Thursday, September 28, 2006
What Carson Has...
Carson is designed so that every classroom will have a smart board, ceiling mounted projector, and a surround field (audio system). In addition, the building is wired for Closed Circuit Televison (CCTV). These items are included as part of the expense of building the school and so will not be deducted from our technology allocation.
What We Could Have...
The options are almost endless because we do need to stay within a budget. However, the real strength is that we have an opportunity to determine the role that technology will play in the building. It stands to reason that it should be a significant role due to the fact that it will be one of two buildings with the most updated hardware and capability to run every piece of software that has been adopted/supported by the district.
In the right hand column I will try to list teacher management/instructional programs that could be used at Carson. Two good examples include the Simplified Website Interface For Teachers (SWIFT) program this is supported by the district and that some teachers throughout the district are using, and School Notes. School Notes is a great parent communication tool. You can do a lot or little.
So what do we have to work with? We have $187,000.00 (yes, all the zeros are correct).
What are our parameters? We are currently working those out. Some questions still to be answered for us next week so far:
* Does this include office equipment, networked printers (non-instructional technology)?
* If the Lead Team chooses to go with other options, does the budget only incur the hardware/software expenses or does it also include infrastructure requirements?
* The technology goal is currently a 4:1 (student:computer) ratio. If we go heavy in another direction then it will impact this goal. What is the built in ratio of the $187,000 knowing that other items are needed?
So who wants to be on the Technology sub committee? I am looking for 4 people total (Miles not included). Please let me know in the comments only if you're interested. I would also appreciate by the end of the day on Monday any questions you might have at this point. Your questions may bring something forward I am overlooking. I will then have an opportunity to bring it up next week with the facilities and student learning department before our meeting.
Our first sub committee meeting will happen on the sub day next week.
Carson is designed so that every classroom will have a smart board, ceiling mounted projector, and a surround field (audio system). In addition, the building is wired for Closed Circuit Televison (CCTV). These items are included as part of the expense of building the school and so will not be deducted from our technology allocation.
What We Could Have...
The options are almost endless because we do need to stay within a budget. However, the real strength is that we have an opportunity to determine the role that technology will play in the building. It stands to reason that it should be a significant role due to the fact that it will be one of two buildings with the most updated hardware and capability to run every piece of software that has been adopted/supported by the district.
In the right hand column I will try to list teacher management/instructional programs that could be used at Carson. Two good examples include the Simplified Website Interface For Teachers (SWIFT) program this is supported by the district and that some teachers throughout the district are using, and School Notes. School Notes is a great parent communication tool. You can do a lot or little.
So what do we have to work with? We have $187,000.00 (yes, all the zeros are correct).
What are our parameters? We are currently working those out. Some questions still to be answered for us next week so far:
* Does this include office equipment, networked printers (non-instructional technology)?
* If the Lead Team chooses to go with other options, does the budget only incur the hardware/software expenses or does it also include infrastructure requirements?
* The technology goal is currently a 4:1 (student:computer) ratio. If we go heavy in another direction then it will impact this goal. What is the built in ratio of the $187,000 knowing that other items are needed?
So who wants to be on the Technology sub committee? I am looking for 4 people total (Miles not included). Please let me know in the comments only if you're interested. I would also appreciate by the end of the day on Monday any questions you might have at this point. Your questions may bring something forward I am overlooking. I will then have an opportunity to bring it up next week with the facilities and student learning department before our meeting.
Our first sub committee meeting will happen on the sub day next week.
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