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Edld week 5 assignment
1. Sallisaw I.S.D
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Technology Plan 2012
Casey Eubanks
EDLD 5362
Lamar University
L20284840
2. Mission
To empower all students to make educated choices and
meet challenges of the future as productive citizens.
(Sallisaw ISD Technology Plan, 2012)
A focused technology plan “calls for advanced
technologies used in our daily lives to our entire
education system to improve learning, accelerate the
adoption of effective practices, and use data for
continuous improvement” (US Department of
Education, 2010)
3. Vision
We believe that people are empowered by their
independent use of technology and the
opportunities to share resources and
communicate in our local and global
communities. It is critical that our students
become familiar with the tools of information
technology, given the rapid pace of technological
change, and the growth of information
technologies in all aspects of our lives. (Sallisaw
ISD Technology Plan, 2011)
4. Vision
We as educators must integrate technology tools with
new models of teaching that meet each student’s
individual learning style and help ensure that each
student has an opportunity to become a lifelong learner.
(Sallisaw ISD Technology Plan, 2011)
The technology plan will supplement the current
district School Improvement Plan.
A committee will work together to develop the
Technology Plan, keeping in mind,
The use of technology will be curriculum driven and should
be integrated into the total schools environment.
5. Overview
Form a committee
Assess Needs/Evaluate Current Plan
Research
Model National Education Technology Plan
Plan Infrastructure
Plan Professional Development
Budget
Implement Plan
Evaluate Plan
6. Mission of Sallisaw ISD Technology
Plan
Sallisaw ISD will provide up-to-date technology
so that students can:
Improve their critical thinking and problem solving
skills
Expand their knowledge base to compete in a global
society
Work ethically and independently with a diverse
population within the classroom and beyond
Access, analyze, evaluate and communicate
information in quick, efficient, and creative formats
7. Mission of Sallisaw ISD Technology
Plan
Sallisaw ISD will provide up-to-date technology so that
staff can:
Accurately and efficiently assess, monitor, and communicate
student progress
Continually improve professional skills
Share skills and resources with colleagues, both within the
local school system and beyond
Improve instructional strategies to increase student
achievement
Demonstrate leadership and vision in the use of technology
to increase student achievement and staff productivity
8. Form a Committee
A committee is critical to the success of a new
technology plan. The following steps will be
taken to form a committee:
Members will represent each campus and will
include a cross section technology knowledge as well
as diverse members of the community
Members will bring expertise ranging from:
curriculum, planning, budgeting, technology
hardware/software, and professional development
9. Needs/Evaluate Current Plan
Because the State of Oklahoma is converting to the Common
core Curriculum, technology must be evaluated to allow the
district to effectively engage all student, track all student data and
develop/update a plan that prepares all students for success.
Current needs:
Inventory: Infrastructure, hardware, software, and other technology tools
List of needs, including updates and repairs will be made
Staff/Student surveys to determine the levels of technology integration
that exists in the learning environment
Test scores from benchmarks, Common Core and other student
evaluations will be examined to determine specific areas of concern
Infrastructure's stability, reliability and level of connectivity will be
determined
10. Needs/Evaluate Current Plan
Evaluate Plan
The Sallisaw ISD technology plan at the beginning
of the 2012 – 2013 school year should focus on
updating the infrastructure of the entire district
Plans to increase bandwidth and reliable wireless
connectivity throughout district should be discussed
11. Research
The committee members will research other
schools similar in size and make-up to our
district to determine future technology steps and
purchases
Findings will be presented to the committee and
improvements will be discussed
12. Model National Educational
Technology Plan
The National Educational Technology Plan
presents five goals;
“Addressing one of the five essential components of
learning powered by technology: Learning,
assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and
productivity” (US Department of Education, 2010)
13. Model National Educational
Technology Plan
By using the National Educational Plan and the
International Society for Technology (ITSE)
NETS*S (students), *T (teachers), *A
(administrators) will be one of the guiding
factors of the committee.
“Technology standards are the roadmap to
teaching effectively and growing professionally
in a digital world” (ITSE, 2011)
14. Infrastructure
Steps to overhaul/update the existing
infrastructure include:
Increase bandwidth
Provide reliable wireless connectivity
Provide dependable/timely technical support
15. Professional Development
“All professional educators are well connected to the
content and resources, data and information, and peers
and experts” (Nagel, 2010)
Professional development should be designed in order
for teachers to successfully apply technology to meet
instructional needs of the students
Professional development will be scheduled over the
summer and on dates throughout the school year
Budget to devise a plan to compensate teachers for the
professional development conducted during summer and
other non-scheduled district wide professional development
dates.
16. Professional Development
Training will be hands-on and support will be
available from the technology director and other
members of staff that demonstrate the ability to
effectively teach other teachers
Online training and access to experts will be
made available throughout the year
17. Budget
All district improvements in technology are
directly connected to the availability and amount
of the budget
Every effort will be made to provide
hardware/software at a reduced cost
Shareware
Freeware
Open source
Hardware at reduced prices
18. Budget
It is important, “when considering which
technology your school district is going to
implement, you must consider the potential
return on investment, as it relates to student
learning and your district’s strategic goals”
(Moore, 2006)
20. Implementation
To get the ball rolling:
Obtain support/involvement from all administrators
Update/building technology infrastructure
Updating classroom/campus technology
Implement training
Provide opportunities for teachers to collaborate with peers/
experts to share best practices
School/Teachers Wikis and Blogs
Technical support must be readily available
Engage students
Facilitating improved student learning
21. Implementation
“The power of technology to support
continuous and lifelong learning” (Duncan,
2010)
Must be the all-encompassing goal when the time
comes to implementing the plan.
22. Evaluations
How long will the plan be effective?
How is the plan impacting all student learning, including
technology skills.
Conduct teacher surveys at the end of each school year to assess
the effectiveness of professional development, and delivery of
instruction
“Effective technology plans are short term, not long term” (See,
1997).
Must keep this in mind as we evaluate the plan
Communicate with all share holders the successes and failures, as
well as the future technology advancements for the coming year
23. Solutions
After the plan has been evaluated, committee
members must be prepared to brainstorm new
ideas based on emerging technology
Staff and students should be consulted through
surveys to determine areas for solutions
24. Possible Solutions
Create new computers labs to supplements old
ones at each school campus
In the future Sallisaw ISD would like to become
a 1-to-1 school
Provide a laptop for each student enrolled at Sallisaw
Public Schools
25. References
Wyrick, R. Sallisaw ISD. (2011). Technology plan Sallisaw isd . Sallisaw:
US Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Transforming
American Education: Learning Powered by technology, Washington, D.C., 2010
ITSE International Society for Technology website, Retrieved on May 13, 2012, from
http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx
Nagel, D. (2010, November 9). National ed tech plan puts technology at the heart of educational
reform. Retrieved on May 13, 2012, from
http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/11/09/national-ed-tech-plan-puts-technology-at-the-he
Moore, R.J., (2006, August). The five best accelerators in school. School Administrator,
63.7, p.8
See, J. (1992). Developing effective technology plans. Retrieved on May 13, 2012, from
http://www.nctp.com/html/john_see.cfm