Agenda: Week 3

ET 680 The Role of the Technology Specialist

The document that will be created as a result of this process is only a catalyst that provides for the change taking place in the technological characteristics of the educational system. The purpose of technology planning is not only to create a document, but also to provide a foundation on which an effective curriculum of technology use in education can be built and maintained.

--Guidebook for Developing an Effective Instructional Technology Plan, p. 2

• Announcements and Questions
  • Thanks to Aime and Janet for bringing snacks
  • Change Process Mini-Paper due tonight
  • Technology Committee and Stakeholders Mini-Paper due in next class
    
  • Next Class: Cindy Davis from Visual Sound will talk to us about technology purchasing
    
  • Questions
• Guest Speaker: Rachel Fitzgerald, Educational Technology Internship
• Technology Committees Information to Share Recap (from Moodle discussion)
  Stakeholders Involvement Brainstorm
  • Page 17 of the Guidebook for Developing an Effective Technology Plan lists (I have grouped them):
    • Students and Parents
    • Community Members, Business Persons
    • Laypersons and Technology Professsionals
    • Faculty Members and Administrators
    • Librarians and Administrative Support Personnel
  • Each group will get one set of stakeholders from the list above
  • In your group, appoint a notetaker and a spokesperson, and discuss:
    • Why are these people stakeholders?
    • Why should they be involved in the planning process?
    • What role will they play in the planning process?
    • How do you get them involved?
    • How do you keep them involved?
  • Report to the class in two ways:
    • Oral report and discussion in class
    • Email a brief outline to the class during the week
• Information To Share: School Technology Plan
  • Does it exist?
  • Who wrote it?
  • Is it up-to-date?
  • Is it followed?
  • Was it written for a purpose (such as a specific grant) or for actual planning purposes?
  • What does it discuss: hardware, software, curriculum integration, staff development, ...?
• Technology Planning
• Technology Planning and Vision from NCREL: http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/guidewww/gqhome.htm
• EDTECH Listserv Discussion about technology visioning
• Part I
• Part II
• Part III
• Critical Issues in Technology Planning (Guidebook, pp. 21-40)
• The Planning Process (Frazier and Bailey, chapter 6)
• Assignments
  • Technology Committee and Stakeholders Mini-Paper
    
  • Read Frazier and Bailey, Chapter 2
  • Read Levinson, Chapter 3
    
  • Information to Share: School/District Acceptable Use Policy; Filtering Policy (including compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act)
  • Snacks Next Week: Jackie and Patrick

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

Last Updated: March 2, 2011