Tech+Plan+Outline

 **VIKING TECHNOLOGY: **  **One Byte at a Time **

 **Abstract **

The purpose of this Technology Plan is to help the staff at North Middle School to embrace and integrate new technology into their everyday curricululm. Helping the staff to understand and incorporate technology into their lessons will help prepare and inspire our 21st Century learners for a technology-driven future. North Middle School has access to technology through a $300,000 grant the school received, but the roadblock is that the staff is either reluctant or against using technology in their classrooms.

 **Vision Statement **

We believe the use of new technology is a vital tool that all students need in order to achieve their greatest learning potential as they embark upon a 21st Century education. The use of technology within our school system will not only be an asset to the student’s basic skills in problem solving and critical thinking and but also to the teachers, families, and community. The use of computers with internet access and cutting edge technology will open a world to our students that will foster innovative learning. Our students must have the same opportunity as other students around the world to reach an equal level of academic achievement. In order to support this vision, the North Middle School technology plan has been created to be equip educators and students with the proper 21st century tools and training to cultivate an environment that will prepare these students for their future.

 **Goal and Objectives **

· Teachers will utilize technology to enhance the quality and efficiency of communication between students, parents, colleagues, and administration in an effort to create strong, cohesive relationships between all stakeholders.

· Teachers and students will be provided access to the internet and cutting edge technology in order to engage these 21st Century Learners in a meaningful learning experience and with the purpose of meeting district, state, and national guidelines for technology.

· Provide teachers with research-based, concrete examples of successful 21st Century Technology implementation in order to create awareness and provide rationale for technology usage.

· Ensure all teachers have adequate wireless signal strength in each classroom in order to provide internet access.

· Provide teachers with training, mentorship, and support with the implementation of software and technology tools in their classroom in order to eliminate potential stresses that may occur during the transitional process to becoming a 21st Century school.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Expenses and Budget **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">North Middle School and our four feeder schools have received the Russell-Grinnell Arts Grant, which gave us access to a total of $300,000 to be used over a three year period in order to buy, integrate, and coordinate current and new technology into our schools. With that money, each teacher will receive a projector/computer cart in every classroom.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Needs assessment and Research Questions **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Our data collection consisted of informal conversations with staff members, formal interviews with a variety of educators in different levels in the school system, needs assessments, and emails to various colleagues and authors.

Informal Conversation

After informally listening to the conversations of staff members during team meetings, it became apparent that many staff members have a negative attitude with regard to incorporating technology into their classrooms. Their reasons were varied, but surprising. Even the younger teachers who grew up in the digital world of technology felt they should not have to change their ways of teaching just because students like technology. The majority of teachers present during the conversations felt their way of doing things was the only way to go and if the old way worked for them then it will work for their students. They also do not feel that we should just incorporate technology for the sake of incorporating technology. They said their needed to be a purpose. While there should definitely be some purpose, it felt like these teachers did not have a very strong understanding of current research on using technology in the classroom, best practices with differentiation of instruction, the ISTE-NETs standards, nor did it seem there was an alignment with the district vision of “preparing students for a future yet to be imagined.” On the other hand, North Middle School had also just received a $300,000 technology grant, so obviously a few people in the school must care about incorporating technology.

At staff meetings at the beginning of the year, it was announced that District 11 could no longer ban cell phones from the classroom. Students were now allowed to carry them on their person at all times. This resulted in an outrage from the staff, with murmurs of cell phones being huge distractions and nothing but trouble. A comment was made about how cell phones can be used as educational tools in the classroom for formative assessment and the Principal agreed and went on to say there are many positive uses for cell phones, which was met with mostly negative emotion from the staff.

Needs Assessment

As a result of hearing some of these opinions, a needs assessment was given to the staff with regards to a potential staff development opportunity on incorporating the use of cell phones in the classroom. Of the 75 surveys given to all staff members, only 17 were returned.

The following comments were also anonymously made on the back of a survey that was turned in: (INSERT PREZI teacher comment on survey here) The positive aspect of this survey was that more participants said they would be willing to learn how to teach with the use of cell phones in the classroom than staff members who said they would not be willing. On the other hand, nearly half of the willing staff members also made comments on their surveys saying they would only do it if credit was available, or if it was mandatory. These factors became blatantly apparent when this free professional development was actually held, and only one teacher and one administrator showed up. A valuable lesson was learned: professional developments which involve technology usage in the classroom will incite more value and buy-in from teachers when credit is offered, or if it is mandatory. After speaking with the building principal, she has decided to make the professional development mandatory. The district has heard about these mini-tutorials that members of the North staff have been trying to offer, and it has been noticed and lauded. We know that we have the support needed from the administration, now the trick is using that support to help our staff see its value, give them support, and give our students the access to different technology so that they can be more marketable graduates by the time they leave our district.

