Technology Planning Why & How. 2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette What is a...
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Technology Technology Planning Planning Why & How Why & How
Technology Planning Why & How. 2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette What is a Technology Plan? A long ranged plan outlining technology
2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette What is a
Technology Plan? A long ranged plan outlining technology use in the
district over the next three year period. A document that is
futuristic in nature. A plan which is inclusive of technology
related items.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette What is a
Technology Plan? Provides documentation of requested
telecommunications services through E- Rate funding. Provides a
framework for the use of telecommunications and information
technologies in a school.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette What is a
Technology Plan? A plan that is written to include room for new
opportunities, open to revision, and NOT a static document.
Technology planning should NOT be viewed or treated as a separate
exercise dealing primarily with hardware and telecommunications
infrastructure. There must be connections between: There must be
connections between: a plan for professional development a plan for
and curriculum integration. physical infrastructure
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette CHAPTERS
OF PLAN Chapter 1 Vision and Goals Chapter 2 Technology Integration
& Professional development Chapter 3 Infrastructure &
Implementation
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette CHAPTERS
OF PLAN Chapter 4 Action Plan Chapter 5 Policies Chapter 6 Funding
Sources Chapter 7 Evaluation
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette How long
is a Plan valid? Approved Technology Plans should cover a period of
not more than three years. All approved plans should include
provisions for evaluating progress toward the plan's goals, and
ideally, these assessments should occur on an annual basis.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Why have
a Technology Plan? E-rate Funding The Federal Communications
Commission requires that purchases be based on an approved
Technology Plan. Title II, Part-D funding formula (consolidated
application) competitive grants Supports the School Improvement
Plan
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Why have
a Technology Plan? To ensure that you have secured the resources
you need to make effective use of your telecommunications services
and Internet access, including: computers and peripheral equipment,
staff training, software, and a budget for operating costs and
maintenance. To provide an evaluated plan in the progress toward
reaching your established goals.
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Technology Committee: The Technology Committee should include the
committee that worked on the plan. They should be a cross section
of different stakeholders in your district Parent, teacher,
student, administrator, community member, school board member Need
to list each member and cross-section they represent Times and
Dates should be listed for committee meeting
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Vision:
The Technology Vision needs to include your district's mission with
how technology relates to it. It needs to be futuristic in nature.
Plan should be long-range in nature The Technology Plan should
provide sufficient information about the school's education
objectives to validate the use and incorporation of requested
E-Rate services and technology use. Include districts educational
mission and connect technology to it.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Needs
Assessments Why do a Needs Assessment: It will provide real data
from the schools customers (i.e. staff, students, parents and
community, graduates) about the needs, perceptions, wants of the
district. It helps to determine documented areas of high and
immediate needs rather than perceived needs of a small group. It
provides documented evidence when determining priority of needs. It
helps to formulate goals. It provides a starting point for setting
measurable and attainable goals
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Needs
Assessments Write a short concise summary of what the district is
currently doing in the use of technology. Include present
information about: - staffs level of integration - staffs level of
integration -state of infrastructure -state of infrastructure
-level of connectivity -level of connectivity List All types and
sources of data collected - Survey (students) -Tech Assistance logs
(staff) -Test Scores (students)
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Needs
Assessments Explain what areas were assessed and reasons for
assessment. -Available resources -Skills -Current access -Future
needs Explain how the data was used to formulate goals and
objectives. Ex. All groups surveyed indicated a need for more
training in the use of technology as indicated by the compiled data
on page 5.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Goals and
Objectives Staff Development Goals Curriculum Integration Goals
Infrastructure Goals Student achievement and learning Goals
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Goals and
Objectives Explain how the goals support your vision. Explain how
the goals address the learning of students. Make the goals clear,
concise, measurable and attainable.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Chapter 2
Technology Integration & Professional Development
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Technology/Curriculum Integration Explain how your Technology Plan
relates to your districts Consolidated Application/School
Improvement Plan
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Technology/Curriculum Integration Explain the process your district
is now using to integrate technology into the curriculum. Explain
your districts plan for assisting staff with the integration of
technology in the future.
