Technology action plan
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Reflection on Web Conference 3-6-2011
Prior to this course I have not had any experience participating in a web conference. Although I know what they are and how beneficial they can be, I have not taken advantage of prior opportunities. When I was an auditor I know that web conferencing was done quite often to interact with clients that were hundreds of miles away but I never thought I would see web conferencing in education. I know that web conferences have the potential to be a very effective means of communication and it is a convenient way to get input from numerous parties. At the outset of the web conference I thought I was in for nothing more than an hour long headache but once all the technical glitches got fixed and the screen stopped having a mind of its own the conference actually turned out to be very informative. Experiencing firsthand the benefits of participating in a web conference has inspired me to learn more about what it takes to set one up so that I can use it as a resource for the students in my classroom. Currently, I am not taking advantage of the positive attributes of web conferencing but this course continues to ensure me that I will need to embrace technology and the various resources that are available if I plan to flourish as an educator in the 21st century. Becoming familiar with technology is no longer a thing of the past and web conferencing is just another tool that I can use to help my students become life-long learners in a global society.
National Educational Technology Plan (EDLD 5352 Week 2 Post #3)
The NETP has established five goals that address learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. The first goal that pertains to learning requires that all learners have an engaging and empowering learning experience both in and outside of school that prepares them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society. The second goal entails that our education system at all levels will leverage the power of technology to measure what matters and use assessment data for continuous improvement. The goal related to teaching demands that professional educators be supported individually and in teams by technology that has them readily connected and learning experiences that enable and inspire more effective teaching for all learners. To address infrastructure the NETP has made it a goal that all students and educators will have access to a comprehensive infrastructure for learning when and where they need it. The final goal has set forth that the education system at all levels will redesign processes and structures to take advantage of the power of technology to improve learning outcomes while making more efficient use of time, money, and staff. In respect to teaching and learning the plan addresses that we must adapt the way we teach students in order to make them life-long learners that are able to flourish in a globally connected society. Learning in the 21st century is powered by technology and creates an environment that placed students in control of their own learning by offering them a significant amount of flexibility. Although teaching used to be a profession that was done in isolation, in order for a teacher in the 21st century to prosper they must be innovative, use data for decision making, and personalize the approach to meet the diverse needs of all their students. I agree with the statement made in the plan that "our education system often fails to give educators the tools to do their job well." Specifically, at my campus I know there have been numerous times that our administration team makes a change and teachers are left contemplating just how they are going to make it work with the insufficient support and resources we are given.
2010 Progress Report on the Long-Range Plan for Technology (EDLD 5352 Week 2 Post # 2)
The 2010 Progress Report on the Long-Range Plan for Technology is a lengthy report that provides the reader with insightful information pertaining to the state's progress on their utilization and integration of technology. By reading this report I learned about several different grants, projects, and initiatives that I had no idea were in place or even existed. The report shows that from 2008 to 2009 several schools have progressed from the Developing Tech level to the Advanced Tech level of progress in all of the four areas of the Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology. There is still a lot of work and progress that needs to be made in order to move more teachers and schools into the Target Tech level of progress. Reading this report provided me with knowledge of what other campuses are currently utilizing and also provided me with some insight of what technology resources might be coming to my campus. I recently did an online training about K-12 Databases so I was pleased to read about the success they are having and the opportunities it provides students with. The Online Tutoring Pilot sounds like an incredible resource for students at my campus especially since we have a magnet school program housed at our high school campus. By planning and setting standards it helps provide everyone with direction and the knowledge of what is expected. It is unfortunate that prior to this class I had no idea that our state even had a Long-Range Plan in place for technology. I think the Long-Range Plan for Technology is something that every educator should know about and be familiar with especially since we have the task to educating students in the 21st century. I think raising awareness about technology is a critical component that current and future administrators must embrace and make a personal priority.
Texas Long Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020 (EDLD 5352 Week 2 Post #1)
The Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support portion of the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, addresses that it is imperative for administrators to understand and model the use of technology as an integral part of their professional activities. As an instructional leader you must make it a priority to take a leadership role in assuring other members of your staff embrace and utilize technology. Educational leaders must develop, implement, budget for and monitor a dynamic technology plan that aligns resources to improve student learning and support school operations. To develop a technology plan with a shared vision, school administrators need to create an ongoing technology committee with representatives that are key stakeholders. At our campus we have remained in the Advanced Tech level on the STaR Chart for this section for the past three years. Compared to the results given in the campus statewide summary report our campus is performing as well as roughly 46% of other schools in the state. In order for our campus to improve to the Target Tech level of progress, our administration team needs to devote more time to planning the use of technology and also leading by example. If our administrators initiated blogs or web conferences I think that would help set the tone for the rest of our staff to follow their lead at integrating technology into the classroom. Another recommendation that would help our campus make improvements in this area would be a weekly technology tidbit from our CIT or another staff member who is tech savvy.
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