Emails Several emails were sent to the staff members who wrote the technology grant. These emails were intended to help us learn what was included in the grant, what technology we would be gaining access to as a result, and whether we had a technology plan already implemented.

Jeremy Gibson (Personal Communication, Monday, October 18, 2010)

" <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal;">We don’t have a written tech plan. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Here are a few elements that we are working on: <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Training teachers to use Web 2.0 tools <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Training in 21st century technology <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Moving things from computer based programs to browser based programs <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Having a basic technology setup in each classroom – computer/projector at least <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Having students use technology with teachers as facilitators <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Using technology to effectively communicate with parents and community – email, teacher websites etc. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">You might want to get with Ron Hamilton about the specifics of the grant and how it works. I can give you an overview but he helped to write it so he may be better. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">If all you want is the basics come and see me some time and I can give you an overview." <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Jeremy Gibson

Ron Hamilton (Personal Communication, Monday, October 18, 2010)

"<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal;">__ You bet! The final draft here isn’t the final FINAL draft, but it is the last one I have electronically. I can also give you a hard copy of our budget breakdown if you would like. __ <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal;">__ Yours, __

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">__<span style="color: #4a442a; font-family: 'Bodoni MT',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ron Hamilton __ __<span style="color: #4a442a; font-family: 'Bodoni MT',serif; font-size: 12pt;">IB Coordinator __ __<span style="color: #4a442a; font-family: 'Bodoni MT',serif; font-size: 12pt;">North Middle School __

