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Capital Christian 5th GradeEducational Technology Plan 2012-2016

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Table of Contents

Vision, Mission, and Goals ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3

Needs Assessment ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… 4

The Planning Process ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6

State Goals and Objectives with Local Strategies and Measures …………….……………………………… 6

Environment ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8

Engagement ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… 9

Application …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9

Tools ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……… 10

Results ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13

Implementation: Timetable and Budget for Goals, Objectives and Strategies ………………………………….. 13

Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………. 18

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Vision, Mission, and Goals of Capital Christian 5 th Grade

Mission

The mission of Capital Christian 5th Grade is to educate students in academic excellence

through a Christian worldview. We will provide an atmosphere that promotes learning, safety,

integrity, and leadership so that students will become responsible, productive citizens and

followers of Christ.

Vision

Capital Christian 5th Grade’s Technology Vision is to enable students to be prepared

academically and spiritually so that they may become productive disciples of Christ. The class is

committed to incorporating technology across the curriculum. Students will have equitable

access, language translation tools, and assistive technology available to all that need it. Capital

Christian 5th Grade is committed to providing opportunities that will help all students develop

21st century skills.

Goals and Strategies

Capital Christian 5th Grade will incorporate web 2.0 skills into the 5th Grade curriculum

so that all students will be prepared for the 21st century.

Capital Christian 5th Grade will use the flipped classroom approach for mathematics.

Capital Christian 5th Grade will use technology to create formative assessments and track

student achievement of the Common Core State Standards using MasteryConnect.com.

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Capital Christian 5th Grade will use technology to improve critical thinking skills so that

students will become lifelong learners.

Needs Assessment

Strengths – What are the current strengths?

Technology at Capital Christian has continued to grow. The technology group phases out old

computers yearly and rotates computers to different departments so that the students always get the

newest and best. Strengths are that there are five student computers, Ladybug document camera, and

widescreen TV in every K-5 classroom. The classroom computers are networked with the elementary lab

so that students may work on material in the lab or in the classroom.

Software is strong at CCS. The school has a school-wide management system, year subscriptions

to Brainpop, Infotrack and United Streaming, There is an elementary computer lab with a computer

teacher that works with students 40 minutes a week. She also helps teachers come up with ideas and

provides technology training. The computer teacher developed an excellent K-5 website called

Edulinks4U. It has links for every grade level for every subject.

Teachers receive technology support when needed by emailing the church technology

department. They are usually quick to respond.

Equitable access is a strength. Computers are available to all students K-12. We do have

international students that have limited English speaking skills. Computers are available for their use to

help with language skills. Most of the students are from Korea and excel in math. They use the

computers to work ahead of the average American students. I bring a strength to the 5 th grade since I have

experience as a technology coordinator, flipped classroom, Web 2.0, and knowledge of

MasteryConnect.com .

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Weaknesses – What are the current weaknesses?

Currently, there is no technology coordinator. I was the school’s first technology coordinator

approximately eight years ago. I served for two years, and then requested to go back into the classroom.

We hired a new coordinator who did a great job. She left the school two years ago and she has not been

replaced. They are in need of an instructional technology coordinator because the technology department

workers are only skilled with hardware.

The campus needs a wifi environment. The high school recently adopted a Bring Your Own

Device (BYOD) environment but does not have wifi in the classes K-8. In order for more students to be

able to learn Web 2.0 skills, it would be best to have a strong wifi system.

Teachers enjoy the Ladybug document cameras, but would benefit from Smartboards. The

Smartboard would allow more students the interactivity needed for critical thinking and Web 2.0 skills.

Teachers need more training in using technology as a teaching tool. Some teachers are still fearful of its

use in the classroom. Others are unsure what is available for them to use. Without an Instructional

technology coordinator, it is difficult to get the professional development needed.

Technology funds are a weakness. The school is a private school and receives no public monies.

The only way the school has technology dollars is through a $75 year fee collected at the beginning of the

year from each student during registration.

Capital Christian School currently does not have any assistive technologies available. They would

benefit from the purchase of keyboards with larger keys, computer generated voice software, text

telephone (TTY), and amplification systems. We do have several students with autism and Aspergers.

Enablemart.com has many assistive devices available to purchase to help students with special needs.

Teachers would also benefit from training on how to help those with language barriers or special needs

through technology.

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Opportunities – What are the future opportunities?

