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Technology
Vision Statement:
Pekin
Public School District 108 is committed to the ideal
that a technologically integrated working environment
will exist for all students and staff. The environment
must include:
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appropriate technological tools and skills used
in an active and enriching, restructured environment
to enhance learning, teaching and their management.
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easily accessible and continuous support, training
and time for the using the tools of technology to
enhance teaching and learning.
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efficient infrastructure to connect the home, the
classroom, the school, and agencies of the community
to resources available across the world.
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Continuous monitoring, evaluation and updating of
district and buildings’ technology plans.
Technology Belief
Statements:
We believe:
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Technology is an effective tool for learning when
combined with and active, engaging learning environment.
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The Internet and other networking tools provide students
with interactive, real time information beyond what
is available in the traditional school.
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All students should be prepared to deal with our increasingly
technological society.
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Students demonstrate increased independence when using
technological tools.
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Students demonstrate increased motivation toward work
when using technological tools.
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Students create more complete and proficient products
when using technological tools.
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Students gain a variety of cognitive benefits when
technology is combined with restructured schooling
(communication skills, problem solving skills, comprehension
skills, writing skills, etc.)
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Technological productive tools increase the efficiency
with which teachers and administrators do their work,
thus providing increased time for instructional tasks.
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Easy availability, both of student data and of the
tools with which to analyze them, improve teachers’
and administrators’ instructional decisions.
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Students benefit from increases in adults’ opportunities
to communicate with each other.
Technology
Goals:
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To combine the tools of technology within a restructured
teaching and learning
environment to improve achievement and productivity.
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To provide easily accessible and continuous support,
training and time
for the utilization of technology.
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To provide technological connections for voice, video
and data applications between
the school and the home, and between the classroom
and the resources available across the world.
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To provide leadership for the Pekin Community Network.
Technology
Strategies/Actions
1.
Seek ideas and information to continuously update our
technology plan in an effort to shape
future decisions related to teaching and learning.
1.1 Update, monitor and evaluate district technology
plan.
1.2 Update, monitor, evaluate building technology plans
and align with district plan.
1.3 Encourage involvement of all interested stakeholders
in the visioning and planning process.
1.4 Assure district plan meets requirements for federal
and state technology grant applications.
1.5 Define parameters for site-based technology decisions
to ensure consistency and compatibility.
1.6 Investigate and seek information from ISBE, ITTE,
U.S Department of Education,
demonstration sites,
hubs, other districts, vendors, partners and publications
to expand our vision.
1.7 Foster the use of technology tools that support
engaged teaching and learning.
1.8 Provide leadership and vision for the planning and
implementation of the community network.
1.9 Set yearly job targets for technology staff consistent
with district technology plan.
1.10 Provide site visits and conference presentations
to share vision and plans with others.
2. Sustain, extend and upgrade district
and building networks to enhance communication, collaboration,
and access to services and resources.
2.1 Integrate School Vista
management software into classroom environment.
2.2 Explore data gathering methods to help District
evaluate use of network.
2.3 Phase-out baseband network support resources and
re-allocate to ATM network.
2.4 Encourage and maintain multiple hardware platforms.
2.5 Explore enhancement of Inter/Intranet connectivity
options.
2.6 Continuously revise specifications for future purchases.
2.7 Maintain awareness of emerging technologies.
2.8 Investigate partnerships with local Internet Service
Providers to provide dial-up access.
2.9 Support expansion of ATM technology use.
2.10 Continue phased classroom renovation consistent
with district classroom-of-the-future model.
2.11 Extend community access to District resources.
2.12 Expand appropriate user access to AS/400 database
and extend access points.
2.13 Expand direct Inter/Intra-net access to select
Learning Community 2000 partners.
2.14 Implement MPEG-2 video access and distribution
across network.
2.15 Provide telephone access in each classroom through
infrastructure and provide staff development and ongoing
support.
2.16 Continue expansion of District WAN/LAN deployment.
3. Manage information and data to enhance
decision making.
3.1 Expand use of WEB server as a District/Partner information
repository.
3.2 Phase-in teacher use of School Vista, CIMS, Microsoft
Office, Abacus.
3.3 Implement library automation plan.
3.4 Provide on-line resources for lesson designs and
plans and provide staff development.
3.5 Provide security for appropriate accessing and changing
of student and staff information.
3.6 Experiment with methods for parental access to student
performance information.
3.7 Assure that database information is comprehensive
to meet federal, state, and PACCC standards.
3.8 Implement software that meets user needs but is
efficient in design, easy to install,
friendly to use, and
reliable for Electronic Learning Village (see strategy
3.4).
3.9 Explore on-line inventory control.
3.10 Identify the collaboration software tool to be
implemented.
3.11 Implement cafeteria automation plan and provide
staff development and ongoing support.
4. Identify and deliver technology skills for students
and staff in a sequenced curriculum.
