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‌ odel‌‌and‌‌promote‌‌strategies‌‌for‌‌achieving‌‌equitable‌‌access‌‌to‌‌digital‌‌tools‌‌and‌‌ 
resources‌‌and‌‌technology-related‌‌best‌‌practices‌‌for‌‌all‌‌students‌‌and‌‌teachers.‌‌ 
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Briefly‌‌describe‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌and‌‌the‌‌context‌‌in‌‌which‌‌it‌‌was‌‌created.‌‌What‌‌was‌‌your‌‌individual‌‌ 
contribution(s)?‌‌   ‌
The‌‌SWOT‌‌analysis‌‌I‌‌developed‌‌for‌‌Pepperell‌‌Middle‌‌allowed‌‌me‌‌to‌‌gain‌‌a‌‌better‌‌insight‌‌to‌‌how‌‌ 

technology‌‌is‌‌currently‌‌being‌‌used‌‌in‌‌the‌‌school,‌‌what‌‌expectations‌‌are‌‌currently‌‌in‌‌place,‌‌what‌‌type‌‌ 

of‌‌access‌‌is‌‌available,‌‌and‌‌how‌‌knowledgeable‌‌staff‌‌and‌‌students‌‌are‌‌with‌‌using‌‌technology‌‌for‌‌ 

learning.‌‌The‌‌completion‌‌of‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌required‌‌me‌‌to‌‌understand‌‌the‌‌strength‌‌and‌‌weaknesses‌‌for‌‌ 

each‌‌essential‌‌condition,‌‌but‌‌also‌‌to‌‌use‌‌the‌‌knowledge‌‌and‌‌skills‌‌I‌‌have‌‌as‌‌an‌‌instructional‌‌ 

technology‌‌leader‌‌to‌‌share‌‌opportunities‌‌and‌‌threats‌‌within‌‌the‌‌current‌‌reality‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌ 

recommendations‌‌for‌‌improvement.‌‌In‌‌some‌‌ways,‌‌Pepperell‌‌Middle‌‌excels‌‌at‌‌meeting‌‌the‌‌essential‌‌ 

conditions,‌‌but‌‌in‌‌others‌‌there‌‌was‌‌quite‌‌a‌‌bit‌‌of‌‌room‌‌for‌‌improvement‌‌which‌‌required‌‌me‌‌to‌‌be‌‌ 

creative‌‌in‌‌the‌‌recommendations‌‌I‌‌provided.‌‌To‌‌ensure‌‌I‌‌was‌‌getting‌‌the‌‌full‌‌picture,‌‌I‌‌had‌‌to‌‌do‌‌a ‌‌

great‌‌deal‌‌of‌‌research‌‌and‌‌have‌‌discussions‌‌with‌‌administrators,‌‌teachers,‌‌and‌‌district‌‌leaders.‌‌   ‌

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Explain‌‌how‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌demonstrates‌‌mastery‌‌of‌‌the‌‌standard/element‌‌under‌‌which‌‌it‌‌is‌‌placed.‌‌   ‌
By‌‌researching‌‌and‌‌developing‌‌the‌‌SWOT‌‌analysis,‌‌I‌‌was‌‌able‌‌to‌‌demonstrate‌‌my‌‌ability‌‌ 

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‌ odel‌‌and‌‌promote‌‌‌strategies‌‌for‌‌achieving‌‌equitable‌‌access‌‌to‌d
‌ igital‌‌tools‌‌and‌‌resources.‌‌ 

