Week 1 Assignment, Part 3 – Key Ideas of the Long-Range Plan for Technology

The Long-Range Plan for Technology was new information for me. I was aware of the Technology Applications Standards for teachers and the Technology Applications TEKS, but I did not know about the Long-Range Plan. It was very interesting to explore and contained a great deal of information. I feel the information is very beneficial to me in my current position as I work closely with administration on technology planning. This year we received stimulus money to be used on technology for our campus so we have spent many hours analyzing how our funds could best be put to use. Based on the Long-Range Plan for Technology, I feel that we have been focusing our efforts in the proper areas as we have focused on some basic technology needs that can be easily integrated into the daily curriculum such as projectors and document cameras. One area of weakness based on the Long-Range Plan is professional development. On my campus we could definitely improve in this area by focusing more time on providing instruction-driven staff development in the use of our new equipment to ensure that we are using it to best meet the needs of our students. Overall, I am pleased that I was introduced to this document and that I now have it as a tool to revise campus goals and to guide the development of new campus goals in the future.