Vision
Mission
• All students will learn at high academic levels;
achievement gap will be eliminated
• Operations efficient and effective
• Integral part will be:
• family involvement
• community partnerships
Digital
District
Integrate T.A.
TEKS
• In each grade
level
• Specialized T.A.
courses
Provide T.A.
high school
courses
• For curriculum &
• Graduation
requirements
Use T.A.
adopted
materials at all
grade levels.
CBAs
• Measure student
progress
Curriculum
Frameworks
• Include technology
literacy
Use district
developed
strategies to
• Document
integration of T.A.
TEKS
• Report student
mastery of T.A. TEKS
Curriculum
Frameworks
• Use as a clear
starting point for
effective planning
for student
achievement
Data Smart
• Integrate student
performance data
(district or state)
with CF resources
to inform &
differentiate
instruction
CurriculumBased
Assessments
• Aligned with
curriculum
• Given each 6 weeks
• Measure of student
progress
Support use of
emerging technologies
for a greater level of
collaboration, inquiry,
analysis, creativity &
content production
• Programs of Choice
• Interactive whiteboards
Technology-based
learning
Support for studentcentered learning
• Anytime/anywhere
• Provide appropriate
devices, services &
support
• Use LearnEd for 24/7
delivery
• Across geographic and
cultural boundaries
• Across business and
industry as appropriate
• Provide printer & small
technology consumables
Maintain Acceptable
Use Policy
• Expectations for student,
parent & employee
conduct
• Complies with Children’s
Internet Protection Act
21st Century
• Develop Internet Safety
Curriculum to comply
Implement
innovative programs
to promote parental
& community
involvement
• Increased
• Communication
• Access to educational
resources
Support Classroom
Websites to
• Share lessons
• Monitor student progress
• Establish communication
with
• Parents
• Students
Ensure up-to-date
technology to support
the curriculum
Provide online resources
to support student
research, exploration &
curriculum integration
• EBSCO
• Facts on File
• Gale
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Culture Grams
• TeachingBooks.net
• Discovery Streaming
Annually evaluate
campus library programs
based upon “School
Library Programs:
Standards & Guidelines
for Texas”
Teachers can efficiently & effectively integrate T.A. in the
foundation & enrichment TEKS;
through multiple delivery methods
T.A. teachers are abreast of changing T.A. TEKS,
content
& latest pedagogy
Teachers are able to use electronic tools & information
to support sound data-driven decision making
Teachers have access to experienced instructional coaches & mentors
to support classroom efforts in using technology
to improve learning in core curriculum areas
• Identify &
provide for
training
Chief
Technology
Officer
• Document
cameras
• Digital cameras,
etc.
•Professional
Development
Training
•Model use
Campus
Technology
Textbook
Administrators
Educational
Technology
Specialist
Teacher
Incentives
Technology
Integration
Educators
Executive
Director of
Educational
Technology
• Mentor & assist
with integration
• Model use
High School TA &
CTE teachers
receive ongoing
P.D. to stay abreast
of changing
content, pedagogy
& software
Use LearnEd online
to facilitate
alternative P.D.
Avatar Learning
Platform is used to
document educator
participation in P.D.
Provide
opportunities for
teachers to
participate in
regional, state &
national technology
P.D.
Embed FWISD
created technology
integration best
practice vignettes
within LearnEd
modules
Ongoing
technology
improvement
planning
Secure funding &
insure compliance
with district, state
& federal policies
classroom
needs assessment
Prior to E-Rate
application for
discount program
clear goals
library
realistic strategies
campus
budget
district
evaluation
Ensure viable
technology plan
No Child Left
Behind (NCLB)
Ensure that
technology
resources
promote student
achievement
Is written and
approved
Maintain policies
to comply with
CIPA
Department of
Technology
(DOT)
Budget reflects
service and
infrastructure
priorities
aligned with
district
priorities
Parent Link
Use to inform
parents of
student &
district issues
in English and
Spanish
Technology
Committee
Members have
an opportunity
to provide
input into the
planning
process
After Hours
Facilities in
Neighborhood
Schools
Accessible
computer labs
for parent
access to
Connects
Facilities &
resources for
Adult Education
Program
Design &
implement a
disaster recovery
plan
Recover student
data
Develop Training
Strategies to
train teachers to
use
Web 2.0
collaboration tools
Instructional
materials
Financial &
personnel records
Communication
systems
Virtual Field Trips
& Video
Conferencing
Develop strategies
to train teachers in
operation of
equipment &
pedagogy
Cisco two-way
interactive audio &
video technologies
Students
Enrolling in
Online Courses
Develop district
procedures for
registering,
assessment &
course credit
award
Facilities &
resources for Adult
Education Program
Annual
StarChart Used
to Identify
Priorities
Professional
Development
Appraisal
System (PDAS)
principals
Use to
document
teachers’
evaluation
teachers
Document
teachers’ ability
to integrate
technology
District Website
Communicate
with all
stakeholders in
a timely &
relevant
manner
Use Connects
for Student
Grades
Teachers have
access & are
trained &
ensure data
entered timely
Parent access
to their child’s
grade through
the Parent
Portal
Telecommunications
infrastructure for
communications &
services for
equitable access
Participate in highspeed, high-capacity
statewide
telecommunications
network
Develop innovative
funding &
collaboration with
public & private
sectors
Maintain an
obsolescence policy
to ensure maximum
efficiency and use of
technology &
infrastructure by all
• Cloud computing apparently wasn’t so popular when the
district first began writing this technology plan. For about a
year, I have been receiving regular e-mails about the cloud
but have been ignoring and deleting them. Recently, in the
last few months I have begun to read the information. It
seems that clouds can save schools lots of money.
• Cloud computing comes into focus only when you think
about what IT always needs: a way to increase capacity or
add capabilities without investing in new infrastructure,
training new personnel, or licensing new software. Cloud
computing encompasses any subscription-based or payper-use service that, in real time over the Internet, extends
IT's existing capabilities (Knorr & Gruman, 2010).
• “Bringing technology tools into the classroom doesn't necessarily mean
that teachers are leveraging them to develop students' 21st century skills.
Meaningful change, experts insist, comes from long-term professional
development (PD) that models the type of learning that schools expect of
their students (Delaney, 2011).”
• Much of the training offered for teachers is not comprehensive enough—
two hours here or there is not enough to affect change. Teachers attend
and get excited, but returning and following through on the
implementation falls by the wayside.
• There must be a systematic plan of long-term training groups of teachers in
phases that also includes buy-in from the principal.
• It must be done in phases over a period of time and carried out until the
group of teachers have completed a prescribed course of technology
integration.
• They can then return and model for their colleagues.
• A new group is trained in phase two, three and so on.
• The Fort Worth has developed a comprehensive technology
plan that included the incorporation of many new
technologies and the improvement of old ones. If they
follow through and complete these goals they will
completely become a digital district.
• The training for teachers is not comprehensive enough.
Teachers need a person in the building who is available to
help them with individual technology integration needs.
• When this plan expires in 2014, I would include cloud
computing for storage data and open source software and
continue to extend training of the Web 2.0 collaboration
tools.
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