Currently,‌‌Pepperell‌‌Middle‌‌and‌‌Floyd‌‌County‌‌Schools‌‌provide‌‌1:1‌‌access‌‌to‌‌Chromebooks‌‌for‌‌ 

students‌‌to‌‌use‌‌both‌‌in‌‌the‌‌classroom‌‌and‌‌from‌‌home.‌‌For‌‌those‌‌without‌‌internet‌‌access‌‌at‌‌ 

home,‌‌hot‌‌spots‌‌may‌‌be‌‌provided.‌‌In‌‌this‌‌analysis,‌‌I‌‌explain‌‌opportunities‌‌for‌‌growth‌‌and‌‌ 

recommendations‌‌to‌‌better‌‌meet‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌all‌‌students‌‌and‌p
‌ romote‌‌‌strategies‌‌for‌‌achieving‌‌ 

equitable‌‌access‌‌to‌t‌ echnology-related‌‌best‌‌practices‌‌‌for‌‌all‌‌students‌‌and‌‌teachers.‌‌A‌‌few‌‌ 

examples‌‌of‌‌this‌‌include‌‌developing‌‌projects,‌‌lessons,‌‌and‌‌homework‌‌that‌‌will‌‌be‌‌completed‌‌ 

from‌‌home‌‌with‌‌bad‌‌access‌‌in‌‌mind‌‌and‌‌providing‌‌alternate‌‌assignments‌‌or‌‌time‌‌during‌‌the‌‌ 

school‌‌day‌‌for‌‌students‌‌to‌‌have‌‌the‌‌opportunity‌‌to‌‌complete‌‌assignments.‌  ‌
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What‌‌did‌‌you‌‌learn‌‌from‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌artifact?‌‌What‌‌would‌‌you‌‌do‌‌differently‌‌to‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌ 
quality‌‌of‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌or‌‌the‌‌process‌‌involved‌‌in‌‌creating‌‌the‌‌artifact?‌‌(Not‌‌changing‌‌anything‌‌is‌n ‌ ot‌‌ 
an‌‌acceptable‌‌response.)‌  ‌
By‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌artifact,‌‌I‌‌learned‌‌how‌‌to‌‌provide‌‌better‌‌access‌‌to‌‌digital‌‌tools‌‌and‌‌ 

resources‌‌for‌‌all‌‌students.‌‌Although‌‌I‌‌previously‌‌felt‌‌like‌‌my‌‌school‌‌and‌‌system‌‌did‌‌a‌‌good‌‌job‌‌at‌‌ 

promoting‌‌digital‌‌equity,‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌assignment‌‌helped‌‌me‌‌better‌‌understand‌‌areas‌‌where‌‌ 

we‌‌can‌‌grow‌‌in‌‌providing‌‌students‌‌equal‌‌access‌‌and‌‌how‌‌this‌‌can‌‌be‌‌done.‌‌To‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌ 

quality‌‌of‌‌this‌‌artifact,‌‌I‌‌would‌‌meet‌‌with‌‌the‌‌head‌‌of‌‌the‌‌district‌‌technology‌‌department‌‌to‌‌ 

collaborate‌‌on‌‌how‌‌to‌‌meet‌‌these‌‌goals,‌‌what‌‌is‌‌currently‌‌being‌‌done‌‌to‌‌make‌‌improvements,‌‌ 

and‌‌budget‌‌for‌‌supplying‌‌more‌‌hot‌‌spots‌‌to‌‌students‌‌in‌‌need.‌‌   ‌

How‌‌did‌‌the‌‌work‌‌that‌‌went‌‌into‌‌creating‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌impact‌‌school‌‌improvement,‌‌faculty‌‌ 
development,‌‌or‌‌student‌‌learning?‌‌How‌‌can‌‌this‌‌impact‌‌be‌‌assessed?‌  ‌
The‌‌work‌‌that‌‌went‌‌into‌‌creating‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌will‌‌have‌‌an‌‌impact‌‌on‌‌both‌‌school‌‌ 

improvement‌‌and‌‌student‌‌learning.‌‌By‌‌providing‌‌better‌‌access‌‌to‌‌all‌‌students,‌‌they‌‌are‌‌given‌‌a ‌‌

chance‌‌to‌‌enhance‌‌their‌‌learning,‌‌grow‌‌in‌‌their‌‌understanding,‌‌and‌‌achieve‌‌at‌‌higher‌‌rates.‌‌ 

Ensuring‌‌equal‌‌access‌‌for‌‌all‌‌students‌‌expands‌‌the‌‌opportunities‌‌for‌‌learning,‌‌thus‌‌impacting‌‌ 

school‌‌improvement.‌  ‌

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