1. Administrator Technology Toolkit: Implementation at Towson University
Linda Macaulay, Ed.D.
Department of Educational Technology and Literacy
Dr. Judy Flood
MSET Executive Director
Common Ground, April 19, 2012

2. Objectives Participants will learn:
How the Administrator Technology Toolkit was utilized in a graduate course.
Features of the toolkit that students found useful.
Aspects of the toolkit needing revision

3. Administrator Technology Toolkit
An online tool to support school administrators as they:
acquire and maintain the skills necessary to be technology literate and
meet the Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for School Administrators.
Developed by MSET and MSDE

4. Formative Assessment – Minute Paper
For one minute, write your answer to the following question:
What do you know about the Administrator Technology Toolkit? Have you used it? How?
We will share your responses with the whole group.

5. Access the Toolkit http://mset.mrooms3.net
Login as a guest or register
Username is first part of your address before and password is changeme
Use all lowercase letters, no spaces

6. What is in the Toolkit? Leadership Teaching And Learning
Data- Driven Decision Making
Management And Operations
Professional Practice And Productivity
Social, Legal, And Ethical Issues

7. Implementation at Towson
Graduate course in Instructional Technology Masters program
ISTC 702: Leadership and Technology
Fall 2011

8. Technology Standards Facilitated Discussion
Small groups assigned one of six NETS-A standards to facilitate
Group prepared guided discussion questions
Group assigned brief activity (from toolkit) for class to complete during discussion to better understand the standard
Discussion lasted approximately minutes for each standard

9. Positive Aspects of Toolkit
Navigation bar for standards
Getting Around the Toolkit
Pre and Post Assessment for PD
Video intro. for each standard
Useful weblinks and articles
Practical application of standards
Content to also share with teachers

10. Improvements Needed Summary/Overview of entire toolkit needed
Screencast tour?
Need annotations for HOW to use the toolkit
Need arrow to move BACK in toolkit (only have NEXT arrows)
Guest Access doesn’t let you participate in discussion forums
Promote the discussion boards more
Make Resources Page more prominent with visible link on each page since explains how to use toolkit
Make sure all weblinks have descriptions of what they are
Keep list of links to other sections visible on every page so it is easier to navigate
More text features (bold, color, graphic cues) to make more engaging

11. Next Steps
Create screencasts for each standard to explain content within each more clearly
Repair broken links
Annotate all links
Add additional resources to keep toolkit up-to-date
Suggestions??
Webex First Steps Document

12. Conclusion How and why do you plan on using the toolkit? Questions?
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