SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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Name: Heather Creamer
ITEC 7410, Semester: Spring 2015
ESSENTIAL CONDITION ONE: Effective Instructional Uses of Technology Embedded in Standards-Based,
Student-Centered Learning
ISTE Definition: Use of information and communication technology (ICT) to facilitate engaging approaches to learning.
Guiding Questions:
 How is technology being used in our school? How frequently is it being used? By whom? For what purposes?
 To what extent is student technology use targeted toward student achievement of the Georgia Learning Standards (GPSs,
QCCs)?
 To what extent is student technology use aligned to research-based, best practices that are most likely to support student
engagement, deep understanding of content, and transfer of knowledge? Is day-to-day instruction aligned to research-based
best practices? (See Creighton Chapters 5, 7)
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
 Teachers use email
 Vast amounts of
 There is a bi-weekly
 Administration does not
daily to communicate
technology exist in the
schedule of professional
see the value of using
within the school and
school but it is rarely
learning that should
technology to increase
district.
used by faculty and
focus on using student
student achievement.
students.
technology
to
gain
 The school offers
 Administration is
student achievement in
equitable access of
technologically
 Technology is used by
the
content
standards.
technology to all
teachers to lecture to
impaired.
students and faculty
students. A small
 Teachers have
 High teacher turnover
members.
number of teachers use
Promethean Boards,
rates contribute to a loss
their Promethean
iPad carts, computer
of past professional
 The technology exists in
Boards
to
engage
labs,
a
new
broadband
the school for teachers
learning in technology
students in the
system, and small
to engage students and
under previous
classroom.
classroom
sizes.
use best practices to
administration.
Teachers should be
support deep
 Students from all
 Teacher management of
using technology in
understanding of
groups in the school
devices in classrooms is
daily instruction in an
content and transfer of
struggle with
lacking.
effective, researchknowledge.
technology use outside
 The School
based manner.
of social media, word
 Each teacher in Bibb
Improvement plan does
processors, and
 Students have the
County is provided with
not connect their goals
PowerPoint.
opportunity to learn
a Dell laptop to
with technology.
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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facilitate daily
instruction.
Promethean Boards are
in each classroom.
Each teacher has access
to an iPad cart at all
times.
Teachers are using
Safari Montage as a
resource library to aid
direct instruction.
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Technology support for
the iPads is lacking and
the technology team
should be more
knowledgeable about
Apple products.
E2020 is only being
used as credit recovery
and not being used to
help students construct
their own knowledge in
other classrooms.
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more advanced
technology skills in the
business and graphic
design CTAE courses.
There is a bi-weekly
schedule of professional
learning that should
focus on classroom
management of devices.
Professional learning
should focus on how to
increase teacher
confidence in using
technology in the
classroom by allowing
them to design lessons
together and then
deliver during monthly
faculty meetings.
Administrators should
attend professional
learning to understand
the concepts of using
technology to improve
student achievement.
Summary/Gap Analysis:
Hutchings College & Career Academy received an abundance of technology between the years of 2011-2014 through a School
Improvement Grant. The school has enough iPads for each student, iPad carts for each classroom, Promethean Boards for each
classroom, three computer labs, a small student population of less than 200, and Dell Laptops. The school purchases
USAtestprep.com, StudyIsland.com, and E2020 each year.
Teachers and students underutilize technology in the building. Teacher laptops are simply used for PowerPoints, data collection,
videos, and lesson plans. USAtestprep.com and StudyIsland.com are only used for practice drills instead of a learning tool for
students. Teachers are not using the iPad or computer labs for project-based learning or structuring student-centered learning
activities.
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
What is the current reality in our school?
The Instructional Technology Department of Bibb County Schools has no technology standards on their site or a link to the three-year
technology plan. The technology plan was produced by interim Superintendent Steve Smith and Director of Technology Michael Hall.
Since they’ve both retired, the plan seems all but abandoned. They have not encouraged teachers to use technology as an effective
means to improve student engagement, instruction, and student achievement. The district must implement standards, plans, goals,
policies, and expectations before the educator mindset can be changed in the district. While the district is lacking in technology
leadership, the school’s leadership can still implement these things. Professional Development with the entire school and incentives
for teachers to become teacher leaders in technology could go a long ways in utilizing the technology available in the school.
