Put Your School Name and Log Here

Put your School Name and log Here

Technology Plan

Paced for the Future

Month and Year

updated annually

Prepared by:

Name of Teacher

Title: -- Adventist School Computer Teacher

Name of Staff

Title: -- Adventist School Office Manager

Name of Conference Superintendent

Title: -- Your State Conference Associate Superintendent

Name of Teacher

Title: -- Adventist School 5th & 6th Grade Teacher

Name of Teacher

Title: -- Outside Technology person

Supporting Documents:

Table of Contents

Part 1 - Executive Summary ... . 1

Technology Mission Statement... .. 1

Technology Vision Statement ... . 1

Demographics ... . 1

Technology Philosophy ... . 2

Technology Goals and Objectives ...... 2

Educational Technology Committee...... 4

Technology History ... . 5

Part 2 - Technology Curriculum ... . 5

Curriculum and Objectives ... .. 5

Part 3 - Technology Assessment ... .. 6

Networking Capacity ... .. 6

Software ... . 7

Computer Inventory ... . 7

Part 4 - Policies ...... 8

School Handbook Statement ...... 8

Equipment Purchases and Donations ... .. 8

New Equipment ...... 9

Donated Equipment ...... 9

Technology Support ... . 9

Acceptable Use Policy ... . 10

Part 5 - Professional Development... .. 10

Network Administrator ...... 10

Staff Development ... . 10

Part 6 - Funding Plan ... .. 11

Finances ... .. 11

Sustainability... . 12

Part 7 - Timeline and Evaluation ... . 12

Timeline for Implementation ...... 12

Evaluation ... .. 13

Innovation Configuration for BWAS Technology Curriculum ... .. 13

Appendix A ... . 16

The Technology Standards & Benchmarks ... .. 17

Appendix B ... . 25

Tracking Standards and Benchmarks...... 26

Appendix C ... . 30

Technical Support ... .. 31

Appendix D ... . 33

Timeline for Implementation ...... 34

Appendix E ... . 35

Technology Budget ...... 36

Appendix F ... . 37

Internet Acceptable Use Policy and Agreement ... . 38

Appendix G ... . 41

School Technology Survey ...... 42

Part 1 - Executive Summary

Technology Mission Statement

Name of School Adventist School, a Christian community of educators and learners, is

dedicated to extraordinary accomplishments focusing on success for all. Each learner

regardless of his or her learning style and ability will learn to express the learning that has
occurred. Through technology, the learner will have the tools that he or she needs to fit
into society, demonstrate his or her ability and to choose to honor God. The technology
that we will make available to the students will build their skills so that no student is left
behind.

Technology Vision Statement

• Infuse technology into the classroom curriculum and daily teaching

• Confidently demonstrate learning that has occurred in a format that is

readily understood and appreciated by our global society

• Build student skills and awareness

• Build student confidence in their abilities

• Encourage student innovation

• Lead learners to faith maturity

• Foster servant care of others

• Students will choose to filter out items that do not honor God

Demographics

School: School Name Adventist School

Address: Address

Phone: (555) 555-5555

(555) 555-5555 fax

Location: School Name Adventist School is a Pre-K-8 facility that is located

in sunny Orlando, Florida.

System: The school is one of 34 elementary schools that is operated by

Conference Name of Seventh-day Adventists. It falls under the
constituency of the Church Name Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Staffing: There are 12 persons on staff. The staff is comprised of one

administrative personnel, one principal who is also a full time

teacher, six full time teachers, three part time teachers, and two

volunteers who are retired BS and MA level teachers. The teaching
staff is certified through the North American Division and has a
minimum of a BS. Many teachers have their masters and are
licensed.

Current Student Population: This school serves approximately 115 students from the
Orlando area.

Student Population History: During the last five years, student population has stabilized
to about 99 students.

Future Student Projections: It is estimated that the 2007/08 school year will have more
than 130 students.

