Huron Valley Schools2013 VISIONTECHNOLOGY PLANCreated by: Robin DesChamps

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Enhancing Our Technology PlanBeing prepared for the Future 1CURRENT TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES 2UPCOMING NEEDS FOR TECHNOLOGY 3FUTURE GOALS AND NEEDS

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Current Technology CapabilitiesIn the classroom, across the district, and in the community1

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Skyward - SIS holds each students contact information, health alerts, and discipline actions taken. Skyward also contains the grade book used across our district. Students and parents can review the students academic information as well as provide email communication between home and teacher

Moodle- SIS system allows for teacher communication conveying lesson plans, handout attachments, internet links, class room blogs, and additional resources for students. Department communication: Lessons, projects, pacing guides, assessments and more

Pearson Inform -assessment data collection analysis SIS. Teachers are able to monitor student needs, recognize areas for re-teaching, compare student scores across school, district, and state.Student Information Systems & Data Comparisons

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Technology focus currently used

Cable Network- Cat5Operating system- Window XPWi Fi not available in all classroomsSensorNet Professional Web FilterMicrosoft Office 2010Interactive white boards in some classroomsStudent Response Systems in some classrooms

People and machinery are working together realizing a dream A uniting force that knows geographical boundaries. Without regard to race, creed, or color. (Stephenson, 2009).

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2Upcoming Technology needs

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Technology Demands do not match availabilityThe Technology wave is upon us. Teachers are strongly encouraged to incorporate technology into their classroom, but many do not have the technology resources necessary.

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Upcoming demands: requiring more technology

Merit Pay Coming very soon- must show student growth

Common Core Standards Assessments Requiring all students to take assessments on line

National Testing RequirementsRequiring all students to take assessments on line

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Interactive technologies will still serve their original purpose at that time, which is to increase visual and interactive learning in the classroom to support sound instruction (Tschirgi, 2009).

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3Future Goals and NeedsHuron Valley Schools Technology Plans

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Replace or upgrade all computers built before 2009Increase the number of student available computers

Upgrade Operating system to Windows 2013

All schools and classrooms Wi Fi equipped

Increase number of Interactive white boards and student response systems

Start upgrading Cat5 cables to Cat6 cables2013-2014 plans

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Find better Web FilterUpgrade all cables to Cat6Interactive white boards in all classroomsStudent response systems in all classroomsVideo conferencing capabilities in classrooms

2014 and beyond!

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!References

Last minute Blues. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) Sat, Sep 15, 2012 @ 9:58 PM

Tschirgi, D. (nd). What is the sustainable classroom? Educational Technology Support Center. Retrieved on November 17, 2009, from http://www.esd112.org/edtech/sustainableclass.cfm

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Whats Your Message?

Technology Plan

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