Rodriguez Elementary
Department of Instructional Technology
Rodriguez Elementary
Instructional Technology Implementation Plan
2008-2009
The Campus Technology Committee has developed this Technology Plan. It is
aligned with the Austin ISD Technology Plan and the State Long Range Plan for
Technology. The campus strategies focus on goals and objectives related to Teaching
and Learning and Educator Staff Development.
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Rodriguez Elementary
Instructional Technology Implementation Plan
2008-2009
The following staff participated in the development of this Technology Plan:
Suzie Cunningham
Daniel Perez
Toni C. Warren
Christian Puente
Principal and ITRC Signatures.
Fax this page to Instructional Technology 414-6567
Suzie Cunningham, EdD
Principal
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Toni C. Warren
Instructional Technology Resource Contact
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Existing Infrastructure Conditions:
Number of students
Number of teachers
Average number of computers per classroom
Number of computer labs available for general use
Number of computers in library for student use
Number of wireless mobile computer labs (COWS)
Approximate number of computers (Teacher and Student)
Approximate number of computer projectors
Number of campus based technology support staff
959
75
4
0
13
2
270
17
1 (ITRC contact)
Summary of current technology needs on our campus:
(Brief summary describing current hardware/infrastructure issues/status.)
 Need 1 laptop per teacher
 Need flash drive per teacher
 Need computer lab or rotate COW on a weekly basis and have on campus Instructional Technologist co-teach in room with
teacher
 Need to upgrade and have routine maintenance on COW
 Need 5 more digital cameras and camcorders on each grade level so one can be dedicated to each grade level
 Need to hire a Educational Technology Support Specialist to support the faculty in implementing technology in each classroom
Summary of most recent Campus STaR Chart Data
School Technology and Readiness – Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-Assessing
Criteria and more information can be found online at http://starchart.esc12.net/
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Campus STaR chart ratings based on Teacher STaR Charts as submitted to the Texas Education Agency.
Ratings are based on the following scale.
1=Early Tech
2=Developing Tech
3=Advanced Tech
4=Target Tech
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Patterns of Classroom Use
Frequency/Design of Instructional Setting Using Digital Content
Content Area Connections
Technology Applications (TA) TEKS Implementation
Student Mastery of Technology Applications (TA) TEKS
Online Learning
EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Content of Professional Development
Models of Professional Development
Capabilities of Educators
Access to Professional Development
Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use
Professional Development for Online Learning
LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT
Leadership and Vision
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Campus Rating
2
2
2
1
1
2
Campus Rating
2
2
2
1
1
Campus Rating
2
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Planning
Instructional Support
Communication and Collaboration
Budget
Leadership and Support for Online Learning
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TECHNOLOGY
Students per Computer
Internet Access Connectivity/Speed
Other Classroom Technology
Technical Support
Local Area Network Wide Area Network
Distance Learning Capacity
2
1
2
2
2
Campus Rating
2
3
2
2
2
1
Staff Development Needs
(Brief summary based on STaR Chart results.)
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Teachers need to be trained on software such as learning.com, Kidspiration, Comic Life, Atomic Learning, Typing.com
Teachers need to be trained to incorporate United Streaming into lesson plans including downloading clips into Power Points
Teachers need to be trained to pod cast, and blog
Teachers need to be trained on how to use hardware to support the above software such as hooking up and operating DVD
players, LCD projectors, AV Convertors, Elmos
Teachers need to be required to attend at least two half day mandatory campus in-service technology workshops on campus
Teachers need to know how to access library online catalog and District databases that are accessible at school/home and local
area networks
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Teachers need to encourage students to access these databases and others in the classroom, at home, and from a public library
Future Vision and Direction
(Brief statement describing where your campus would like to be in three years related to technology integration.)
