Technology Committee

Technology Plan

Section 7·Descibe how technology (including software and electronically delivered learning materials) will be integrated into curricula, instruction, and assessment and include a time line for this integration.

A primary goal across the district is to integrate techology more fully into curriculum design, instructional activities, and assessment. In order to acheive this goal, the District is committed to providing appropriate training to increase the proficiency of teachers in creating instructional activities incorporating technology. This training takes place during half-day workshops, afterschool and at pre/post school year "technology weeks".

The District uses a variety of software applications such as: Moodle, Edline, NVU (webpage), Noteshare, SmartBoard, Microsoft Office, Quia, and our library automation software. Within the next three years we plan to implement Infinite Campus if feasisble.

· Across the District, a primary goal is to integrate technology more fully into curriculum design instructional activities and assessment. In order to achieve this goal, the District is committed to providing adequate training to increase the comfort level of teachers in creating instructional activities using technology.

Over the next three years a district goal is to provide training to help teachers integrate technology in the classroom. The district uses the following Programs but are limited to Moodle, Edline, NVU (Webpage), Noteshare,Smartboard, Microsoft Office Package, library automation software, cps} Within the next 3 years a district goal is to implement Infinite Campus if feasible. (Infinite Campus will allow teachers, students, and parents to better manage and communicate more information related to academic achievement. Infinite campus will also allow us to track student progress through tracking common assessment information.

The district will provide staff to help implement the technology through-out the district · In the elementary schools, two instructors will continue to utilize a variety of software programs for targeted instruction aligned with Maine Learning Results. Students in grades four through six will receive integrated instruction in word processing, documentation, Internet research, databases, and spreadsheets. Prior to moving to middle school, students in sixth grade will demonstrate their technological competency by completing an assessment.

· In grades seven and eight, all students will continue to receive nine weeks of direct training in networking, word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and operation of MLTI laptops. Junior high school staff will continue to take advantage of in-service training provided by the state through MLTI. Technology will continue to be integrated into all subjects at the junior high school where staff and students use instructional technology on daily basis. They also will continue to use a variety of technology assessments.

· Across the District, a primary goal is to integrate technology more fully into curriculum design instructional activities and assessment. In order to achieve this goal, the District is committed to providing adequate training to increase the comfort level of teachers in creating instructional activities using technology. At the highest level on the teacher competency scale, teachers not only use technology but can also integrate it into instruction. Currently, 50% of the teachers are comfortable using technology but only 5% integrate it in their lesson planning. jlj - do we need to have a more recent survey or drop this? Over the next three years we will develop an advanced level of technology integration in the classroom as part of the competency scale. jlj - did we do this? if yes, should we explain? We will be developing support for this step from the technology staff. Another focus is to use technology to track student progress on the common assessments that make up the Local Assessment System. jlj - did we do this?

ntf Substitute "use" for "utilize." In grades even and eight..."tot take advantage of": this phrase makes teacher trainign sound optional. Is it? At the high school...Internet research,... Across the District..."adequate": what constitutes "adequate?" Across the District...comfortable using technology, ...next three years, ...We will develop support... common assessments that comprise...

(· At the high school, 75 % of the staff require students to use technology in activities such as Internet research and 5 % of the teachers use technology such as SMART boards and ATM to deliver instructional activities. jlj - do we need to have a more recent survey or drop this? Teachers have utilized the ATM facilities for one advanced placement course and a variety of content-based interactive seminars. Individual teachers utilize software programs including learning styles inventories, business accounting programs and simulations in science, social studies, and drafting. ? jlj - should we add info regarding CPS, Plato, use?

,(science curriculum is currently being revised and social studies may be next, how is technolgy being integrated into these rewrites?- PFT)