Tahoe Truckee Unified Technology Committee Technology Purchase Plan November 2009.

Tahoe Truckee Unified

Technology CommitteeTechnology Purchase

PlanNovember 2009

The Tech Plan Process to Date

1. Creation of State & Board approved technology plan.

2. Site visits to all schools to analyze current technology needs

3. District Tech Committee collaboration & prioritization of short and long term plans.

Level I Technology Plan Implementation

Year 1

Maintain, upgrade or replace labs as needed.

Pilot programs - design based on research and ISTE standards

Level I Technology Plan Implementation

Year 1 (continued)

Equip “Standard classroom” - technology hardware

Provide opportunities for developing new instructional strategies and obtaining innovative technology hardware and software to teachers in PLCs who complete specific training for pilot programs and classrooms.

Support 21st Century research and critical thinking skills by integrating Technological Skills and Information Literacy as components of the core curriculum.

Major Goal - Major Outcomes

And integrating Technological Skills and Information Literacy as components of the core curriculum is accomplished through the application of the Standards set forth by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

Goals and Outcomes

Priority 1- Lab Upgrades


• Provide reliable access for whole class instruction – insures maximum use of instructional time

• New Lab equipment will maintain current programs and allow for expansion of new programs during pilot implementations

• New equipment insures that, for the near term, new applications can be made available to TTUSD students.


• Special Needs populations share equal access and learning opportunities

• Increase student access to technology so that all students can develop similar skills, have similar preparation for next grade level

Priority 1 - Lab Upgrades

• Skills learned in Labs can be applied in classrooms as new equipment is purchased or older equipment is cycled into classrooms for use.

• Addresses Measure A Goals

• Current technology personnel support this model at this time

• Saving of Tech Staff Time in Maintenance

Standards from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

Exploratory Primary Level K-3

• Students will use Internet / networks for teacher-led discovery • Students will receive exposure/use of Internet for communication• Students will learn to use input technologies e. g. keyboard, mouse• Students will learn to create with primary level word processing tools and

folders• Students will learn to use primary level graphic tools, organizers• Students will use primary level reading and writing software programs• Students will present information using simple presentation tools• Students will be introduced to technology use in society


Intermediate Level 4-6 Adventure

• Students will be exposed to Information Literacy (i.e. Internet Research)• Students will communicate / collaborate using basic tools i.e. email, chat• Students will organize and classify information with mapping tools• Students will proficiently create ideas using word processing tools• Students will present information with graphic and presentation tools • Students will improve skills with reading and writing software programs• Students will regularly use information organizers and calendars• Students will apply copyright and responsible, ethical and safe technology

use


Exploratory Middle Level 7-8

• Students will gain the strong information literacy skills for effective research • Students will use communication tools in professional learning communities• Students will be exposed to and experience/use multimedia technology• Students will gain skills enabling them to create basic web pages for use in

school tasks• Students will experience guided use of textbook/software integration • Students will present reports using presentation tools, Smartboards • Students will have basic proficiency using spreadsheets and databases• Students will give their vision of the future technology presence in society

TTUSD 2009 Representative Software Titles (Continued)Technology Literacy and Curriculum Instruction

Elementary School Middle School High School

Productivity Software Productivity Software Productivity Software

Keynote

Kid Pix

TuxPaint

Accelerated Reader and Star Reader

Math

Accelerated Math and Star Math Accelerated Math TI Calcs

Math Blaster Textbook publisher tools

Multiple Subject Multiple Subject Multiple Subject

Internet Browser (web filtered and virus protected)



GarageBand GarageBand Smartview

Board Maker ComicLife Worldview Software

Build-a-bility GeoSketch Pad GeoSketch Pad

iMovie iMovie Macromedia Suite

iPhoto iPhoto Adobe Suite

Earobics iStop Motion Microsoft Front Page

Google Earth

Scratch

Survival Signs

Smart Board Technologies

Priority 2- Pilot Programs

Priority 2 -Pilot Program- Netbooks

Netbooks at Sierra High School

• The personal computer has revolutionized every other aspect of society and one expects that the same should be true for education.

• And now computing is affordable, durable, portable.


Netbooks at Sierra High School

• Students learn from a variety of sources and develop critical literacy skills by considering multiple perspectives, bias and evidence.

• Teachers will make greater use of primary source materials in the curriculum.

• Computer fluent students shift from being mere consumers to

producers of knowledge and other forms of creative expression.

Priority 2 -Pilot Program- NetbooksNetbooks at Sierra High School

• Students can contribute ideas and artifacts to the digital world that will be admired and useful.

• The quantity and quality of student writing will increase. -Peer-editing to be commonplace.

-Students will create publications each year worthy of public distribution via print, video, audio or the World Wide Web.

• Writing to learn and writing to share

knowledge. Telling stories to different audiences.


• 1:1 pilot program – Sierra High– Small population provides ideal trial group– Identify and solve implementation challenges.– Provide vocational training integrated with

curriculum instruction– No facility for a lab

• Security policies created and modified

• Bandwidth updates by 2011 – multimedia access, cloud computing, etc

Priority 3- Standardized Classroom Equipment

Priority 3 - Standardized Classroom

• Teachers must be users

• Access to online curriculum materials

• Teachers must model 21st Century Literacy Skills

• Similar equipment allows PLC’s collaboration, instructional planning, and home-school communication.

Priority 3 - Standardized Classroom

• Enrich classroom lessons

• Student presentations -Learner of Learner Model

• Enable students to apply technology

• Increase technology access in classrooms

Priority 4- Funding and Equipping Innovation

Priority 4 – Funding and Equipping Innovation

• Access to new hardware and software for innovative instruction will be made available to teachers in PLCs who complete specific training for pilot programs and classrooms.

• Mini Grants to fund

and support innovation

Tahoe Truckee Unified Technology Committee Technology Purchase Plan November 2009.

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