Technology Plan Evaluation
Technology Plan Evaluation
FRIT 7232
Fall 2014
Carrie Grant
Sandra Crum
Joseph Johnson
For the other teachers they used technology that was outside the realm
of their normal teaching style. The study was not conducted over a long period
of time and a longer study may have showed significantly different results.
None the less, professional development is necessary in order to keep teachers
in the technology loop. Veteran teachers may have a more difficult time
transitioning but the more help they receive the easier the technology world
will be accepted. The information from this article will be useful in showing
how to begin to implement technology into a social network classroom. The
article explains the importance of the delivery of professional development.
Resource 5:
Mayer, R. (2002). Cognitive theory and the design of multimedia instruction: An example of the twoway street between cognition and instruction. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. 89, 55-71.
Retrieved from:http://www.fp.ucalgary.ca/maclachlan/cognitive_theory_mm_design.pdf
The resource can be helpful designing instruction based on
the best student center learning practices. Mayer writing discusses how
multimedia instruction based on cognitive theories improves student learning. It
explains the importance of visual and auditory instruction simultaneously.
Multiple references cited for this cognitive learning theory. Mayer a professor
of psychology at the University of California states the importance of making instruction and cognition
a two-way street. He has received the E.L. Throndike Award for career achievement in educational
psychology. The paper itself lacked in social cognition; however, the technology and cognition relation
provided a deeper focus on technology.
Resource 6:
Rowland, A., & Stanley, M. (2008, July). Elementary schools: Kansas: Transforming the classroom.
T.H.E. Journal. 7/1/2008.
Retrieved
from: http://www.thejournal.com/articles/22921
The resource is good example and resource for change that
happen in the classroom with updated resources. Explains how grants can play an
important part in districts budgets plans. Kansas teachers transform classroom 21st
Century Technology model classes. A grant received by school help increase resources to transform
student learning. Classroom teachers learned to incorporate interactive whiteboards, laptops, into
instruction. The overwhelming students response to the classroom technology systems updates was
remarkable. The teachers found through technology that the students were more inclined to participate
when the lessons with technology included in.
Resource 7:
Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Technology Plan
Retrieved from: http://www.sccpss.com/district/ddi/Documents/FINALTechPlan2012-2015.pdf
This technology plan belongs to the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia. In this plan,
it lists main goals and objectives for the usage, implementation, and discussion of technology resources
up to the end of the 2015 school year. This includes heavy focus on integration into the curriculum and
student achievement. In this particular plan, it reviews the previous plans data and expectations with the
new plan. This includes not only student achievement, but also professional development, accessibility,
and proper upgrades of current technology as well as for new technology being introduced.
Resource 8:
Stephenson Area Public Schools Technology Plan
Retrieved from: http://www.stephenson.k12.mi.us/TechPlan/TechPlan14.pdf.
www.stephenson.k12.mi.us/TechPlan/TechPlan14.pdf
This technology plan belongs to the Stephenson Area Public School District in Michigan. In this plan, it
lists main goals and objectives for the usage, implementation, and discussion of technology resources
up to the end of the 2014 school year. This includes heavy focus on integration into the curriculum and
student achievement.
Resource 9:
TECHNOLOGY PLANNING: DESIGNING THE DIRECTION TO GET THERE
NORTON, S. (2013). TECHNOLOGY PLANNING: DESIGNING THE DIRECTION TO GET
THERE.Knowledge Quest,42(1), 64-69.
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This particular article discusses the guidelines used by the AASL (American Association of School
Libraries) and their expectations for school libraries while implementing technology plans that focus on
an effective learning environment. These plans put heavy emphasis on integration of technology,
especially in the curriculum and student learning. This plan should reflect both internal and external
technological goals, and can be expanded beyond the school library and into the classrooms as well. As
stated in the article, technology should be woven into learning seamlessly. The school library plan is
integral in setting the standard for use of technology in the school.
Resource 10:
Technology Planning in Schools: An Integrated Research-Based Model
Technology planning in schools: An integrated research-based model.By: Vanderlinde, Ruben, van
Braak, Johan, British Journal
of Educational Technology, 00071013, Jan2013, Vol. 44, Issue 1
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This is a wonderful article in the British Journal of Education Technology
that discusses how technology plans for schools are planned for and created and
looks at a helpful technology plan model. Vanderlinde and van Braak discuss
common elements that are in all school technology plans. As stated in the
abstract, In a technology plan, a school describes its expectations, goals,
contents and actions concerning the integration of technology in education.
Although different typologies of a technology plan can be identified, it
commonly includes elements such as vision building, professional development,
technology curriculum planning and evaluation, hardware and software, etc..
