Technology Planning
Technology planning should be guided by a collaborative vision of how technology can help students meet the academic content standards and reach the desired learning outcomes identified by a school district and its community in the comprehensive improvement plan.
Team members should first review the curriculum goals and current student achievement data and then determine how technology may be effectively used to help students reach curriculum goals. Before teachers can use technology to address content standards, students may need to be provided a means of acquiring and refining – technology and information literacy skills.
Use technology to reduce time spent on administrative tasks and allows more time for instruction. This component should also address the administrative uses of technology. Using technology to complete recordkeeping tasks more efficiently allows more time to be spent on instruction that improves student achievement. The plan may address other ways in which technology can assist site and district administrators in making decisions based on data.
