Teck Check - Goal One: Established Infrastructure

For a number of years, I've used a set of simple checklists to help districts begin conversations about the "state of the state" of their technology implementations.

Based on five long-term goals I first articulated in the article, Maslow and Motherboards: Tech Planning, Multimedia School, Jan/Feb 2003, I update these checklists in a regular basis. Over this next week, I'll do so once again. Your comments are welcome (and invaluable).

At the end of the week, I will provide a link to a shared GoogelDrive folder that contains all these checklists as templates under CreativeCommons license.

Goal One: Established Infrastructure   The district will have a reliable, adequate, cost-effective, and secure technology infrastructure that supports the learning, teaching, and administrative goals of the district.	Related educational objective	Progress to date	Importance H M L	Priority H M L
Adequate and reliable Internet access to the district
Adequate and reliable Internet access to all buildings
Adequate and reliable Internet access to all classrooms, media centers and labs
Level Seven Packet-shaping to prioritize network traffic
Adequate, coverage and capacity, wireless network access through out all buildings
Written security and disaster recovery plan.
Firewall security for networks
User verification through log-in and activity logging
District-wide virus protection software
Remote computer desktop monitoring and maintenance
Back up plan for all data
Adequate workstations and portable devices for staff and student use
Adequate peripheral technologies (printers, scanners, projectors, cameras, interactive white boards, ) for staff and student use
Efficient maintenance, repair and replacement procedures
Adequate and reliable telephone access to the district
Adequate and reliable telephone access to all buildings
Adequate and reliable telephone access to all classrooms
Adequate and reliable interactive television access to the district
Adequate and reliable interactive television access to all buildings
Adequate and reliable interactive television access to all classrooms
Written and thorough technology use policies
Adequate technical support for networks, computer equipment and applications including a helpdesk process for requesting and tracking technical help
Adequate leadership and management related to technology planning, budgeting, and policy-making including process for making collaborative technology decisions
Other?

Comments

[David Wees]

Here's another part of the infrastructure, in terms of human capital:

"Ensure that all staff understand the aims and objectives and intended timeline of your chosen technology plan."

If you miss that step, I think you end up with less buy-in to using the technology, and potentially, your awesome infrastructure goes unused.

[Doug Johnson]

Hi David,

I agree completely with this need. It applies to all five areas that I will providing checklists for. I need to do some thinking (I hate that) about how this tool will address planning and communication.

Thank you so much for the reminder,

Doug