Technology Plan

School Name: Sacred Heart Model School

Vision Statement: To be a nationally recognized Catholic
community and premier character-building academic institution
where teachers want to teach, students want to learn, and others
want to be.

Mission Statement:. Sacred Heart Schools is a community of

Catholic schools, sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters and dedicated to
educating the whole person in academics, arts, athletics, and
spirituality.

Executive Summary: A brief statement no more than two pages in lengththat

reveals the main thrust of the technology plan. We have a wealth of technology at
SHMS, however not all of our students and teachers know how to use it. The goal for this
technology plan is two-fold. The first goal is to train each grade level about how they
can best use the iPad in their own classroom. Our school is K-8, and because of this,
what the best use of an iPad in K is not the same in 8th. The goal is to create a group of
experts, one/two from each level (K-2, 3-5, 6-8). These experts would meet on a
monthly basis to discuss how their grade level can best use the iPad to support students,
accelerate students, and enhance their own lesson plans. This will be a time for the
committee to talk about needs, whether it is more technology, more apps, or more
outside support (like a PD). Then, those leaders will take their ideas back to their Level,
and present and answer the questions that were answered at the committee meeting.
In addition to teacher experts, we would like to create a leadership team of students
who can help other students with iPad support, and who can provide ideas for how to
use iPads within the classroom. Students can be the best teachers when it comes to
technology, so the goal is to meet with this leadership group to not only discuss new
ideas, but to also use them as support within the classroom. The overall goal is to use
the technology that we already have to the fullest.

Needs Assessment
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bpujiio8kycctcu/Needs_Assessment-BM.docx?dl=0

EVALUATION & RECOMMENDATION FOR ADAPTIVE/ASSISTIVE

TECHNOLOGY

Our middle school is one-to-one with iPads, and we are looking do the same in our 3-5
classrooms.

I have bulleted out the different tools that I have access to at my school to assist
my students. iPads and computers provide to be the best resource for me
because they allow me to use apps and programs to assist my students in the
areas that they need the most help.

Electronic math and reading worksheets. These worksheets allow the students to
practice their skills with assistance from the application.
Reading A-Z this is a comprehensive reading program that helps my students at
all levels. With the RAZ program, my students can listen to stories, read stories,
and take comprehension quizzes that focus on their specific areas of need. This
program tracks their progress, and allows for me to tailor what they work on to
their specific needs.
Timers and clocks to assist students who have trouble with time management.
We have both digital clocks and iPads that we use for this. I prefer the iPads
because the app that I use has a stoplight on it, so for example, it will be green
for 5 minutes, yellow for two, and then red. The yellow light warning helps the
students see that the time is getting close!
Instructional software I have access to both computers and iPads in my
classroom, so I can use both websites and CD-rom games to help students who
are struggling. Having different programs such as Touch Money helps me with
instruction because I can divide the class into different groups and use small
group directed instruction and technology to target different needs.
Screencast and Show Me (ipad) I use screencast in my classroom to record
lessons or demonstrate how to do certain tasks. For example, we were learning
number bonds, which is a very different way of teaching fact families that many
parents were not used to. I recorded myself demonstrating how to do the
problems, and posted it on Edline for the parents. This method is also helpful for
students who process lessons more slowly because it allows them to watch the
lesson again (and again).
Kindle for the iPad make the font larger for students who have trouble seeing,
and click on a word that they do not know the meaning of, and it is defined
within the app.
Guided Access on the iPad one of my favorite tools! This is in the settings on the
iPad, and this allows the teacher to lock a student into the app that they are
working on. Because of this, students cannot get distracted by other apps (or
the ads that appear in the apps) and can better stay on task.
SoundNote this is a recording device that I used at my old school. This was
good for students who had trouble following the lesson. It allows the students to
record the lesson and go back and listen to it at home.
Too noisy I use this app on my iPad almost everyday. This is a noise regulating
app. I use it to help my students who have trouble staying quiet and staying on
task. It helps them control their voice level because they can see it on the
screen.
Quizlet the online and app version of quizlet are awesome for helping students
both with and without learning differences. I love using this app for sight word
and spelling words in my first grade class because you can read and listen to the
word being said. When I tutor, I use this app to help my students study for
different tests. For vocabulary, the app with read the word and the definition for

you. This really helps the students who are not confident readers be able to hear
the definition, and gives them some studying independence.

Diversity, Culture, Language

We do not have any official ESL support at our school. That being said, we do have a
few ESL students. I took some time to research ideas for technology that we can use to
assist ESL students. However, after researching some different tools, I discovered

that a lot of these tools and technologies would help in my own classroom.