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Staff should be comfortable integrating technology into lesson plans and meetings
Staff should be able to teach students to use technology to make finished products such as brochures, Power Points, Imovies,
Ibooks
Staff should be able to use fee-based district websites for their own informational needs such as lesson plans and to assist
students in researching their own information needs
Staff should know what library resources are available to assist students
Staff will increase in distance learn capacity to include on campus teleconferencing and district wide teleconferencing
Implement a school-wide computer lab
Hire a Educational Technology Support Specialist to support the faculty in implementing technology in each classroom
Each classroom or grade level have on Smart Board
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Alignment with Austin ISD Technology Plan 2007-2010
The following goals and objectives are from the District Technology Plan. Campuses will focus on four objectives from Goal 1
and.three objectives from Goal 2. The campus focus objectives are shown below in boldface and are marked with a “*”. Campuses
may choose to include additional objectives in their Campus Tech Plan.
Goal 1: Teaching and Learning
Teaching & Learning focuses on the instructional needs of teachers and the learning needs of students in meeting the vision of
technology in education.
All Learners will:
 have access to relevant technologies, tools, resources and services for individualized instruction 24/7.
 use information and communication technologies to collaborate, construct knowledge and provide solutions to real-world
problems
 use research based strategies in all subject areas to improve academic achievement.
 communicate effectively in a variety of formats for diverse audiences.
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*Objective 1.1: Integrate the Technology Applications TEKS within the foundation curriculum at each grade level.
Objective 1.2: Offer and provide the Technology Applications high school courses to meet the curriculum and graduation
requirements specified in 19 TAC Chapter 74.
*Objective 1.3: Use digital diagnostic tools for formative evaluation to monitor progress toward the mastery of instructional
objectives. Integrate student performance data from district/state assessment instruments with electronic
curriculum resources to inform and differentiate instruction for every child
Objective 1.4: Develop strategies to monitor and document progress of integration of technology into curricula and instruction and to
monitor and report student mastery of the Technology Applications TEKS to TEA.
*Objective 1.5: Provide curriculum to ensure personal safety for students in a digital world and Acceptable Use Policies that
specify expectations and rules for students, parents, and teachers.
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Goal 1: Teaching and Learning (Continued)
Objective 1.6: Implement innovative programs that promote parental and student involvement, increased communication with parents,
students and community members, and community access to educational resources.
Objective 1.7: Ensure that school libraries have the latest technology and online resources for student research and curriculum
integration and to assist teachers in teaching information literacy and Technology Applications Skills
*Objective 1.8: Utilize innovative strategies for the delivery of the foundation curriculum to meet the diverse and personal
learning needs of all students.
Objective 1.9: Ensure accessibility by all students to technology-based instruction and adaptive/assistive devices as appropriate.
Objective 1.10: Utilize innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous courses and expanded curricular offerings
through the use of technology, including distance learning and digital content services to meet the diverse and personal
learning needs of all students.
Goal 2: Educator Preparation and Development
Educator Preparation and Development addresses the staff development needs not only of teachers but of all the members of the
professional education community
All educators will:
 develop new learning environments that utilize technology as a flexible tool where learning is collaborative, interactive and
customized
 ensure integration of appropriate technology throughout all of curriculum and instruction.
*Objective 2.1: Provide professional development for teaching and integrating Technology Applications into the foundation
and enrichment TEKS.
Objective 2.2: Support teachers in developing classroom websites and online resources to share lessons, monitor student progress, and
establish regular communication with parents and students.
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Objective 2.3: Utilize innovative strategies for the delivery of ongoing professional development through the use of technology,
including online and other distance learning and digital content services.
Objective 2.4: Provide staff development and document progress of teachers towards mastery of the Technology Applications
Educator Standards I-V.
*Objective 2.5: Provide training on the use of electronic tools and information to support sound, data-driven instructional
decision-making.
*Objective 2.6: Support teachers in exploring emerging technologies for instructional delivery and student centered
technology use.
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Goal 3: Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support
Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support at all levels address the creation of a shared vision, encourage and sustain the
appropriate integration of technology, use modern information technology tools to embrace accountability and use data for decisionmaking.