Data Sources: Bibb County Schools Instructional Technology. (n.d.). Instructional Technology / Welcome. Retrieved from
http://www.bcsdk12.net/Page/608
Bibb County Schools. (2014). Three-Year District Technology Plan. Retrieved from
https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=4013&AID=542019&MID=38318
Hutchings College & Career Academy. (2014). School improvement plan 2014-2015. Macon, GA.
ITSE. (2015, April 8). Lead & Transform Diagnostic Tool Results. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/lead/leadtransform/diagnostic-tool/results
ESSENTIAL CONDITION TWO: Shared Vision
ISTE Definition: Proactive leadership in developing a shared vision for educational technology among school personnel, students,
parents, and the community.
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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Guiding Questions:
 Is there an official vision for technology use in the district/school? Is it aligned to research-best practices? Is it aligned to
state and national visions? Are teachers, administrators, parents, students, and other community members aware of the vision?
 To what extent do teachers, administrators, parents, students, and other community members have a vision for how technology
can be used to enhance student learning? What do they believe about technology and what types of technology uses we should
encourage in the future? Are their visions similar or different? To what extent are their beliefs about these ideal, preferred
technology uses in the future aligned to research and best practice?
 To what extent do educators view technology as critical for improving student achievement of the GPS/QCCs? To preparing
tomorrow’s workforce? For motivating digital-age learners?
 What strategies have been deployed to date to create a research-based shared vision?
 What needs to be done to achieve broad-scale adoption of a research-based vision for technology use that is likely to lead to
improved student achievement?
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
 The district does have a
 Based on NET-S, the
 There is an opportunity
 There is a lack of
vision for technology
district did not address
under our new
cohesiveness between
use for the county that
Creativity and
Superintendent to create
the district office,
is aligned to best
innovation, research and
shared, research based
technology department,
practices: :Mission
information fluency,
vision.
and school-level
Statement In the Bibb
digital citizenship,
buildings.
 There is an opportunity
County School District,
Technology operations
to involve all educators
 The district has had four
technology serves as an
and concepts.
in professional learning
changes in the
integral, infused
 Administrators,
to increase the amount
superintendent position
resource to promote
teachers, parents,
of technology used
in two years.
effective teaching and
students, and other
effectively in the
learning, maximize
community members
classroom to improve
productivity, and
are not aware of the
student achievement.
maintain a connected
vision.
community for students,
 A majority of district
faculty, staff and
teachers do not know
parents. Students shall
how to use technology
graduate with the
to enhance student
necessary twenty-first
learning.
century skills to
experience college and
career success in a
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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global community.
Vision for Technology
Use the District’s vision
is focused on
maintaining a connected
community using
modern technologies
that are available to
every student, teacher
and administrator at
school, home and in the
community. Because of
the District’s expanding
infrastructure,
supporting the learning
process and keeping all
stakeholders apprised of
current, real-time data is
crucial. The district
supports the use of
technology to: • Engage
students in quality
learning experiences
requiring critical
thinking to solve
authentic problems. •
Involve students in
global learning
experiences by virtually
connecting to national
and international
experts and classrooms.
• Allow students virtual
and blended learning
opportunities which
extend learning beyond
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the physical classroom.
• Provide all educators
ubiquitous connectivity
to access applications
that are vital to teaching
and learning outside of
a traditional school day.
• Provide virtual
meetings via videoconferencing
technology to
streamline just-in-time
delivery of pertinent
data. • Provide jobembedded professional
development for faculty
and staff using blended
learning platforms and
streaming video. •
Assist in meeting all
accountability standards
and achievement
goals.” (Bibb County
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Schools, 2014, p. 4)
The Georgia
Department of
Education uses NET-S,
NET-T, and NET-A as
their adopted
technology standards.
The district addresses
professional learning,
communication and
collaboration, critical
thinking, problem
solving, and decision
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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making.
Summary/Gap Analysis:
While a three-year technology plan was created in 2014, there has been an upheaval in the board-level positions due to so many
changes in the superintendent position. The interim superintendent and Director of Technology who drafted the plan are now both
retired. Many of the higher level positions in the district have also had a high level of turnover since Dr. Steve Smith retired. Due
to the chaos in the system, there is no cohesiveness between the district and schools in many areas, and one of those areas is
technology.