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">**North Middle School** <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">**21st Century Technology Skills and Arts Integration Grant**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> **OBJECTIVE:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> Through a grant from the Russell-Grinnell Foundation, North Middle School will collaborate with Steele, Taylor, Columbia, Lincoln, and Midland elementary schools, and Palmer High School to integrate and coordinate new and current technology with corresponding curricula in pursuit of the 21st century learning initiative supported by Colorado Springs School District 11 and the International Baccalaureate Program.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> This focus on technology will allow continued development and implementation of art integration and will help to reinforce the creative processes of student-focused multi-media construction and publication in all curricular areas.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> The grant will be established over a three-year period. Equipment and training will be purchased and distributed to North and its feeder elementary schools.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> **GOALS:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 1) Through the support of this grant, we will purchase and upgrade technological infrastructure at North Middle School and Taylor, Columbia, and Midland elementary schools, and we will increase teacher training and implementation of curriculum focused on differentiating instruction through the research-based and innovative use of technology. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">2) We will keep students "plugged in" through our interactive curriculum so that they are invested and motivated to participate constructively and creatively.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 3) We will teach meaningful “21st Century” skills that students can use to support their transition into various stages of life: Create, Communicate and Cooperate.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 4) We will create a collaborative culture between students and teachers that keep our schools on the cutting edge of learning.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 5) We will create extended learning opportunities for students, teachers, and the North community.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> **MOTIVATION:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> The 21st Century Technology & Art Grant will create strong transitions between North MS and its hub schools. Art and technology projects funded through North’s current grant are interactive in all disciplines and benefit students as they transition between grade levels and schools. We have identified three elementary feeder schools (Midland, Taylor, and Columbia) which have little or no technological infrastructure to support 21st Century skills; however, students and teachers in another of our feeder schools (Steele) are well supported, through technological infrastructure and training, in their pursuit of 21st Century creativity and construction. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Innovative technology (in the form of networked classrooms, virtual learning environments, web 2.0 applications, and student-constructed projects) and arts integration at North and its feeder schools will prepare all students to meet the challenge of becoming active participants in the evolution of 21st century America into a culture of development and creativity. With resources made possible through the grant, we will be able to use appropriate, industry-standard hardware and software to help teachers differentiate for a variety of learning styles and aptitudes while helping students learn and use the most innovative methods to achieve and display learning. These innovations will become a constructive aspect of all classes while providing the opportunity for attaining advanced skills for students with previous training. All students in the North hub will become increasingly proficient in technology, production practices, and creative thinking processes when transitioning from elementary to middle school and from middle school to high school.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> These projects and those envisioned by current and future teachers will benefit the North hub through increased student to student, student to teacher, teacher to teacher, and school to school collaboration.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> In order to facilitate collaboration, a virtual community will be set up, via website, between the seven schools: North Middle School, Palmer High School, Columbia Elementary, Taylor Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Midland Elementary and Steele Elementary. Web masters from each school will work together to help teachers and students develop lessons and materials to share on the site and cull material that is outdated. Teachers and students at each school will collaborate across distances via the web, tele-communication software and face-to-face expeditionary learning. Creative and constructive lessons, similar to those at North which use industry-standard Photoshop and mulit-media applications to create posters for a historical timeline and a student-created book of learning, will allow North students to act as mentors and teachers for younger students while pushing the expectations of teachers as they proceed to the next stage in their education. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Students’ grades and scores on state testing will improve through strengthened collaborative relationships with teachers and involvement in a culture of student-led creativity. Further, increased use of technological applications allows students and teachers to target specific learning needs at all stages through formative assessment. Teachers will be able to more quickly determine if students have mastered a concept or skill being taught by using hand-held, remote responders (Clickers) which provide instant feedback to both the teacher and the student. Teachers can then more effectively determine when it is time to move on to a new concept, project, criteria, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">In addition, the 21st Century Skills and Art grant will provide teachers with a more developed palette for specific classroom interventions through professional development that focuses on individual student talents and interests. Teachers will increase their understanding and use of differentiation and individualization techniques in their planning, testing and classroom activities. We project that, in this culture of collaboration, feedback, and student-led creation and construction, when combined with improved student-teacher relationships, state standardized (CSAP) test scores will increase in all subject areas (particularly those focused on writing and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) curriculums) and for all sub-groups by a minimum of 3% per year during the program implementation. Student behavior referrals will also decrease by 5% each year during program implementation.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> **IN-KIND PARTICIPATION FROM OUR PARTNERS**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"> 1. The principal at North Middle Sch <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">ool will pay a stipend to a web master who will coordinate the virtual environment to be used by our hub-schools.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 2. eInstruction, the supplier for our interactive classroom technology, will provide a 25% discount for all materials purchased.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 3. eInstruction will further provide no-cost, ongoing training for the hardware and software they provide. Normally, training sessions average $275 an hour per person. Faculties at each of the five schools will participate in professional development which is normally $2,750 for a full day of training. In addition staff will participate in 3-day curriculum development courses which normally cost $3,000 per teacher, all at no cost. These courses will be repeated and new training will be provided based on the level of student and teacher experience and comfort for each of the three years supported by the grant. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">The objectives for these curriculum development courses will include:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> A. Selecting, creating and utilizing formative assessment tasks for group instruction. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> B. Producing and employing multi-sensory presentations to maximize student engagement during instruction. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> C. Producing and employing constructivist lessons (those where students use their choice of tools and methods to display their learning) to engage student creativity and authentic assessments. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">D. Student and teacher collaboration teams to develop student-focused, inquiry-based lessons and projects.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">4. eInstruction will pay for shipping for all equipment purchased.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 5. Gwen Giddens, technology support coordinator with Colorado Springs School District 11 pledges that the District will purchase and provide North and the four feeder schools with an audio/visual cart which has a lap top computer, an LCD projector, a web cam and microphone. The equipment on the cart will provide students and teachers with the capacity to take virtual field trips and participate in video conferences held between school and other organizations. District 11 has also purchased Safari Montage, which <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> is a cutting-edge version of Skype, for its schools as a way to support this kind of collaboration. This cart and contents are valued at approximately $5,000 each. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">6. School District 11 will support North and its hub schools in their goals to keep kids “plugged-in” by staffing the position of 21 <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">st century skills coordinator for the District. This position will work with teachers and schools to integrate Web 2.0 and cutting-edge technology and constructive curriculum into the classroom. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">7. Colorado College and District 11’s volunteer services office will support North’s 21st century initiative by participating in and helping to develop service learning opportunities that rely on student creation and construction. Service learning activities will occur between all schools involved in the grant application as a way to aid transitions, build academic and interpersonal skills, and develop relationships that lead to life-long learning. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">**TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT TO BE PURCHASED** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> MOBI- Mobi learner tablets are ideal for passing around a classroom or allowing a teacher movement around the classroom while still holding the class’s attention. Mobi’s are hand held devices that allow multiple individuals or groups of students to provide direct input into a learning activity. The hand-held unit interacts with a desk-top computer which projects images onto any surface like a screen or wall to create an interactive whiteboard/computer screen experience. Teachers and/or students can save, print and/or e-mail lessons, notes, and lesson review. The Mobi can draw from an expansive database of digital images, simulations, and interactive lessons and resources. Pre-constructed lessons are available in all curriculum areas and teachers and students can create their own materials as needed.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> LCD-An LCD projector is a type of video projector for displaying video, images or computer data on a screen or onto another flat surface

