Annotated List of Technology Resources

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Module 3 - Tea !1"a#n $ohnson% Lauren &rantley% Roderic' (ith% Laray )ells

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Resources Reference Relevance of Resource

1* Fulton+ounty Tech ,lan

Fulton +ounty ,ulic (chool (yste% .2012/* Fultoncounty technology plan. https###*ultonschools*orgendiisionsit"ocuents20122015620Final620tech620plan*pd

Fulton +ounty proides a rich and thorough eaple oa plan #here all standard coponents o a detailedtechnology plan are addressed* For eaple% all thegoals are tied to the district ision #ith responsiilitiesdeined* Technology 8oals #ere in an iportant part oour ruric and #e loo'ed to this plan as an ideal inal

product or certain sections*

2* ,lanningor Technology

)hitehead% &* M*% $enson% "eon F*9*% &oschee% F*%.2013/* Planning for technology: A guide for schooladministrators, technology coordinators, and curriculumleaders* Thousand :a's% +; +or#in ,ress*

The authors o ,lanning or Technology 8uide &oo'hae practical and oral educational eperience* Theoo' oes eyond asics and discusses ho# learningand technology are intricately connected and eplainedthe iportance o leadership% culture% inances% pulicrelations% and ision or a luid technology plan* Foreaple% there are ideas or resource reallocation andealuation instruents% prootional aterial% andinoration on see'ing resources and grants* .9ote The

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9ational +enter or Technology ,lanning* .200E/*,erceied educational technology needs surey*http###*nctp*codo#nloadsassess*pd

Releance o this surey is that it could used in groupsand or indiiduals as a recoendation or iproing a

technology plan* It as's uestions in a uniue #ay that#ould engender conersation aong sta'eholders*Gsed on a large or sall scale% it could rae aconersation aout technology needs ased onualitatie data* The responses #ould e ased oneach personHs or groupHs role* The surey #asintended to stay #ith the person or ie days #ith theoption to put the sae responses do#n or ultipleites i applicale*

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Technology ,lanning RuricTea 1 - FRIT 7232

ElementsNeeds Improvement

(1 pt)Acceptable

(2 pt)Exemplary

(3 pt)

VisionMissing or incopleteision stateent*

Vision stateent lists ho#technology #ill e used toiproe student learning andaide teachers andadinistrators% ut instructionaloutcoes are not stated*

Vision stateent is clear% concise%and coprehensie* The tea hasincluded ho# technology #ill eused to iproe student learningand aide teachers andadinistrators* Instructionaloutcoes are ully stated*

oalsMissing or incopletelearning goals*

8oals are road andcoprehensie ut unclear*They are loosely tied to thestate or district docuents*8oals are not readilyotainale or easurale*

8oals are road andcoprehensie% addressing theteaching and learning needs*"istrict docuents are clearlysupported* 8oals are attainale andeasurale*

!rofessional developmentMissing or incopleteproessional

deelopentinoration*

Bas a plan or proessionaldeelopent that lays out atieline or ho# and #hen all

sta #ill e trained #hen ne#technologies are acuired*"oes not hae undingallocated to ,"*

Bas a plan or proessionaldeelopent and leadership thatlays out a tieline or ho# and #hen

all sta #ill e trained #hen ne#technologies are acuired* Basunding allocated to ,"*

Assessment of telecommunication services" #ard$are"soft$are" and ot#er services needed

Missing or incopleteassessent otelecounicationserices% hard#are%sot#are% and other

,lan includes soeassessent otelecounication serices%hard#are% sot#are% and otherserices needed*

,lan includes a coprehensie anddetailed assessent otelecounication serices%hard#are% sot#are% and otherserices needed*


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serices needed*.ie* &nternet band+idth speed,WAN-AN connections bet+een allsites, net+or security./

Accessibility of tec#nolo%y resources (Americans $it#

&isabilities Act)

Missing or incopleteinoration regardingaccessiility otechnology resourcesidentiied*

,lan includes ery little speciicaccessiility resources orstudents needing assistietechnology*

,lan includes coprehensieN;ccessiility 8uideO and speciicaccessiility resources or studentsneeding assistie technology*

'ud%et9o oral udgetidentiied*

,lan includes a udget #ithlittle aligned to support thedistrictPs ision and goals*