The district’s technology plan is a start and should be implemented district-wide with a huge emphasis on professional learning for
administrators and teachers. Perhaps with a new Superintendent, not just interim, being elected in April 2015, there will once
again be communication and expectations between levels. For the technology plan to be implemented, support must come from the
top.
Data Sources:
Bibb County Schools Instructional Technology. (n.d.). Instructional Technology / Welcome. Retrieved from
http://www.bcsdk12.net/Page/608
Bibb County Schools. (2014). Three-Year District Technology Plan. Retrieved from
https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=4013&AID=542019&MID=38318
ITSE. (2007). Technology standards for students. Retrieved from ITSE website: http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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standards/standards-for-students
ITSE. (2008). Technology standards for teachers. Retrieved from ITSE website: http://www.iste.org/standards/ISTEstandards/standards-for-teachers
ITSE. (2015, April 8). Lead & Transform Diagnostic Tool Results. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/lead/leadtransform/diagnostic-tool/results
ESSENTIAL CONDITION THREE: Planning for Technology
ISTE Definition: A systematic plan aligned with a shared vision for school effectiveness and student learning through the infusion of
ICT and digital learning resources.
Guiding Questions:
 Is there an adequate plan to guide technology use in your school? (Either at the district or school level? Integrated into SIP?)
 What should be done to strengthen planning?
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
 The school is inundated
 There is no plan to
 The school has reached
 Administration does not
with technology such as
adequately guide
charter status, and next
know how to use
iPads, iPad carts, 3
technology use at
year will be moved to
technology as a tool to
computer labs,
Hutchings College &
its own center as a
improve student
Promethean boards,
Career Academy.
CTAE only location for
achievement.
Dell laptops, and an upall district high school
 The only mention of
to-date framework.
students. The school
technology in the
should take advantage
School Improvement
of the media attention
Plan is
and current technology
USAtestprep.com,
to teach students how to
StudyIsland.com, and
use technology in their
E2020.
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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There is no reference to
the district’s three-year
technology plan in the
School Improvement
Plan.
The School
Improvement Plan does
not reference a majority
of the technology
available in the school.
chosen fields.
Summary/Gap Analysis:
In order to strengthen the School Improvement Plan, technology needs to be addressed as a tool to increase student achievement,
engagement, and aid teaching and learning. The essential conditions and standards for administrators, teachers, and students should be
referenced throughout the document to ensure the technology implementation is being done so effectively. The plan should address
the current technology available in the school, which is currently lacking in the plan.
Professional learning in the plan should address technology implementation and teaching teachers how to use it effectively in their
classrooms. The plan should also reference the district’s vision as their own and work from there to establish a plan of their own to fit
within those parameters.
Data Sources: Bibb County Schools Instructional Technology. (n.d.). Instructional Technology / Welcome. Retrieved from
http://www.bcsdk12.net/Page/608
Bibb County Schools. (2014). Three-Year District Technology Plan. Retrieved from
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
What is the current reality in our school?
https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=4013&AID=542019&MID=38318
Hutchings College & Career Academy. (2014). School improvement plan 2014-2015. Macon, GA.
ITSE. (2007). Technology standards for students. Retrieved from ITSE website: http://www.iste.org/standards/istestandards/standards-for-students
ITSE. (2008). Technology standards for teachers. Retrieved from ITSE website: http://www.iste.org/standards/ISTEstandards/standards-for-teachers
ITSE. (2015, April 8). Lead & Transform Diagnostic Tool Results. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/lead/leadtransform/diagnostic-tool/results
ESSENTIAL CONDITION FOUR: Equitable Access
ISTE Definition: Robust and reliable access to current and emerging technologies and digital resources.
Guiding Questions:
 To what extent do students, teachers, administrators, and parents have access to computers and digital resources necessary to
support engaging, standards-based, student-centered learning?
 To what extent is technology arrange/distributed to maximize access for engaging, standards-based, student-centered
learning?
 What tools are needed and why?
 Do students/parents/community need/have beyond school access to support the vision for learning?
