Presented by: Lisa Breaux for Lamar University EDLD 5362 Information Technology Systems May 13, 2012 Clear Creek ISD recognizes that technology plays an exponentially increasing role in both the instruction and the operations side of the school district. …to develop students who will lead the way to the future by educating and equipping them with skills necessary to excel in the 21st Century through a comprehensive curricular facilitated by a highly qualified team committed to courage, collaboration, Innovation, and self-direction. CCISD’s Technology Department serves 26 Elementary schools, 10 Intermediate schools, and 8 High Schools, as well as the Educational Support Center Over 19,000 laptops for students 24,000 computers in the District 2 network ports per classroom Over 100 Servers (HP Proliant) Virtual Servers All buildings are wireless Offsite storage and disk backup Acquisitions Enhance performance Ensure availability of information Provide timely and accurate information about students Fiber network Upgraded Student Information System Electronic Grade book Upgraded Distance Learning Point Sale System for Food Services Centralized Phone System Classroom Projection Device Network Cabling Student Notebooks and Desktops WAN and LAN Pilot program of small groups allowing staff to bring personal devices and use on District Network Replace computers over 6 years old for new desktops Teaching Safe Digital Citizenship to students Filters blocking inappropriate content At present the District is equalizing campuses with projection devices and document cameras. Use Google.docs for content management as it is free Use Forethought in Eduphoria for workshop management E4-Blackboard SMS Blackboard Phone Communication Systemsynchronized student communication Market and expand e4 CMS Unified communications increased Safe network-collaboration 24/7 Virtual Classrooms One to one computing CCISD initialization project Move all curriculum to LMS Administrators Handheld Mobility Project Blackboard Communication Wireless N upgrades The integration of technology into our schools can transform the teaching process by improving interest, inquiry, analysis, collaboration, creativity and content production. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ccisd.net/Departments/Technolo gy.aspx Available from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rFfAgfUn N8&feature=related (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/met hods/technlgy/te300.htm