B+Items+-+Within+District+Control

====The following items were identified as within district control. These are ideas/comments that the committee can address by making recommendations to the leadership of our district to garner support. Please review the list and use the discussion tab to provide ideas/recommendations.====


 * **Communication skills are important, even as we introduce technology**
 * **Training**
 * **Cost**
 * **Location & Availability in physical space**
 * **Access**
 * **Dependability of technology**
 * **Physical considerations: not mounted, takes up space, not in every room and available for every section of course**
 * **Who is going to make me?**
 * Curriculum writers working in conjunction with TIAC members to identify insertion points into the curriculum
 * **Access to technology needs to be consistent**
 * **Help in the computer lab needed- when things go wrong/extra set of hands**
 * **Can't use technology as a crutch**
 * Technology walk through- fair style with student work where the teachers are available to answer questions.(Could be done during staff meeting time)
 * **Computer needs to be in schedule like a special but run by the teacher**
 * **Computer needs to be in schedule like a special but run by the teacher**
 * **Computer needs to be in schedule like a special but run by the teacher**

Keyboarding Proposals:
 * Keyboarding begins end of 3rd grade (post ELA / Math testing in May) and is reviewed fall of 4th grade. Keyboard instruction is ideally located in the computer lab to promote proper posture and ergonomics. This will require adjusting the schedule for other grade levels to allow increased usage by 3rd grade in spring and 4th grade in fall. FRS computer lab needs to have A/C installed.
 * Putting a divider on each keyboard in the computer lab dividing it--left hand/right hand for keyboard instruction
 * Provide PD to 3rd and 4th grade teachers on keyboarding pedagogy

Other Proposals:
 * Computer lab time in embedded into K-4 teacher's schedule once a week for 45 minutes
 * Provide PD to teachers on grade-level specific software and sites. Perhaps teacher software "geniuses" who know specific software programs. Can coaches (lit & math) be cross trained on technology. Another idea is "tech volunteers" who could help support grade-level software.
 * Professional Development Training on Superintendent Conference Days to help keep teachers in their classrooms. With follow up in PD time with a "goto" person on a regular basis. 5 Minute technology talk at each PD with sharing.
 * Dependability/Lab Help**
 * Student log-in's starting at K? Provide limited options and disable features that would cause students to go too far off track.
 * Use Parent Volunteers (K-2) as a second set of hands in the computer lab, have classroom specific volunteers or building level volunteers.
 * "Teacher" laptop for use with the SMARTBoard for instruction in the computer lab.
 * Bandwidth concerns, can't get access when need to. Scale up the network capacity to accomodate a higher density of network traffic both for wireless and for internet streaming and access. (Buy a bigger plunger!!)
 * How do we know we are there? Can all individuals who have a computer in their hand at any given time access online tools and streaming at a rate that does not deter from instruction.


 * Kindergarten - 4/classroom
 * 1st grade-4th grade - 2 /classroom
 * Sets of mobile technology for grade level use.One set/grade level or One set/primary use and intermediate use.
 * Sharing of laptops where each child can go access a set of X to bring back for use during centers (need something to have student's transport)
 * Raise the level of Awareness with teachers on technology and the role it can play in education.
 * Give Value to it? Bring outside people in to help teachers understand what role it will play in their future.
 * Give Value to it? Bring outside people in to help teachers understand what role it will play in their future.


 * Dedicated time for teachers to develop high quality units integrating technology.
 * Release time so teachers can have dedicated time to develop/explore lessons using technology.
 * Create an easy to use mechanism for teachers to share lessons/units


 * Integrate technology into instructional conversations
 * CAC
 * ILT
 * PD