Mod 3 Team 4 Assignment

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Technology Plan Evaluation; Module 3

Vicki Lee, Lee McFatridge, Stephen (Andy Meyer!

F"#T $%3%; Vi!ionary Leader!hip in #n!tructional Technology


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Annotated List of Resources

Title& "e!ource!& Paragraph 'e!cription& (the ir!t ) are

direct *uote! ro+ the !ite!, !o they illhave to -e changed

. System

Technology

Planning

http&//0gadoe0org/Technology1

Service!/#nra!tructur

e/Page!/deault0a!p2

Sy!te+ technology plan! are needed toen!ure coherent, eective u!e o ederal,

!tate and local education technology und!

to !upport !tudent achieve+ent0 To -eeligi-le or E1"ate and co+petitive grant

unding, !y!te+! are re*uired to have

current, approved technology plan!0 A

technology plan i! de!igned to i+prove

education and !hould cover the entireunding year (uly . to une 34 -ut not

+ore than three year!0 %4.3 Tech Plan"u-ric

% Technologyintegration in

education in

developing

countries:

Guidelines to

policy makers

http&//ile!0eric0ed0gov

/ullte2t/E5))4440pd

The !ucce!!ul integration o any

technology, thu! #6T, into the cla!!roo+arrant! careul planning and depend!

largely on ho ell policy +aker!

under!tand and appreciate the dyna+ic! o

!uch integration0 Thi! paper oer! a !et oguideline! to policy +aker! or the

!ucce!!ul integration o #6T into the

cla!!roo+0

3 Planning Your

Technology

Initiatives

http&//nce!0ed0gov/pu-

!%44)/tech7!uite/part

7.0a!p

Technology plan! are central to technology

deploy+ent0 They can -e tool! o reor+

and guidance and, a! !uch, aect everya!pect o a technology initiative, ro+

inception through evaluation0 #n it!

!i+ple!t or+, a technology plan can -e

inor+al0 A local technology proponent!uch a! a !uperintendent, principal, or

teacher technophile +ight initiate one0 Atthe other end o the !pectru+, a technology plan can -e *uite or+al and, in +any

8uri!diction!, re*uire a pu-lic hearing or

another pre!cri-ed venue or receivinginput ro+ variou! !takeholder group!0

http://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Documents/GaDOE_Technology_Plan_Rubric_2013.dochttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Documents/GaDOE_Technology_Plan_Rubric_2013.dochttp://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ855000.pdfhttp://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ855000.pdfhttp://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ855000.pdfhttp://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/tech_suite/part_1.asphttp://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/tech_suite/part_1.asphttp://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/tech_suite/part_1.asphttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Documents/GaDOE_Technology_Plan_Rubric_2013.dochttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Documents/GaDOE_Technology_Plan_Rubric_2013.dochttp://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ855000.pdfhttp://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ855000.pdfhttp://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ855000.pdfhttp://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/tech_suite/part_1.asphttp://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/tech_suite/part_1.asphttp://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/tech_suite/part_1.asphttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/default.aspx


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9!Rate Program

http&//0gadoe0org

/Technology1

Service!/#nra!tructur e/Page!/erate0a!p2

E1"ate& Technology Planning E1"ate

re*uire! approved technology plan! a! a

prere*ui!ite or receiving #nternet acce!! or internal connection! di!count!0 There are

ive !peciic area! that the technology plan

+u!t addre!! in order to -e +eet E1"ateco+pliance and receive technology planapproval0 The!e include co+pliance ith

the 6hildren:! #nternet Protection Act

(6#PA that protect! children ro+ ledi+age!0

)"ederal

#ommunications

#ommission:

#hildren$s

Internet

Protection Act

http&//0cc0gov/g

uide!/children!1

internet1protection1act

Thi! e-!ite outline! the re*uire+ent! or

the 6hildren:! #nternet Protection Act

(6#PA, hich ena-le! !chool !y!te+! toget di!counted internet acce!! i their

internet connection! have ilter! to protectchildren hile u!ing the internet0

#ritical Issue:

