TECHNOLOGY PLAN TEMPLATE

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership & M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5324: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO EDUCATION
Name: Reyhan Keskin

Date: 11/23/2015

This template is adapted from

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/documents/et14techplan.doc

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND
The plan should guide the LEAs use of education technology for the next three
years.

List specific start and end dates (7/1/xx to 6/30/xx). Provide a brief overview of
the LEA, its location and demographics and/or share a link to the LEAs website.
Start date: 8/19/2016 to 7/25/2019
LEA Title: Harmony Science Academy, SA
LEA Region: 1
City, State, Zip: SA, TX, 78245
Phone: (210) 674-7788
Number of students: 657
Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Student: 67%
Website of the LEA: https://www.hsasa.org/

Describe how a variety of stakeholders from within the LEA and the communityat-large participated in the planning process.
Community at large:
School Principal: _________
Assistant Principals:___________
Technology Teacher: __________
Superintendent: __________
Other Stakeholders
Parents
Cluster IT manager

Summarize the relevant research and describe how it supports the plan's
curricular and professional development goals.
Summarize the plans major curricular and professional development outcomes
that are supported by research.
Describe and cite the relevant research that supports the plans outcomes.
Describe the connection between the research and the plans goals.
Describe information gathered from site visits, including best practices.
* Creating a technology plan for upcoming year is an important

preparation for a school to plan students` and teachers` needs. Thats

why, we decided to prepare a technology plan for next years.
*Technology plan for school and libraries :
(2005). Schools and Libraries Program - USAC.org. Retrieved November 18,
2015, from http://www.usac.org/sl/.
* Budget information is optional starting from 2011. That`s why, the connection
is that our plan does not include budgetary.
* Making meeting with sister schools is very effective to understand what
schools need. After those meetings, schools decided to change server
rooms due to electricity problems and switches.

CURRICULUM COMPONENT CRITERIA.

The Plan must establish clear goals and realistic strategy for using
telecommunications and information technology to improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe teachers' current access to instructional technology and current use of

digital tools.
1. What technology is currently available to all teachers?
School is providing laptops, class projectors, iP ads, mimio pads,
document cameras, printers f o r t e a c h e r s .
2. How are hardware and software currently being used in classrooms at each
grade level and in each content area?
Students are using chromebook in classes and computers in labs.
There are

67 laptops,
50 projectors,
40 document cameras,
30 mimio pads,
5 printers,
30 Ipads,

Describe students' current access to instructional technology and current use of

digital tools. Include a description about the LEA policy, practices, and/or
replacement policy that ensures equitable technology access for all students.
1. Is technology currently available to all students?
Yes, technology is currently available to all students.
2. How is technology used to extend the school day for students and to
make learning resources available during after-school hours?
Teachers are having tutorials after school hours. During these times,
students are able to use chromebooks to work on their subjects. Students
are also able to use computers in labs.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for using
technology to improve teaching and learning. Describe how these goals align to
the LEA's curricular goals that are supported by other plans. Describe how the
LEA's budget (LCAP) supports these goals, and whether future funding
proposals or partnerships may be needed for successful implementation.
1. How will technology be used to create more powerful learning
experiences to improve student academic achievement?
1. All subject teachers have a laptop and can integrate students with
technology.
2. Math and English teachers have lab classes for students and students
can use their chromebook during these hours. Study Island, Reading Eggs
are some of those sites.
3. Science teachers are giving chance to students to study on their PBL
projects. Students are using chromebooks or ipads to find out the
information they need.
4. Technology classes have computer for each class student. Students are
following schedule for class and being able to implement it for their
projects.
5. Social Studies teachers are assigning history project to students. Thus
students are getting chance to know each character from history by doing
hands on activities after researches. Students can pretend like the
character they are working on and can do their presentations by using
more visual more than just simple information.
2. Are targets for improvement in student achievement being met?

