TF-VII. Procedures, Policies, Planning and Budgeting for Technology Environments.

Educational technology facilitators promote the development and implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans, and budgets for P-12 schools.

Technology Procedures, Planning, & Budgeting

GOAL: To learn more about how your school plans and budgets for technology. How
is technology used and maintained in your building?

TASK: Interview a school technology facilitator or any person within your building that
can provide you with the answers you require.

Requirements:
1. You can video or audio record your interview. If you choose this method, please identify the parties you are interviewing at the start of the recording. 2. You may choose to type out the responses of your interviewee as well. If you choose this method, be sure to obtain a picture of your interviewee along with the information in the table below. 3. If the interviewee gives a vague response, ask additional questions to prompt them to elaborate on the topic. If they are lacking knowledge on certain questions, find a 2nd interviewee that can provide an adequate answer.

INTERVIEWEES Identify the parties that have been interviewed

NAME: Angelia Impellizzeri JOB TITLE: Technology Instructor Insert picture of Interviewee here if Years in current position: five years submitting the interview in a typed format. teaching experience Brief description of the interviewees experience with technology in education: Angelia has been teaching technology for five years at Eastern High School. She also has 15 years of IT experience before she started teaching at Eastern High School.

Questions to ask:
1. How are teachers in our building using the school technology facilities and resources to implement classroom instruction? a. Teachers at Eastern use a wide range of technologies available to them to implement instruction in the classroom. Edmodo, Schoology, PowerPoint, and Pocketbooks are used at Eastern on a daily basis to implement instruction in the classroom. 2. What types of productivity tools are used within our building? (Examples: Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Evernote, Dropbox, Class Dojo, Class Maker, Remind 101, Cel.ly, Weebly) a. Google Docs, Evernote, and Dropbox. 3. What software is the most widely used to deliver instruction in the classrooms? a. PowerPoint and Edmodo 4. What resources are available to your teachers for incorporating multimedia into their lessons?

TF-VII. Procedures, Policies, Planning and Budgeting for Technology Environments. Educational technology facilitators promote the development and implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans, and budgets for P-12 schools.

a. Cameras, camcorders, and audio recorders 5. What technology is available to the school to use as a management tool? (Video surveillance with software, Id scanners for guests, Grading software, Class Dojo, Lanschool or Synchroneyze, Edmodo, Moodle, Blackboard, etc.) a. Lanschool allows teachers the ability to monitor students computer screens, block sites, freeze screens, and allow access to certain sites. 6. What tools are currently being used in your school for evaluation or portfolio purposes? (Any technology tool that teachers use to assess a students understanding of a concept or a tool used to display student work electronically.) Voicethread, Edmodo, Moodle, Prezi, etc a. Teachers use Sky Drive, Edmodo, and Schoology to create portfolios and summit student work for program review for administration. 7. Does your school offer any computer based instruction courses? If so, explain how the courses work and who takes them. If not, explain what educational resources your school does offer in an online format.(Online courses) a. Currently we do not, but in the past Eastern used to have an online academy. 8. What strategies are applied for troubleshooting and maintaining various hardware/software configurations? a. At Eastern we use students in a class called Help Desk, which is taught by the technology coordinator. Teachers submit a ticket to a ticket system powered by Microsoft SharePoint. The students at the help desk are sent to help with any problems teachers and administrators have after they receive the help ticket. 9. Explain how our school computer network works. a. Eastern High Schools computer network works through a series of filters that are regulated by the state in Frankfort and at the Jefferson County Boards of Education. All internet use goes through the State and the District before users can access sites on the web. 10. What strategies do we have in place to ensure that our staff has support personnel to maximize the use of technology resources by administrators and teachers? a. Eastern uses the Help Desk ran by the technology coordinator and have a large technology department to help support staff. 11. Explain the procedures and guidelines that are used in planning and purchasing technology resources for the school. a. Teachers must research the technology resource first, get three quotes from approved vendors, and then submit a request form with a rationale for the resource. The technologies purchased are purchased through a Federal Grant. 12. Based off of your knowledge of current research in technology, what recommendations can you make for the purchasing of instructional software that supports and enhances school curriculum? a. Since technology changes so fast it is hard to get the newest technologies available with the current system in place for purchasing. It takes too long to purchase technologies the current way. It may be more effective to have a prepaid credit card to use, and then have an audit at the end of each year.

TF-VII. Procedures, Policies, Planning and Budgeting for Technology Environments. Educational technology facilitators promote the development and implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans, and budgets for P-12 schools.

13. Discuss the guidelines used for budget planning and management procedures related to educational computing and technology facilities and resources? a. Eastern High Schools technology department operates under a Perkins Grant. Individual teachers make request based on needs for individual classes. Teachers make request and if there is money left in the budget the teachers get the resource. 14. Discuss the procedures used for troubleshooting and preventive maintenance on the school technology infrastructure. a. Jefferson County Schools are equipped with computers that have antivirus loaded on the computers. Most maintenance issues are handled through the Board of Education and the technology coordinator in the school building. 15. What does the school or corporation do to ensure that you continue learning about issues related to management of school facilities, technology resources, and purchases? a. Professional development offered by the district and faculty meetings.