Technology Philosophy

School Name seeks to be noted for its continuous improvement throughout all areas of
its program. As a Conference Name school, it develops goals for growth that are
aligned with standards of excellence, implements action plans that guide in reaching
these goals, and routinely assesses its progress. This continuous improvement is outlined
within the North American Division’s Journey to Excellence as seeking “to build within
its students a character akin to that of the Creator; to nurture thinkers rather than mere
reflectors of others’ thoughts; to promote loving service rather than selfish ambition; to
ensure maximum development of each individual’s potential; and to embrace all that is
true, good, and beautiful.” These efforts should result in students that see themselves as
leaders who can make positive contributions in an evolving global society which use
technology to access information and sustain life-long learning skills.
All stakeholders of School Name recognize the importance of technology as a vehicle to
reach these high goals, and set forth this document not only as a plan but as a
commitment to the accomplishment of each of these goals.

This Technology Plan encompasses the three main trunks of educational technology; (1) curriculum, instruction, and professional development; (2) network components and capability; and (3) implementation and sustainability. Each of the goals and objectives for this plan ask for measurable success and upward revision.

Technology Goals and Objectives

Collectively these goals and objectives serve to support the technological mission, vision, and philosophy of the school.

I. Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Growth

Goal #1—Identify and implement technologies that facilitate learning in the classroom.

Objectives:

1. The teaching staff and technology committee will research available
technologies for those that will be most relevant to instructional goals.

2. The school will support the implementation of new technologies with appropriate staff training.

Goal #2—Document the relationship between technology and learning.

Objectives:

1. Teachers will collect data regarding the improvement of student learning via
technology and make this available to the principal and technology committee.

2. The teaching staff and Technology Committee will create assessment benchmarks and rubrics for the use of technology.

Goal #3—Integrate technology instruction across disciplines and align curricular technology goals to the adopted curriculum standards.

Objectives:

1. The school will assess the current integration of technology within each grade’s content areas.

2. The Technology Committee will plan for the integration of discipline specific technology standards.

3. The school will provide teachers with models of integration of relevant technologies that align with curriculum standards.

Goal #4—Create and implement professional development activities that support the overall goals for technology integration.

Objectives:

1. The school will make budgetary provision for technologies relevant to professional growth.

2. The school will pursue partnerships to support the growth of staff members in the use and instruction of technology.

II. Network Components and Capability

Goal #1---Provide an adequate technology network.

Objective:

1. In consideration of the overall technology needs, the Technology Committee will install a capable network.

Goal #2---The school’s network is scalable.

Objective:

1. Through the annual Technology Plan, the Technology Committee will

anticipate network growth as technology needs for the school continue to grow.

Goal #3---The school’s network will be safe for all users.

Objectives:

1. With 100% compliance, the Technology Committee will develop and collect agreement statements for an Acceptable Use Policy by all users.

2. Network protection will be aligned with and include all published standards of
the NAD policy such as firewall, backup, antivirus, and anti-spyware services.

3. User protection and privacy will be aligned with and include all published
standards of the NAD policy such as internet filtering and identity protection.

III. Implementation Plan

Goal #1—Create and implement an ongoing evaluation process for the use of technology.

Objectives:

1. The Technology Committee will assist in the creation of a school-wide assessment of technology integration.

2. To insure continuous improvement, the information gained from the evaluation process for the annual technology plan will be used in the preparation of the next year’s technology plan.

Goal #2---The Technology Committee will prepare and manage a technology budget that accounts for all resources, inventories, and expenditures.

Objectives:

1. The Technology Committee will collect data that represents a comprehensive plan for the school’s technology.

2. In cooperation with school board and school administration, the Technology
Committee will plan budgets with at least a one-year and a three-year forecast.

3. The Technology Committee will review on at least a quarterly basis the

technology budget and report progress to school administration and school board as necessary.

Goal #3---All technology acquisitions including donations and new purchases will be aligned with the technology plan.

