Techology Plan

Parts of a technology plan:

*Mission: The main goal intended for all students.
*Vision: What the district plans to accomplish.
*Shared Values: Lesson plans contain all the same values throughout the district and each lesson containing technology.
*Needs Assessment: The school districts explanation of what they want to achieve by using technology and evaluating the grade levels.
*Goals and Strategies: What the school district wants to obtain using technology(Goal) and how they will obtain this goal(Strategy). This section contains specific details as to how this goal will be accomplished.
*Staff Development: Includes professional development opportunities for teachers concerning various areas of technology.
*Budget: Where the money will be coming from and what the money will be used for.
*Monitoring: Keeping track of how the goals are going and whether or not they are meeting the goals.
*Evaluation: This section is to determine how they will evaluate whether or not the plan is working by collecting a variety of data.

I think that a technology plan is beneficial if used correctly and followed closely. The technology plan will help a school district, plan, integrate, and assess the use of technology in a district. The plan will nicely lay out what is needed in the budget for the use of technology and help assess whether or not the school is correctly using technology to enhance performance throughout the district.