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Technology/Curriculum Integration Explain how your district is
currently addressing distance learning in the curriculum. Explain
how your district plans to address distance learning in the
future.
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Professional Development Explain the content of your staff
development trainings (i.e.integration training, personal skills
enhancement training, maintenance and support training, distance
learning training, new technologies, etc. ) Remember, this includes
both certified and non-certified staff.
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Professional Development Explain how the scope and sequence of
staff development training will be determined in your district.
Explain how your district will support technical issues.
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Professional Development Explain how your district is currently
addressing staff development in the area of distance learning.
Explain your districts plan for addressing the future needs of
distance learning.
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Professional Development Explain the PD follow-up that will be
provided for ALL planned staff development trainings. Are there
classes or workshops available to your staff on an ongoing basis
within your district?
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INFRASTRUCTURE List the districts technology inventory (such items
as Computers, Servers, Hubs, Cameras, Graphing Calculators, TVs,
Telecommunications equipment, Distance Learning Equipment, etc)
Public Districts meet this requirement through the annual
technology survey submitted to the K- 12 Data Center. Private
Schools who do not utilize the above site (which is available to
them) for inventory will need to address this item in detail and
must be kept on file at the district for audits
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INFRASTRUCTURE Describe what records management information you are
maintaining on the districts technology equipment. (i.e. Hard drive
size, RAM, Processor speed, video capability, networked, etc). List
software licenses and quantity of each. Explain the districts
software review and new purchase plan to replace outdate
software.
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Facilities and Model Classroom Configurations This section is to
provide a reference point for new purchases in relation to the
districts current infrastructure. Its purpose is to help show a
need or provide evidence of current infrastructure when developing
a plan for replacement and new equipment.
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Facilities and Model Classroom Configurations Include your present
facility and configurations as a schematic. This section MUST
include: a schematic of your districts LAN/WAN Configuration
including firewall, servers, routers/hubs, switches. a schematic of
a typical classroom including number of RJ45 end connectors and
total networked computers a schematic of a typical lab setting
including number of RJ45 end connectors and total networked
computers.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Chapter 4
Action Plan
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Three
Year Action Plans Provide an Action Plan for each goal. Action
Plans must include: all goal activities, timelines, person(s)
responsible, projected funding and assessment plan.
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Plans Goal: (state your districts goal here) ActivitySpecific goals
and objectives the activity addresses as stated in the districts
technology plan Person (s) responsible TimelineProjected Cost
Assessment used to measure impact
2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Policies
Explain how the district addresses personal use of online services
for: students and staff Explain the consequences for violating your
Acceptable Use Policy for: students and staff. Explain how the
district controls access for: students and staff
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Policies
Explain how the district addresses ownership of software and data.
Explain how the district protects confidentiality of records.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Distance
Learning Policy Explain how your policy addresses
video-conferencing AND internet-based distance learning (e.g.
