Use the attached technology needs assessment to create a technology plan.\u00a0
\n\u00a0Your report must include the following identifiable sections:\u2013 General information about your school\/place of work. Be as detailed as possible; includenumber of students, staff, location, mission, core values, etc. You can fill out this section from theinformation you gathered in your needs assessment, or from the current technology plan (TP) ofyour school. If you could not locate the TP, you will need to ask for help from your stakeholdersto complete this section.
\n\u2013 Stakeholders responsible for implementation of technology plan. (They might not the same oneswho you interviewed and surveyed for your needs assessment). These can include yourself, yourtechnology coordinator, the director of the media center, your principal, a dedicated parent, etc. Itis up to you. In this section, you will need to explain on detail your reasoning to select thesepeople, and why you think they will do a good job making sure the TP takes place.
\n\u2013 Current status of your school access to technology. This section will be easy to write, if yourschool\/place of work already has a technology plan (do not forget to use references if you arecopying information from another source). If this is not the case, then you can use the data yougathered from your first assignment. This section must include detailed information about 1) labsand classrooms?? access to technology, 2) library media center access to technology, and 3)teachers?? access to technology.
\n\u2013 Technology vision of your school\/place of work. You will have to investigate if this is alreadystated and you might be able to find it in your current school technology plan; if not, you willneed to propose a technology vision. You can ask help from your stakeholders to develop thissection.
\n\u2013 Needs discovered at your school\/place of work. In this section you need to list the two needsyour technology plan will be focused on, and what was the reasoning to select them for yourtechnology plan. Be specific and detailed, and justify your choosing by addressing what yourstakeholders shared with you during your data collection. You can use some of the informationthat you developed in project 1 to complete this section.
\n\u2013 Proposed technology goals: This section must be based on the previous section, and must bedivided in 1) goals for student access to technology, 2) goals for teacher access to technology,and 3) goals for school access to technology. Use the SMART principles (specific, measurable,attainable, realistic, time-bound). For example, if one of the needs discovered was to acquireGoogle Expeditions, then you have to create at least one goal so students can benefit from thisacquisition, at least one goal so teachers can benefit from this acquisition, and at least one goal sothe school can benefit from this acquisition. In addition to create those goals, you need to explainhow those goals will be achieved. Considering that you have to address at least two needs, thissection should have AT LEAST six goals, three for each need.
\n-Proposed plan duration. In this section you need to include a detailed schedule with thefollowing components: proposed timeline for securing funds, proposed timeline for acquiringequipment, proposed timeline for professional development of stakeholders, proposed timelinefor implementing your goals; and proposed timeline to evaluate your technology plan
\n-Proposed budget (this section will be very useful for your 3rd assignment). You need to be veryspecific. How many pieces of equipment you are proposing to acquire? What is their individualprice? What else you will use funds for? Will you consider teacher salaries, or training personnelin your budget? How long it will take you to secure the funds and spend the money? Who will bein charge of the budget? How will you make sure that the money is well spent?\u00a0
\n\u2013 Internet safety. In this section you must talk about the current status of initiatives for internetsafety in your school, and proposed initiatives, once your technology plan is in place. You canask help from your IT people and\/or Principal to complete this section.\u00a0
\n\u2013 Proposed process to monitor and evaluate the technology plan. As a leader of the project, youneed to list specific solutions on how you will monitor and what strategies you will utilize toevaluate the plan that you are proposing. You also need to justify why you are selecting thosestrategies. This is a crucial section so please be thorough and detailed. If you are unsure about thisstep please read pages 10-16 of this document (You are welcome to read the whole PDF)https:\/\/www.act.org\/content\/dam\/act\/unsecured\/documents\/school_tech.pdf
\nChecklist for the assignment (250 total points):\uf0b7 General information about your school or place of work (10 points).\uf0b7 Stakeholders (20 points).\uf0b7 Current status of your school access to technology (40 points).\uf0b7 Technology vision of your school\/place of work (40 points).\uf0b7 Needs discovered at your school\/place of work. (40 points will be taken if you don??t followinclude this section)\uf0b7 Proposed technology goals (40 points).\uf0b7 Proposed budget (25 points).\uf0b7 Proposed plan duration (25 points).\uf0b7 Internet safety (25 points).\uf0b7 Proposed process to monitor and evaluate the technology plan (25 points).\uf0b7 Your report follows APA style (20 points will be taken if you don??t follow these styleguidelines)
\nThe criteria to evaluate each item on the checklist will consist of 4 brackets: Unacceptable (0% pointsawarded), Developing (up to 20% of the total points), Proficient (up to 80% of the total points), andExemplary (from 81 to 100% of the total points). The course instructor will be the responsible to applythese criteria.\u00a0
\nThe following resources should be used to help you to develop your technology plan:\u00a0
\nHow to create a technology plan: \u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.schooltechteam.com\/steps-to-creating-a-technology-plan\/
\n10 tips for school technology planning: \u00a0https:\/\/edtechreview.in\/trends-insights\/insights\/859-10-steps-to-successful-educational-technology-plan
\nEvaluating the technology in our schools: https:\/\/www.act.org\/content\/dam\/act\/unsecured\/documents\/school_tech.pdf<\/p>\n
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