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Components of a Technology Integration Rich School

January 10, 2009 21st Century Skills, Education, Professional Development, Teaching, Tech Integration, Technology, Technology Integration Facilitator No Comments

I was asked by my principal to think BIG. What would a technology rich school look like?Â My first thought was to correct the title of the assignment. Not a “technology rich”, but a technology integration rich” school. I wanted the emphasis shifted from technology (which is often set equal to hardware) to integration and LEARNING!!!

I started brainstorming with my colleague Paige M. about what the essential components would be. This is the list we came up with…. if money were no object… (the hardware is in addition to what our school currently already has in place)

Technology Integration Rich School

Hardware
Support
Programs
Accountability

Hardware

1:1 laptops students for older grades
Alphasmart class sets for younger grades
Tablet Laptops for faculty
LCD Projectors
SmartBoards in every classroom
Wireless access across the school
Ipod lab
Digital Camera Class sets
Flip Camera class sets
Wii Fit and Sport

Support

IT Support
Curriculum Integration
Professional Development Trainer

Projects/Programs:

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- Communicate
  - Literacy
- Collaborate
  - Global Awareness
  - Geographic Literacy
- Connect
- Create
Professional Development
- Creation and support of your own Personal Learning Network
- monthly workshops
- international conferences
- Monthly/Weekly planning time (substitutes)

Accountability

Student Assessment
Teacher Evaluation
Reflection
Lesson Plan Sharing
Presentations

I also threw out the question of “What are components of a technology integration rich school to my twitter network and received the following answers.

@cwebbtech added the component of “Stakeholders” which I felt is an important addition to the components list. Who are the stakeholders in a technology integration rich school?

Stakeholders

Students
Teachers
Administration
Parents
Community

What are your thoughs? What would you add or take away, if you were to devise a plan to create and run a technology integration rich school?

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