All leaders will:
 Develop, implement, budget for and monitor a dynamic technology plan to meet the needs of a changing workforce and
economy
 Offer expanded instructional opportunities to students via online digital content, and a variety of distance learning
technologies.
 Provide opportunities for sustained, relevant and timely staff development in a variety of formats.
 Expect appropriate technology use throughout the teaching and learning process.
 Provide an electronic communications system to foster collaboration
 Provide easy access to student data for effective analysis and decision making
 Support a comprehensive student data system
 Allow parents to access their student’s data
 Support business practices with an all-inclusive software package
 Create and support applications to meet the request of instructional leaders
Objective: 3.1 Incorporate ongoing technology planning in classroom, library, campus, and district improvement plans.
Objective: 3.2 Promote a comprehensive planning process that involves all stakeholders.
Objective: 3.3 Create budget and secure funding to support technology identified in classroom, library, campus, and district planning
efforts.
Objective: 3.4 Coordinate the use of electronic data in district planning to support research-based decision making focused on success.
Objective: 3.5 Provide parents secure electronic access to student information.
Objective: 3.6 Incorporate mastery of SBEC Technology Applications Standards into local educator appraisal system.
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Objective: 3.7 Budget for, offer, and support expanded online curriculum and instructional opportunities to students.
Goal 3: Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support (Continued)
Objective: 3.8 Participate in collaboration with representatives from Pre-K-12, higher education, parents, businesses and community
to share resources and services.
Objective: 3.9 Provide position appropriate training for all staff.
Objective: 3.10 Support an interactive, integrated system for data
Objective: 3.11 Design, implement and maintain enterprise applications and services
Goal 4: Infrastructure for Technology
Infrastructure for Technology focuses on hardware, software, and tech support personnel. The infrastructure must be secure, stable,
supportable, flexible, scalable and follow common standards in order to grow with new technologies.
The infrastructure will provide
 measures to ensure all data is secure and accurate.
 data standards to support interoperability and accessibility for all users
 reliable hardware, software and infrastructure
 equitable access to computers, systems, and e-learning technologies for all users
 technical assistance to support teaching and learning.
 provide a robust network within and between schools
Objective 4.1: Design, install and maintain a technology and telecommunications infrastructure for communications and services that
ensures reliable secure equitable access.
Objective 4.2: Strive to achieve and maintain a personal computing device access ratio of 1:1 for both students and professional
educators.
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Objective 4.3: Provide on-demand access to appropriately configured technology for all students and staff, including those with
disabilities.
Objective 4.4: Maintain an obsolescence policy to ensure maximum efficiency and use of technology and infrastructure by all students
and staff.
Objective 4.5: Provide and maintain an infrastructure for communications with parents and community members, including yearround access to school news, educational resources, data and personnel.
Objective 4.6: Maintain a high level of customer service
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Goal 1: Teaching and Learning
Objective 1.1: Integrate the Technology Applications TEKS within the foundation curriculum at each grade level and provide
specialized courses in Technology Applications.
Strategy
Timeline
Person(s)
Resources
Evidence
1.
Teachers use product templates;
curriculum examples set forth by
AISD
Ongoing
1.
Teachers will expect students to
create technology products to
indicate learning and test using
online testing applications
Ongoing
2.
Teachers will create online
webquests for students to complete
Ongoing
Campus Tech Plan 2007-2008
Campus
Administration,
IT Contact and
assigned IT
Resource
Contact
Campus
Administration,
IT Contact and
assigned IT
Resource
Contact
Campus
Administration,
IT Contact and
assigned IT
Resource
Contact
Instructional Technology
website
Teacher’s lesson plans, Students finished
products
Computers, online test sites,
online tutorials such as
learning.com, KidsBiz,
Tumble books.
Teacher created or existing
webquests on the Internet
Teacher created webquests that are online
or in paper form, students completed
webquests reports that is completed in
word or PowerPoint
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Objective 1.3: Use digital diagnostic tools for formative evaluation to monitor progress toward the mastery of instructional
objectives. Integrate student performance data from district/state assessment instruments with electronic
curriculum resources to inform and differentiate instruction for every child
Strategy
Timeline
Person(s)
Resources
Evidence
1.