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> CLICKERS-CPS Pulse remotes are used to capture real time assessment data and gauge student comprehension of the subject being taught. They are used to identify individual learning needs and differentiate instruction as needed. Clickers can also be used for questioning and/or tests. A variety of methods can be used: multiple choice, multiple answer, yes/no, true-false and short answer. The clickers operate in teacher-managed or student-managed modes. Clickers are designed for lessons in all curricular areas.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> DOCUMENT CAMERAS- also known as a visual presenter or digital-visualizer. Document cameras are real time image capture devices for displaying an object or document to a large audience or classroom. They are basically high resolution web cams, mounted on arms so as to facilitate their placement over a page or surface. This allows a teacher, lecturer or presenter to write on a sheet of paper or to display a two or three dimensional object while an audience watches. Document cameras can also be purchased with an accessory so that they can be used as a microscope. Document cameras are extremely versatile. They can be connected to computers to take video, to run the Safari Montage--Skype Program, run a variety of software and to freeze a screen so that students and teachers can work on it. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">MACINTOSH WORK STATIONS-the use of Macintosh computer systems, and Mac-compatible software, in the creation and production of student and teacher multi-media lessons, products, and presentations is the industry standard through the university level. North will expand its Macintosh production and publication lab from 6 work stations to 20 work stations.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> DISTRIBUTION: An inventory of the 21st Century technology equipment that each school has at this time has been taken. For example, North Middle School currently has one document camera. Computer technology equipment will be purchased and distributed each year over a three year period as a compliment and supplement to District 11’s ongoing creation of technological infrastructure. It is the goal of the grant to install basic equipment to support the use of industry-standard technology and construction/publication for each classroom at North Middle School and for each grade level at the elementary feeder schools.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> **MONETARY REQUEST:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">A total of $300, <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">000 is requested over a period of three years. To maintain the integration of creativity and art that is currently in place at North and to add the 21st century skills and technology infrastructure implementation we are requesting $100,000 a year.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> **BUDGET:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 1. Classroom sets of Mobi, CPS Clickers, Document Cameras and LCDs, Macintosh work stations -10 to 33% of the overall grant per year for three years. Goal is to equip all North classrooms and each grade level at the elementary feeder schools over a three year period at a projected cost of $35,000 per year.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 2. Student-constructed publications, printing, production -$20,000

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 3. Design, printing and hanging student-created posters and visual work -$10,000

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 4. Membership for North Middle School (Students, Teachers and Parents at Colorado Springs Fine Art Center -$6,000

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 5. Photoshop Computer Classes for students and teachers to teach and design student publications and visual displays -$5,000

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 6. On-site artists and collaborative lesson support -$12,000

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 7. Supplies for art projects -$5,000

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> 8. Tuition for teacher participation training credit.-$7,000

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> Examples of 21st century learning activities that have been developed <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> through North’s current Russell-Grinnell Arts Grant include:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Symbol,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">· <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Desktop Publishing ( <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">student book, timeline) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Symbol,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">· <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Expeditionary Edu <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">cation (field experiences) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Symbol,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">· <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Green Projects (sustainable gardening on sc <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">hool sites) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Symbol,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">· <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Technology F <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">ield Experiences (GPS/GIS) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Symbol,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">· <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Artist-In-Residence Program (sustai <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">nable art integration into all disciplines) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Symbol,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">· <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Enrichment Support for Art Edu <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">cation (Studio Art, Drama, Music, Dance) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Symbol,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">· <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Community Art Projects <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">and service learning (murals) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Symbol,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">· <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Teache <span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">rs Coaching Teachers to Improve K-12 Curricular differentiation and articulation

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="Normal_0020_0028Web_0029__Char" style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> Please see appendix for supporting literature.

