FRIT 7232

Visionary Leadership
in
Instructional Technology

Module 3
Technology Planning Task 3

Clarissa Aldridge
Brittany Alexander
Heather Hagood

Annotated List of Resources

 Anderson, L. S., & Perry, J. F. (1994, March). Technology Planning: Recipe for
Success. Retrieved February 2, 2020, from http://www.nctp.com/html/tp_recipe.html

The Technology Planning: Recipes for Success gave information to what should go into
a Technology Plan like being similar to a recipe book. The resource informed us that fewer than
30 percent of schools has integrated a technology plan into their curriculum. With a Technology
Planning there should be a committee should be established. The committee should also do a “
progress report”to make sure all members understand the use of technology in the school and
current conditions.

Anderson, L. S. (1999). Technology Planning: It’s More Than Computers. Retrieved

February 2, 2020, from http://www.nctp.com/articles/tpmore.pdf

The Technology Planning: It’s More Than Computers gave information about what a
technology plan really is. The resource also informed how people need to focus on the plan, the
planning and the potential of the plan. A technology plan should not just be about computers or
technology but about the people. The reason people are important is because we need to be able
to discover and develop technology that we plan on using in the schools.With this resource, it
also stated committees are important to have when creating a technology plan.

Anderson, L. S. (n.d.). The Role of the School Business Manager in Technology

Planning. Retrieved February 2, 2020, from http://www.nctp.com/html/sch_bus_mgr.html

The Role of the School Business Manager in Technology Planning gave information
about the role of the School Business Manager. The School Business Manager will have to
interact with school faculty and staff regularly about technology. The School Business Manager
has to make sure to know all requirements of technology when being purchased. The School
Business Manager will not just sit in their office. The School Business Manager is known
everywhere in the county to help teachers, staff, and administrators with technology in the
buildings. Technology planning efforts at school districts will be enhanced ut to do so you need
a School Business Manager to be involved.

Barnett, H. (2001, December). Successful K-12 Technology Planning: Ten Essential

Elements. ERIC Digest. Retrieved from https://www.ericdigests.org/2002-2/ten.htm

This resource suggests that the driving question when creating a district technology plan
should be "Are students using technology in ways that deepen their understanding of academic
content and advance their knowledge of the world around them?" The ten elements labeled as
the most important for creating an effective technology plan include creating a vision, involving
all stakeholders, gather data, review research, integrate technology into the curriculum, commit
to professional development, ensure a sound infrastructure, allocate appropriate funding and
budget, plan for ongoing monitoring and assessment, and prepare for tomorrow.

(January 2017). Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education: 2017 National

Education Technology Plan Update, 1–111. Retrieved from
https://tech.ed.gov/files/2017/01/NETP17.pdf

This USA government technology plan, Reimaging the Role of Technology in

Education: 2017 National Education Technology Plan Update, provides a lot of useful
information for a local IT plan committee as it provides information and recommendations for
how technology can engage and empower learning, assist with teaching, how to provide a
culture and the conditions for innovation, measure learning, and enabling access and effective
use. It also provides some Future Ready resources. Of course because it is a National resource
it is more broad but helpful nonetheless.

See, J. (2001). Developing Effective Technology Plans. Retrieved January 29, 2020,
from http://www.nctp.com/html/john_see.cfm

The article, Developing Effective Technology Plans, from John See originally from May
1992 provides to the point headings and a few paragraphs further explaining each one. For
example, Mr. See explains that technology is moving so fast that Tech plans must be short term,
focus on applications (output based rather than input), go beyond enhancing the curriculum,
stress integration of technology into the curriculum, tied to staff development plans, part of the
daily cost of doing business, based on research, developed by those who will implement it, and
focus on a vision. In short, despite being more than 25 years old this article is still spot on today
as it provides great talking points and focus for an IT plan committee.

Strange, L. (2014, April 11). Six-Step Process in Creating a Technology Plan. Retrieved
January 29, 2020, from https://dese.mo.gov/quality-schools/education-technology/six-step-
process-creating-technology-plan

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has created a

webpage to assist in creating a technology plan titled Six-Step Process in Creating a Technology
Plan . This particular article shows how to select a technology committee that is well rounded,
how to develop a timeline for the IT plan and provides guiding questions to orient the
committee on its creation path. It is an easy read and a very worthwhile resource for those just
starting out on an IT plan.

