Technology Evaluation Survey

8/2/2019 Technology Evaluation Survey

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MatSchool Pseudonym: Reynolds High School

Your Name or Group Name: Mike Lipson

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ADMINISTRATIVE

Policy

Planning

Budget


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Electronic Information

Assessment

Administrative Information


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CURRICULAR

Curriculular Integration

Teacher Use

Student Use


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SUPPORT

Stakeholder Involvemnt

Administrative Support

Training

Technical/Infrastructure Support


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CONNECTIVITY

Local Area Networking (LAN)

District Area Networking (WAN)

Internet Access

Communication Systems


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INNOVATION

New Technologies

Comprehensive Technologies


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Evaluator CommentsOur district has a

published technology

policy that detailsexpected practices,

rules and consequences

for students, teachers

and community

members.

Our technology policy is

comprehensive and

effective at encouraging

productive use of district

equipment and

resources.

Technology planning istaking center stage as

we prepare for a one-to-

one initiative at the high

school and implement a

one-to-one initiative at

the middle school.

Technology planning

and initiatives are taking

place at the

superintendent level.Technology initiatives

and expectations have

been communicated toindividual departments,

but further clarification

is often required.

Exceptions are not

always clear, not are the

reasons for some

initiatives. Certain

initiatives don't line up

with others.

Considerable budget

has been set aside for

the one-to-one laptop

initiative, but not asmuch thought has been

given to the eventual

need for upgrades. It is

unclear where money

for new machines will

come from once these

outlive their usefulness.


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Technology costs are

accounted for in the

school budget in

multiple places.Paperless grading and

attendance is in place.

Other systems, such as

discipline, may go

paperless in the future,

but are still on a trial

basis.

iPass access is

available to all faculty,

staff, students, parents

and administrators.

Students use electronic

information resources

regularly, but more in

some situations than

others. Depending onwhich courses they

take, students may use

the internet daily, or

they may only do so on

extreme occasion.

Teachers are

encouraged to

implement electronic

resources, but not

always given specific

instruction on how to do

so.

Many and varied

resources are availablefor all students, faculty

and staff to use.

Teachers are

encouraged to assign

projects that require use

of technology, but not

much thought is paid to

the productivity gains

that electronic grading

offers. Electronic

grading is occasionally

mentioned, but rarelyimplemented.


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Electronic assessments

are usually limited to

paper-style tests. Some

projects, such as

science labs, use other

methods of evaluation.Some classes depend

on technology more

than others for their

curriculum. Teachers

are encouraged to

consider multimedia

tools when creating their

assignments.Some technology is

available to all curricular

areas now, much more

will be available next

year as we move to thenew building and

students get their own

laptops.

Important parts of the

teacher's job, such as

grading and attendance,

are not possible without

technology.

All teachers have their

own laptops, which are

the same machine that

will be given to each

student next year.

Students only have

access to technology in

certain rooms, such as

the library and computer

labs. Next year they will

have laptops that will

stay with them.All students have

regularly access to

technology via the

library and other

communal resources,but the machines are

sometimes obsolete and

are too few in numbers.

Technology access will

improve when students

get their laptops next

year.


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Procedures for the

implementation of the

one-to-one program are

still in development,

most of this is overseen

by a technology

committee and the

district head of

technology.

All groups have the

opportunity to be

represented on the

technology committee.

Administration is heavily

involved in planning for

the new building and

laptop rollout, as well as

with attempts to

integrate technology

into curriculum.A lot of administrative

time is dedicated to

preparing for the new

building and the new

technology that will

come with it.All teachers are

required to attend

technology-focused

professional

development sessions

weekly.Tech-focused

professionaldevelopment meetings

are held weekly and are

run by practicing

teachers who are

proficient with

technology.

Support staff are

available via email and

a ticketing system to

respond to tech support

requests.

Our IT department is

very helpful,knowledgable and

efficient.


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Voice and video

communication services

are scheduled to be

available next year as

part of the technology

services in the new

building.

The current network is

limited, but the new

building's network will

be expandable and

feature rich.

No special features are

currently available via

district WAN.

All connections in the

building share a 100

Mbps connection.

Internet communicationand instruction occur

regularly, including use

of video and voice

services such as Skype.

Wired internet is

available everywhere in

the building, temporary

wireless networks have

been installed in some

areas as a holdover

while the new school is

being built. The new

building will havewireless internet

available in all locations.

All students are

assigned email

addresses, which are

used for assignments as

well as student/teacher

communication.

Email and other

services are available to

all students and staff via

Google Apps forEducation.


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New technologies are

always available for

teachers to try and use.

Many teachers are

willing to experiment

with new idea and tech,

some others are content

to continue teaching the

way they have in the

past. Administration is

pushing teachers

toward embracing

technology.New implementations

occasionally run into

trouble - for example,

we have had issues

standardizing teacher

websites on one

platform. We triedMoodle last year, but

requirements weren't

clear and there wasn't

enough instruction for

teachers. The initiative

was eventually

abandoned, and now

teachers are asked to

create a website, but

not required to use a

specific platform.

Comprehensive

technology is availablein the form of

computers, but more

advanced tools will not

be available until next

year in the new building.

Advanced technology is

available and in use by

some teachers, but as a

staff we have not

reached our potential. A

lot more instruction is

necessary before themajority of teachers feel

comfortable enough

with technology to

integrate it in a more

comprehensive way.

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