Staff will use technology to monitor
students understanding and mastering
of material
Ongoing
2.
Staff will have students take RPTE
and other available tests online
Ongoing
3. Staff will monitor progress of
students by evaluating paper testing
by online reports such as benchmarks
or TAKS scoring
Ongoing
4. Develop strategies to monitor and
document progress of integration of
technology into curricula and
instruction and to monitor and report
student mastery of the Technology
Applications TEKS to TEA.
Ongoing
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Administration,
IT contact, Team
leaders, IT
outside campus
contact, staff
Administration,
IT contact, Team
leaders, IT
outside campus
contact, staff
Administration,
IT contact, Team
leaders, IT
outside campus
contact, staff
Campus Computers,
software, online testing tools,
camcorders, digital cameras
Finished products to include imovies,
ibooks, learning.com tests
Computers, Online tests
downloaded from TEA or
other appropriate entity
Test results gathered online
Computers, District AIMS
Reports for Benchmark
testing, TEA website (for
RPTE, TAKS)
Teachers prints and observes results of
students tests, teacher able to administer
test online, and/or download necessary
materials for paper testing
Administration,
IT contact, Team
leaders, IT
outside campus
contact, staff
Computers, District AIMS
Reports for Benchmark
testing, TEA website (for
RPTE, TAKS), Reading
Counts, Learning.com
Teachers print and observes results of
students tests, teacher able to administer
test online, and/or download necessary
materials for paper testing
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Objective 1.5: Provide curriculum to ensure personal safety for students in a digital world and Acceptable Use Policies that
specify expectations and rules for students, parents, and teachers.
Strategy
Timeline
Person(s)
Resources
Evidence
1.
Staff and students will be apprised
of AISD acceptable Use Policies
Ongoing
Librarian, IT
contact
AISD website of Acceptable
Use Policy, learning.com
2.
Staff and students will be apprised
of evaluating websites
Ongoing
Computers, PowerPoint
Lessons created by Librarian
or IT contact, Internet sites
tutorials, learning.com
3.
Staff and students will be trained in
proper research methodologies to
prevent plagiarism
Ongoing
Administration,
IT contact, Team
leaders, IT
outside campus
contact, staff
Administration,
IT contact, Team
leaders, IT
outside campus
contact, staff
Staff and students will be able to
verbalize Acceptable Use, and sign off
that they have been presented the
information
Staff and students can identify five major
criteria for evaluation sites and
demonstrate evaluation of real sites
through testing, learning.com scores
Computers, PowerPoint
Lessons created by Librarian
or IT contact, Internet sites
tutorials, learning.com
Staff and students can demonstrate correct
ways to paraphrase, create direct quotes,
create bibliography, and document
parenthetical quotes
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Objective 1.8: Utilize innovative strategies for the delivery of the foundation curriculum to meet the diverse and personal
learning needs of all students.
Strategy
Timeline
Person(s)
Resources
Evidence
1.
Implement Saturday or summer
technology camps and after school
enrichment programs
Ongoing
Campus
Administration,
teachers, IT
contact, librarian
2.
Pair students with PALS or other
mentors that can help with
technology
Ongoing
3.
Have district IT staff come weekly
to work with students and teachers
Ongoing
Mentor program
with adults from
Wayport, Mentor
program with
high school
students through
PALS or a
computer class
Administration,
Instructional
Technology staff
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Computers and software on
campus, lesson plans made
by teachers, software
includes Inspiration,
PowerPoint, learning.com,
ibook, imovie
Computers and software on
campus, lesson plans made
by teachers, software
includes Inspiration,
PowerPoint, learning.com,
ibook, imovie
Students will complete a product,
documentation of attendance,
learning.com scores improve,
Computers and software on
campus, lesson plans made
by teachers, software
includes Inspiration,
PowerPoint, learning.com,
ibook, imovie
Students will complete a product ,
documentation of attendance,
learning.com scores improve
Students will complete a product ,
documentation of attendance,
learning.com scores improve
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Goal 2: Educator Preparation and Development
Objective 2.1: Provide professional development for teaching and integrating Technology Applications into the foundation and
enrichment TEKS.
