Agenda: Week 1

ET 680 The Role of the Technology Specialist

• Announcements and Questions
  
  • Class Schedule
  • October 14 is the School of Education Launch on the main campus. We will not have class that night; you are expected to attend the launch.
  • November 25 is the day before Thanksgiving: no class.
  • December 16 is our last class.
• Introduction
  • Who Am I? Dr. Marcovitz
  • Who Are You? Student Survey
  • Class Web Site: http://www.loyola.edu/edudept/facstaff/marcovitz/et680/
  • Syllabus
  • Textbooks
    • Frazier and Bailey is available at the bookstore (hopefully).
    • Guidebook for Developing an Effective Instructional Technology Plan, version 2, is available for free
      • Go to http://www2.msstate.edu/~lsa1/nctp/guide.html
      • There are versions 3 and 4 of this Guidebook that are newer, but they are not as good as version 2 and are not free.
  • Assignments
  • Information to Collect From Your School (see "Information to Share")
    • The Nature of Your School Technology Committee
    • Your School Technology Plan
    • Your School/District Acceptable Use Policy and Filtering Policy (including compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act)
    • How does your school keep track of software and hardware, including: number of legal copies available, number of legal copies installed, where the software/hardware is, etc.?
    • Technology Staff Development Plans in Your School
    • Technology Grants in Your School
    • Administrative Applications and Systems
  • Food
    • Sign up to bring snacks one week
    • You are not required to sign up for snacks
  • Guest Speakers
    • We will have several, including several presentations about Educational Technology Internships
    • Check the current schedule (which will be updated as needed)
• Support for Technology and the Technology Specialist
  • Supporting Technology in Schools: The Roles of Computer Coordinators (see handout)
  • The Evolving Role of School-based Technology Coordinators in Elementary Programs (also available here)
• Discussion: What Is the Role of the Technology Specialist
• The Change Process (note Mini-Paper due soon) -- both papers also available in Blackboard
  • Hall and Hord (as interpreted by Dirksen and Tharp) (Adobe Reader required to view)
  • Sandholtz, Ringstaff, and Dwyer (Adobe Reader required to view) - also available here
• Assignments
  • Read Marcovitz, "Changing Schools With Technology" (available in Blackboard)
  • Read Guidebook for Developing an Effective Instructional Technology Plan version 2.0
    • Get it online http://www2.msstate.edu/~lsa1/nctp/guide.html
  • Information to Share: School Technology Committee (for Class 2)
  • Information to Share: School Technology Plan (for Class 3)

This page was prepared by Dr. David M. Marcovitz.

Last Updated: September 11, 2009