School+Tech+plans

Kevin Shanahan NSSD112 I agree with Josh, Trevor, Julie, Chris, Kelly and Howie. Personally, I hope to be coached with technology skills. I have the interest to keep up with technology, but lack the skills to learn on my own. The D112 tech plan should have been a three part plan including finance, interested technology personnel and teachers. The plan should have included a committee of teachers to ensure their needs could be met.

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Josh Funke North Shore School District 112 At district 112 we have made great strides to improve of technology department. Sure, we have lost our tech coaches but technology at our school has never been more effective. I'm not trying to take away from everyone else's comments about our tech coaches, I agree with you. However, I also believe the majority of the staff is now equipped with proper technology skills and the drive to move forward and educate themselves to master the resources available to them. []

Trevor Kahn North Shore School District 112 Yet another NSSD 112 Post. Because of the recent budget cuts with our district, we let go of all our technology coaches here in the district. Like the other staff members that are in our cohort, it's a shame that we got all of this new technology, and now, we basically have to teach ourselves, on top of our already busy schedules. What I will say is that while having tech coaches is a great idea, they still need to be effective, and honestly for myself, I never though I was well-coached. []

Jennifer Sanks Nicholson Technology Academy Unfortunately, I am at a Technology Academy that does not have a school technology plan. However, I researched a plan that would meet the needs of our unique students. This technology plan can serve as a guide for the future development of NTA’s technology plan. []

Julie Horowitz I am also a part of NSSD112 Like Kelly, I am upset about the loss of tech coaches in light of the purchases in technology made by our district. They spend tens of thousands of dollars on hardware and software. It is now another item added to teachers' to-do lists. The district's plan is all encompassing in that it ties technology to all subject areas, but without support and staff development, it will be difficult to meet these goals. []

Christopher Hull NSSD 112 The district needs to focus on the ability to change direction and evolve with technology. At times the implementation of a plan needs too many people agree on what would be best - it is important to streamline the chain of command and when making decision doing the necessary research and coming to an outcome but then acting efficiently and effectively. []

Kelly Howard North Shore School District 112 The NSSD112 SMART goal is part of our District Improvement Plan. As part of the NSSD112 budget reduction process that has been taking place, technology coaches have been eliminated. Many of the teachers in the district rely on the tech coaches for support and implementation of technology. It will be very interesting to see how the district does in trying to reach the end targets of this technology plan. []

 Ursula Pridgen Ricketts

 I am not a part of a school district but I did a internet search and found a school that had an interesting technology plan. This plan focused on teacher/staff technology development which I thought was interesting. There were not direct plan for student technology use, however the impact on student outcomes based on teacher/staff trainign was clearly defined.

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 A. Wade-Bey  My school does not have a technology plan. According to the computer teacher who is our technology coordinator shared that Chicago Public School (CPS) has its own technology department. The technology department for CPS handles all the technology for the schools. Although the schools had to produce a separate technology plan which is not the scenario now. However, in order for schools to incorporate any additional technology into their curriculum it needs to be written in their School Improvement Plan for Academic Achievement (SIPPAA). The CPS has technology websites to provide the school with information needed. The CPS technology department visits the school and asset tag the computers on the network with bar codes. The websites are listed below for schools to gain information to advance their technology.  Technology Services: http://cps.edu/About_CPS/Departments/Pages/InformationTechnologyServices.aspx  Infrastructure Handbook that provides information for the schools: []

 **North Shore School District 112 Technology Plan Stephanie Cardella**  NSSD 112 currently has a SMART goal for technology as part of the District Improvement Plan that is filed with the state. It includes activities such as increased and improved professional development in multiple areas of technology, improving student engagement by integrating technology into lessons and using data to drive instruction and make educational decisions.  http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvjUQ6Gx_sGwdEJTZGRhUUxKWWlTOHB0ekh3QlhjaUE&hl=en