Technology Committee TASSP – June 9, 2005 Important Things to Know Discussion Topics

SIF Compliance “The School's Interoperability Framework's (SIF) vision within this context is that schools will be enabled to better utilize technology in a manner that leverages the promise and capabilities of interoperability between disparate applications. In this then, technology is not a barrier but an enabler and SIF will be THE catalyst in allowing systemic change to take place.”* *taken from the SIF website

Questions to Ask SIF compliance SIF compliance Ability to import/export data Ability to import/export data Proprietary database Proprietary database Server or web-based Server or web-based Hardware requirements for workstations Hardware requirements for workstations Server requirements/Operating Systems Server requirements/Operating Systems

Questions to Ask - 2 Level of support Level of support Annual fee Annual fee Staff development associated Staff development associated Owning or renting (licensing) Owning or renting (licensing) Other districts that use it Other districts that use it Refund policy Refund policy

Questions to Ask Yourself Does this technology do something we cannot do with a traditional method? Does this technology do something we cannot do with a traditional method? What will be the application for the computer (to determine the processor, memory, etc.)? What will be the application for the computer (to determine the processor, memory, etc.)? Have I looked at competing products? Have I looked at competing products? Have I shown it to my teachers? Have I shown it to my teachers?

Questions to Ask Yourself Discussion Discussion

Administrative Applications Palm Pilots with scheduling data Palm Pilots with scheduling data Data Analysis software Data Analysis software Scheduling software (master schedule) Scheduling software (master schedule) Tardy trackers Tardy trackers ID systems ID systems Automatic Calling Automatic Calling PGP creation PGP creation

Administrative Applications - 2 Online Attendance Online Attendance Online Gradebooks Online Gradebooks Networking Copy Machines Networking Copy Machines OCR Software OCR Software Linking Palm Pilots with Groupwise Linking Palm Pilots with Groupwise ID Pictures to Grade Program ID Pictures to Grade Program Shared Calendar for facilities use Shared Calendar for facilities use

Administrative Applications 3 groups – vps, counselors groups – vps, counselors Discussion Discussion

Curriculum and Instructional Applications Credit Recovery Credit Recovery Individual Coaching/Tutoring Individual Coaching/Tutoring Presentation Tool Presentation Tool Lesson Planner Lesson Planner Online Staff Development Online Staff Development Research Tool Research Tool

Curriculum and Instructional Applications Media Rack Media Rack Digital Audio/Video – Broadcasting Digital Audio/Video – Broadcasting Discussion Discussion

Hardware Palm Pilots Palm Pilots Servers Servers PCs – 3 levels of technology PCs – 3 levels of technology Wireless technology Wireless technology Media systems Media systems Discussion Discussion

Educational Resources billtelford.net billtelford.net loc.gov loc.gov

Testimonials Discussion – a TASSP website that allows individuals to discuss hardware and software and rate it Discussion – a TASSP website that allows individuals to discuss hardware and software and rate it

Additional Discussion TASSP’s role in networking for administrators TASSP’s role in networking for administrators Potential speakers/topics in technology for the fall convention and the 2006 convention Potential speakers/topics in technology for the fall convention and the 2006 convention Articles topics for the Texas Study Articles topics for the Texas Study