4.1 Implement, evaluate, and refine K-8 technology curriculum.
4.2 Implement, evaluate, and refine K-8 RAP curriculum
and integrate the skills across all subjects.
4.3 Communicate the tech curriculum at each grade with
students, staff and parents.
4.4 Develop an assessment component for student tech
curriculum.
4.5 Provide K-8 LC labs equipped with the following:
4.6 Instruction capability
4.7 Production capability
4.8 Internet/teleconferencing/collaboration capability
4.9 ATM networking
4.10 Implement, evaluate, and refine teacher technology
curriculum that specifies technical, productivity, and
instructional skills.
4.11 Develop a process through which classroom and LC
teachers share responsibility for delivering the tech
and RAP curricula.
4.12 Implement a flexible LC schedule to maximize delivery
of the tech curriculum.
5. Provide leadership in the development and implementation
of Pekin Community Network.
5.1 Provide leadership and facilitation for partnership
board activities.
5.2 Define services and time allocations for shared
personnel.
5.3 Determine training services to be provided by the
district at no cost and those to be provided at a cost.
5.4 Determine technical services to be provided by the
district at no cost and those to be provided at a cost.
5.5 Provide input into essential services to be provided.
5.6 Encourage membership on task force groups.
5.7 Make schools available as public access sites.
5.8 Participate in the establishment of community access
sites to promote Project
5.9 Success, intergenerational and after school adventures
activities.
5.10 Support the Community Health Assessment Consortium.
5.11 Define infrastructure relationship between GC2000
and LC2000 expansion
5.12 Serve as system administrator for the community
network.
5.13 Provide leadership in the design, development,
updating and evaluation of the community web site.
5.14 Use students and interns to assist in web page
construction and planning.
5.15 Serve as fiscal agent for the community network.
5.16 Provide leadership in the long term sustainability
of the community network.
6. Integrate the tools of technology into the curriculum
to foster research, author and publish opportunities
for teaching and learning.
6.1 Use technology to engage learners and
to enhance and improve instruction of the established
curriculum.
6.2 Expand implementation of TLC model to K-8.
6.3 Develop and implement Teacher Pilot Project: Teacher
Applications.
6.4 Develop and implement Teacher Pilot Project: Student
Applications
6.5 Develop and implement collaborative planning process
among classroom and LC staff.
6.6 Support courseware for Model 25.
6.7 Support Writing to Read.
7. Provide opportunities to participate in innovative
projects and extended activities.
7.1 Implement and refine a process for staff
to propose, approve, fund, and evaluate innovation projects.
7.2 Evaluate and refine integrated summer technology
camps and lab schools.
7.3 Develop a process for staff to share successful
project implementation inside and outside the district.
7.4 Continue application for state and federal grants.
7.5 Continue application for beta test projects.
7.6 Support existing beta projects.
7.7 Develop ways to extend use of technology for students
and staff during non-school hours.
8. Provide continuous technological training and
support to sustain our investment.
8.1 Maintain three technology coordinators to provide
training and follow-up support to make training a good
investment.
8.2 Expand Tech Academy offerings for all staff, parents,
partners and community.
8.3 Evaluate all training activities.
8.4 Continue "train the trainer" experts concept.
8.5 Conduct periodic tech needs assessment to identify
training needs.
8.6 Expand network of trainers to meet training needs.
8.7 Continue to explore incentives for participants
and instructors.
8.8 Provide training, monitoring and support for teacher
pilot project.
8.9 Design and implement a student mentor/ internship
program.
8.10 Support other districts as a federal challenge
grant and state demonstration site.
8.11 Continue partnership with IBM to benefit from training
opportunities that meet our needs.
8.12 Train Learning Center and Connections staff to
support new teacher pilot project.
9. Provide fiscal and human resources to assist in
adding, maintaining, and replacing technology.
9.1 Develop and implement a maintenance plan.
9.2 Continuously update trouble-shooting checklist and
inform all in the use of WEB-based support information.
9.3 Continue to evolve service request procedures.
9.4 Develop security plan and procedures.
9.5 Continue to train Learning Center staff and mentors
to provide technical assistance on site for voice telephony,
video distribution and conferencing, Electronic Learning
Village, cafeteria automation.
9.6 Expand technical support and methods.
9.7 Redistribute unused resources and re-purpose older
resources.
9.8 Investigate cost-feasability of upgrading existing
labs to support ever-increasing memory/processor requirements.
9.9 Begin marketing efforts to increase revenue that
includes the Pekin Institute.
9.10 Coordinate revenue enhancements with LC2000 Partnership
Board.
9.11 Secure traditional and non-traditional financial
resources.
9.12 Continue lease purchase agreement.
9.13 Continue annual technology budget review.
9.14 Explore technical support options with LC2000 Partners.
- 9.15 Experiment with used equipment
sales.
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