__21st Century Definition__ We will develop and implement:


 * the technology, communication, and creativity skills necessary for all students to be successful in local and global environments


 * authentic assessments of skills involving and using technology


 * focused core curriculum through research-based and innovative uses of technology and teacher training


 * an on-going plan to purchase and upgrade technology infrastructure and equipment


 * skills that can be used to transition students into their various stages of life


 * relationships between students and staff, at each level of their education


 * relevance for students through service learning in our community


 * foreign language instruction with a global focus through technology

__Value to Students__

1. Site–to-Site Networking ---Real-time visual interaction between students at different sites and grade levels ---Online collaborative working space for document and project creation ---Students and staff web masters coordinate efforts between schools (lessons, tutoring, projects)
 * Skype
 * Wiki pages
 * Creation of virtual communities between hub schools

2. Prepare students for the next educational level (middle/high/university) and to be a life-long learner through differentiated instruction

3. Students will gain school-to-work skills in various production technologies using creative thinking skills

4. Service learning activities will occur between all schools involved to aid transitions to new academic levels and increase student relevance

__Why?__

Students are being brought up in a digital world. They walk into schools and have to put it all away. We need to reach them where they are by remaining current in the classroom. Our goal is to keep them plugged in and thinking."

Because these staff members already had a semblance of a technology integration plan in place, (as a result of writing and receiving the technology grant), we started to realize that writing a plan to gain technology was not necessarily what this school needed. The school instead needs a plan to help change the attitudes of the teachers by providing research, examples of successful implementation, examples relevant to each subject area, training on how to implement the new technology as it is bought with the grant money, and how to provide continuous support since technology is always changing.

There is an article called “After the Bell, Beyond” by Eric Langhorst. This article discusses the importance of technology not only in the classroom, but as a tool for education outside of the classroom. By making your lessons accessible online, downloadable to mp3 players, or interactive through online meetings and collaborations with people around the world, students can even use these tools outside of the classroom. The author is a real school teacher who has implemented this type of technology in his own classroom, so I emailed him regarding the struggle with implementation at North Middle School, and asked if he had any advice on combating the resistance. His email inspired ways to go about implementing technology at North.

Eric Langhorst (Personal Communication, Thursday, October 21, 2010)

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">"Kelly

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Hello. Great to hear from you and thanks for reading the article. I think music has so many amazing opportunities for using new technology.

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Here are a couple of thoughts on your struggle to implement :

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">I have found the best way to win over the doubtful is to win a couple of small victories and show them that it does work. If you can use a couple of these techniques in your own classroom and the students respond you may see them turn around. You didn’t mention if you have the support of your building or district administration. If you do have their support that is a big plus and they call also provide you with some support.

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Always have a strong and compelling reasons to use the technology that is rooted in your objectives and curriculum. If you just start in with “I want to use i-Phones in my class” you probably won’t have much success. Start with a clear and real reason why this particular use of technology will improve your instruction. If what you do works it is pretty hard to argue against doing something in the classroom which benefits students and improves learning.

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Don’t get discouraged if it doesn’t work the first time right off the bat. Start small, try it and then modify if you need to modify. The doubters will see any glitch as a reason why it won’t work. Just try again. No strategy, technology or not, works in every occasion all the time.

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Good luck with your implementation and please keep me updated. Hope some of the advice helps. Have a great rest of the week."

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Eric

Interviews

Several interviews were conducted with teachers and principals from schools with successful technology implementation in their schools. The goals of these interviews were to see if successful, technology-savvy schools had encountered resistance to implementation in the beginning, and how the schools successfully got around this resistance. Their purpose was also to determine some of the steps or phases the school went through before becoming a thriving technology school. (INSERT INTERVIEWS HERE?)

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Review of Literature ** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> YOLONDA= I have been told that lit reviews need to include both the APA citation as well as the description, in alphabetical order, and I can't see the APA citation of what you put down below so I wasn't sure what to do. Would you mind adding the APA for each description? <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding: 0px;">Condense. (2010). Poll Everywhere. Retrieved from <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Courier; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">[|www.polleverywhere.com]

Poll Everywhere is a text-to-poll website which allows users to participate in polling questions via cell phone text messaging, twitter, iPones, or on the internet; if you have free or unlimited text messaging than it doesn’t cost anything. This is an excellent, quick way for teachers or administrators to gain instant, formative feedback on relatively any subject, and the results can be instantly projected for the audience to see in real-time as the polls are coming in. The polls can be cut and pasted into Power Points and shared for everyone to gather and compare formative data.