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
 IPads and carts are not
 With the new
 Administration does not
distributed. Each
framework in the
stress the importance of
 Every student, teacher,
and administrator has
classroom should have a
county, Safari Montage,
effective technology
access to an iPad or
cart so every student
and all the accessible
implementation, or
computer to support
has access to the
hardware there is an
include the use or lack
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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engaging, standardsbased, student-centered
learning.
All tools needed to
effectively implement
technology are
available.
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devices at all times.
They are currently
stored in the media
center with very little
use.
Each teacher has a
Promethean Board,
however, teachers use it
as a mean to skill-anddrill more times than
not.
Students, parents, and
the community do not
always have beyond
school access to support
the vision for learning.
endless amount of
opportunities for
teachers and students to
meet all standards and
essential conditions.
thereof in their
evaluations of teacher
performance.
Summary/Gap Analysis:
While the school is inundated with technology and every teacher and student does have access to technology, teachers are not
bringing iPad carts into their classrooms. Students are not using Promethean Boards past skill-and-drill exercises. The school has
the capability to be a forerunner in instructional technology in the district and state, but administration does not see the value of
technology implementation as an effective tool to improve student achievement. Their lack of instructional technology knowledge
is crippling to the stakeholders of the school.
Teachers and students in the school have every opportunity to seize technology and expand their horizons and critical thinking
skills. Without the district implementing their plan, the schools will not use present technology to its fullest capabilities.
Data Sources:
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
What is the current reality in our school?
Bibb County Schools Instructional Technology. (n.d.). Instructional Technology / Welcome. Retrieved from
http://www.bcsdk12.net/Page/608
Bibb County Schools. (2014). Three-Year District Technology Plan. Retrieved from
https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=4013&AID=542019&MID=38318
Hutchings College & Career Academy. (2014). School improvement plan 2014-2015. Macon, GA.
ITSE. (2007). Technology standards for students. Retrieved from ITSE website: http://www.iste.org/standards/istestandards/standards-for-students
ITSE. (2008). Technology standards for teachers. Retrieved from ITSE website: http://www.iste.org/standards/ISTEstandards/standards-for-teachers
ITSE. (2015, April 8). Lead & Transform Diagnostic Tool Results. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/lead/leadtransform/diagnostic-tool/results
ESSENTIAL CONDITION FIVE: Skilled Personnel
ISTE Definition: Educators and support staff skilled in the use of ICT appropriate for their job responsibilities.
Guiding Questions:
 To what extent are educators and support staff skilled in the use of technology appropriate for their job responsibilities?
 What do they currently know and are able to do?
 What are knowledge and skills do they need to acquire?
(Note: No need to discuss professional learning here. Discuss knowledge and skills. This is your needs assessment for professional
learning. The essential conditions focus on “personnel,” which includes administrators, staff, technology specialists, and teachers.
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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However, in this limited project, you may be wise to focus primarily or even solely on teachers; although you may choose to address
the proficiency of other educators/staff IF the need is critical. You must include an assessment of teacher proficiencies.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
 Professional
 Teachers and staff are
 Professional
development is
not skilled in
Development should
conducted twice a
instructional technology
occur each and every
month.
beyond email,
week as it did when the
USAtestprep.com,
school was under the
StudyIsland.com, and
School Improvement
Microsoft Office.
Grant. The weekly
opportunities can be
used to show teachers
how to use a teacher
website as a blended
learning environment,
blogging with students,
creating project-based
learning opportunities,
understand studentcentered learning and
how to use technology
to guide it.
 Professional
Development should be
a time for teachers to
construct their own
knowledge in terms of
their content areas.
There should be a
minimum of a biweekly expectation for
teachers to share a Web
2.0 tool or some other
technology they’ve
discovered. It is
important for teachers
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to search for it and look
for it.
Professional
development should
also help each educator
create a Feedly account
so that they can stay upto-date on educational
research and
instructional
technology. Educators
could share out once a
month at the monthly
faculty meeting.
Summary/Gap Analysis:
Teachers at Hutchings College & Career Academy are not skilled personnel in instructional technology. Despite years of professional
development with the remaining veteran teacher’s, technology implementation has never been an expectation amongst administration.
