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Managing Technology Effectively

Managing Technology Effectively. Student use. Each year more classroom teachers are using technology as an integral part of their teaching. Science or Social Studies primary source data. Teacher and Administrator Use.

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Managing Technology Effectively

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  1. Managing Technology Effectively EDCO 10/05, S. Chamberlain

  2. Student use • Each year more classroom teachers are using technology as an integral part of their teaching. • Science or Social Studies primary source data

  3. Teacher and Administrator Use • Each year teachers and administrators are required to use technology for teaching and administrative purposes: • Student management, IEP programs, MCAS data EDCO 10/05, S. Chamberlain

  4. How do we support both? • By providing consistent and sustained curricular support. • By providing “timely” technical support. EDCO 10/05, S. Chamberlain

  5. Car analogy • Technical support keeps the car running so we can travel • Curricular support plans and implements trips that are worthwhile taking EDCO 10/05, S. Chamberlain

  6. Key Components-District • Leadership-curricular and technical • Distributed staffing (including adaptive technology) • Tech planning by level • Tech budget funded annually • Robust infrastructure • Hardware (fairly distributed at each level) • Software (consistently purchased depending on curricular need) • Professional Development (online courses, Tech Camps, after-school courses) • Develop and help implement student technology competencies by grade level EDCO 10/05, S. Chamberlain

  7. Key Components-Building • One “Point” Administrator • Meet monthly with technical and instructional staff • Set up a school-based tech team and develop yearly building goals based on district level goals • Involve teachers in allocation of hardware • Involve teachers in professional development • Provide opportunities for sharing best practices • Nourish your innovators • Evaluate implementation of student technology competencies EDCO 10/05, S. Chamberlain

  8. My concerns • Funding-operating versus capital budget • Sustainability of initiative • Staffing • Assessment and Evaluation • Equity EDCO 10/05, S. Chamberlain

  9. Key Tools • enGauge Framework • http://www.ncrel.org/engauge • Massachusetts Star Chart • http://www.doe.mass.edu/boe/sac/edtech/star.html • ISTE Technology Support Index • http://tsi.iste.org/ • Total Cost of Ownership (Consortium for School Networks) • http://classroomtco.cosn.org/ • NETS:Standards and Performance Indicators • http://cnets.iste.org/administrators/a_stands.html EDCO 10/05, S. Chamberlain

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