Classwork

Today we will be looking further into how the Wisconsin Standards are used within a classroom, and how we look at staff development.

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Wisconsin Information and Technology Standards	Review the Wisconsin State Standards (condensed version here provided by John Sklar).	Look at how the standards would be used when designing a lesson for staff development
The roles of Technology in teaching and learning	Teaching with Technology The Role of the Web in Curricular Reform - explore this site and its links	Questions we will discuss Where do you feel you are in a stage of Technology Adoption? (Familiarization; Utilization; Integration; etc.) your district is? Please give examples. Our article Teaching with Technology states that there are "traditional roles that technology has served in the classroom" How have you used technology in this sense? Describe the teaching traits of a teacher whom you believe to be effective. Where would you place that teacher on the continuum of technology adoption? Explain your decision. What role do you believe the web has on Your curriculum  and Your district curriculum Please explain.
Introduction to Social and ethical issues in technology use	Indicator: Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues - what do they look like Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues - explore to see what is being done in schools	Questions we will discuss In the Continuum (Awareness; Adoption; Adoption; Transformation) in this area - where do you believe: You currently fall and Your school or district falls Give examples why you feel this way. How are you or your district addressing Social, Legal and Ethical issues in technology use?

Individual

Article review	Locate an article, web site, podcast, etc and create your 4th Article Review - on Staff Development in Instructional Technology - (Due Session 6)	Post in your WIKI page.  I will use the Article/Resource Review Rubric
Instructional Lessons aligned to Standards	Use the Stritch Library site to access netTrekker - you will need your Stritch ID card for this. Review lessons by Standard and or Subject Area. Look at the Wisconsin IDEAS web site for lessons aligned to Standards or subject area Look at the MarcoPolo site for lessons aligned to Standards and/or subject area	You will use what you learn here as you work later in your group on the Staff Development project
Evaluating administrative software	Locate or design an instrument/process for evaluating administrative software (ex: Student Records, IEP's, Financial, etc) Example Describe the positive and negative reasons to use or not use the instrument.	Post in your WIKI page.  I will use the Article/Resource Review Rubric
Read Chapter Four	Chapter 4 - Technology in Educational Administration - Summarize Chapter Four in 300-500 Words on your WIKI page
Evaluating your District Plan	You should have located your district technology plan - using the DPI checklist - describe which areas you feel your district plan was successful and which areas it may be falling short.  Do this on your WIKI page.	I will use the DPI Technology Plan Review when reading your analysis.

Study Group

Administrative Software	Share the instrument/process you will be using for the Administrative Software evaluation (individual assignment)
Administrative Sytems Committee	Assume that you are responsible for initiating a 5-year administrative technology plan for a school district. For the first meeting of the new Administrative Systems Advisory Committee, you are to prepare a brief assessment of the school district's present level of administrative systems development. How would you outline such an assessment? Post this in the group page for Aministrative Systems.	Evaluated using Class Discussion and Posting Rubric
Program Design	Develop a program (feel free to integrate sites you located as individuals from netTrekker, IDEAS and MarcoPolo) that deal with the Instructional Technology Standards. Design all aspects of the inservice - covering the hardware/software needed and what content will be covered and how you will assess teachers success at the program.  See this Sample Program Design to help. Use this format - TechProgramDesignChart.doc Make sure it has all items in this checklist - TechProgramDesignChecklist.doc	This will be presented on the last night of class
Critical Issues in Technology Management	Take a look at this PowerPoint on Critical Management Issues - please alert me if you are unable to view PowerPoint. Of the issues listed in the PowerPoint and from readings (as well as any you feel are important), what do you consider to be the top three in your school/district how would you address them. Place your answers on this group page for Critical Management Issues	Evaluated using Class Discussion and Posting Rubric