Capital Christian is a K-12 school. There are three campuses housed on one plot of land,

separated by space. The high school is testing out a BYOD environment this year. If it goes well,

they plan on incorporating iPads into the school. Future opportunities are that the BYOD will be

extended to the middle and elementary schools. Open Source software will continue to be a

viable future opportunity.

Future opportunities for the use of MasteryConnect.com are that students will be more on

track for state standard testing. Students will be scored on mastery, near mastery, or low mastery

using MasteryConnect.com and these scores will help provide formative assessment so that

teachers will be able to better equip the students for success.

Threats – What threatens those future opportunities?

Threats include lack of funds, a decrease in enrollment due to the current economic

situations, lack of parental or teacher support, and the possibility of a dysfunctional BYOD

program that does not succeed because of a lack of leadership in the technology department.

Without a strong support system to BYOD and ultimately an iPad program, they may have

difficulty succeeding. The school desires to use eBooks but currently the eBook market is

minimal.

Threats to success of MasteryConnect.com would be teacher fault. It is one thing to have

a great resource, but another thing to use the resource. If teachers do not actively use the tool, it

will not provide accurate mastery information.

Reinhart, Thomas, and Toriskie (2011) state that the preparation level of teachers for

technology use is important for effective integration. As stated by Cannistraci (2011), “With

new technologies appearing every day to support instruction, educators need to keep informed

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and learn the significance of instructional technology and its impact student achievement.” (p. 9).

Teachers need to be given continued professional development opportunities for continued

success of the technology program.

The Planning Process

State Goals and Objectives with Local Strategies and MeasuresAccording to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the National

Education Technology Standards (NETS) there are a set of essential conditions for effective technology

learning: 1) shared vision, 2) planning, 3) funding, 4) equitable access, 5) skilled personnel, 6) ongoing

professional learning, 7) technical support, 8) curriculum framework, 9) child centered learning, and 10)

engaged communities (International Society of Technology Education, 2011). Knowing that these are

essential to successful implementation, careful consideration is given to each area when planning for the

needs assessment.

For local strategies and measures, I sought out the technology plan presented by Capital Christian

K-12 School. This plan states, “Capital Christian School has aligned its curriculum with state and/or

national standards for all academic areas. The goal of this plan is to establish focused, clear standards for

student learning in technology use. The lifelong learner will be a proficient technology user” (Capital

Christian School, 2011). The standards as listed by Capital Christian School (2011) match up with the

national standards:

1. Integrate the National Technology Performance Standards across the curriculum.

2. Include student input on technology use in school.

3. Develop clear tasks to assess student proficiency to allow students to allow

students to bypass basic skills and advance to higher-level technology courses.

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4. Maintain ongoing evaluation of technology program to improve curriculum based

on technology standards and student performance results.

5. Provide learning opportunities for students to create technology rich assignments.

Students will be able to:

Communicate using a variety of media and formats.

Access and exchange information in a variety of ways.

Compile, organize, analyze, and synthesize information.

Draw conclusions and make generalizations based on information

gathered.

Become self-directed learners.

Collaborate and cooperate in team efforts.

Interact with others in ethical and appropriate ways. (Capital Christian

School, 2011)

Environment per 5th Grade Classroom at CCS

Current Need

5 student Dell PCs Wifi in the classrooms

1 teacher computer iPads or bring your own device capability

1 large screen wall-mounted TV Technology Coordinator

1 ladybug document camera Professional Development

High speed Internet connection Webcams

Networked environment Bookmarked websites

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In order to fulfill the goals of Web 2.0 and the flipped classroom, there needs to be available Wifi

in the classroom. Although not necessary for the flipped classroom, it would be beneficial. Students need

to be able to access the Internet on their own device in order to improve Web 2.0 skills and critical

thinking. We would need to purchase iPads or tablets for student use, or allow a program of bringing

their own device.

For students to be able to use the Bubble score tool available with Masterconnect.com, they need

access to webcams. There are currently five computers, but no camera devices. A simple purchase of

webcams would suffice.

In order to provide equitable access to all students for the flipped classroom, a plan would need to

be in place for students who do not have access to the Internet at home. This could be done at school, or

the teacher could create CDs for home viewing. Initially, this might take quite a bit of work. Without a

technology coordinator, a teacher could become easily overloaded.