Professional development decreased from a weekly requirement under the School Improvement Grant to bi-weekly. It is my
recommendation that it increases to a weekly requirement once again. Professional development should focus on moving teachers
beyond using technology for basic functions to becoming more innovative and creative with technology use and implementation.
Professional learning should have a requirement for teachers to reach beyond the scope of mandatory 50 minutes sessions each week
and have them share out things they’ve found in the classroom and how they can use it effectively.
Data Sources:
Bibb County Schools Instructional Technology. (n.d.). Instructional Technology / Welcome. Retrieved from
http://www.bcsdk12.net/Page/608
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
What is the current reality in our school?
Bibb County Schools. (2014). Three-Year District Technology Plan. Retrieved from
https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=4013&AID=542019&MID=38318
Hutchings College & Career Academy. (2014). School improvement plan 2014-2015. Macon, GA.
ITSE. (2007). Technology standards for students. Retrieved from ITSE website: http://www.iste.org/standards/istestandards/standards-for-students
ITSE. (2008). Technology standards for teachers. Retrieved from ITSE website: http://www.iste.org/standards/ISTEstandards/standards-for-teachers
ITSE. (2015, April 8). Lead & Transform Diagnostic Tool Results. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/lead/leadtransform/diagnostic-tool/results
Warner, B. (n.d.). Feedly for Teachers - A Better Way to Follow Blogs. Retrieved from http://edtech.tv/feedly-for-teachers/
ESSENTIAL CONDITION SIX: Ongoing Professional Learning
ISTE Definition: Technology-related professional learning plans and opportunities with dedicated time to practice and share ideas.
Guiding Questions:
 What professional learning opportunities are available to educators? Are they well-attended? Why or why not?
 Are the current professional learning opportunities matched to the knowledge and skills educators need to acquire? (see
Skilled Personnel)
 Do professional learning opportunities reflect the national standards for professional learning (NSDC)?
 Do educators have both formal and informal opportunities to learn?
 Is technology-related professional learning integrated into all professional learning opportunities or isolated as a separate
topic?
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
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How must professional learning improve/change in order to achieve the shared vision?
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
 Professional
 While professional
 Professional
development in the
learning is scheduled bdevelopment should
2014-2015 school year
weekly, it is often
focus on a needs
has solely focused on
rescheduled or
assessment conducted
the FIP learning
cancelled altogether as
by leadership at the end
modules the Georgia of
it takes a backseat to
of each school year. The
Department of
other matters.
following year should
Education has required
be scheduled with
 Professional learning
of each educator.
learning for educators to
has not reached outside
meet those needs.
of the FIP modules this
school year and does
 Professional learning
not focus on NSDC.
should not just be a
formal opportunity, but
 Professional
an informal opportunity
development at the
such as observing
school level is poorly
teachers who are
planned.
exemplary in a
 Professional learning at
particular practice.
the district level is not
mandatory, attached to
incentives, or advertised
to educators.
Summary/Gap Analysis:
Threats
The Georgia Department of Education has required all educators to complete FIP modules in the 2014-2015 school year. Our
administrators and academic coach has been diligent in ensuring all educators in the building complete these and upload
documentation to the TKES platform. Professional development has not focused on any other pressing needs in the school or system
this school year.
Professional development should be planned based on a needs-assessment conducted the prior school year. It should rarely be
cancelled or rescheduled. The culture should encourage a positive learning environment and a mandatory attendance for each session
as it did under the School Improvement Grant. Professional learning should not just be a formal opportunity, but an informal
opportunity such as observing teachers who are exemplary in a particular practice.
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The district should announce all district-level learning opportunities, offer incentives to educators to attend, and make the most
pressing needs mandatory.
Data Sources:
Hutchings College & Career Academy. (2014). School improvement plan 2014-2015. Macon, GA.
ITSE. (2015, April 8). Lead & Transform Diagnostic Tool Results. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/lead/leadtransform/diagnostic-tool/results
ESSENTIAL CONDITION SEVEN: Technical Support
ISTE Definition: Consistent and reliable assistance for maintaining, renewing, and using ICT and digital resources.
Guiding Questions:
 To what extent is available equipment operable and reliable for instruction?