Swiggum, B. (n.d.). Instructional Technology. Retrieved February 2, 2020, from

https://www.gadoe.org/Technology-Services/Instructional-Technology/Pages/default.aspx
 The above Georgia Department of Education website, Instructional Technology,
provides a state made IT rubric and an example of a plan for school districts to follow if they so
choose: GaDOE_Technology_Plan_Rubric_2013.doc . It also provides the “National
Educational Technology Standards for Students, adopted by the Georgia State Board of
Education in 2011” for teacher/media specialist reference.

teAchnology. (n.d.). Developing a School Technology Plan. Retrieved February 2, 2020,

from http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/educational_technology/tech_plan/

This resource discusses the importance that a technology plan has over budget, training
for teachers, and buy in from all stakeholders to be effective and align with district goals. The
article also discusses the importance of the review process while both creating and
implementing the technology plan to insure that reliable technology is being purchased, students
and staff are properly trained on usage, and software is both appropriate and reliable for student
usage.

Virtucom. (2018, October 22). A Quick Guide to Creating a Technology Plan for a
School District. Retrieved February 2, 2020, from https://virtucom.com/quick-guide-creating-
technology-plan-school-district/

A Quick Guide to Creating a Technology Plan for a School District discusses the key
steps in creating a cohesive and comprehensive technology plan for a school district. The
articles discusses the importance of analytics on a school and individual student level to help
identify deficiencies across different schools. Aligning the technology plan to district goals,
objectives, and how to measure progress is crucial to creating an effective plan. This resource
provides a simple and clear cut way to start creating a plan and covering all necessary
components.

Technology Plan Rubric

 Category Beginning Well Clarification Well Defined
2 Points 4 Points 6 Points

Accessibility of Technology Some technology Technology

Technology resources resources are resources are
Resources are available to available to all available to all
all schools, faculty, schools, faculty, schools, faculty,
students and students and students and
stakeholders, stakeholders. stakeholders.
Information is missing Information is listed in Information is listed in
and not listed in the the plan. the plan.
plan.

Assessment of The plan is missing The plan identifies The plan clearly and
Telecommunication and/or does not some of the following: consistently identifies
include one or all of ● Data the following:
the following: collection for ● Data
● Data effective collection for
collection for evaluation effective
effective ● Goals and evaluation
evaluation indicators of ● Goals and
● Goals and achievement indicators of
indicators of integration achievement
achievement into the integration
integration curriculum/ into the
into the lessons curriculum/
curriculum/ ● Realistic lessons
lessons accomplishments ● Realistic
● Realistic to individual accomplishments
accomplishments situation to individual
to individual ● The process situation
situation as ongoing ● The process
● The process as ongoing
as ongoing

Budget Budgets are missing Budgets provide Budgets provide the

or provides some information or summary estimate of
little information, or not all budget capital
estimates appear estimate information. expenses (hardware,
unrealistic with the Appears to be software,
plan. realistic with the plan. facilities,
infrastructure, staff
development, tech
support,
etc.) Identifies
possible
alternative funding
resources. Budgets
are realistic and
 consistent with the
plan.

Goals Goals are missing or Goals have some Goals are broad and
seems to be only equipment based; realistic in addressing
equipment based; measurable; learning and teaching
not measurable; complete and is needs; measurable;
incomplete, difficult to somewhat easy to complete and is easy
understand. understand. to understand.

Ongoing Evaluation An evaluation An evaluation An evaluation

process process is mentioned, process is described
is lacking, or missing but not in detail. in detail. Evaluation is
description. Does not Objectives timely, and tied to the
meet objectives. need clarification. objectives.

