has a large area (ith a Promethean for colla)orati&e and (hole

group lessons' These are used regularly )y )oth "rs' =olman (hen teaching a)out

information fluency$ or )y other teachers (ho (ant to )e a)le to pool resources in the

media center itself' Also$ and dad since media center$ (e ha&e a teacher resource room

(here teachers are a)le to chec out &arious manipulati&es and resources for classroom

use$ as (ell as the normal laminating imprinter areas' ,ince adsden is so technology

rich$ the media center has a large computer area that is used for #ompass ;earning 6since

it!s used e&ery day at our site and &arious online modules teachers may (ant to utili%e if

our computer la) is )usy'

adsden!s "edia #enter also houses our Parent #enter that offers &arious support and

classes to parents on ho( to help their child succeed' This also includes parent classes

and hands+on acti&ities'

#I. Evaluation

Re&ie(ing adsden to media center$ it seems to )e achie&ing all the go

set forth as stated a)o&e' Resources are a&aila)le for )oth teachers and

students$ students are a)le to ha&e a (elcoming atmosphere to do their

research as (ell as chec out )oos and other items such as periodicals' I


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taled (ith "rs' =olman$ and (e )oth agree though that the media center

can )e utili%ed )etter than ho( it currently is' e )oth )elie&e it needs to )e

more accessi)le throughout the day for classes as (ell as teachers' Also$

in&iting more staeholders in the community is a goal "rs' =olman (ould

lie to achie&e' This may)e include authors for e4ample$ to do real laugh or

to tal a)out their e4periences' 5igital storytelling and &arious genres of the

month might also )e popular to )ring in more students as (ell as teachers'

The goal is to increase colla)oration )et(een teachers and this media

specialist in media center' This can only )e done )y changing the &ie(sThat

others in the school may ha&e a)out (hat the media center is and its function

o&erall' This in itselft is )reaing a(ay from the normal stereotype of (hat a

media center is' ,ince (e are stri&ing to )e a )lended curriculum school$

"rs' =olman is trying to mae the li)rary the center of not only )oos )ut

technology as (ell$ include an independent used )y students (hether alone

or in small group acti&ities'

/&erall$ the media center at adsden is doing incredi)le -o) (ith the students and the

staff' As time continues$ or resources are )eing added$ it can continue to achie&e a fully

)lended technological curriculum that (ill gi&e our students the resources they need to

succeed in a 21st century school'

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