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2.2.1 Assessment of School Technology Stage of Development — A Theoretical - Snapshot of an Individual School
The first graph, Technology Development: A Theoretical Individual School , illustrates how an individual school can be represented or profiled by the collected assessment information. This graph provides a snapshot of an imaginary school technology stage of development from Stage One (Early Development) to Stage Four (Advanced Development) using the nine indicators.
Technology Stage of Development: A Theoretical Individual School
■ Teacher Access and Use
• the teachers role, productivity and learning is enhanced and improved through the use of computer technology.
• teachers use computer technology regularly for planning, record-keeping and reporting. • teachers have convenient access to computer technology at school and from home.
• teachers collaborate electronically with colleagues to plan and provide learning
experiences for students.
• some teachers teach students on-line in a virtual school context.
■ Planning and Leadership
• regular, scheduled short term and long term planning and a three year School Educational Technology Plan updated annually.
• principal uses technology regularly and plays a leadership role in planning and implementation both within school and District.
• all staff are involved in planning and making purchasing decisions.
■ Software and Hardware
• computer software and hardware is used in all subject areas as appropriate.
• all teachers have a computer designated for their specific use.
• a mixture of Macintosh 030/040, Power PC and PC 386/486/Pentium computer
technology and next generation computer technology.
• advanced computer technology is available as appropriate, e.g., digital camera
and CD-Tower.
• library card catalogue is automated for circulation, inventory and management.
■ Infrastructure/Networking
• classroom, library and office computers are connected through a school-wide local area network which includes electronic mail.
• the school local area network is connected to the District wide area network and the Internet.
• students, teachers, parents and the general public have access to selected District/ school
online resources from the home or other off-site locations.
• teachers update daily student records using in class computers on the local school net-
work.
• all key school-level record keeping, transactions and reporting functions network
based, e.g., electronic report cards.
■ Technical Support
• on-site technical support is provided by non-teaching staff and specialized technical
support is acquired as needed from District office or external sources as appropriate.
■ Professional Development
• professional development is an integral part of the school’s technology plan.
• the majority of staff make computer technology upgrading a personal priority. They
attend workshops, conferences and external training programs.
• the focus of professional development is on computer technology integration and
transforming learning and teaching with computer technology.
The nine indicators were defined for each of the four Stages of Development as Early, Low, high and Advanced. For example, the most advanced indicators, that is Stage Four, were defined as:
■ Student Access and Use
• student role, productivity and learning is enhanced and improved through the use of computer technology.
• computer technology is used in all subject areas as appropriate.
• students use computer technology on a regular basis as needed.
• students have access to computer technology throughout the school and from home. • some students complete course(s) from home.
• students collaborate with experts and with other students from around the world to
solve interdisciplinary problems.
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