Engagement

In order for most technology plans to be effective there needs to be engagement of the

administration, faculty, and parents. The engagement should start from administration because they are

the decision makers. The teachers must also be engaged and trained. At Capital Christian School, there

are few teachers at the elementary level who are actively engaged with technology. In the fifth grade

classroom, half of the teachers are supportive of the outlined goals. Continued education and support are

essential. Finally, the parents must be engaged as well, especially if they are being asked to support a

flipped classroom, Internet access at home, and the possibility of bringing their own device on campus.

This would have to be done through extensive parent communication and education.

Application

When considering how to apply a process for meeting the intended goals, the essential conditions

must be met. To begin with, there should be a shared vision among the administration, faculty, and

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families of the school. Capital Christian 5th Grade’s Technology Vision is to enable students to be

prepared academically and spiritually so that they may become productive disciples of Christ. The class is

committed to incorporating technology across the curriculum. Students will have equitable access,

language translation tools, and assistive technology available to all that need it. Capital Christian 5 th

Grade is committed to providing opportunities that will help all students develop 21st century skills.

A technology coordinator should be hired to assist with the planning of strengthening not only the

5th grade technology program, but K-12 technology as well. Without adequate funding, it will be difficult

to make the changes necessary. Funding needs to come through a combination of technology fees added

to the tuition of the school and outside grants. To insure equitable access, the school must meet the needs

of special education students through purchasing additional equipment if needed. There must also be

allowance for students without Internet access at home.

Both administration and staff need professional development continued training, as trends in

technology quickly change. The technical support is very strong at the school, so no changes are

necessary in that area. Finally, a technology coordinator should help with curriculum framework and

making sure that the learning opportunities provide for child-centered learning. Doing all these things will

provide for engagement of all involved.

Tools

Capital Christian 5th Grade will incorporate web 2.0 skills into the 5th Grade curriculum so

that all students will be prepared for the 21st century.

Lucie Ossola, Capital Christian Computer Teacher, provided a huge list of free and available Web 2.0

sites. In order to use these in the classroom, I would want to choose just a few at a time to introduce and

use. For ease of use, it would be best to incorporate these links into a classroom web site where students

would have one-click access.

1. Goanimate - http://goanimate4schools.com/school/capitalcs

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2. Weebly – http://education.weebly.com (This could be used as the class website)

3. Wordle – http://www.wordle.net

4. Storybird and Storyjumper

5. Blabberize - http://blabberize.com

6. Museum Box - http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ (Use for history)

7. Powtoon – http://www.powtoon.com

8. Collaborize Classroom – http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com

9. Edublog

10. Engrade

11. ShowMe App for creating flipped lessons

This following are sites recommended by Lucie Ossala (2012) as well:

1. http://sclipo.com/

2. http://www.udemy.com/

3. http://tagul.com/

4. http://www.masher.com/

5. http://www.alice.org/

6. http://www.blender.org/

7. http://www.bitstrips.com/

8. http://www.voki.com/

9. http://www.zimmertwins.com/splash

10. http://www.pixton.com/uk/schools/overview

11. http://www.comicmaster.org.uk/

12. http://www.ujam.com/

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13. http://www.slatebox.com/

Capital Christian 5th Grade will use the flipped classroom approach for mathematics.

Application tools needed:

1. ShowMe App for creation of flipped lessons

2. Camtasia for creation of flipped lessons

3. Equitable Internet access

Capital Christian 5th Grade will use technology to create formative assessments and track

student achievement of the Common Core State Standards using MasteryConnect.com.

Application tools needed:

1. Internet Connection with membership to http://masterconnect.com and the bubble score

application available on the site.

Capital Christian 5th Grade will use technology to improve critical thinking skills so that

students will become lifelong learners.

There are many tools available to improve critical thinking skills. The use of Web 2.0 tools mixed

with cooperative learning groups, project based learning, and social interaction should improve critical

thinking skills. As students are able to move ahead using programs that support creativity, brainstorming,

writing, and thought, their skills will increase. Teachers need to be trained in which programs support

higher level thinking skills.

One excellent site available is Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everying Bloomin’ Apps. Educator and

blogger Kathy Schrock took the Bloom’s Taxonomy pyramid and revised it to reflect technology

resources. A visitor to the site is able to click on the desired critical thinking skill, and it will open iTunes

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and the application available to meet the need. Her site has many useful tools to help with critical thinking

skills.