Strategy
Timeline
Person(s)
Resources
Evidence
1.
Bi-annually campus in-service
technology training, and training of
incorporating technology into
lesson plans
Beginning and
middle of
school year
2.
Staff attend AISD technology
training from Professional
Academy, and online classes
Summer and
Ongoing
3.
Staff visit campuses or other
districts that model technology
integration
Ongoing
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Campus
Administration
& Campus IT
Contact and
assigned district
IT contact
Campus
Administration
& Campus IT
Contact and
assigned district
IT contact;
independent
trainers
IT contact, Team
leaders,
technology
committee
COWs and Computers in
Library, software available,
Atomic Learning,
typing.com, Inspiration,
Kidspiration, learning.com,
imovie, ibook, comic life
Professional Development
Academy; PBS Online
Training, Atomic Learning
Tutorials
Administrators observe teachers using
technology in lessons and finished
products of students
Other AISD campuses or
districts that have strong
programs such as Irving ISD
or North Side San Antonio
Attendees have concrete lesson plans to
share with staff and team members and
can oversee lesson plans being executed,
finished products
Administrators observe teachers using
technology in lessons and finished
products of students
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Objective 2.5: Provide training on the use of electronic tools and information to support sound, data-driven instructional
decision-making.
Strategy
Timeline
Person(s)
Resources
Evidence
1.
Require teachers to attend inservice technology training as part
of their evaluations
2.
Require librarian, IT contact or
Instructional Technologist to
provide on campus training
3.
Provide lists of electronic tools to
staff and students with log-in
information
Campus Tech Plan 2007-2008
Ongoing, after
school, Campus
in-services,
during summer
Ongoing,
during staff
meetings,
campus inservice, after
school
Beginning of
year orientation,
ongoing
Campus
Administration,
Professional
Academy Staff,
IT Contact and
assigned IT
Resource
Contact, team
leaders
Instructional Technology
website, Atomic Learning
training, staff meetings and
in-service sharing
Written personal technology
developmental goals created by each
teacher with the campus administration
and visited and updated during teacher
evaluation.
Teachers submit transcript of technology
classes taken.
Principal, IT
Contact and
assigned IT
Resource
Contact, librarian
Instructional Technology
website, District databases
and software
Teachers self evaluate themselves on
what and the level they have mastered on
specific tools and software.
Librarian, IT Contact or Instructional
Technologist document training sessions
by sign in sheets to campus administration
Librarian, IT
contact, and
Instructional
Technologist
Library Media Center,
Instructional Technology
Website, Various District
software
Staff sign in sheet acknowledging that
they have been made aware of the
electronic tool and at least seen it
demonstrated
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Objective 2.6: Support teachers in exploring emerging technologies for instructional delivery and student centered technology
use.
Strategy
Timeline
Person(s)
Resources
Evidence
2.
Teachers use product templates;
curriculum examples set forth by
AISD
Ongoing
3.
Collaboration planning and training
of software and hardware between
staff through in-service training
and Instructional Technology
Facilitator
Ongoing
4.
Staff attend technology workshop
at TCEA
Once a year
Campus Tech Plan 2007-2008
Campus
Administration,
IT Contact and
assigned IT
Resource
Contact
Campus
Administration,
IT Contact,
assigned IT
Resource
Contact, staff,
vertical teams
IT contact, rotate
team leaders or
members of
technology
committee
Instructional Technology
website
Teacher’s lesson plans, Students finished
products
Instructional Technology
website, Atomic Learning
training, staff meetings and
in-service sharing
Confident and willing staff attitudes,
teacher star chart evaluations, student
finished products
Money budgeted for
attending conference
Conference attendees conduct workshops
upon returning to campus to share what
learned, attendees co-teach one lesson
based on what learned in workshop
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