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Tech Services

Tech Services. Annual Report to the Board March 25, 2008. The world around us is changing faster than we are, and we have to marshal the will and secure the resources to take the next leap forward. Dr. Terry Bergeson Superintendent of Public Instruction State of Education 2006.

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  1. Tech Services Annual Report to the Board March 25, 2008

  2. The world around us is changing faster than we are, and we have to marshal the will and secure the resources to take the next leap forward. Dr. Terry Bergeson Superintendent of Public Instruction State of Education 2006

  3. Technology Plans/ Standards • Year 1 of current Shelton School District Technology and Learning Plan • National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) have been updated. Include standards for students, teachers and administrators. • Washington State Technology Plan update • State is developing Technology EALRs and GLEs

  4. Teacher TechnologyIntegration Goal 2007-2010 Tech Plan Technology Integration Goal: The total number of teachers ranked at Tier 2 or 3 as measured by Shelton School District technology integration assessment will increase by at least 3% per year with a total increase of 10% by 2010. Teacher Technology Tiers DefinedTier 1: Teacher Focus on Productivity - This tier focuses on the teacher using technology to get their job done.  Tier 2: Instructional Presentation and Student Productivity - This tier involves teachers using technology as part of their instructional delivery and/or having students use computers.  Tier 3: Student-Centered Technology Learning Environment - This tier involves teachers promoting students to be actively engaged in using technology in individual and collaborative learning activities. 

  5. 8th Grade Technology Literacy 2007-2010 Tech Plan Technology Literacy Goal: The combination of students ranked at Tier 2 or 3 on the 8th grade Student Technology Literacy self-assessment survey will increase by at least 3% per year compared to the previous year’s survey with a total increase of 10% by 2010.

  6. Technology Standards 2007 Washington State Legislature Directed OSPI to Create Educational TechnologyEALRs & GLEs 2SHB 1906 – Section 16

  7. Technology StandardsTimeline June 08 to July 08 Jan 08 to Oct 08 Nov 07 to May 08 Dec 08 Develop EALRs & GLEs Integration Teams 1 at Each ESD Share Process Review Groups Present To Legislature

  8. Technology Standards Technology Literacy is the ability to responsibly, creatively, and effectively use appropriate technology to: • communicate • access, collect, manage, integrate, and evaluate information • solve problemsand create solutions • build and share knowledge • improve and enhance learning in all subject areas and experiences

  9. Technology Standards Technology Fluency is demonstrated when students: • apply technology to real-world experiences • adapt to changing technologies • modify current and create new technologies • personalize technology to meet personal needs, interests, and learning styles.

  10. Students Use Technology to… Participate: Be a Global Citizen Operate: Select & Use Tools Differentiate: Think, Solve, Decide Investigate: Do Research Innovate: Be Creative Collaborate: Work Together In order to ACCELERATE: Improve Learning!

  11. Current Grants • Tech Peer Coaching – 2007 to 2009 • Developed coaching plan with building principal • 10 days training in technology mentoring • $4500 for hardware/software • April Yantis at OMS mentoring 1 teacher • Emily Garlich at SHS mentoring 2 science teachers • Brett Bartlett at OBJH mentoring 4 teachers

  12. E-Rate • Federal reimbursement based on free and reduced lunch percentages • Reimbursed for internet connections and long distance phone charges • Very time consuming process handled by our ¼ time secretary • 2006-2007 funds used to purchase • Wireless switch and access points • Microsoft Office Licensing • $40,000 anticipated for both 2007-2008 & 2008-2009

  13. Software Update • Switched to APEX Learning online for WASL prep, credit retrieval classes and Home Partnership Academy • New Versions of Scholastic Reading Inventory, expanded program from Elementary Schools to OMS and OBJH • Mt. View implementing Earobics Online to 1st grade students

  14. Hardware Update • LCD Projectors - Added 33 • 181 out of 244 instructional spaces • Document Cameras - Added 33 • 130 out of 244 instructional spaces • 1671 building computers

  15. Service Requests • 2663 requests so far this year • 3708 requests last year

  16. Service Requests Some of the 80 service requests entered this past week…. • My computer started overheating and turning off on Friday. Today, It will not start. • My LCD projector has a flashing heat / lamp indicator. It still functions though. I'd like to see it serviced before it fails. The lights started flashing just this last week. Thanks! • I am having trouble with my e-mail. My contacts no longer show up as options when I am sending an e-mail, and my archived folders are not showing up. I am wondering if I changed some settings somewhere by mistake. • One of my classroom computers is not working. It is on, but just shows a lot of messages on the screen. I have tried restarting it, no luck. I have tried following the directions from the message on the screen, no luck. I use these computers for centers each day and would like to have it fixed • For some reason, my computer audio has a lot of reverb…it sounds like an echo. I’m planning to show a DVD on Thursday, but I’m not sure I can with the sound the way it is. • Identify and/or install analog phone line for disaster preparedness. This analog phone line must not be tied to the computerized phone lines. Thanks for your help on this. • I am to locate a connected OBJH scanner and figure out how to use it because a Just 5 Clicks person is going to scan student tests into a system in Chicago. Could you help me locate it? • Computer 7788 is taking up to 30 minutes to start up in the mornings. This is causing the cashier to have to write student numbers down and enter them later. • I need a folder set up that both students and I can access. It will contain the files from the book publisher for my computer class. • My computer is aging and needs to move to an assisted living facility. It is slow to open windows, close windows, think and remember. I end up with overlapping windows, etc. it takes forever to do anything. Thanks

  17. Math Adoption • Sent two math curriculum committee members to Northwest Conference for Computer Education – used funds from Title IID (Enhancing Education Through Technology) • LCD Projectors and Document Cameras for math classrooms without them • Looking at available software • Online resources with practice for students and teacher and parent support

  18. Upcoming Grants • Tech Peer Coaching – 2008 to 2010 • 11 applicants, including two currently coached teachers

  19. One Time State Funded Technology Upgrades and Improvements

  20. Questions?

  21. Why Students Need Technology Skills 21st Century Skills Digital Natives Engage Learners Post K12 Requires World of Work Requires

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