1. The Alvin Independent School District (AISD) Technology Plan 2011-2012
Joanne Puryear
May 10, 2012
EDLD 5362 ET 8034
Week 5

2. “To realize the benefits of technology, schools must develop a plan for integrating technology into the curriculum. An effective technology plan is based on the shared vision of educators, parents, community members, and business leaders who have technological expertise. It ensures that technology strengthens existing curricula and supports meaningful, engaged learning for all students. It also specifies how the technology will be paid for and how it use will be supported”
Critical Issue: Developing a School or District Technology Plan:

3. AISD MISSION STATEMENT
The AISD’S Technology Plan is aligned with the 2010 National Technology Plan ( NEPT) and uses the STaR Chart as a tool for developing their long range technology plan. Their goal for using telecommunications and information technology is summed up in their following mission statement.
“ It is the mission of the Instructional Technology Department of Alvin ISD to increase student achievement, improve data analysis and reporting, provide a home-school connection, and give teachers, students, administrators and parents the tools that can enable great things to happen in every school through the use of technology.”

4. Elements of Technology Plan
Goals and Objectives
Professional Development Strategy
Assessment of Telecommunication Services, Hardware, Software and Other Services Needed
Budget Resources
Ongoing Evaluation Process

5. GOALS and OBJECTIVES
The District Performance Goals are divided in to six categories
Academic Performance (Student Learning)
By The National Technology Plan First Goal-Technology can fundamentally change the learning process.
Teachers and Staff (Attract High Quality Teachers/Staff) By The National Technology Plan Second goal -To use technology in the second generation of assessments.
Technology (Invest in evolving technology and maintaining existing infrastructure)
By The National Technology Fourth goal -Build an infrastructure that allows us to support access in and out of school. The fifth goal is to harness the power of technology to help schools to become more productive, to accelerate student achievement faster than ever before.
Facilities (Supportive of a quality instructional program)
By The National Technology Plan Fourth goal- Build an infrastructure that allows us to support access in and out of school
Fiscal Responsibility (Be efficient managers)
AISD, 2011 Retrieved from

6. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Increase Technology Professional Development and Training Opportunities for Personnel, Technology Staff Development Opportunities and Administrators development of technology awareness, application, integration and refinement
Provide 100% of Teachers and Administrators technology training
Internet Safety Lessons
Support for Beginning Teachers - Mentoring and Inducting New Teachers (MINT)
Provide Veteran Teachers as Mentors
Support Strategies
Classroom Management Programs
Technology Training
Promethean Board
Document Camera
Mini-Notebook
Prezi
Project Share
Moodule- A Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS)
By The National Technology Plan has 5 goals. First, technology can fundamentally change the learning process. The second goal is to use technology in the second generation of assessments. The third goal is to connect teachers with their peers. The fourth goal is to build an infrastructure that allows us to support access in and out of school. Finally, the fifth goal is to harness the power of technology to help schools to become more productive, to accelerate student achievement faster than ever before.

7. ASSESSMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND OTHER SERVICES NEEDED
Assessment revealed a need for Electronic Communication – eNews for Parents
“To increase communication between parents and school personnel” (AISD, 2011, p.43).
Plan Infrastructure to allow the introduction of Bring You Own Device (BYOD) (next slide)
By 2014, The National Technology Plan Fourth goal- Build an infrastructure that allows us to support access in and out of school.
Implement “Type to Learn” in Grade 2 to ensure proficiency in keyboarding
Develop embeded lessons in Eduphoria/Forethought to include technology applications & enhance more critical thinking

8. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
The BYOD program involves students
bringing their own technology devices to
school. By bringing these devices, students
will be able to maximize their creativity
and learning through utilizing their own
devices and all of the programs and
applications with which they are familiar.
The following devices will be allowed:
•Laptops
•Netbooks
•Notebooks
•iPad
•iPod Touch
•E-Reader
•Tablets/Slates
•Cell Phones
•Smart Phones

9. Mobile Devices in Action
Many teachers have very innovative and exciting ideas about how to implement the mobile devices into their current curriculum. Many lessons are collaborative, which allows students to work together while sharing information accessed through personal devices. Students will use the devices for activities such as:
· On-the-Spot Research
· Quick Polling for immediate assessment of student learning
· Study Skills (i.e. Reading Maps, Digital Flashcards)
· Note-taking
· Document creation and editing
· Graphing exercises
· Project Enhancement
· Vocabulary Development
· Student Planning and Organizing
· Still and video imaging and editing
· Individual and group reading assignments

10. BUDGET RESOURCES
Develop a plan to fund the purchase and install Activboards in ESL and Special Education Classes
Continue to reduce budget expenditures and adjust allocations by setting budget priorities
Reduce costs by 3% across Alvin ISD
Develop a web-based data dashboard combining student, staff and financial data (internet and intranet dashboards)
Federal funding sources (including Title 1) are integrated and coordinated with State and Local funds to meet the needs of all students

11. Technology Goal 3: Alvin ISD will invest in evolving technology and maintaining existing infrastructure in order to promote student/technology engagement in the teaching and learning process.

12. Technology Goal 3: Alvin ISD will invest in evolving technology and maintaining existing infrastructure in order to promote student/technology engagement in the teaching and learning process.

13. ONGOING EVALUATION PROCESS
Maintenance
Trouble-Shooting
Network Management
At least every two years, the District shall evaluate the effectiveness of the District’s decision-making and planning policies, procedures, and staff development activities related to District- and campus-level decision making and planning to ensure that they are effectively structured to positively impact student performance. Education Code (d)
Alvin ISD PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS Retrieved from

14. AISD Technology Mission
Increase Student Achievement
Improve Daily Analysis and Reporting
Provide Home – School connection
Give Teachers, Students, Administrators and Parents tools that can ”enable great things to happen in every school through the use of technology.”

15. References
Alvin ISD District Performance Goals Retrieved from m=8446&catfilter=ALL
Alvin ISD Planning and Decision Making Committee (2012) Alvin Independent School District COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN Retrieved from 92ZW1lbnRfUGxhbi5wZGY6Ojovd3d3MTAvc2Nob29scy90eC9hbHZpbi9pbWFnZXMv ZG9jbWdyLzMzMmZpbGU4NDQ1LnBkZg==
Cates, D.,(2012, April 30), BYOD Day in AISD Retrieved from YouTube
Cator, K. (2010, November). National Education Technology Plan 2010 Executive Summary Retrieved from U.S. Department of Education: // 2010/executive-summary
Star Chart (2012) Texas Education Agency. Retrieved from