Professional None of the Some of the All of the

Development following items are following items are following items are
present: present: present:
● Plan supports ● Plan supports ● Plan supports
all staff within all staff within all staff within
the school/ the school/ the school/
district. district. district.
● Staff ● Staff ● Staff
development development development
is supported is supported is supported
through through through
collaboration collaboration collaboration
with peers. with peers. with peers.
● Technical ● Technical ● Technical
assistance is assistance is assistance is
provided. provided. provided.
● Time to ● Time to ● Time is
promote promote allotted to
learning and learning and promote
knowledge knowledge learning and
is not allotted is allotted. knowledge.

Completed Rubric for SCCPSS

http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/district/ddi/Documents/SCCPSS
%20Technology%20Plan%202019.pdf
 Category Beginning Well Clarification Well Defined
2 Points 4 Points 6 Points

Accessibility of Technology Some technology Technology

Technology resources resources are resources are
Resources are available to available to all available to all
all schools, faculty, schools, faculty, schools, faculty,
students and students and students and
stakeholders, stakeholders. stakeholders.
Information is missing Information is listed in Information is listed in
and not listed in the the plan. the plan.
plan. There is discussion
about 1:1 initiatives,
BYOTechnology,
classroom mini-
grants that all
teachers can take
part in, Learning
Commons, and much
more.

Assessment of The plan is missing The plan identifies The plan clearly and
Telecommunication and/or does not some of the following: consistently identifies
include one or all of ● Data the following:
the following: collection for ● Data
● Data effective collection for
collection for evaluation effective
effective ● Goals and evaluation
Evaluation indicators of ● Goals and
(missing this) achievement indicators of
● Goals and integration achievement
indicators of into the integration
achievement curriculum/ into the
integration lessons curriculum/
into the ● Realistic lessons
curriculum/ accomplishments ● Realistic
lessons to individual accomplishments
● Realistic situation to individual
accomplishments ● The process situation
to individual as ongoing ● The process
situation as ongoing
● The process
as ongoing

Budget Budgets are missing Budgets provide Budgets provide the

or provides some information or summary estimate of
little information, or not all budget capital
estimates appear estimate information. expenses (hardware,
unrealistic with the Appears to be software,
plan. realistic with the plan. facilities,
 infrastructure, staff
This plan does development, tech
explain where the support,
money is coming etc.) Identifies
from but does not possible
give exact or alternative funding
estimates of cost. resources. Budgets
are realistic and
consistent with the
plan.

Goals Goals are missing or Goals have some Goals are broad and
seems to be only equipment based; realistic in addressing
equipment based; measurable; learning and teaching
not measurable; complete and is needs; measurable;
incomplete, difficult to somewhat easy to complete and is easy
understand. understand. to understand.
Goals include
objectives,
benchmarks, funding,
and who is
responsible for them.

Ongoing Evaluation An evaluation An evaluation An evaluation

process process is mentioned, process is described
is lacking, or missing but not in detail. in detail. Evaluation is
description. Does not Objectives timely, and tied to the
meet objectives. need clarification. objectives.
Vision statements are
shown but this does
not meet a complete
evaluation process.

Professional None of the Some of the All of the

Development following items are following items are following items are
present: present: present:
● Plan supports ● Plan supports ● Plan supports
all staff within all staff within all staff within
the school/ the school/ the school/
district. district. district.
● Staff ● Staff ● Staff
development development development
is supported is supported is supported
through through through
collaboration collaboration collaboration
with peers. with peers. with peers.
● Technical ● Technical ● Technical
assistance is assistance is assistance is
provided. provided. provided.
● Time to ● Time to ● Time is
 promote promote allotted to
learning and learning and promote
knowledge knowledge learning and
is not allotted is allotted. knowledge.
This IT plan mentions
professional
development for
Media Specialists and
how they may provide
training to others but
that is it. IT
specialists will
provide training on
request as well but I
would like to see
more specifics on this
and more time for
such assistance.