%eveloping a

School or %istrict

Technology Plan

http&//0ncrel0org/

!dr!/area!/i!!ue!/+eth

od!/technlgy/te3440ht+

Thi! 6ritical #!!ue a! ritten -y Alan

oal!, Funding, ?udget,

Monitoring and Evaluation0

5 Planning for &'st#entury

Technologies in

Schools

http&//0thethinking!tick0co+/ile!/planning1or1%.!t1century1

technologie!0pd

A %.!t 6entury Tech Plan look! to -ring people and re!ource! together0 A !y!te+that allo! all !chool !takeholder! to log

on through a !ingle !y!te+ and acce!! the

inor+ation they need hen they need it0 #t!hould allo !takeholder! to co++unicate

+ore eiciently0 ?y creating a netork o

u!er!, you allo the+ to connect to each

http://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-acthttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-acthttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-acthttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-acthttp://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htmhttp://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htmhttp://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htmhttp://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htmhttp://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/DigitalTechnology/School_Technology_Plans.pdfhttp://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/DigitalTechnology/School_Technology_Plans.pdfhttp://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/DigitalTechnology/School_Technology_Plans.pdfhttp://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/DigitalTechnology/School_Technology_Plans.pdfhttp://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/DigitalTechnology/School_Technology_Plans.pdfhttp://www.thethinkingstick.com/files/planning-for-21st-century-technologies.pdfhttp://www.thethinkingstick.com/files/planning-for-21st-century-technologies.pdfhttp://www.thethinkingstick.com/files/planning-for-21st-century-technologies.pdfhttp://www.thethinkingstick.com/files/planning-for-21st-century-technologies.pdfhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-acthttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-acthttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-acthttp://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htmhttp://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htmhttp://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htmhttp://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/DigitalTechnology/School_Technology_Plans.pdfhttp://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/DigitalTechnology/School_Technology_Plans.pdfhttp://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/DigitalTechnology/School_Technology_Plans.pdfhttp://www.thethinkingstick.com/files/planning-for-21st-century-technologies.pdfhttp://www.thethinkingstick.com/files/planning-for-21st-century-technologies.pdfhttp://www.thethinkingstick.com/files/planning-for-21st-century-technologies.pdf


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other, or+ing relation!hip! that are natural

to !tudent! today0

@

Transforming

Schools (ith

Technology

http&//0nai!0org/

Magaine!1


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%esigning The

%irection To Get

There/

de!igning the

direction to get there0

Gnoledge Hue!t,9%(., 91@0

di!cu!!e! technology i+ple+entation in

!chool!0 #t include! technology planning,

goal!, -udget!, a!!e!!+ent! anddevelop+ent o educator!0 Al!o +entioned

are the role! o !chool leader!hip and ho

!chool +edia !peciali!t! are an integral parto technology planning0

.3 0sing Systems

Thinking to

Leverage

Technology for

School

Improvement:

Lessons Learned

from A(ard!

)inningSecondary

Schools1%istricts/

Levin, ?0 L0 (%4.30

I!ing Sy!te+!

Thinking to LeverageTechnology or

School #+prove+ent&

Le!!on! Learned

ro+ Aard1BinningSecondary

School!/'i!trict!0ournal "e!earchn Technology #n

Education

(#nternational SocietyFor Technology #n

Education, 9(., %@1

).

Thi! i! a 8ournal article that !u++arie! the

technology planning eort! o eight

dierent !chool !y!te+! in A+erica0 #tinclude! re!ult! o ocu! group!, intervie!

ith participant!, o-!ervation! and oer!

helpul do! and don:t! -a!ed on Jle!!on!

learnedK0 A literature revie ontechnology integration i! al!o included in

the article0

.9 A Technology Plan

That )orks/

ver-ay, A0,Mollette, M0, Va!u,

E0 S0 (%4..0 ATechnology Plan ThatBork!0 Educational

Leader!hip, 5(), )0

Thi! i! an article ro+ an education+againe that di!cu!!e! ive +ain area!

that technology director! andad+ini!trator! !hould keep in +ind henatte+pting ne technology integration in

!chool!0 The!e include& alloing the

JtechnologyN plan to it the !choolK andcon!idering J!ta turnoverK, al!o

advocating or develop+ent o !ta and

en!uring colla-oration a+ong deci!ion1+aker! and tho!e the plan ill aect0

.) -ational #enter

on Accessi2leInstructional

+aterials

http&//ae+0ca!t0org/po

licie!/ni+a!1and1ai+1in1idea0ht+lO0V


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(#'EA0 There are al!o link! to the