,lan includes a detailed udgetaligned to support the districtPsision and goals* .Identiied undingis aggregated y local% state andederal sources*/

n%oin% evaluation9o oral ealuation isdescried*


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n services"#ard$are"soft$are" andot#er servicesneeded

telecounicationserices% hard#are%sot#are% and otherserices needed*

telecounication serices%hard#are% sot#are% and otherserices needed*

telecounication serices%hard#are% sot#are% and otherserices needed*.ie* &nternet band+idth speed,WAN-AN connections bet+eenall sites, net+or security./

Accessibility oftec#nolo%yresources(Americans $it#&isabilities Act)

Missing or incopleteinoration regardingaccessiility otechnology resourcesidentiied*

,lan includes ery little speciicaccessiility resources orstudents needing assistietechnology*

,lan includes coprehensieN;ccessiility 8uideO and speciicaccessiility resources orstudents needing assistietechnology*

1 !ointThere is no ention o the ;ericans#ith "isailities ;ct*

'ud%et9o oral udgetidentiied*

,lan includes a udget #ithlittle aligned to support thedistrictPs ision and goals*

,lan includes a detailed udgetaligned to support the districtPsision and goals* .Identiiedunding is aggregated y local%state and ederal sources*/

2 !oints&udget is present ut appears to eunclear*

n%oin%evaluation

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Recoendations o Technology ,lanTea 1 - FRIT 7232

;ter a careul ealuation o the &er'eley Gniied (chool "istrictHs Technology ,lan% #e #ould li'e to suggest the ollo#ingrecoendations

Vision

Q This plan does not hae #hat one #ould consider a NVisionO stateent*Q The purpose o a ision stateent is to deine #here you #ant your district to e in the uture* It should proide inspiration

to all sta'eholders and set a clear path or the desired outcoes*Q The plan does a'e reerence to the districtHs oerall ission and ision% ho#eer #e recoend that the technology

coittee deelop a separate ision or technology aligned to the districtPs goals*Q &ecause o the uniue role the technology plays in a school district% haing its o#n ision stateent is ital to the districtHs

success and 'eeps the technology departent ocused* The ision should e short clear and concise* For eaple% &ro#ard+ounty ,ulic (chools Technology Vision is% NTechnology% enaling learning or all any tie% any place*O

8oals

Q )hen planning or success in any organiCation itHs iportant to set goals* Bo#eer those goals need to e realistic andeasurale*

Q (eeral o the goals in this plan are not easurale* For eaple% N;ll teachers #ill increase the acadeic achieeento all students*O )hile I understand the coittees desire to hae N;ll teachers #ill increase the acadeic achieeent o allstudentsO% itHs Dust not realistic or easurale* 9ot all students ay #elcoe the ipleentation o technology and soe ayind that the technology hinders the learning process* ; ore realistic goal ight e to hae 1006 or all teachers ollo# thedistricts acadeic achieeent plan to increase graduation rates y 106O*

Q 8oal 3g is also not easily attainale or the sae reasons stated earlier* There #ill al#ays e students #ho eliee thatthey are sae and% in soe cases% ore 'no#ledgeale than those instructed the aout Internet saety* In the case o eingeasurale% 8oal 3g cannot coer every circustance a student ay ace regarding Internet saety% cyer-ullying% onlinepriacy% and online predators* This #ould a'e it diicult to easure #hether or not all student understand the concepts*


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technology ased instruction*Q :ur recoendation to the coittee is to reie# all goals to ensure that they are realistic and easurale* )hen

reie#ing goals the guiding uestion should e% ho# can I easure that? ou should e ale to apply a nuer or a percentageto any easurale goal*

,roessional "eelopentQ ,roessional deelopent is ery #ell deined #ith a clear tieline and oDecties*Q :ur recoendation to the coittee is to proide a guideline as to ho# the (ite Technology Leaders #ill e selected

and a clear idea as to #hat the duties and responsiilities o this position #ill entail*

;ssessent o telecounication serices% hard#are% sot#are% and other serices needed

Q This is addressed ery #ell #ithin the plan and #e eel that no recoendations are needed*

;ccessiility o technology resources .;ericans #ith "isailities ;ct/

Q There did not appear to e any clear eidence regarding this issue*Q The plan should include a section discussing the purchasing and ipleentation o assistie technology* (oe o the

technology that needs to e included inole coputer progras or deices% such as screen readers% tet enlargeent sot#are%and coputer progras that enale students to control the coputer #ith their oice*

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