1. T ECHNOLOGY AT A WEST August 2010 Susie Lackey and Leah Lindblom

2. E SSENTIAL Q UESTION How do we effectively use the technology in our building to engage our learners and promote higher order thinking skills?

3. G OAL 1: C REATE A P ROFILE OF T ECHNOLOGY L ITERATE A-W EST S TUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 Both Required and Supported at the district and state levels ISTE Standards ET/IL Prioritized Benchmarks by Content Area

4. G OAL 2: C REATE A P ROFILE OF T ECHNOLOGY L ITERATE T EACHERS Where are we already strong? Where are we lacking? How can we continue to build bridges of support for all stakeholders? Personnel Technological Proficiency Self Assessment Survey (Jeffco Tech Assessment)

5. ISTE S TANDARDS Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Model Digital – Age Work and Learning Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

7. T EACHER D ATA 60% School Messenger 55% Jeffco Google 53% Podcasting 50% Web 2.0 50% Web Cam 80% want it on PD Days Want to Learn Need to Learn Need more Jeffco Tech Plan and Standards 98% say know and follow rules Only 60% teach kids Jeffco rules Only 16% teach safety daily 90% watch daily announcements daily 65% have a class website

8. T EACHER C ONFIDENCE 89% feel skilled at Bb 92% feel skilled at navigating network 94% feel skilled at getting quality off internet 95% can move, rename, delte files ~70% feel skilled at SB and Notebook software

9. T EACHER T RAINING P RIORITIES WebPages SOARS Backups Internet Safety for students Web 2.0, Google, Podcasting, Web Cams Blogging, Airliner, Doc Cam, Clickers Collaboration Tools, Smart Notebook

10. T ECH I MPACT ON L EARNING 77% Embrace Tech (25% passionately) 90% say they c an choose the right tool 77% see direct benefits of using tech 89% see students more engaged when use tech 86% say has pos affect on learning when teachers use 90% say pos affect when they use tech 76% say more engaged when teachers use 90% say engages them and helps them learn 28% find it distracting 90% say teacher can choose right tool 70% say prepared tech wise for after school Teachers SayStudents Say

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12. S TUDENT D ATA Watch the daily announcements: 13% say never 49% say sometimes 38% say always Find the tech in the building excessive. TVs are not helpful since they are not allowed in hallways WebsitesTVs/Announcements 94% want a teacher website to have homework, class work, and calendar for accessing learning outside of school Found that there was much discrepancy about what teachers have available to students.

13. S UMMARY Technology is a part of daily life for all of us Students are in a digital world NCLB requires a report of our tech skills What are we doing to ensure that we are meeting their needs? Are our lessons reaching them? How do we know? Is there a tech tool that can help? Are we teaching them how to learn and get the information they need? Are we teaching them to contribute to the knowledge base? Are we teaching them to be safe and ethical?

14. T HE T ECH T EAM Mission: Work to identify what tools are best for what impact and build resources and capacity for our staff to understand how to choose the best tools for the learners in their classroom. We will directly support the school plan. We believe technology is a solution and a resource that we can use to positively impact student achievement. Visit/Join our wiki: www.arvadawesttech.wikispaces.com www.arvadawesttech.wikispaces.com