Results

Formative assessments are helpful to teachers because they give assessment as students move

toward goals. When planning changes to technology, the changes would need to be assessed on a

continual basis. This would be done through surveys to faculty and families, communication,

observations, student inquiry, assessments and grades. Overall success would be determined through

improvement in student motivation and yearly Terra Nova scores. Ultimately students graduating from

Capital Christian should become responsible, productive citizens and followers of Christ.

Implementation

Budget and Timetable for Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Measures

TECHNOLOGYN:

School

Year

CCS

Tech Fee allotment

5th Grade Class / Purchases are to benefit entire elementary school

Timeline – when to complete

2012-2013

$33

Purchase MasteryConnect for elementary @ $5 per student

Cost $1,500

Inservice Teachers on MasteryConnect.com

Inservice Teachers on Web 2.0 applications

Summer…begin preparation work for flipped math classes

2013-2014

$33 MasteryConnect $1,500 Purchase assistive technology:

3 large print keyboards $300, Eye-guide assist head mount $750, 3 Digi-wave amplification systems $500, Rosetta Stone Studio (price unknown at this time)

Inservice Teachers on use of assistive technologies

Inservice Teachers – goals of IEP with technology integration

Train teachers on Pearson education math and videos available for flipped math classes

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2014-2015

$50

Save funds Approx $17, 500

Continue Web 2.0 training Begin iPad training for teachers Train teachers using iPads for

critical thinking skills / Blooming Technology apps

2015-2016

$75

Begin wifi at elementary for iPad roll out next year

Approx $100,000

Continue teacher training Compare assessments of past 3

years to find improvement using MasteryConnect & Web 2.0

Re-visit current trends in technology and train as necessary

Cost of software not included; Cost of hiring a Technology Coordinator not included.** Dependent upon School Board Approval

Capital Christian School (2011) currently subscribes to the following:

Microsoft Office 2003 Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 Gale Group’s Infotrac Powerschool Gradekeeper Edlinks4u.com Websense Logosmartz Lynda.com Unitedstreaming Accelerated Reader Accelerated Math STAR Reader Quia Follett Brainpop.com EZgoals (MPO tool)

To increase funds, teachers and the technology coordinator may need to also explore grants or

approaching Target, WalMart, or other local businesses for donations.

Plan

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Professional Development Plan – 2012/2013 (Continuing years will be re-evaluated for content)

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

August

Mastery Connect (don’t miss) Using MasteryConnect.com, bubblescoring, formative assessments, recording assessments[

Quia - AllCreate educational games, test reviews, or tests online.

September

STAR testing/AR - Elem Running reports Checking scores Managing points

GoanimateCreating animation in the classroomFocus: State books, biography reports

GoogleDocs – ElemStudents can “share” docs with you for spot checks, comments, or review. Googledocs allows for online storage and collaboration.

Edlinks4u.com/Pawclub AND bookmarked sites Set up your year now by selecting from the thousands of great bookmarked websites that reinforce your classroom objectives.

October

Moviemaker Go beyond Powerpoint and have your students create a movie

PreziHands on classBasics of creating effective presentations

Unitedstreaming Find and download movies to use during the year.

WeeblyLearn how to make classroom web sites; or have kids make a web site!

Novem

ber

Blogging Basics (don’t miss) Find out how blogging can benefit your students in the classroom!

The Flipped ClassroomWhat is it? How can it help our math class?

Wordle and StoryjumperImprove writing and literacy skills

Dec

File Management PowtoonLots of fun writing!

January

BlabberizeAnimate those pictures

Questions & Answers Need help with critical thinking skills? Brainstorm together today!

Museum BoxGreat tool for history class

Infobits – ElementarySafe research tools for school and home!

Feb Scanners and Cameras - All

VokiUsing sound in the classroom

CamtasiaUsing advanced tools with Camtasia

March

PixtonMore great animation

ComicmasterMore comics in the classroom – how creative can you be?

Xtranormal - AllSpring fever? Consider using Xtranormal to have students create text-to-movie projects to convey your content.

ShowMeYou have used ShowMe app for flipping math. How about showing students what to do?

April

STAR Testing STAR Testing STAR Testing - Elem

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May

Find Online training opportunities for summer- ALL

Find Online training opportunities for summer- All

Lesson Plan – Colonial Williamsburg PostcardThis lesson plan meets the goals of critical thinking/technology, web 2.0 skills, and masteryconnect.com.

