Sidney Lanier Technology Plan

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DISD Student DISD Student Information SystemsInformation Systems

ASU Analysis – 2005 ASU Analysis – 2005 National Technology National Technology PlanPlan

Proposed New Proposed New National Technology National Technology PlanPlan

Long-Range Plan for Long-Range Plan for Technology 2006-2010Technology 2006-2010

DISD Technology Plan DISD Technology Plan StakeholdersStakeholders

Dallas ISD Technology Dallas ISD Technology PlanPlan

Lanier Technology Lanier Technology PlanPlan

What are the next What are the next steps for Sidney Lanier steps for Sidney Lanier Elementary?Elementary?

ReferencesReferences

DISD Student Information SystemDISD Student Information System

Hardware:Hardware: Desktop/laptops, Desktop/laptops, printersprinters

Software:Software: Pearson Pearson Education, Inc.Education, Inc.

ChanceryChancery - Dallas ISD - Dallas ISD Student Information SystemStudent Information System• FeaturesFeatures

Web-basedWeb-based Tracks student performanceTracks student performance Monitors student attendanceMonitors student attendance Schedules classesSchedules classes Enrolls/withdraws studentsEnrolls/withdraws students Robust security featuresRobust security features

• Secondary FeaturesSecondary Features DemographicsDemographics Special programs Special programs

(LEP/Bilingual, CATE, etc.)(LEP/Bilingual, CATE, etc.) Emergency contact, Emergency contact,

enrollment historyenrollment history TranscriptTranscript SchedulingScheduling Credits/gpa trackingCredits/gpa tracking Test score trackingTest score tracking

• Users:Users: Administrators, office Administrators, office staff, IT specialists, teachers, staff, IT specialists, teachers, counselors, librarians, and counselors, librarians, and counselors.counselors.

ASU Analysis - 2005 National ASU Analysis - 2005 National Technology PlanTechnology Plan

““In January 2005, then-Secretary of Education Rod Paige In January 2005, then-Secretary of Education Rod Paige submitted the Department of Education’s revised National submitted the Department of Education’s revised National Education Technology Plan (NETP) to Congress in compliance with Education Technology Plan (NETP) to Congress in compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The plan, titled the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The plan, titled Toward a New Golden Age in American Education, recommends Toward a New Golden Age in American Education, recommends seven “Action Steps” urging schools to…seven “Action Steps” urging schools to…

• strengthen leadership for technology, strengthen leadership for technology, • consider innovative budgeting,consider innovative budgeting,• support e-learning and virtual schools,support e-learning and virtual schools,• encourage broadband access, encourage broadband access, • move toward digital content, andmove toward digital content, and• integrate data systemsintegrate data systems

NETP also urges improved “teacher training” to enhance teacher’ NETP also urges improved “teacher training” to enhance teacher’ ability to use technological products.” ability to use technological products.”

Hinchey, P (2006, August). Hinchey, P (2006, August). An Analysis of the 2005 National Technology An Analysis of the 2005 National Technology PlanPlan: Better for Business than Children: Better for Business than Children.. Retrieved on February 12, Retrieved on February 12, 2010, from 2010, from http://epicpolicy.org/files/Brief-Hinchey.pdfhttp://epicpolicy.org/files/Brief-Hinchey.pdf

Proposed New National Proposed New National Technology PlanTechnology Plan

OverviewOverview• Inspire research, development, and innovationInspire research, development, and innovation

ProductivityProductivity• Provide broadband Internet access for all learners in and Provide broadband Internet access for all learners in and

out of school, 24/7out of school, 24/7 TeachingTeaching

• Teachers will participate in systematic and intensive Teachers will participate in systematic and intensive training to mentor peers in direct instruction as well as training to mentor peers in direct instruction as well as informal guiding and modelinginformal guiding and modeling

AssessmentAssessment• Use more technology-based assessment to gauge a Use more technology-based assessment to gauge a

student’s understanding and diverse learning student’s understanding and diverse learning preferencespreferences