Scoring Rubric
Score _____ out of 45
Components
3 Exceeds
2 Meets
Executive Summary Identifies clearly and concisely for the reader the Provides adequate and
vision, mission, goals and objectives,
accurate information in
background, findings, issues, conclusions, and
Executive Summary.
recommendations of the tech. plan
1 Developing
Identifies
Membership list has complete description of
Contributors and constituencies/stakeholder groups. All areas are
Stakeholder Groups equitably represented.
Vision Statement
Mission Statement
Goals
Objectives
Goals are broad, comprehensive, and realistic in Goals are mostly equipment Goals are absent or seem to be only
addressing teaching and learning needs. Goals
based and loosely linked to equipment based; are not measurable; are
clearly answer the questions: Who? What? By
improvement plans.
incomplete, difficult to understand
when? By how much? According to which
instrument?
Objectives are measurable and delineated from
goals; they clearly define steps to be taken to
achieve goals; are clear and realistic.
General Issues
Conclusions and
Recommendations
Conclusions and
recommendations are
adequately justified
although the basis of some
conclusions not entirely
clear.
Conclusions and
recommendations are missing
or are not adequately justified
based on the information
gathered in planning process
Acceptable Use of
Policy
Technology and
Provides clear and strong description of how
Learning Statement technology is currently used in learning
environment and ways it will be used to achieve
instructional outcomes; describes how
technology will enhance curriculum and teaching
and learning strategies; is tightly coupled to other
reform efforts; indicates what students will do
environment
Provides an adequate
description of the most
relevant policy issues.
Includes an adequate draft
of Acceptable Use Policy.
Technology
Standards,
Requirements,
and Models for
Technology and
Learning
Staff Development
Technical Support
Projects, Budgets,
and Timelines
Clarity of Writing
in spelling/grammar.
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Components
3 Exceeds
Executive
Summary
Identifies
Membership list has
Contributors and complete description of
Stakeholder Groupsconstituencies/stakeholder
groups. All areas are
equitably represented.
Vision Statement
Mission
Statement
Goals
2 Meets
Provides adequate
and accurate
information in
Executive
Summary.
1 Developing
Evaluation
Vision is comprehensive
Vision statement
Vision statement is not included or does
and deals with learning
provides adequate not address learning outcomes; is difficult
outcomes, not just
description of how to understand
technology outcomes.
technology will
Clearly and concisely states improve learning
your team's vision for using but instructional
technology to improve
outcomes not fully
learning; identifies who will addressed.
be the users of technology
and how it will be used to
enhance learning; indicates
the benefits that you
envision will result from the
use of technology by
students, teachers,
administrators or others.
Mission statement is
focused on instructional
outcomes and indicates
clearly what the school or
district will do to make its
technology vision a reality;
why the school or district
wants to do this; and for
whom the school or district
is doing this.
Mission statement
addresses learning
outcomes but
provides limited
information about
what, why, and for
whom the school or
district is doing the
plan.
General Issues
teacher/administrator training.
Provides most of
Objectives are absent or incomplete; are
the objectives.
difficult to understand, unrealistic; appear
Some objectives
un-measurable
may not be readily
attainable or
measurable.
Conclusions and
recommendations
are adequately
justified although
the basis of some
conclusions not
entirely clear.
Provides an
Policy issues are absent, incomplete, or
adequate
difficult to understand; lack of Acceptable
description of the Use Policy draft
most relevant policy
issues. Includes an
adequate draft of
Acceptable Use
Policy.
Technology and
Learning
Statement
integrated into
learning and
curriculum.
Technology
Standards,
Requirements,
and Models for
Technology and
Learning
Provides general
Technology standards, requirements and
description of
models are missing, incomplete, vague
hardware, software
and connectivity
standards and
requirements.
Although clear, may
miss some
information
elements.
Staff
Development
Provides a general
overview (not
detailed) of current
& needed
technology
competencies.
Describes a few
strategies and
recommendations
for incentives and
resources.
Provides adequate
but not
comprehensive
description of
technical support
requirements and
services.
Clarity of Writing Writing is concise and clear; Writing is clear but Writing is difficult to understand.
uses active voice when
unnecessary words Evidence of spelling, grammar and
appropriate. No
are used. Meaning punctuation errors.
misspellings, grammar, or is not clear in some
punctuation mistakes
instances. Few
evident.
errors in
spelling/grammar.
Provides adequate
and accurate
information in
Executive
Summary.
Recommendations:
Executive Summary should have main goals and objectives involved in this technology plan organized to
allow the reader an easier overview. Instead, I felt that the information was spread around in different areas
in the document. With such a large document, to have the vision, mission, and goals (with objectives)
listed (even if it was in a outlined format) would have been helpful.