Is Technology Making a Difference? Update 3

These checklists are based on what I call the Johnson Hierarchical Technology Planning Model that looks something like this:

A more complete explanation can be found here.

Anyway, over the next 5 days or so, I will be putting my checklists for each level of planning on the Blue Skunk. I invite readers to please add, delete and/or comment to these.

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. Indicators of success:

Effective Administration
The district will use technology to improve its administrative effectiveness through efficient business practices, communication, planning and record keeping. 

Extensive Resources
Technology will be used to provide the most current, accurate and extensive information resources possible to all learners in the district and community in a cost effective and reliable manner at maximum convenience to the user.

• Access to professional library media specialist with skills in selecting, evaluating and using electronic information sources
• Internet access filtered or monitored to meet government requirements
• Access to on-line building library catalog
• Access to on-line district union library catalog
• Access to on-line catalogs of public, regional and academic libraries
• Access to adequate on-line periodical databases
• Access to adequate on-line subject-specific databases
• Access to adequate on-line reference materials including encyclopedias
• Access to adequate digital image, sound and video resources
• Access to curriculum and teacher support materials
• Access to a wide variety of computerized productivity programs appropriate to student ability level such as AppleWorks, Microsoft Office, HyperStudio, KidPix, Inspiration, digital still and video photography editing, and graphing programs
• Access to educational television programming and services
• Access to desktop video conferencing stations
• Access to a wide range of educational computer programs including practices, simulations and tutorials
• Ability to electronically publish and share school-produced information
• Other?
  

Enhanced Teaching
All district teachers will have the technology training, skills and resources needed to assure students will meet local and state learning objectives and have the technological means to assess and record student progress.

 Empowered Learners
All students will demonstrate the mastered use of technology to access, process, organize, communicate and evaluate information in order to answer questions and solve problems.

Is Technology Making a Difference? Update 2

These checklists are based on what I call the Johnson Hierarchical Technology Planning Model that looks something like this:

A more complete explanation can be found here.

Anyway, over the next 5 days or so, I will be putting my checklists for each level of planning on the Blue Skunk. I invite readers to please add, delete and/or comment to these.

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. Indicators of success:

Effective Administration
The district will use technology to improve its administrative effectiveness through efficient business practices, communication, planning and record keeping. 

• Student information system that can be accessed by administration that includes attendances, grading, discipline, health, and scheduling modules.
• Student information system that can be accessed by teaching staff
• Student information system that can be accessed by parents
• Student information system that shares data efficiently with other systems (SIF)
• System that allows data warehousing and data-driven decision-making
• Systems for specific to the management of finance, transportation, personnel/payroll, lunch programs, special education, building systems, security, etc.
• System for curriculum management
• Portable communication devices for administrative uses
• On-line (web-based) district information
• On-line (web-based) building information
• On-line (web-based) department and classroom information
• Interactive communications tools for administration (IM, electronic mailing lists, groupware, share calendars and email directories)
• Electronic means of communication with school staff by parents, students, and the community
• Established technology competencies for school administration and training opportunities
• Adopted policies and written guidelines on Internet use, safety, plagiarism, selection/reconsideration, copyright, etc.
• Understanding of policy and ethical practices regarding technology use by administration
• Other?

Extensive Resources
Technology will be used to provide the most current, accurate and extensive information resources possible to all learners in
the district and community in a cost effective and reliable manner at maximum convenience to the user.

Enhanced Teaching
All district teachers will have the technology training, skills and resources needed to assure students will meet local and state learning objectives and have the technological means to assess and record student progress.

 Empowered Learners
All students will demonstrate the mastered use of technology to access, process, organize, communicate and evaluate information in order to answer questions and solve problems.

Is Technology Making a Difference? Update 1

As I was dusting off some handouts I use when giving my workshop, "Is Technology Making a Difference in Your School?", I looked at a series of checklists I use with schools to help them quickly gauge where they are in implementing technology in their schools.

These checklists are based on what I call the Johnson Hierarchical Technology Planning Model that looks something like this:

A more complete explanation can be found here.

Anyway, over the next 5 days or so, I will be putting my checklists for each level of planning on the Blue Skunk. I invite readers to please add, delete and/or comment to these.

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. Indicators of success:

• 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
• Adequate wireless network access
• 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 for staff and student use (6:1 student to computer ratio of computers less than 5 years old)
  
• Adequate peripheral technologies (printers, scanners, projectors, interactive white boards, cameras) 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
• Adequate leadership and management related to technology planning, budgeting, and policy-making

 What's missing???

The other four goals with checklists for each to follow over the next few days...

Effective Administration
The district will use technology to improve its administrative effectiveness through efficient business practices, communication, planning and record keeping. 

Extensive Resources
Technology will be used to provide the most current, accurate and extensive information resources possible to all learners in
the district and community in a cost effective and reliable manner at maximum convenience to the user.

Enhanced Teaching
All district teachers will have the technology training, skills and resources needed to assure students will meet local and state learning objectives and have the technological means to assess and record student progress.

 Empowered Learners
All students will demonstrate the mastered use of technology to access, process, organize, communicate and evaluate
information in order to answer questions and solve problems.