<span style="font-family: Courier; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding: 0px;">Condense. (2010). Web Response. Retrieved from <span style="font-family: Courier; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|www.polleverywhere.com/vote] aka <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|www.poll4.com]

These websites can be used to cast votes for the Poll Everywhere site if the students do not have access to cell phones with text message capabilities.

Langhorst, E. (2007). After the Bell, Beyond the Walls. //Educational Leadership.// 64:8, 74-77. Retrieved from professor in October, 2010.

This article discusses the use of blogging and “StudyCasts” to get students, authors, and experts from all over the world involved with collaboratives discussions in order to enrich lessons at his middle school.

O’Hanlon, C. (2009). Resistance is Futile. //T.H.E. Journal. 36:3, 32-36.// Retrieved on November 30, 2010 from []

This article talks about the irony of the fact that there is so much technology out there for teachers to use, and yet teachers are still resisting. “David Roh, general manager for Follett Digital Resources can still say, "There are hundreds of reasons why teachers don't want to use the technology. Those are some very hard people to move." "Don't try to cram it down everybody's throat," Roh says. “If teachers believe they are being forced into using it, they will resist, especially if you don't show them what value it will bring to their classroom. ” "We are keenly aware that teachers teaching teachers is the best way to go."

<span style="font-family: Courier; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding: 0px;">Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants. //On the// // Horizon, 9:5, 1-6. Retrieved from<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] //

This article discusses the generational differences between teachers and students when it comes to using technology. The article portrays it as a matter of learning a language, where young students to about 25 year olds are affluent in the tongue of technology, or “digital natives”, and older teachers are considered digital immigrants, or someone who can speak the language with a lot of help, but is not fluent. Children today think in a completely different way then adults do because they were born exposed to technology, and their brains are literally wired quite differently then that of the older generations. This is why a 5 year old can figure out your phone better than you can, and why your teenagers are not engaged in class unless it involves some kind of technology. "Our students have changed radically. Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach...today's students think and process information fundamentally differently then their predecessors." (Prensky 2001).

<span style="font-family: Courier; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding: 0px;">Prensky, M. (2005). What can you learn from a cell phone? Almost anything! In B. Bracey & T. Culver (Eds.), // Harnessing the potential of ICT for education: A multistakeholder approach. // (pp. 271-279). New York, NY: The United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">This article is about using cell phones as education tools in the classroom. Being successful at research today is not the same as it was ten years ago. Before, one would have to physically go to a library to study a subject and access books and data on that subject. Now, all you have to know how to do to survive is to google your question using the right words online. Being able to successfully navigate through information, or “information literacy” is a vital 21st Century skill for our students. “Most American teachers and administrators believe that cell phones have no place in the educational process. This is not totally surprising, since schools have never had an easy time integrating technology into teaching. Far too often, and certainly today with cell phones, educators’ knee-jerk reaction is to view new technologies as a “huge distraction” form the education they are trying to provide…In schools, SMS [text messaging] can be used for pop quizzes, to poll students’ opinions, to make learners aware of current events for class discussion…so rather than fight the trend for kids to come to school carrying their own powerful learning devices – which they have already paid for! – why not use the opportunity to our advantage?” (Prensky, 2004).

<span style="font-family: Courier; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] 21st century teacher video

This is a video about a vision for what 21st century teachers should look like, and what their best practices can be expected to look like.

·<span style="font: 7pt/0px 'Times New Roman'; overflow: hidden;"> ﻿ Using automated writing evaluation programs help keep students engaged in assignments. For instance, the instant feedback on graded work gives students the chance to correct their work sooner than when teachers do the grading which could take a few days. Teachers, students, parents, and administrators are able to monitor a student’s writing progress at any time.

· We need to bridge the gap of Digital Disconnect for our students. Students are exposed to technology on a consistence basis until they enter the classroom, and then their academic technology learning is hindered. Utilizing technology as a teaching tool, students are motivated and teachers have seen an increase in achievement. Technology also engages students in many different energetic ways (Davis, 2009). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">“Research indicates that sustained professional o development on the infusion of technology o into the classroom environment greatly affects o student achievement, attendance, and discipline.”

