REQUIREMENTS, SOLUTIONS, AND BENEFITS

Training and Support

Requirements Solutions Benefits
  • Appropriate initial and on-going training for use of technology
  • Hands-on training
  • Staff visitations to existing technology centers
  • Individual staff release time
  • Design Staff Development training for all instructional staff
  • Focus district Staff Development resources on technology training
  • Release time for Staff Development
  • Local individualized help
  • Provide a vehicle for staff to share knowledge and expertise
  • Provide for appropriate training for support staff
  • Long-term loan of equipment for teacher home use
  • Support for staff acquisition of hardware and software
  • All instructional staff will know how to use technology in classroom
  • Better utilization of equipment
  • More creative classroom atmosphere that will foster better student learning
  • More efficient use of time
  • Students will have better access to more information
  • Students will be prepared to enter world of technology
  • Sufficient personnel to coordinate technology in the district
  • Hire personnel to provide direction, coordination and technical expertise
  • Designate technological responsibilities to select personnel
  • Coordinated staff training
  • Some repairs will be made in house
  • Improved selection of hardware and software
  • K-9 integrated technology curriculum
  • On-site support for staff
  • Better utilization of equipment
  • Increased student proficiency

Instruction

Requirements Solutions Benefits
  • Technology is uniformly incorporated into the curriculum
  • Develop a five year curriculum plan with annual review
  • Develop an evaluation process for software and hardware acquisition and use
  • Gain support for implementation of plan
  • Purchase appropriate software and hard- ware
  • Take an inventory of existing technological equipment and its current use
  • Institute appropriate training for staff
  • Students will be prepared for a technological society
  • More students will be motivated to be active learners
  • Increased instructional strategies
  • Better utilization of existing software and hardware
  • Students' opportunities for learning are expanded
  • Allows for more student directed learning, creativity and problem solving

Funding

Requirements Solutions Benefits
  • Adequate and consistent funding for technology
  • Seek corporate and business support
  • Gain support through community awareness program
  • Procure grant funding
  • Seek support from local groups and organizations
  • Incorporate funding into town Capital Improvement Plan
  • Tap alumni resources
  • Acquire needed technology in the near term
  • Alert community to long term funding needs
  • Enhance student learning
  • Enhance staff productivity

Administrative Support

Requirements Solutions Benefits
  • A technological infrastructure to facilitate operations
  • Provide appropriate hardware and software
  • Make building modifications as required
  • Provide appropriate training for personnel
  • More effective use of staff time
  • More efficient information management
  • Better communication
  • Reduced paperwork
  • More timely and useful information for all members of the school and community

Communication

Requirements Solutions Benefits
  • The school community at large will receive, transfer, and utilize information efficiently
  • Install additional phone lines
  • Purchase modems for school use
  • Subscribe to on-line data services
  • Provide multi-media systems to enhance learning
  • Ability to access global information
  • Student competitive advantage in a high tech society
  • Enhanced learning through the increased use of multiple modalities
  • Improved staff access to rich resources to develop curriculum, finding funding, and interaction with peers
  • Community access to information generated from the district

Community Awareness

Requirements Solutions Benefits
  • The community is aware of the benefits of use of technology to the community in the educational process
  • Install technology to increase communication
  • Establish a continuing education program
  • Use students to train community members
  • Raise community's knowledge of technology
  • Designate responsible party for public relations
  • Showcase success of programs to community
  • Increased community access to staff
  • Greater use of purchased technology
  • Increased public support for technology in education
  • Community awareness of programs' success
  • Partnership with business community

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