Lesson Information 5th Grade Social StudiesStudy of Colonial AmericaCalifornia Content Standard:5.4 Students understand the political, religious, social, and economic institutions that evolved in the colonial era (California State Board of Education, 1998)

Lesson Objective Students will create a historical postcard that depicts life in Colonial America. Students will be able to write about life in Colonial America.

Transfer(Anticipatory Set)

Students have already read about Colonial America in their history book. To gain student attention, the teacher will use the projector to show the short video clip by Tom Hanks at Williamsburg seen at http://www.history.org/media/videoPlayer/index.cfm.

Teaching Strategies Used (Input) 1. Begin by using cooperative groups and have students brainstorm

together what they think life was like in Colonial America. Compare and contrast life then to life now using the information on a Venn Diagram and the Smartboard.

2. Let students know they will be writing a paragraph pretending they are living during that time period. They will create a postcard from a location in Williamsburg and write the postcard to a friend or relative.

3. Review the basics of writing a strong paragraph.

Explain that we will be writing a postcard. Why are postcards used? Why not just write a letter?

Guided Practice Visit http://www.history.org/kids/games/postcard.cfm . Show students how to choose the background and pictures for the postcard.

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In reality, students will use the teacher’s email address when it requests to send the postcard.

Demonstrate how to write a paragraph from the office of Thomas Jefferson. What might Jefferson say in a postcard? Teacher model behavior: Write the card together.

Demonstrate how to fill in blanks to “send” the postcard. (It will be sent to the teacher.) In those days, did they have postcards? How did they communicate? How would you have felt to live back then?

Independent Practice Students will write their paragraph on paper before going to the computer.

Students will go to their computers and click on:http://www.history.org/kids/games/postcard.cfm that is bookmarked at the safe-site edlinks4u.com . Students will create a postcard from Colonial Williamsburg.

Lesson Closure/Review Look again at the Venn Diagram. How would life have been

different? Would it have been harder? (yes) Remind students to have a spirit of thankfulness.

Share postcards and print out for a bulletin board. If the opportunity allows, postcards may be placed on class website and students may blog about their writing.

Diversity / Differentiated learning

Learning styles: visual, kinesthetic, auditory, interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic

GiftedCritical thinking skills are beneficial to gifted students. The absence of electricity would make writing a letter difficult at night. Those during Colonia times might have used a lantern. But what if there was no lantern or candle? Have students come up with a solution for writing the letter at night with the absence of light. (Lighting a candle cannot be the solution.) Can students draw a new type of light source?

LEP, ADD, LD, Students with IEPs Cooperative learning groups will help these students. Pair students

with a partner and reader if needed.Use scaffolding and a clear example to help with the writing of the paragraph. A group of key words may be given to offer a choice of words from that era.

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ELL Pair students with someone to help them read and understand directions. Allow students to use a digital dictionary. If needed, have students write a sentence instead of a paragraph.

Evaluation The postcards will be sent electronically to the teacher. Evaluate students’ social skills during cooperative group work. Evaluate content of postcard for historical accuracy and following directions. Teacher may want to create a rubric to evaluate the content. The rubric may be uploaded to Masteryconnect.com .

Executive Summary

Capital Christian School 5th Grade has four major goals to complete within the next five

years. The first goal of incorporating web 2.0 skills into the 5th grade curriculum can be started

immediately. However, there are a few important factors to consider. Web 2.0 skills must

complement the goals of the curriculum. Teachers should incorporate just one or two new skills

at a time. Professional development must be continual because trends adjust and change.

Using the flipped classroom approach will be a useful way to create learning that extends

beyond the walls of the classroom. Teachers need to begin by finding videos that specifically

match the curriculum, or creating a beginning source of videos using Camtasia, ShowMe, or a

similar program. Our school recently adopted a new math curriculum by Pearson called enVision

math. This program comes with video links that can be used for the flipped classroom approach.

More research will need to go into the videos before deciding if the videos will fill the need or

not.

Incorporating MasteryConnect.com and formative assessments will be a goal that can be

completed this next year. The teachers need to sign up for MasteryConnect.com and familiarize

themselves with the site and the bubble score tool. This can be done during one training session.

Capital Christian School hopes to pilot this tool in Pam Jimison’s classroom this year to find out

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if it is a tool the rest of the elementary will want to use. This pilot year will allow for evaluation

and reflection that can be shared with the rest of the faculty.