· Administrators can also utilize 21st century technology tools. Tools such as, handheld computers, secure digital cards, an audience response system, and other administrative applications give administrators the ability to retrieve current and important data to make leadership decisions more accurate and timely. Administrators can also have access to worldwide administrative learning community.

· Technology innovation can take place in most environments through visionary leadership learning and teaching, one –to –one access for all, network infrastructure and hardware and assessment. Students fell better and make greater academic achievements when equipped with skills needed for the 21st century world.

· Technology has forever changed education and teachers need to renew their teaching practices. The classroom is no long the lone place students receive their information. Technology has afforded students many avenues to access knowledge via the internet. Since students are inundated by the digital world, teachers must find a way to interact in their world. “a proactive vision is crucial for lasting and effective technology integration.”

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Data Collection: **

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Needs surveys, interviews, only list if it is pertinent to what you are doing. Ie don’t need to discuss tech we already have it. These are the survey tools **

** A triangulation of data was collected through surveys, interviews, and emails, from a variety of sources. Teachers at North Middle School were given a survey regarding technology integration. **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Personal and phone interviews were conducted with a teacher, a principal, and a district administrative official that have successfully intergraded technology into their schools. The educators were asked questions pertaining to their area of discipline relating to the implementation of technology.

** Teacher Questions: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 1. **** How long have you been teaching? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 2. **** In what way do you currently us technology in your classroom? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 3. **** How do you feel about using technology in teaching? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 4. **** Compare the way you teach now to the way you taught fifteen years ago. ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 5. **** What would you say to educators who do want to use new technology tools in their teaching? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 6. **** What are the positive and negatives of using technology to teach? ** **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Principal Questions ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 1. **** How long have you been a principal? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 2. **** How do you feel about teachers using new technology tools in teaching? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 3. **** As a principal do think the use of technology in teaching is a plus or minus? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 4. **** What would you say to teachers who do not see the need to use technology in the classroom? **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Maria Love <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">“I think using new technology to teach is exciting and necessary. Students of today must be prepared to work in the future, and using technology is part of that future. Teachers are fearful and don’t want to have added work to do when we are already overwhelmed. Technology is both a positive and a negative because it adds to everything we already have to do. You can teach without using technology, but why should you not use a tool that the students like and are interested in using themselves. I love using my ban and would love to have a smart board in my classroom to use every day. If possible, I would love to have laptops for all the students in my classroom. I have been teaching for twenty-six years, and I would love to teach teachers how to use technology to teach.”

Principal Scott Johnson "Teachers need to utilize the new innovations in teaching just as doctors need to keep abreast of their new medical procedures and instruments."

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Data Sources: ** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">These are the results analysis of the data. ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The interviews showed a common theme of positive technology innovation with simplicity. The educators intervened embraced the use of technology in the classroom, but also believed the implementation should simple with strong supportive measures. For example, Mrs. Love stated that “Teaching with technology is exciting and necessary, but teachers are fearful and already have a lot to do.” The Educators also expressed a strong need for more professional development towards technology that would not take away from already valuable time form teachers. For instance, districts could use an already scheduled teacher work day and design part of the day around teaching with technology

** □ **** Professional training and developments should either be mandatory or count for credit, in order to create a necessity for more teachers to attend. ** ** □ **** Starting with small successes may actually be better; even if large trainings can be offered as mandatory or for credit to get the most staff members to attend, some techniques are better taught and started one teacher at a time, and then spread gradually throughout the school, one team or content area at a time. **
 * We determined the following from our data collection: **

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Technology Requirements **

If each teacher is to be provided with a projector cart and computer for that cart, then teachers will need the following to experience successful technology implementation in their classrooms:

An outlet, extension cord, and power strip for the projector and computer.

Internet access for the computer on the projector cart. □ The district has installed wireless devices in each classroom, but because North Middle School is so old, sometimes it is difficult to get a strong signal. These will need to be moved around rooms in order to be placed in the area which emits and receives the strongest possible signal.

