2. Campus Strength Students access to technology New computer labs Access to online courses for credit recovery Innovative use of technology in the classrooms.
3. State Requirements for Technology Purpose The purpose of the state’s TechnologyApplications curriculum is to ensure thatstudents and educators gain and applycritical 21st Century digital knowledge andskills across the curriculum
4. State Requirements for Technology Technology Application Strands Foundation Information Acquisition Problem Solving Communication
5. More requirements from the state Each teacher must take a survey called: Texas S.T.A.R Chart School Technology and Readiness Used to measure the technology competency and practices.
6. S.T.A.R Chart Composes a survey of four categories in technology Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation Administration Support Infrastructure
7. S.T.A.R Chart The four areas are measured by a level of progress which are: Early Tech Developing Tech Advanced Tech Target Tech Note: Early tech is the lowest area grade and target tech is what is meeting the expectations.
9. Conclusion Every piece of information is required by the state of Texas and it must also comply the regulations of the No Child Left Behind Act. Teachers must take the survey during their learning community period as soon as possible. Use the following website to take to to the home page for the S.T.A.R Chart. http://starchart.esc12.net/default.html
Editor's Notes
Foundation- Student understand concepts and data input strategiesInformation Acquisition- Student must identify task requirements, plan for using search strategiesProblem Solving- Students will select the technology appropriate for the task, synthesize knowledge, create a solution, and evaluate the results.Communication- Students communicate information in different formats and to diverse audiences