 Is there tech assistance available for technical issues when they arise? How responsive is tech support? Are current “down
time” averages acceptable?
 Is tech support knowledgeable? What training might they need?
 In addition to break/fix issues, are support staff available to help with instructional issues when teachers try to use technology
in the classroom?
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
 IPads are not reliable
 Tech support should be
for instruction as
trained on all available
 Dell laptops are
available and reliable
technical support is not
technologies in the
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for instruction.
Overhead projectors are
available for instruction.
Tech Support is
extremely
knowledgeable with
Windows and hardware.
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knowledgeable about
Apple products.
There is a breakdown in
communication with
overhead projectors,
and it is difficult to have
the lamp changed in a
timely manner.
Promethean Boards
require a
knowledgeable support
member to ensure new
teachers receive a serial
code for the software,
software is updated, and
all hardware is
operational. They
require a great bit of
trouble-shooting at
times and district
support personnel are
not knowledgeable
about them.
Downtime is acceptable
as a technology
specialist is only
available at each school
one day each week.
Downtime is also
considered normal with
Infinite campus, email,
and internet.
Support staff is not
available to help fix
instructional
technologies.
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district so they may
troubleshoot them
easily.
Since a technology
specialist is only
available in the school
one day each week, the
technology staff that
remains in office should
accept incoming calls to
resolve issues more
quickly to decrease
downtime in the
classroom.
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Summary/Gap Analysis:
While a technology department does exist in Bibb County, the specialists are only available in each school one day per week. They are
not knowledgeable about technology past hardware and Windows. Technology issues take longer than is acceptable to resolve.
Downtime is the norm when instructional technology needs support, and email, Infinite Campus, and the internet experience
downtimes often.
Tech support should be trained on all available technologies in the district so they may troubleshoot them easily.
Since a technology specialist is only available in the school one day each week, the technology staff that remains in office should
accept incoming calls to resolve issues more quickly to decrease downtime in the classroom.
Data Sources:
Bibb County Schools Instructional Technology. (n.d.). Instructional Technology / Welcome. Retrieved from
http://www.bcsdk12.net/Page/608
Bibb County Schools. (2014). Three-Year District Technology Plan. Retrieved from
https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=4013&AID=542019&MID=38318
ESSENTIAL CONDITION EIGHT: Curriculum Framework
ISTE Definition: Content standards and related digital curriculum resources
Guiding Questions:
 To what extent are educators, students, and parents aware of student technology standards? (QCCs/NET-S)
 Are technology standards aligned to content standards to help teachers integrate technology skills into day-to-day instruction
and not teach technology as a separate subject?
 To what extent are there digital curriculum resources available to teachers so that they can integrate technology into the
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GPS/QCCs as appropriate?
How is student technology literacy assessed?
Strengths
Weaknesses
Digital curriculum
 There is a lack of
resources are provided
awareness amongst both
by Bibb County.
teachers and students
Teachers are provided
regarding the existence
with Discovery
of technology standards.
Education, Safari
 Technology standards
Montage, OASIS, and
are not aligned to
Think Central.
content standards to
help teachers integrate
technology skills into
day-to-day instruction.

Opportunities
There is an opportunity
for content teachers and
the technology
department to work
together to ensure
technology and content
standards are aligned.

Threats
There is a breakdown in
communication between
the district level and
school level. There is a
great deal of turnover in
the district.
Summary/Gap Analysis:
Digital curriculum resources are provided by Bibb County. Teachers are provided with Discovery Education, Safari Montage, OASIS,
and Think Central. There is a lack of awareness amongst both teachers and students regarding the existence of technology standards.
Technology standards are not aligned to content standards to help teachers integrate technology skills into day-to-day instruction.
There is an opportunity for content teachers and the technology department to work together to ensure technology and content
standards are aligned.
A new superintendent was just appointed in the county. Hopefully, cohesion will be possible at last allowing for communication to
exist between all levels and furthering the three-year technology plan.
SWOT Analysis Template for Technology Planning Needs Assessment
What is the current reality in our school?
Data Sources:
ITSE. (2015, April 8). Lead & Transform Diagnostic Tool Results. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/lead/lead-transform/diagnostictool/results