A blank wall, whiteboard, or screen of some kind to project the images upon.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Review of school’s operations system **

The school is currently linked to D-11’s data base system and uses Windows Vista. Some of the grant money went towards buying Mac labs for North Middle School, so we have about 20 brand new Mac computers which are running on Windows 7. The district uses Zangle for gradebooks, attendance, homework assignments, and student information. This makes communication with parents and student access to grades and assignments really easy. The tutoring software of choice at North is called “Study Island,” and this is also new to our school within the last month.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Cultural Resources **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Subject: Social Studies, The Arts, Art **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Type of Program: Exploration, Internet, Reference **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Grade(s) or Age(s): k-12, Teacher **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Compatible with: Mac,Win,Web **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Price: $29-$69 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in;">Information: **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">BrainPop **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Subject: All content areas **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Type of Program: Web based/ Interactive **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Compatible with: all computers with internet access **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in;">Price: Phone: 212.689.9923 Fax: 212.897.3700 E-mail:  info@brainpop.com **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Subject: Science **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Type of Program: Demo/Presentation, Internet, Reference, Simulation, Tool/Web **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Grade(s) or Age(s): k-12, Teacher **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Compatible with: all computers with internet access **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in;">Price: Free **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">﻿<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sunburst: Write Brain **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Subject: Language Arts **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Type of Program: Drill & Practice, Guided Practice, Tutorial. Simulation **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Grade(s) or Age(s): 2-12 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;">Compatible with: Mac,Win/CD **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in;">Price: $99-$1200 **
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px;"> [|www.musictheory.net] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"> Subject: Music Type of Program: Drill & Practice, Tutorial Grade(s) or Age(s): 1st grade through college Compatible with: Mac, Win Price: Free <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px;"> [|www.musictheory.net]

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px;"> Poll Everywhere <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"> Subject: all Type of Program: formative assessment and survey website Grade(s) or Age(s): Anyone old enough to figure out how to send text messages Compatible with: Mac, Win, SMS text messaging, twitter, iPhones Price: Free [|www.polleverywhere.com] and [|www.poll4.net] to answer online

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"> YouTube Subect: all Type of Program: video streaming website Grade(s) or Age(s): Up to parental/educator discretion Compatible with: Mac, Win, iPhones Price: Free <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px;"> [|www.youtube.com]

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Access to performances or provide opportunities for collaboration via YouTube and Skype or I Chat · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Cell phone polls (like CPS systems but free!) --provide teachers with technology to conduct quick formative assessments in their classroom, engage students, and have students self-assess themselves in relation to their peers by seeing instant feedback from the class in graph format. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Students will use websites and software in for every content area, including electives (such as Music Ace Maestro and Smart Music.) · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Students will use classroom website for homework information, to access practice pages, wikis, etc.)

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Students will create their own WebPages and websites to show their learning.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Implementation and Training · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Professional developments within each department will be implemented, in order to show teachers how to run the projector systems and use different free websites like [|www.polleverywhere.com] to replace costly CPS systems.

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Follow-thru to make sure teachers understand and are using the projector systems and not struggling.

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Professional development will focus on individual content areas so that teachers will have buy-in.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Action Plan **

Timeline

After one year, every classroom at North Middle School will have a projector/computer cart. North will also have two Mac labs containing a total of 20 giant Mac computers with basic software including music and video recording software. A tech team consisting of the tech lead, the tech teacher, the IB coordinator, and a handful of interested teacher leaders will start small, learning the tools and techniques first, through free training and training paid for by the grant. Having successfully implemented these tools in a few classrooms, these teachers will share and teach other teachers through observations of successful lessons, which will create buy-in from other teachers. Research and standards with regards to successful implementation on technology in the schools will be made accessible to the entire staff through pamphlets, informative emails, and posters. The goal will be to get as many staff members on board with using technology as possible.

After two years, the trained teacher leaders will have trained their team or content area members on how to use and implement the new technology through sharing successes, mentoring, and possibly professional development offered through the district for credit. Hopefully there will be more technology advocates in the school by the end of two years.

After three years, the remaining Mobi systems, microphones, webcams, software, and Mac computers will be purchased and added to North’s available technology. All teachers will have been trained through professional developments or through mentoring from other teachers on how to use technology in their own classroom, specific to their content area. The use of technology as an educational tool will be able to be identified on any given day at North Middle School through walk-throughs, unit plans, student interviews, and staff evaluations. After all, the use of technology //is// currently an item that administrators should be looking for on our walk-through forms.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Maintain Technology and Continue Learning

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers will be educated on all new technology devises and software

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Workshop will be held for continued support of technology implementation.

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Students can be trained to be members of IT group to help teachers with basic tech problems.

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">All areas of implementation will be evaluated to monitor success rate and for areas of improvement.

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Professional development will focus on individual disciplines so that teachers will have buy-in. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">References **

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