When we take a look at the state assessments, records show us

students` achievement reached out the expectations. Integrating
technology into education helped the students to improve their
success.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, to address
Internet Safety and the appropriate and ethical use of technology in the
classroom.
1. How and when will teachers and/or librarians help students acquire
Internet safety skills.
General information about Internet safety will be given by technology
teachers or librarians because those are who in charge of using
chromebooks. If a student has a problem with chromebook, he/she needs
to ask the librarian or technology teacher. Subject teachers help students
if they are having trouble with the websites they are using for the class.
During using website as an assignment, students may come across some
problems. Subject teachers can explain what students need to do while
using the websites.
2. How will teachers be trained to deliver Internet safety and ethical use
content?
Teachers are getting training before school starts. Professional development
is arranged by school administrators or cluster coordinators.
Teachers are having information about safety rules for both students and also
teachers. Teachers have restrictions while using school laptops.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT
The Plan must have a professional development strategy to ensure that staff
understands how to use these new technologies to improve education services
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Summary of the teachers' and administrators' current technology proficiency and

integration skills and needs for professional development.
1. Are administrators able to support teachers with the integration of technology into
daily curriculum?
Administrators are really supportive for implementing technology into education.
They provide training during staff meeting in week. They do surveys to learn
which technology apps teachers want to use and arranging a schedule to teach
them to teachers.
2. What do teachers and administrators consider as their needs for professional
development?
Teachers want to use more technology in their classes. To learn more useful

websites or apps, teachers ask training from professionals. Administrators help

teachers to find out time and person for those needs.

Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for providing
professional development opportunities based on your LEA needs assessment
data and the Curriculum Component of the plan.
1. What professional learning will be available so teachers and
administrators can make informed decisions using data to meet individual
student academic needs?
Getting training from cluster coordinators or central office coordinators help
teachers and administrators learn what they need to do to meet individual student
academic needs.
2. What professional learning will be available so teachers and
administrators can effectively use technology to assist with student
assessment?
Professional learning will be provided after finding out what parts students need to
focus on. To get that information, teachers and administrators look at the
achievement of students on state assessments.

INFRASTRUCTURE, HARDWARE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, SOFTWARE, AND

ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPONENT CRITERIA
The Plan must include an assessment of the telecommunication services,
hardware, software, asset management, and other services that will be needed to
improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the existing hardware, Internet access, electronic learning resources,

technical support, and asset management already in the LEA that will be used to
support the Curriculum and Professional Development Components of the plan.
1. What technologies are available to facilitate home/school communication
such as email, webpages, and voice mail?

Each school staff has their own email address to communicate with
students, parents or any person who wants to get info about any topic. To learn
more about school, school has its own website which has information about
school, calendar, events, achievements, resources for parents, and newspaper.
2. What technology access do parents have at home? What technologies do
parents prefer for home/school communication?

Most of the parents have a computer at home, but most of them prefer
cellphone to communicate with teachers or administrators. They send
emails about any concern. More information, school posts any news to its
website. And also, school sends Wednesday mail to parents and teachers

go over this mail during DEAR time with students.

Describe the technology hardware, electronic learning resources, networking and
telecommunications infrastructure, physical plant modifications, technical
support, and asset management needed by the LEA's teachers, students, and
administrators to support the activities in the Curriculum and Professional
Development components of the plan.
1. What technology is needed to implement the Curriculum and Professional
Development components for students and staff?
Ipads, smart boards for each class and each teacher are needed to implement the
Curriculum and Professional Development components. Each student should
have opportunity to use smart board in each class.
2. How will parents and community members be able to access school
information from home computers?
There is a school website, www.hsasa.org, that gives opportunity to parents and
community members to get more information about school. Whoever wants to look
inside any subject can use the school website to reach it out.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT

The plan must include an evaluation process that enables the school to monitor
progress toward the specific goals and make mid-course corrections in response
to new developments and opportunities as they arise.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the process for evaluating the plan's overall progress and impact on
teaching and learning.
1. How will the LEA know whether implementation of this plan has made a
positive impact on teaching and learning?
Comparing test scores before the plan and after the plan can help the school to
figure out if the plan works. State tests, Benchmarks, campus based tests can give
the needed data for evaluating the plan.
2. Who will participate in the monitoring and evaluating process?
Participants are school administrators (principle, academics, discipline), cluster
coordinators (ESL, SPED, GT). After evaluating, participants prepare a report
and explain the scores and results to Central Office.

Describe the schedule for evaluating the effect of plan implementation, including
a description of the process and frequency of communicating evaluation results
to tech plan stakeholders.
1. How often will data be collected and summarized? Who is responsible?
Data will be collected and summarized year by year. The responsible person is
school principle.
2. How will teachers, parents, and other stake holders provide suggestions and
opinions in the evaluation process?

Every end of the each nine week, school sends progress reports to parents. Parents
can reach teachers or admins via phone or email. Teachers may ask meeting with
parents if needed with AP Academic. Other stake holders may ask a staff meeting to
discuss suggestions and opinions about evaluating process.