WebCT)
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Distance
Learning Policy (cont) Include a distance learning mission
statement; Academic - Academic calendars, accreditation of
programs, course quality, course and program evaluation, Carnegie
units, grading, admission, and curriculum review and approval
processes; Fiscal, Geographic, Governance - Tuition rates,
consortia agreements, contracts with collaborating organizations,
board oversight, administration cost, and tuition
disbursement;
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Learning Policy (cont) Faculty Compensation and workloads, design
and development incentives, staff development, and faculty support;
Legal Intellectual property agreements and copyright; Student -
Student support, academic advising, library services, student
privacy; and Technical Technical support, hardware/software, and
access.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Childrens
Internet Protection Act Explain the districts CIPA safety policy
and this policy must include the use of filters to protect against
access to the visual depictions outlawed in the act. Address:
access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet and the
web; the safety and security of minors when using electronic mail,
chartrooms and other forms of direct electronic communications;
unauthorized access, including so-called hacking, and other
unlawful activities by minors online; unauthorized disclosure, use,
and dissemination of personal identification information regarding
minors; measures designed to restrict minors access to materials
harmful to minors
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Childrens
Internet Protection Act Describe the districts policy for
monitoring and updating blocking/filtering software.. Provide
date(s) the district conducted a public meeting(s) on Internet
safety / technology protection, noting any actions taken.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Three
Year Telecommunications Services and Equipment. Explain the
districts plans for the future procurement and expansion of
telecommunication services and equipment. Include how the district
will acquire additional equipment; Explain what kinds of equipment
will be acquired and; Include plans for maintaining and upgrading
the current system.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Three
Year Telecommunications Services and Equipment. Explain your policy
for usage/maintenance/upgrading of telecommunications equipment
(i.e. cellular phones, pagers, two-way radios, answering machines,
voice messaging systems, etc.) Explain the districts plan to
maintain, review and update obsolete technology.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Policies
Need to Attach All Policies that your districts has on hand in
regards to Technology. Some examples: AUP Distance Learning Policy
CIPA Telecommunication Policy
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Sources Explain the funding sources for each activity in the
districts Technology Plan. Telecommunication Services Hardware
Software Professional Development Other Services identified in the
technology plan
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Sources May be a narrative or table Activity (from action plan)
Category of funding (listed above) Funding source
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Evaluation Describe the process for evaluating the districts
overall Technology Plan. Describe the continuous evaluation process
of this technology plan. Include how the evaluation process will
adapt for changing circumstances, new technologies and changing
needs of the district.
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Evaluation Explain the measures taken for evaluating the impact of
the plan on student performance. Explain the process should the
Technology Plan need adjustments made prior to expiration date
(note updates/addendums can be submitted yearly on a three year
approved plan).
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Evaluation If this plan requires District Board of Education
approval include the date approved. Amend and submit all revisions
made during the cycle of this plan in a timely manner to the South
Dakota Department of Education.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Seven (of
many) Sins to Avoid: One or two people write the plan the night
before it's due. The Technology Coordinator does all of the
planning. No one, especially parents or the community, sees the
plan until it's done. The plan could be mistaken for a shopping
list. Teachers' needs are not addressed (because teachers don't
like surveys). The technology support system consists of a computer
repair class offered at the community college. Planning for
curriculum integration is postponed until more hardware is
available.
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Useful
Websites Acceptable Use Policies http://www.iema-ia.org/IEMA94.html
Childrens Internet Protection Act
http://www.taken.org/internetfilteract.htm Guiding Questions for
Technology Planning - North Central Regional Technology in
Education Consortium (NCRTEC)
http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/guidewww/gqhome.htm Learning Through
Technology: A Planning and Implementation Guide
http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/homepg.htm Pathways to School
Improvement http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/pathwayg.htm The CEO Forum on
Education and Technology - STaR Chart Self- Diagnostic Tool
http://www.ceoforum.org/ The National Educational Technology
Standards (NETS) Project http://cnets.iste.org/
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette Useful
Websites (cont) Microsoft Technology Planning
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=PlanTMM A Guide for Drafting
Comprehensive and Effective Computer Policies
http://www.computer-policy.com/gt.htm Childrens Internet Protection
Act http://www.taken.org/internetfilteract.htm Netsmartz
http://www.netsmartz.org/flash/index.html Sonic Wall
http://www.sonicwall.com/ Technology Coach
http://techcoach.memphis.edu/ National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards http://www.nbpts.org/ Technology Plan
Requirements http://www.cde.ca.gov/edtech/eett/requirements.htm
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2004 Sessions for 2005 Cycle Peg, Gay, Mark, Jeanette For More
Information Contact Gay Pickner or Peg Henson:
[email protected] 280-3613 [email protected] 773-2489
Department of Education 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501
