The Wayne District Technology Plan

By Jaye Faccenda

AgendaO Introduce E-RateO Goals of the Wayne Public Schools

Three-Year Technology Plan 2010-2013

O Technology Plan BudgetO Wayne Public Schools LoTi ResultsO How can we as teachers effectively

use technology in the classroom?

E-Rate ProgramO Administered by the Schools and

Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company

O Offers discounts to schools for telecommunication and information services

O School must provide a technology plan along with application

Wayne Public School Technology Plan

O Technology PlanO 2010-2013O 4 Goal Clusters

O Teacher responsibilitiesO District responsibilitiesO MaintenanceO Funding

Teacher Responsibilities

O Integrate technology across the curriculum

O Take the Technology Survey/Assessment Profile

O Create an improvement planO Use technology to increase

communication

District ResponsibilitiesO Offer professional developmentO Provide training for SISO Identify a technology resourceO Provide a system that promotes

collaboration between parents, teachers, students, and the community

MaintenanceO Maintain hardwareO High-Speed access and InternetO Current software

FundingO Provided by district budget and

grantsO Used for maintenance, utilities, staff

development, new productsO Use available resources to provide

maximum funding

Technology BudgetO Determined by Board of EducationO Approximately 1.9 million dollars per

yearO E-Rate provides approximately

$220,000 per year

(2010)

How can we effectively integrate technology into the

classroom?

We would be one step closer if we asked students their opinions. Students are

growing up with technology and they know more about it than we do. We need to seek advice from them. They are

the most important stakeholders after all.

Tools Teachers and Students Should Use

More OftenA Student’s Perspective

• Computer and Internet

• Smart Board• Graphing Calculators• Cell Phones• YouTube• Power Point• Geometer’s

Sketchpad• Blogs• ELMO Projector• Wikipedia

In ConclusionIn conclusion, given the Wayne Public Schools Technology Plan, we can begin to research and utilize new technologies and integrate them into our classroom to engage our students. The best thing we can do is use the students themselves as resources in order to get fresh ideas. They can help us change their own future.

ReferencesO Office of Innovation and

Improvement. (2008). Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/nonpublic/erate.html

O Wayne Public Schools three-year technology plan 2010-2013. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.wayneschools.com