Smart Boards allow for classroom notes to be saved and printed for students,
especially those who have trouble copying the notes from the board. Smart
boards also increase student participation, and help the teacher utilize
multimedia to present lessons.
Document cameras students can follow along with the teacher on the screen.
Electronic Textbooks allow students to follow along with the teacher on the
screen.
For teachers, there are numerous blogs, message boards, and teachers pages
that allow teachers to share what tools work for them, and to find resources for
what they need. An example of one is, http://forums.eslcafe.com/student/.i
Image Galleries to accompany lessons
Multimedia projects and presentations
Multilingual books
BrainPop ESL

Equitable Access
Our school has provided one computer, one iPad, one document camera, one
SmartBoard, and one projector for each classroom teacher. We have 2 computer labs
that teachers can sign up for. We also have three laptop carts, and seven iPad carts
that teachers can sign up for using Google Docs. In addition to this, 10 homeroom
teachers have class sets of 5 iPads. Our middle school has initiated a one-to-one
program, and each middle school student has a school-provided iPad.
NETWORKS

WIRELESS: Currently 100% of the school have access to wireless Internet.

We have a wireless network from Ruckus Wireless. There

are about 10 access points in the school. WAN is not
needed since we are all on same campus, but there is a
LAN.All students have access to Google Drive account to save their work.

Teachers have been using Google Drive to store and share lesson plans, weekly
bulletins, assessments, data, and professional development documents.

Goal:

The goal is to train each grade level how they can best use the iPad in their own
classroom. Our school is K-8, and because of this, what the best use of an iPad in K is
not the same in 8th. The goal is to create a group of experts, one/two from each level
(K-2, 3-5, 6-8). In addition to teacher experts, we would like to create a leadership team
of students who can help other students with iPad support, and who can provide ideas
for how to use iPads within the classroom.

Strategies:

Survey teachers to determine need for interactive technology tools. SmartBoard

has changed their program, and now you have to pay per teacher and per
classroom that use Smart Technology. We are in the middle of surveying the
need for this technology.
First year of implementing one-to-one program in our middle school with iPads.
Formulate 3 year plan to provide funding, training, and implementation of oneto-one program for our teachers and our students so that the technology is put
to best use.
Complete purchase of AppleTV for classrooms. Right now, half of our classrooms
have iPads.
Train a group of teachers who can be the experts on iPads for support for both
the teachers and students.
Create a leadership team of students who can help other students with iPad
support, and who can provide ideas for how to use iPads within the classroom.

Implementation:

Choose a group of teachers to train on the BYOD initiative.

Set up summer training workshops for Student iPad use for teachers.
Set up summer training workshops for iPad use for students and parents for 3rd 5th.
Set up summer training workshops for iPad use for students and parents for 6th-8th.
Train a group of teachers who can be the experts on iPads for support for both
the teachers and students.
Create a leadership team of students who can help other students with iPad
support, and who can provide ideas for how to use iPads within the classroom.
Offer additional E-Learning workshops that teachers can attend.
Provide an iPad resource for students and parents to use for ideas, support, and
iPad information.
Train teachers on the Google Classroom LMS for the iPads.
Create a set of experts for each grade level who can lead professional
developments and Technology Tuesdays for their level.

Progress:

Wireless networks have been improved upon and tested.

Middle School students have received iPads.

Teachers have received iPads.

Technology Training planned for February.
All teachers have been supplied an iPad.
Google Drive has been chosen for cloud storage.
Plus Portals has been selected for LMS.
Google Classroom has been selected for research and testing.
eweA needs assessment and technology survey has been completed.

Professional Development:
The goal is to train each grade level how they can best use the iPad in their own
classroom. Our school is K-8, and because of this, what the best use of an iPad in K is
not the same in 8th. The goal is to create a group of experts, one/two from each level
(K-2, 3-5, 6-8).

Monthly meeting for the expert group

Weekly Technology Tuesday 30 minute technology training sessions.
Summer Training for the experts in their grade level.
Whole school PDs on Half Days to learn about the Learning Management
Systems.
Whole school PDs about using Google Drive.

Finances:
Technology Budget: (sent from our IT)
1. The schools budget is around $75,000 for the year to cover software,
hardware, maintenance, and disposables like ink/toner.
2. We have a wireless network from Ruckus Wireless. There are about 10 access
points in the school. WAN is not needed since we are all on same campus, but
there is a LAN.
3. Student technology comes in the book bill that is sent to the parents.

Investments:
Since the school does not pay for the new technology that will be coming in, it is part of
the student book bill, I feel that the biggest need would be for the training of the
teachers. This is something that we could write a grant for, but since we have not yet
decided who we would want to do our training (or if we would want to keep it in
house) we do not know the investment we would need. Also, if it is not too much, we
could perhaps get it funded by our PTA or Model Parent Association or the Alumni
Association.

Appendices
Since we have not yet implemented any of these ideas, I have included the email from
my IT who helped me develop this plan. Otherwise, I would survey the staff on Google
Docs. We keep our committee minutes on Google Drive, so we would store all of these
minutes there.

Appendix A

Here, you should include samples of your

Surveys
staff development sessions
committee minutes
inventories
Committee members' vitae.