Technology Use Plan SCCS

This is a group activity. In your group discuss some of the points made in the presentation. The key is to note that technology is not a subject or a concern all on its own but it is an integral part of every program and curriculum.

l    In what ways do you see technology has been or needs to be an integral part of programs you are responsible for?

l    What are some realistic goals the TUP can address in those areas?

Knowing that funding is difficult to move in a budget that has a lot of interests attached to every item we may not be able to do all things like we would like to.

l    Team players:

l      Pilot – leads group

l      Co-Pilot presents summary

l      Flight Attendant types summary in computer

Comments

[Keith Wills]

This is a test of the system. It is always a good idea to answer or demo the blog response to your students before they jump into the assignment.

Type in your group summary. Be brief. There is NO spell checker so you may want to prepare your response in MS Word and then copy and paste it into this box.

[Directors]

For Student Services, tracking attendance data effectively is critical. Addressing access and equity issues for students who lack economic opportunities would be a key challenge.
For Curriculum and Assessment, adopting tech based materials for classroom use has been a tremendous challenge. We lack tech resources to move this initiative forward. Integrating databases is also an essential next step.

[Directors]

Question 2
For Student Services, a major issue is school access. Many 'target' students do not have these home resources. Economnically disadvanted students are especially 'left behind' in tech.
For Curriculum and Assessment, all schools need working equipment, tech support to maintain it, and professional development to make optimal use of it. This is true for all departments as well. In order to move reform initiatives forward, we need accurate and timely data entry in an integrated fashion throughout the district.