U.S. Department of Education. (2009, December). U.S. Department of Education. (2009, December). National Educational National Educational Technology Plan.Technology Plan. Retrieved on February 12, 2010, from Retrieved on February 12, 2010, from https://edtechfuture.org/https://edtechfuture.org/

Long-Range Plan for TechnologyLong-Range Plan for Technology2006-20202006-2020

““To reach goals of this Long-Range Plan for To reach goals of this Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, strategies must be put in Technology, 2006-2020, strategies must be put in place that can be accomplished and measured place that can be accomplished and measured over time. The recommendations for Teaching over time. The recommendations for Teaching and Learning; Educator Preparation and and Learning; Educator Preparation and Development; Leadership, Administration and Development; Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support; and infrastructure for Instructional Support; and infrastructure for Technology implemented together will help Technology implemented together will help realize the overarching vision of the plan by realize the overarching vision of the plan by 2020.” Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.” Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020 (November 2006)2020 (November 2006)

Long-Range Plan for TechnologyLong-Range Plan for Technology

DISD Technology Plan DISD Technology Plan StakeholdersStakeholders

Plan status: approvedPlan status: approved Years Included in the Plan: Years Included in the Plan:

2008-20112008-2011 Number of years covered by Number of years covered by

the plan: 3the plan: 3 Years Approved for the Plan: Years Approved for the Plan:

2008-20112008-2011 Number of approved years: 3Number of approved years: 3

Technology Planning Technology Planning Committee:Committee:• Patricia ViramontesPatricia Viramontes• Bill RichardsonBill Richardson• Bruce EllisBruce Ellis• Julius WhiteJulius White• Gay PatrickGay Patrick• Greg MiltonGreg Milton• Lizzie HarrisLizzie Harris• Joanne FrantzenJoanne Frantzen• Sean BrinkmanSean Brinkman• Brian ReedBrian Reed• Jim BuchananJim Buchanan• Dash WeerashingheDash Weerashinghe• Karla GenterKarla Genter• Rosa PinaRosa Pina• D.K. BaileyD.K. Bailey

Dallas Independent School District (2010). Dallas Independent School District (2010). Information Technology Information Technology Services.Services. Retrieved on February 12, 2010, from Retrieved on February 12, 2010, fromhttp://inet/depts/it/about.htmhttp://inet/depts/it/about.htm

Dallas ISD Technology PlanDallas ISD Technology Plan

Academic GoalsAcademic Goals

• Interface seamlessly with technologyInterface seamlessly with technology

• Sustain a mutual partnership with all school Sustain a mutual partnership with all school and community stakeholdersand community stakeholders

• Establish district-wide lines of communication Establish district-wide lines of communication and collaborationand collaboration

Dallas Independent School District (2010). Dallas Independent School District (2010). Information Technology Information Technology Services.Services. Retrieved on February 12, 2010, from Retrieved on February 12, 2010, fromhttp://inet/depts/it/about.htm


Business Systems GoalsBusiness Systems Goals

• System must support the instructional System must support the instructional decision-making process, enhance community decision-making process, enhance community and parental interactions, and help achieve and parental interactions, and help achieve instructional goalsinstructional goals

• Interoperability of all components through Interoperability of all components through open technology, open systems, and open technology, open systems, and technology standardstechnology standards



Infrastructure GoalsInfrastructure Goals

• Ensure the accuracy or the accuracy needed to Ensure the accuracy or the accuracy needed to support the students and various departmentssupport the students and various departments

• Provide a stable server environmentProvide a stable server environment



Equitable Access GoalsEquitable Access Goals

• Technology Services will put into practice a Technology Services will put into practice a systemic process that will place a computer systemic process that will place a computer workstation in the home of each student workstation in the home of each student enrolled in the districtenrolled in the district


Lanier Technology PlanLanier Technology Plan Strengths:Strengths:

