Talon Technology Deployment Proposal

1. Talon Technology Deployment Proposal St. John Vianney High School

2. Technology Committee Goals • The Technology Program at St. John Vianney High School will help provide a motivating and stimulating learning environment to promote student achievement in which technology has both a supporting and transparent role. • Identify a solution to improve student access to necessary technologies; • Identify and plan for a long term budget commitment to technology; • Create a 21st century learning environment ; • Determine Vianney’s position on student/family-provided 1-to-1 vs. VHS-provided student devices. • Keys and Goals of Technology at Vianney • Accessibility • Reliability • Curriculum Enhancement

3. Where Vianney is headed… • A new kind of student • A new kind of Teacher • A new Pedagogy • Digital Literacy • Media Literacy • Global Literacy • Upgraded Curriculum • Technology infused curriculum • Technology expands the possibilities of student learning and teaching . • Contemporary Instruction

4. Proposal Current Environment: • Currently have 4 fully-functioning, dependable laptop carts • 60 dependable desktops in 2 computer laps • 9 Academic Departments divided in to 4 Academies Proposal: • Purchase 2 additional “laptop” carts for 2013-14 (est. $30,000) • Purchase 2 additional “laptop” carts for 2014-15 (est. $30,000) • This would bring the total number of carts to 8, one for each department (PE not included) • Total computers=300 by 2014. (240 laptops/60 desktops) nearly 2:1 ratio

5. Advantages • “Laptops” would be discipline specific based on the department's goals. Ex: Ipads, Macs, Google Chrome books, etc. • Opportunity to teach students on a variety of devices(Mac, windows, etc..) • Opportunity to grow and enhance our curriculum. • Technology would not be in the student’s hands 100% of the time. • Likely viewed more favorably than 1-1 • Vianney would not be committed to one device long-term as via leases and contracts as technology changes. • More on-site control vs. BYOD • Should help monitor damage better within the departments. • More collaboration amongst teachers by departmentalizing the school and having Academies near each other.

6. MORE Advantages of Technology • Increases engagement because of immediate excitement, control, and interactivity. • Transfer of engagement and interaction can flood into other aspects of the curriculum, especially when deliberately planned by the teacher. • Increases classroom teaching and learning time when intrusive routines can be minimized. • Increases likelihood of completion of academic work.

7. Curriculum Possibilities BECAUSE of Technology • Teleplays • Podcasting • Skype •Screenplays •Grant Proposals •Web Pages •CAD Blueprints •Web 2.0 Tools •Video Conferencing in World Languages •Media Criticism •Second Life • Podcasts • Video trailers • App creation • Blogs • Text messaging as note taking • Facebook • 1000 more we could list or DON’T KNOW

8. Administration/School Commitment • Continued Budgetary support • infrastructure and devices • Long-range replacement plan • Continued Professional Development Support • Training • Release Time • In-House Professional Development, etc.

9. Teacher Commitment January-March • Each Academy and Department develops a KWL Chart in conjunction with Technology Department to help aid in planning future Professional development • Ex: Online, Hardware, software, possibilities, etc. • Each teacher completes an individual technology assessment. March-August • Each teacher completes the free Google online training modules….. Summer 2013 • Each teacher commits 3 days in summer to discipline based technology training. 2013-14 School Year • Each teacher will develop 1 technology based units/per course for 2013-14 • Each teacher commits to 20 additional hours of technology based PD throughout the school year.