Objectives:

1. Hardware donations will be evaluated according to the school’s donation policy before being accepted.

2. The technology will periodically publish a list of needs as identified by the technology plan.

Educational Technology Committee

• Name, Principal

• Name , Office Administrator
4

• Name , Computer Teacher

• Name of teacher

• , Parent

• , Student

• , Teacher

Technology History

2006-2007 This year we have

2005-2006 The school received Three classrooms have one computer for
teacher’s use.

Prior-2005 Over the years the school acquired x number of machines

Part 2 - Technology Curriculum

Curriculum and Objectives

See Appendix A “School Name Curriculum”

Grade Current & previous use Goal

Pre-K

Kindergarten • Starfall.com website for reading and

writing practice and daily calendar
work

1st & 2nd • Read Naturally • Math software

• Scholastic.com for social studies and
reading skills daily

• Scottsforesman.com for social studies
to explore and reinforce further the
topics provided by the text

• Harcourtmath.com to practice math
skills

3rd & 4th • Read Naturally daily

5th & 6th • Read Naturally • Math software

• Zaner-bloser.com to practice skills and • Science software

reinforce concepts in the text • Ability to access

• Online frog dissection to enhance more virtual

science skills fieldtrips

• Mathplayground.com to practice math • Language Arts

skills taught software

• Mathpowerpoints downloaded on the
class computer for revision of skills
and as a homework helper

• Research reports in each subject

• Typed reports in all areas

7th & 8th • Research reports in all subject areas • Incorporate

• Vocabulary work for definitions and subjects via the

etymology polycom

• Research reports in each subject • Math software

• Typed reports in al areas • Social studies

• Embedding clipart into projects software

• Language Arts

software

See Appendix B “Tracking Standards and Benchmarks”

Part 3 - Technology Assessment

Networking Capacity

The school maintains over Number networked computers for nearly a Number to one student to
computer ratio. Currently the school is running one server with Windows 2003. The
school is completely wired terminating into one 24 port switch. There is one 80211.G
wireless Access Point. These components are secured in a locked room and cabinet. The
school subscribes to high speed internet cable which is accessible by all students and
staff.

The school is working towards protecting the network and user experience according to NAD policy guidelines by the following services:

• Firewall - Planned installation 2007/08

• Backup (disaster recovery) - Planned installation 2007/08

• Anti-virus - Currently using AVG

• Anti-spyware - Currently using Windows Defender

• Internet filtering - Planned installation 2007/08

Software

To support the school’s curriculum, the school installs on each system Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, as well as other programs such as Adobe Acrobat (Reader) and
multimedia plug-ins such as Flash and Shockwave. In addition to these desktop
essentials, other software may be installed.

Inventory is kept on all software and hardware relating to computers. Licenses for all software are filed for easy access.

Computer Inventory

Location Type

Lab # 1 Acer FP2

Lab # 2 3 Dell Optiplex

1 Acer FP2

4 Compaq

1 Clone

Pre-Kindergarten 1 HP Compaq

classroom

Kindergarten 1 Dell Optiplex

classroom GX260

2 HP Compaq

First & second grade 1 Dell Optiplex

classroom GX260

4 HP Compaq

third and Fourth 1 Dell Optiplex

Grade classroom GX260

1 Acer FP2

4 HP Compaq

Fifth and Sixth grade 1 Dell Optiplex

classroom GX260

4 HP Compaq

Seventh & Eighth 1 Dell Optiplex

grade classroom GX260

4 HP Compaq

Server closet 1 clone

School office 1 clone

TOTAL

Quantity Purchased

11 2005

9 2004/05

1 2006

3 2005/06

5 2005/06

6 2005/06

5 2005/06

1 2004

Part 4 - Policies

School Handbook Statement

The school is outfitted with a computer lab and classroom computers. Students receive instruction in the following:

-computer literacy

-keyboarding

-how to use the computer as a tool to enhance and reinforce their learning -hardware/software basics

-educational software that enhances classroom content

A Computer Use Agreement must be signed by both parent and student before a student
account is set up. This agreement defines parental permission for internet access and
describes acceptable use policies for the student. Account violations are subject to loss of this privilege.

Equipment Purchases and Donations