Plan+Revision

=Tech Plan Revision 2010-2013= = = toc The PUSD Technology Plan needs to be revised and revisited. We will use this wiki to gather information, solicit feedback and share ideas, making the plan writing easier and more representative of our vision. Many of us have worked in other committees- school site councils, curricular groups, strategic planning initiatives- my hope is that we can bring that varied experience and expertise to bear on technology use in the district.

Our 2010-2013 technology plan will need to meet some new requirements:
 * a curriculum goal (proficiency for all students in ELA and Math?) that really asks us how technology positively effects student learning outcomes.
 * a plan on how and when cyber ethics and cyber safety will be addressed
 * a focus on more measurable objectives and benchmarks
 * a focus on curriculum and the student, rather than the hardware and software

Our focus as a committee will be to delve into sections 3 and 4, District Curricular Goals and Professional Development, and rework our plan into one that will serve us as a living document for the next three years. It will have curricular goals, measurable benchmarks, and specific implementation activities.

Many of our current goals are honorable, but may be a bit dated. We could fill in some info and resubmit and nothing more would happen. With the strategic planning "Shaping our Future" initiative underway, I think more useful for us would be to create //**a vision framework for educational technology** rather than a technology plan // focused on hardware that will sit in a file somewhere. I think if we look to some current "ed tech" models we can refresh our intentions into a more focused and useful technology plan. A few models that guide ed tech right now are (please add others!!!):
 * [|21st century skills initiative]
 * [|ISTE NETS]
 * AASL information literacy draft standards? librarians? (Draft School Library Standards found here []) AASL 21st century learner standards found here )
 * [|TPACK professional development]

Our goals, objectives, and implementation activities will address these topics: //photos from our November 19th planning meeting.//
 * using technology to improve teaching and learning by supporting the district curricular goals. 
 * how and when students will acquire the technology skills and information literacy skills needed to succeed in the classroom and the workplace. 
 * how we will address the appropriate and ethical use of information technology in the classroom so that students can distinguish lawful from unlawful uses of copyrighted works, including the following topics: the concept and purpose of both copyright and fair use; downloading and peer-to-peer file sharing; and avoiding plagiarism
 * how the district will address Internet safety, including how to protect online privacy and avoid online predators. 
 * how the district ensures equitable technology access for all students 
 * make student record keeping and assessment more efficient and supportive of teachers’ efforts to meet individual student academic needs. 
 * use technology to improve two-way communication between home and school. 

**Current status**
Current status of the 2007-2010 technology plan implementation is available at Tech Progress Goals

Resources
Tech Goals language - put your preferred goals at the top, or write your own. EETT Tech Plan Template with example language Sample tech plan using template, approved. NETS for Adminstrators [|West Virginia 21st Century Skills and Standards] - excellent scope and sequence of technology skills organized around 21st Century Learning Standards [|Comparing Big 6, AASL 21st Century and NETS] - written for library/media center educators, compares several information literacy standards.

Meeting Resources
[|Etherpad page 1] - change [|Etherpad page] - goals Etherpad page 3 - vision

[|Goal 5 Communication]
Etherpad "pads"- when using etherpad, please add your name on the top right hand page, so your name is associated with an editing color. Notes and comments can be left in the "chat" box on the bottom right. Initials are helpful too! Use strikethru instead of deleting so that it is easier to determine changes on the master document.

[|Tech Plan Draft Intro]
Also looking for feedback on language and direction of the first few parts of the tech plan itself. As they feature demographic and other information in table form, they don't lend themselves to etherpad, which doesn't currently support tables. Please look at this draft and leave your comments!