1. Building Capacity for Technology in Upward Bound Projects Upward Bound Forum on Technology Chicago, IL - July 24, 2002 Angela D. Benson Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2. 2 Agenda Topics Technology Defined 9 Steps for Getting Started with Technology Format Individual UB project reflections Collaborative group brain-storming and idea generation Practicum Wrap-up

3. 3 What is technology? Computers with software and hardware applications The Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) Other non-computer-based video and audio technologies (e.g., digital cameras, scanners, video recorders)

4. 4 Getting Started with Technology 1. Assemble team of stakeholders and partners 2. Identify program objectives 3. Assess present technology capabilities (hardware, software, personnel) 4. Establish technology integration goals consistent with program objectives Leverage experiences of TRIO peers Leverage standards (http://nets.iste.org)

5. 5 Establishing Technology Integration Goals Where is your direct student support time and money spent? Where is your non-direct student support time and money spent? What do you need to do better (or, more of) for your students and their parents? What aren’t you doing for your students and their parents that you want/need to do? What do your students and their parents need? Where are your students and instructors in relation to state and national technology standards?

6. 6 Technology Integration Issues Access Technology Training Student Services Learning Support Administrative Support Technology Support

7. 7 Access Questions Home use or UB office use Business hours or all hours Labs or classroom sessions Program space or shared space Local or networked computers Desktops, laptops or PDAs

8. 8 Possible Access Solutions E-mail accounts: campus, free on web Groupware: campus, free on web Acceptable Use Policies and Internet Safety at ( http://www.yahooligans.com/tg/aup.ht ml ) http://www.yahooligans.com/tg/aup.ht ml Digital Equity Toolkit at http://www.nici- mc2.org/de_toolkit/pages/toolkit.htm

9. 9 Technology Training Basic computer operation, Windows Word processing suite (e.g., MS Office, Corel WP) Internet and WWW Web searching, evaluation Copyright, fair use, plagiarism Web-based, computer-based, or instructor-led

10. 10 Student Services College research Major research Financial aid / scholarships research College Portfolio Development Computer-based or web-based (http://school.aol.com/) Vendor-provided or self-provided Fee-based or free

11. 11 Learning Support Courses Tutorials Homework Help Computer- or web-based (http://school.aol.com) Standalone or classroom Vendor-provided or self-provided Fee-based or free Individual- or group-paced Synchronous or asynchronous

12. 12 Administrative Support PC-based project reporting and student tracking using databases, spreadsheets, and custom programs UB project web site to provide information to students and community Computer- or web-based Vendor-provided or self-provided Fee-based or free

13. 13 Technology Support Technology integration training Hardware and software support ISTE NETS at http://nets.iste.org/http://nets.iste.org/ Staff training Graduate students Outside consultants

14. 14 Getting Started with Technology 5. Identify technology capabilities needed to support program objectives and technology integration goals 6. Establish plans for on-going evaluation 7. Establish guidelines for information dissemination to TRIO peers and community 8. Establish implementation timelines and budget

15. 15 Practicum Small group planning Questions Wrap-up