• Infrastructure supports both academic and Infrastructure supports both academic and administration systems, and network capability administration systems, and network capability for voice, data, and videofor voice, data, and video

• Campus has current networked libraries, Campus has current networked libraries, computer labs, and classrooms designed for computer labs, and classrooms designed for technology usetechnology use

• Provides authentic learning opportunities to Provides authentic learning opportunities to meet the needs of a diverse student population meet the needs of a diverse student population

Lanier Technology PlanLanier Technology Plan

Areas for Improvement:Areas for Improvement:

• Professional Development ExperiencesProfessional Development Experiences

• Models of Professional DevelopmentModels of Professional Development

• Professional Development to support Online Professional Development to support Online Learning opportunitiesLearning opportunities

• Technology Budget Allocated to Technology Technology Budget Allocated to Technology Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

What are the next steps for Sidney What are the next steps for Sidney Lanier Elementary?Lanier Elementary?

Equip each classroom to Equip each classroom to become a Sustainable become a Sustainable ClassroomClassroom• LCD projector, document LCD projector, document

camera, an interactive camera, an interactive whiteboard, a wireless whiteboard, a wireless response system, and a sound response system, and a sound amplication systemamplication system

Provide ongoing Provide ongoing Professional Professional Development Development opportunities for opportunities for teacher collaborationteacher collaboration• Train and model best Train and model best

practices using technology for practices using technology for diverse learnersdiverse learners

Use technology to Use technology to enhance and impact enhance and impact learninglearning• Students must be taught Students must be taught

using 21using 21stst century tools to century tools to develop critical-thinking and develop critical-thinking and problem skills, encourage problem skills, encourage student participation, and student participation, and promote student retentionpromote student retention

Administration will Administration will assess strengths and assess strengths and weaknesses in weaknesses in technology integrationtechnology integration• Budget and plan to increase Budget and plan to increase

technology resourcestechnology resources

Tschirgi, D. (nd). What is a Sustainable Classroom? Tschirgi, D. (nd). What is a Sustainable Classroom? Educational Educational Technology Support Center. Technology Support Center. Retrieved on February 10, 2010, from Retrieved on February 10, 2010, fromhttp://www.esd112.org.edtech.sustainableclass.cfmhttp://www.esd112.org.edtech.sustainableclass.cfm

ReferencesReferences Dallas Independent School District (2010). Dallas Independent School District (2010). Information Technology Services.Information Technology Services. Retrieved on Retrieved on

February 12, 2010, from February 12, 2010, from http://inet/depts/it/about.htmhttp://inet/depts/it/about.htm

Hinchey, P (2006, August). Hinchey, P (2006, August). An Analysis of the 2005 National Technology Plan: Better for An Analysis of the 2005 National Technology Plan: Better for Business than Children.Business than Children. Retrieved on February 12, 2010, from Retrieved on February 12, 2010, from http://epicpolicy.org/files/Brief-Hinchey.pdf

Texas Education Agency (2006, November) Texas Education Agency (2006, November) Texas Long-Star Plan, 2006-2020, Texas Long-Star Plan, 2006-2020, Retrieved on Retrieved on February 12, 2009, Lamar University, Instructional Technology site:February 12, 2009, Lamar University, Instructional Technology site: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/LRPTCompleteDec06.pdfhttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/LRPTCompleteDec06.pdf

Tschirgi, D. (nd). What is a Sustainable Classroom? Tschirgi, D. (nd). What is a Sustainable Classroom? Educational Technology Support Educational Technology Support Center. Center. Retrieved on February 10, 2010, from Retrieved on February 10, 2010, from http://www.esd112.org.edtech.sustainableclass.cfmhttp://www.esd112.org.edtech.sustainableclass.cfm

U.S. Department of Education. (2009, December). U.S. Department of Education. (2009, December). National Educational Technology National Educational Technology Plan.Plan. Retrieved on February 12, 2010, from Retrieved on February 12, 2010, from https://edtechfuture.org/

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