Iniver!al 'e!ign or Learning principle!

e-!ite0

The Technology Plan that our group used in the evaluation 2elo( (as the

Pickens #ounty School %istrict 34P#S%56 in 7asper8 GA/

Picken! 6ounty ?oard o Education; Three ear Technology Plan; uly ., %4.. 1 une 34, %4.)0

(%4.9, anuary 3.0 "etrieved Fe-ruary .), %4.), ro+

http&//0picken!0k.%0ga0u!/P6Technology Plan revi!ed .13.1.9 !+0pd

Technology Plan valuation Ru2ric

'

)eak

&

Limited

9

Strong

;cellent

Score

Totals

Goals Technology

Plan goal! are

not pre!ent or +ea!ura-le;

goal! are

general and donot addre!!

!y!te+ change

Technology

plan goal! are

+ea!ura-le, -ut do not

addre!! all

a!pect! o technology

integration

!y!te+!including

e*uip+ent and

people0

Technology

plan goal! are

+ea!ura-le,and addre!!

!o+e !y!te+!

change! o !y!te+!

including

e*uip+ent and people00

All o the

Technology plan

goal! ere +et in pro8ected ti+eline

and include! all

!y!te+! change!0

&

Professional

%evelopment


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Assessment of

telecommunicat

ion services8

hard(are8

soft(are needed

There i! no

a!!e!!+ent

plan or teleco++unicat

ion !ervice,

hardare, or !otareneeded0

A!!e!!+ent

plan or

teleco++unication !ervice,

hardare, or

!otareneeded i!

+entioned, -ut

lack the detail

to -uild into anaction plan0

A!!e!!+ent

plan or

teleco++unication !ervice,

hardare, or

!otareneeded i!

identiied and

articulated,

-ut !olution!and

!ugge!tion!

lack detail or clarity0

A!!e!!+ent plan or

teleco++unication

!ervice, hardare, or !otare needed i!

identiied and

addre!!ed, ithreco++ended

!olution!, -udget!,

and re!pon!i-ilitie!0

&

Accessi2ility of

technologyresources

3A%A6

There i! no

plan thataddre!!e! need!o !tudent! ith

di!a-ilitie!

The plan

outline! eacce!!i-ilityoption! or

!tudent! ith

di!a-ilitie!0

The plan

incorporate!!o+e

alternative

learning

+ode!according to

the

#ndividual!ith

'i!a-ilitie!

Act

"e*uire+ent!

The plan utilie!

every alternativelearning +ethod!

and +ake!

acco++odation! or

learning u!ingtechnology !uch a!

voice, interactive

graphic! and, -railleor !tudent! ith

di!a-ilitie!0

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the technology

plan

technology

plan that

involve!technology

inra!tructure

and !ta u!e

i! in plan0

inra!tructure, !ta

u!e and !tudent

!ati!action i! planned on !peciic

ti+eline0

Total score 3out of &6'

Recommendations for improvements:

Goals:

Technology plan goals are measura2le8 2ut do not address all aspects of technology integration

systems including e>uipment and people/ Although the Picken! 6ounty plan +ention! variou!

technology re!ource! that are availa-le to teacher! and !tudent!, the !tandard o alloing interactive!tudent involve+ent !ee+! to -e lacking0 The goal! !tated on page! ..1.9 o the P6S' plan +ainly

addre!! update! in cla!!roo+!, !uch a! Jpro8ector!K and J!ound !y!te+!K0 The goal! !hould have a +ore

in depth plan that utilie! Jonline learning co++unitie!K and interactive tool! that allo !tudent! to -eengaged ith technology, including technology -a!ed a!!e!!+ent! that are routinely u!ed throughout the

!chool year and not only or grade e2it e2a+!0 3http:11(((/centerdigitaled/com1policy1-ational!d!Tech!Goals!&.',/html6 /

Professional %evelopment:

A general Professional development plan is outlined and includes technology resources to integrate

into curriculum/ Picken! 6ounty ha! outlined that they ill hold +any 4colla-orative learning

opportunitie!K (+eeting! or teacher! and !ta to !hare their !trategie!, re!ult!, o-!ervation!, etc0 related to

proe!!ional learning plan goal!0 #n order or teacher! to acco+pli!h ta!k! and !tay updated ith thecon!tant evolution o technology, there +u!t -e concrete training in place on ho to utilie technology

