Technology Plan
Purpose: To effectively promote technology in the school library.
Mission: To ensure all educational stakeholders are support teaching and learning as
the school moves toward new technology in the 21st century.
Vision: To engage and incorporate technology in all phases of learning as possible, so
students can share and design information that is aligned with Standards for
Alabama and National School libraries.
Goals and Objectives:
- Develop policies and procedures for technology usage (privacy and the Internet).
- Collaboration with public libraries even university libraries for allowing anytime access, and develop an electronic partnership.
- Continue to serve as an informational resource to guide, integrate, and use technology in supporting students’ learning while teachers received on-going technology professional development.
- Provide on-going professional library media unit lessons to teachers during planning period monthly (wiki spaces, digital camera, other tools) throughout the school year.
- Make available a list of all resources (books, videos, equipment, calculators, software, etc.) available in the school library.
- Organize a school library committee (principal, content area teacher, librarian).
- Develop plans, policies and procedures for after-school access to computers, and other technology and resources not available at home.
- On-line surveys to teachers to assist in moving forward with technology plan and making changes to better accommodate everyone
- All teachers have access to web-based programs, continue to share with teachers of new and innovative programs and hardware and provide training.
Needs Assessment
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Proposed Actions
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How Assessed?
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Time Frame
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Technology Software
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1 Implement teacher surveys
2. Review school data, and purchase
appropriate software that meets
students’ needs
3. Provide a list of all library hardware
and software available to all
teachers
4. Make technology available to all
students and teachers
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1. Feedback from
teachers surveys
2. Minutes from technology committee meetings
3. Electronic library media databases.
4. Documentation of sign in sheet
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On-going
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Technology Hardware
and
Furniture
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1.Seek funding of technology (digital
resources, hardware, software)
through applying for state/city
grants for rich lessons
2. Provide a list of all library hardware
and software available to all
teachers
3. Have in place technology support
technical assistance for teachers’
and students’ guidelines
4. Keep a checklist inventory of all
software, hardware, and furniture
5. Maintain library equipment
contracts, assistance for licensing
of certain technological products
and software managing systems
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1.Review yearly
proposes and grants
2.Electronic library
media databases
3.Beginning of school
year technology
policies, procedures
and guidelines
handouts
4.Technology
contracts’
record keep school
accountant
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On-going
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Teacher Collaboration
and Technology
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1. Collaboration with public libraries
even university libraries for
allowing anytime access, and
develop an electronic partnership;
even community centers
2. Have teachers bring students to the
library to examine and learn the
different types of software/hardware
available in the library and show
students how to use of technology
(mini technology classes)
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1. Teachers’
evaluations by
Administrators
2. Library Class
Schedule
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On-going
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Technology Professional Development
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1. Plan monthly professional development
during teachers planning period. to share
and inform new technology; and how to
use this technology
2. Participate in knowledge-based videos
and programs; and make available all
web-based programs
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1.Technology sign in
sheets
2.Powerpoint
presentation of
profession
developments
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On-going
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Action Plan
Budget Plan:
Software
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40%
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Hardware ( Furniture, equipment)
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40%
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Professional Development
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10%
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Miscellaneous
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10%
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Evaluations: Talk to others and take surveys to find out about how is the service of the technology.
Use the plan and keep it current.
References
Scheeren, W. (2010). Technology for School Librarians, Theory and Practice. Santa
Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, LLC.
85279EB95A34/13485/TechPlanFinalfromPrinter73007.pdf . Retrieved on January
26, 2013.
January 26, 2013.
Retrieved on January 26, 2013.
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