Recommendations for the SCCPSS Technology Plan 2016-2019:

First and foremost, this is the perfect time to look over the plan, update it, and make it
greater as it is now 2020 and they can continue to move the plan forward into the future. Based
off of the rubric the SCCPSS Technology Plan is on the right track with many things. I really
enjoyed the goals and priorities set out at the onset and how they provided objectives,
benchmarks, funding sources, and who was responsible for them in a clear chart at the end of the
plan. They also clearly discuss data and accountability guiding principles which is a nice way to
keep the committees on track to serve others and to keep themselves accountable. A technology
vision was also shared and broken down into 8 vision statements that clearly communicate areas
for improvement. The plan then lists the current state of technology and what students and
teachers have access to before going into administrative and infrastructure technology. Lastly, as
mentioned, the larger Technology Objectives are visited with more detail. This layout of
information was easy to follow with its headings in baby blue color.
I would recommend fleshing out the current state of technology and providing more
information about teacher professional development and expanding on more than just providing
assistance as needed or asked. Because technology changes so quickly technology professional
development (and refreshers) should be scheduled often. I also feel like the description of the
administrative and infrastructure technology could be placed somewhere else more for
information purposes but not necessarily as part of an ongoing IT plan as it provides information
about technology being used at the district level for input but not necessarily output by students
and teachers. For example, a paragraph about the amount of copying the district can do and how
many security cameras are installed is good information but, personally should be in another
plan. Second, I would recommend incorporating an evaluation tool to assess the plan. Currently
the plan was written for 3 years but without a stated evaluation tool how does the district now
that the plan is working? Lastly, I would recommend that actual budget numbers be used in the
plan so that everyone is on the same page. Even if the budget has to use past projections, I
believe that the plan would be easier to implement knowing how much money will be spent on
what; not just knowing where the money comes from. - Clarissa Aldridge

The SCCPSS Technology plan could be updated to match the upcoming 2020-2021
school year. I believe the county is on the right track, but there are some revisements they will
need to make to their plan for the future. SCCPSS seemed to have a committee to create their
plan and everything was well labeled. I liked their goals and priorities aligned with getting the
students college and career ready, the environment was safe and health for all and want to build a
strong relationship with their stakeholders. In the plan, I also enjoyed the organization of the
charts to explain their thinking for their plan. I believe organization is key and their plan showed
that. I could find everything and their plan seemed to flow very well.
I would recommend that CCPSS explains how they would give professional development
courses for faculty and staff members. I believe faculty and staff should have further training in
the technology, if they expect the students to use new updated technology in the schools. In the
plan, I saw that the Library Media Technology Specialist had professional development, but not
the other members in the school. The next recommendation would be seeing the budget in the
plan. I believe if the budget was in the plan, everyone would be able to see where and how the
money would be used in the county for technology. Lastly I would recommend that instead of a
three year plan maybe a one-two year plan. I say this just in case something changes over time it
would be an easy fix and a committee could talk about what worked and what did not work with
the technology plan. -Brittany Alexander

The SCCPSS Technology plan needs to be updated to align with the district goals for
the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. Many elements of the current plan are acceptable based
off of the rubric, but there are some revisements and additional information they will need to
include to increase the effectiveness of their plan. SCCPSS has many of the data points well
labeled with the committee members who are in charge of each aspect found in the charts at the
end of the plan.The plan did a good job of clearly aligning the district goals and priorities with
students becoming college and career ready. I liked the initiative of building a strong
relationship with all stakeholders and increasing buy-in and inclusiveness. Good organization is
key and their plan illustrated this with the charts and intuitive order of information.
I would recommend that CCPSS goes into explicit detail on professional development
courses for faculty and staff members including how often, learning objectives, goals, and
measuring effectiveness. I believe faculty and staff should have ongoing training in the
technology, if they expect the students to use new updated technology in the schools. In the plan,
the Media Specialist has professional development in place, but not other staff members. This
should be expanded on if expectations are for the Media Specialist to provide professional
development to staff members at their school, or if the county will provide that training.
The next recommendation would be including a detailed budget in the plan. Providing the
budget in the plan will help demonstrate how the expenses are aligned with the goals of the
technology plan.The third recommendation would be to include more details on data collection
utilized in measuring achievement of plans and evaluating data points. Smart goals would be a
good practice for this. Finally, I would recommend that instead of a three year plan converting to
a one year plan. Technology is ever changing and the plan should be adjusted more frequently
than three years. Normally only small updates would be needed if revised annually, and would
also allow for input from new stakeholders faster.
- Heather Hagood