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Instructional Technology Research - Technology Regional Educational Labs Technology Planning and Implementation

• Louisiana K-12 Technology Standards - Students

• NETS for Student Standards - ISTE

• NETS for Teacher Standards - ISTE

• NETS for Administrator Standards - ISTE

• NCATE Proposed Standards - ISTE

• LOTI - Teacher Assessment.  Online Questionnaire

• Louisiana Technology Standards

• Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology - The ISTE Educational Technology Foundations Standards for All Teachers

• Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Applications

• Computer Technology Competencies For Grades K-12

• My eCoach - Pre-K-12 Technology Scope and Sequence

• Technology Assessment Tools

• Technology Assessment Project (TAP) North Carolina

• Inexorable and Inevitable: The Continuing Story of Technology and Assessment

• California Technology Assessment Profile
• Self-Assessment Survey - Assess use of technology in curriculum and instruction, classroom management, communications, and professional growth and leadership.
• Multimedia Training: Needs Assessment Survey - Questions on computer basics, multimedia elements, authoring, and software specific training.
• School Staff Education Technology Needs Assessment - Online public domain survey; Requires 15-30 minutes to complete.
• Analyze Technology Needs - Planning guide about conducting a technology needs assessment.
• An Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms  - Primarily geared to educators or administrators with little or no research experience, it is intended for use at the district or school level; Includes examples of technology surveys.
• Educational Technology Integration Evaluating the Impact of Technology on Teaching and Learning - Starting information, sample tools, and sample reports for assessing technology plans.
• Evaluation  - Key elements and tools for a technology program evaluation.
• Technology Skills Assessment - (WestEd)
• Attitudes Toward Technology - Electronic booklet describing five instruments for attitudinal assessment in teachers, students, and college faculty.
• Profiler Online Collaboration Tool - Designed to assist groups on improving skills through assessment and collaborative measures; Surveys are designed and used to track progress over time; Users can compare individual results to the group and locate experts within the group.
• enGauge - Web-based framework and tool set designed to provide a view of critical factors influencing the effectiveness of educational technology.
• STaR Chart - The School Technology and Readiness Chart is a self-assessment tool to identify and define profiles for the integration and use of educational technology; Serves as a benchmark against which to track progress; Includes K-12 STaR Chart and Teacher Preparation STaR Chart.
• Technology Integration Progress Gauge - Instrument developed by SEIR*TEC to assist schools in determining status in five domains; Includes student engagement, teacher engagement, availability and accessibility of appropriate resources, organizational support, and community involvement; Profiler available in PDF.
• Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program Evaluation Instrument - Instrument designed for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction by SEIR*TEC; Designed to evaluate progress by encouraging reflection on next steps to take to increase project impact.
• TechBuilder - Web-based application featuring the Technology Maturity model; Features an assessment methodology to define the maturity level of a site in five areas (e.g. administrative, curricular, support, connectivity, and innovation).
• Technology Use Planning Toolbox - Surveys and rubrics for needs assessment, maturity Model Benchmarks, hardware inventory, and service information.
• Education Leadership Tool Kit - Collection of resources for education leaders; Addressing technology and education; Includes planning, policy, curriculum, community involvement, and others.
• Technology in American Schools: Seven Dimensions for Gauging Progress - Framework outlining indicators that assess "essential conditions" for improved learning through technology.
• Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi) - The LoTi Questionnaire targets how technology use is impacting student academic achievement, student use of complex thinking skills, and classroom teacher's instructional orientation at the operational curriculum level.
• Learning with Technology Profile Tool - Compares current instructional practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance technology use.
• The Flashlight Current Student Inventory - 500 survey items and interview questions; Organized and indexed by technology and educational issue.
• Staff Use of Technology 1999-2000 Self-Evaluation Rubrics - 14 item self assessment from Bellingham Public Schools.
• Bend Community School Self Assessment Technology Skills - Based upon the work of the Bellingham Public Schools and the Mankato Scale (17 items).
• Technology Applications Inventory - Assessment of the requisite knowledge for application of the TEKS.
• MCCSC Technology Assessment - Includes assessment of skills, interests, and needs.
• Sample Internet Needs Assessment - Structured identification of perceived technology training needs.

   

• National Education Technology Plan - NEW

• National Center on Disability and Access to Education

• Consortium for School Networking

• Louisiana State Technology Plan

• eRate: Louisiana Overview of Universal Service Discount Program for Schools and Libraries - eRate funding has provided more than $167 million in technology and telecommunications discounts to Louisiana schools since its inception in 1998. The list below provides the annual amount received in Louisiana to date.

Technology and Electronic Tools and Resources in Education

• NetAction Notes - As time passes, more and more of the tools and resources that are used for instruction, productive work and self directed learning, to name just some of what is done in schools and in the workplace, are enhanced or enabled by technological, computerized or electronic devices. Personal computers, organizational computer mainframes, cellular phones, personal digital assistants, scientific calculators and many other devices dot the landscape of ones learning or working day. Much can be lost in time and in assets if these tools are provided without a plan for their use and a coordination of their roles. Computers do not solve problems. A computer with a good software program correctly programmed for a task or activity and used by people trained and instructed in the use of this tool for the tasks at hand can do a great deal to make a work role more organized, efficient and productive. Without planning and coordination, expensive electronic gagets may be bought that operate in different networks and spheres in duplicative and competing ways with loss of precious monetary resources through inefficiency and redundancy. As a result the organization without a technology plan will experience the failure to actualize and maximize the potential of which these technological automation devices are capable when employed in concert with the best orchestration possible. Published by NetAction Issue No. 92 April 24, 2003.

• Online Tools for Technology Planning - In a nonprofit organization, technology planning isn't just about deciding if it's time to replace your computers or upgrade your software; it's about connecting your technology needs to your organization's mission. Typically, the steps involved in preparing a comprehensive technology plan include assessing your existing technology infrastructure, determining your future technology needs, identifying the available resources, and establishing a time line for implementation. Ideally, this type of planning process starts with a team that includes board members as well as staff, and concludes with the drafting of a written plan to guide implementation and possibly also help your organization secure the necessary funding to implement the plan.

• NPower Network Tools & Resources

• The Benton Virtual Library

• One NorthWest's Organizational Infrastructure - Download Assessment Forms

• TechSoup's Worksheets - Featured Articles include

  • The Planning Process: Assess Resources

  • The Planning Process: Define Your Needs

  • The Planning Process: Explore Solutions

  • The Planning Process: Write the Plan

  • Getting Help With Your Technology Plan

  • Technology Budgeting Basics

  • Following Through On Your Plan

  • Mission Based Technology Planning

  • Your Technology Team

  • Strategic Technology Planning

• Strategic Technology's Courseware

Technology Planning Curriculum

Staff Development Resources