-e!t or their cla!!roo+!0 Too +any ti+e! technology i! Jthron intoK a teacher:! cla!!roo+ ith the

e2pectation o her/hi+ u!ing it0 =oever, they receive no training on the device0

Assessment of telecommunication Services8 hard(are8 soft(are8 other services needed:

Assessment plan for telecommunication service8 hard(are8 or soft(are needed is mentioned8 2ut

lack the detail to 2uild into an action plan/ There !hould -e a plan to i+ple+ent the 6hildren:! #nternet

Protection Act (6#PA in order to protect children ro+ har+ul and o-!cene i+age! and potential online

predator!0 P6S' !hould have a plan in place that utilie! an accepta-le internet ilter !uch a! tho!ede!cri-ed on the >eorgia 'epart+ent o Education e-!ite that ena-le! a !chool to get an E1rate or

internet u!e or co+pliance ith 6#PA http&//0gadoe0org/Technology1Service!/#nra!tructure/Page!/erate0a!p20 6#PA i! outlined on the Federal 6o++unication! 6o++i!!ion:!

e-!ite& http&//0cc0gov/guide!/children!1internet1protection1act0

A%A Accessi2ility:

http://www.centerdigitaled.com/policy/National-Ed-Tech-Goals-2015.htmlhttp://www.centerdigitaled.com/policy/National-Ed-Tech-Goals-2015.htmlhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-acthttp://www.centerdigitaled.com/policy/National-Ed-Tech-Goals-2015.htmlhttp://www.centerdigitaled.com/policy/National-Ed-Tech-Goals-2015.htmlhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Infrastructure/Pages/erate.aspxhttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act


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There is no mention in the P#S% plan for providing access to students (ith disa2ilities/ In order for

the P#S% plan to 2e current (ith #ndividual! ith 'i!a-ilitie! Education Act (#'EA, there !hould -e adetailed plan that provide! or acce!! and +odiication o educational curricula +aterial!, including& large

print or -raille, u!e o voice technology0 For the purpo!e! o a +odern technology plan, an e2a+ple could

-e or P6S' to i+ple+ent the 'igital Acce!!i-le #nor+ation Sy!te+ ('A#S that tran!late! te2t to voiceor vi!ually i+paired !tudent! http&//ae+0ca!t0org/creating/dai!y1and1ni+a!1in1ht+l0ht+lO0VF-F1So0

uate for implementing technology and1or resources short

term8 2ut has a (eak plan of raising future funds/ The current goal! o the Picken! 6ounty Technology

plan are to place L6' pro8ector! and ) orking co+puter! in each cla!!roo+0 The long1ter+ inancial!trategy clearly !tate! here the und! or the pro8ector! ill co+e ro+, -ut ail! to allocate any +oney

toard! purcha!ing the ) co+puter! per cla!!roo+0 Al!o, the unding i! vague a! to here it ill co+e

ro+, !tating that they ill reach their goal! ith JESPLST or other und! here applica-leK0 A planneed! to -e in place or here the!e und! ill co+e ro+ a! ell a! e2actly ho +uch i! needed to

co+plete any !et goal! http&//0gadoe0org/Technology1Service!/#nra!tructure/Page!/deault0a!p20

=ngoing valuation:

A comprehensive evaluation of technology use including infrastructure8 staff use and student

satisfaction is planned on specific timeline/ #n order to evaluate the plan and have it re+ain luid and

continuou!, each !chool in the di!trict ha! a technology co++ittee, each !chool al!o ha! their on three1year plan0 All !takeholder!, at the !chool level, have input o thi! !chool plan0 ne +e+-er ro+ each

!chool co++ittee !erve! on the di!trict technology co++ittee to develop e2ten!ive technology goal! andevaluation! or the!e goal!0 Fro+ thi! venue i! ho the co+prehen!ive di!trict plan i! developed0 The!y!te+ plan i! revieed and revi!ed yearly, -y evaluating ho technology i! enhancing !tudent learning a!

ell a! i+proving !tudent achieve+ent0 Ma8or revi!ion! to the di!trict plan are then !u-+itted to >eorgia

'E every three year!0
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