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Effective Ideas for School Technology Committees

Lee Hall & Leslie Cash

Technology Resource Teachers

Shelby County Schools

This is based upon an AETC presentation by:

Divide and Conquer:

Using Your Tech Committee to Make Tech #1 at Your School

Susan Greens2green@shelbyed.k12.al.us

Suzanne Culbrethsculbreth@shelbyed.k12.al.us

Oak Mountain High School

Shelby County

Technology Committee• Who are they?

– Committee Makeup – Skills

• How can they help?– w/ Faculty – w/ TC

Budget Inventory

• What do they do?– Committee Meetings– Training

Tech 55-Min Technology @ Faculty Meeting New Technology Tips / “Nifty” Tricks Purchasing Coming Attractions Report from County Tech Committee IMPACT Survey

Training Encourage County-wide Training On-Site Training Technology RoundTable During Planning Period New Teacher Training “Technology At-A-Glance”

TEAM Work - Motivation Keep meetings SHORT Follow the agenda Chocolate / Chocolate / Chocolate Tech PRIZES BRAG

School Technology Plans

• Formatted to match School Improvement • District-wide goals• Utilized Impact results• Incentives for on-time completion

Effective Ideas for School Technology Committees

Lee Hall lhall@shelbyed.k12.al.usLeslie Cash lcash@shelbyed.k12.al.us

Technology Resource TeachersShelby County Schools

Oak Mountain High School TechnologyActivities Calendar

2005-2006 August• New Teacher Workshops• OMHS Technology Needs Survey (checklist)

September• Technology Committee Meeting

– Make plans to meet Training Needs (as per results of survey)

– Update budget if necessary

October• Purchase new equipment• Workshops / Training

November• Workshops / Training

December• Technology Committee Meeting

– Report progress of training and purchases– Plan Technology Roundtable

January• Technology Roundtable

February• Workshops / Training

March• OMHS Technology Assessment Survey

(checklist)• Technology Committee Meeting

– Assess Tech Plan– Dream / Plan for next year

April• Technology Committee Meeting

– Finalize Tech Plan– Budget to meet Tech Plan

May• Inventory • Shelby County Technology Survey /

IMPACT• Cyber Safety Week

June• AETC

July