1. STaR Chart forand

3. Why do we have to do the survey?

4. What information do we get from doing the survey?

5. How are the results for Texas?

6. How do the results reflect B.B. Rice?

7. What are our strengths and weaknesses and how will we improve the weaknesses?

8. What is the STaR Chart?School Technology and ReadinessA Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-Assessingaligned with theLong-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020

9. Why do we have to do the survey?We get the opportunity to take the survey each year so that we can self-assess our campus’ efforts in integrating technology across the curriculum. NCLB also states that students need to be proficient with technology by the end of their eighth grade year.

10. What information do we get from doing the survey?It allows us to gauge our progress each year in order to be in compliance with state and federal requirements as well as meeting the technology standards. There are four levels of progress: Early Tech, Developing Tech, Advanced Tech, and Target Tech.

11. Results for 2007 - 2008

12. Results for 2007 - 2008

13. Teaching and Learning We have made progress in this area.

14. Educator Preparation and Development We have made progress in this area.

15. Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support As you can see from all three years, 2007 – 2008 was a great area this year.

16. Infrastructure for Technology Progress has remained the same for all three years.

17. B.B. Rice Elementary

18. Key Area Strengths* Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support* Infrastructure for TechnologyKey Area Weaknesses* Educator Preparation and Development* Teaching and Learning

19. Conclusion What ideas do you have so we can improve our classifications in our weak areas? - Educator Preparation and Development - Teaching and Learning How will you improve the use of technology in your classroom?

20. More Information? If you would like more information, please visit the link below. http://starchart.esc12.net/