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.