The final goal includes using technology to improve critical thinking skills. Using web

2.0 skills will help fulfill this goal. However, ultimately the goal is to use tablets and apps to help

improve the skills. This will be the loftiest goal to obtain because it will take much time and

money. Teachers need to begin using tablets, in this case iPads, and start becoming familiar with

the education applications. It will take a minimum of a full year of teacher use before using in

the classrooms. This goal will be completed at the end of six years according to the timeline. In

order to do it right, a step plan will help with the implementation. Since it is an expensive plan, a

leader should begin writing grants and contacting large businesses that may want to partner with

the plan.

These four goals are an important part of helping Capital Christian School students

become all that God has intended. By increasing web 2.0 skills, improving assessment with

MasteryConnect, improving math scores with the flipped classroom, and improving critical

thinking skills, students will be better prepared to go out into the world to serve others.

Crosswalk of Goals

A goal comparison of the National Educational Technology Plan, the Educational Technology Plan for your state, and the Capital Christian School Strategic Plan.

National Educational Technology Plan (ISTE, 2011)

Educational Technology Plan for California

(California Department of Education aka CDE)

Capital Christian School Strategic Plan

Learning: Categories include creativity and innovation, technology operations,

Each region has developed its own education technology plan based on

“Capital Christian School has aligned its curriculum with state and/or national

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digital citizenship, critical thinking, research and information, communication and collaboration. According to ISTE (2011), “ Teachers implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning.”

local needs. The following eight areas are key as listed by CDE (2012): Staff development, electronic learning resources, hardware and telecommunications infrastructure, pupil record keeping, consistent with state standards, funding, and assistance.

standards for all academic areas. The goal of this plan is to establish focused, clear standards for student learning in technology use. The lifelong learner will be a proficient technology user” (Capital Christian School, 2011).

Assessment: Resources for Assessment book available for purchase which includes rubrics, observation tools, surveys, guidelines, road map, etc. for $42.95. Teachers and administrators use tools to evaluate and assess.

Individual districts are encouraged to develop and update their technology plans. Assessment would be given to the districts in alignment with the CDE guidelines.

Individual teachers use various assessments such as rubrics, observation tools, and guidelines. The school writes and maintains quarterly marking period objectives (MPOs) and the objectives are assessed quarterly. Classroom and computer teachers assess students.

Teaching: NETS implementation wiki available at http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/According to ISTE (2011), teachers “implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning.”

The local education agency (LEA) ensures that all students and teachers have access to technology (CDE, 2012). The district technology plan would vary between districts so the teaching varies between districts.

Teaching is implemented by the classroom teacher and computer teacher in accordance with the School-wide Expected Learning Results (ESLRs), Technology Plan, and MPOs,.

Infrastructure: ISTE set up the technology standards. It is governed by Holly Jobe and has a board of directors with 17 national and international board members. Board elections are held online and are open to any member. There exists a CEO and Deputy CEO of staff leadership. The 6 Standards include: 1) Visionary leadership with shared vision and

The CDE provides statewide services. Services are offered at the state level so that the district may access (CDE, 2006). They run the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) and California Learning Resources Network (CLRN), Technical Support for

The school is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). It is governed by a school board, superintendent, principal, and vice principal. The elementary has grade level coordinators. There is no Technology Coordinator at

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strategic planning, 2) Digital age learning culture including digital tools, resources, research based models, assessment, differentiation, and standards, 3) Excellence in professional practice which includes learning programs, communication, collaboration, research and emerging technologies, 4) Systematic improvement including assessment, evaluation, hiring practices, partnership, 5) Digital citizenship with equitable access, ethical use and global awareness, and 6) Content knowledge and professional growth with continuous learning and reflection. The website contains ongoing information for the nation. ISTE develops the standards.

Education Technology in Schools (TechSETS), and California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP). According to the CDE website (2012), “On March 17, 2012, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson appointed 48 volunteers to become members of his Education Technology Task Force. Gathering advice from the Task Force is the first step in the State Superintendent's effort to update the Education Technology Plan approved by the State Board of Education in 2005. Task Force members are expected to present their findings to the State Superintendent by July 1, 2012.”

this time. The hardware is maintained by Capital Christian Center Church. The church does not govern the school.

Productivity: Productivity includes ongoing professional development, evaluation, reflection, communication and collaboration

The LEA oversees ongoing professional development and evaluation.

Ongoing professional development in the area of technology is currently non-existent. In years past, the Technology Coordinator gave professional development on a weekly basis. Currently, the high school lab teacher helps teachers as needed.

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