1. Technology Action Plan by Susan Pietsch<br />Goals: <br />(1) Create a Technology Committee for Hermes Elementary<br />(2) Successfully educate our teachers on the capabilities of our newly installed Smart Boards <br />(3) Increase effective use of technology in our PK-3 Classrooms<br />Action Steps(s):Person(s) Responsible:Timeline:Needed Resources:Evaluation:Create Technology Committee for Hermes ElementarySusan Pietsch(Teacher/Principal Investigator)Stacy Eilers(Principal-Hermes Elementary)Scott Toensing(Director of Technology for LGISD)Representatives from each Grade Level Team (5)Meet April 2011.Have committee in place by May 1, 2011Substitute coverage to allow groups with differing conference periods to meet at the same time on campus.Computer, Projector, Screen to project powerpoint highlighting the goals of this action planFeedback at end of meeting determining if group selected will be able to successfully motivate their grade level teams in this endeavor.Introduce Technology Committee to Hermes FacultySusan Pietsch(Teacher/Principal Investigator)Stacy Eilers(Principal-Hermes Elementary)Scott Toensing(Director of Technology for LGISD)Representatives from each Grade Level Team (5)All Hermes Faculty MembersMay 2011 Faculty MeetingComputer, Projector, Screen to project powerpoint highlighting the goals of this technology committee and the selected action plan.Survey Monkey Evaluation at end of session asking about participants opinion of action plan and goals – Participants may take survey online at anytime during the next 4 days.Grade Level discussions of technology used in their individual classrooms – Grade level rep takes notes indicating applications used most and those not used frequentlyAll Hermes Faculty Members meeting during their conference period with their grade level rep that serves on the technology committee.Monday following the May Faculty Meeting – At each grade levels conference period.Paper copy of powerpoint used in meeting from week before to review at beginning of session. List of technologies currently available in all classrooms.Feedback at end of meeting – Notes taken by technology committee representative.Technology Meeting to review Survey Monkey Results and discussions at each grade level. Analysis of areas of highest need. Identify which technologies should be targeted first.Must include session on newly installed Smart Boards.Susan Pietsch(Teacher/Principal Investigator)Stacy Eilers(Principal-Hermes Elementary)Scott Toensing(Director of Technology for LGISD)Technology Representatives from each Grade Level Team (5)Thursday following the Monday grade level meetings.Substitute coverage to allow groups with differing conference periods to meet at the same time on campus.Computer, Projector, Screen to project powerpoint highlighting the results of the surveysFeedback at end of meeting – Notes taken by Susan PietschIntroduce Summer Training Session Schedule to Hermes FacultyDiscuss required courses (Smart Board Training) and optional coursesReview Incentives Offered for attending Training SessionsSusan Pietsch(Teacher/Principal Investigator)Stacy Eilers(Principal-Hermes Elementary)Scott Toensing(Director of Technology for LGISD)Representatives from each Grade Level Team (5)All Hermes Faculty Members2011 End of Year Faculty MeetingComputer, Projector, Screen to project powerpoint highlighting the upcoming training sessions and the incentives available for those that participate.Survey Monkey Evaluation at end of session asking about participants opinion of upcoming training sessions – Participants may take survey online at anytime during the next 4 days.Conduct Summer Training Sessions for Hermes Faculty led by a team of two:(1) A teacher who is a member of the technology team (2) LGISD technology specialistRepresentatives from each Grade Level Team (5)All Hermes Faculty MembersLGISD Technology SpecialistsBegin June 2011 – End July 2011Computer Lab and resources determined by each course and technology expert conducting courseSurvey Monkey Evaluation at end of session asking opinion of the training session.Participant may take survey online at anytime during the next 4 days.Review Survey Monkey evaluations from summer training sessions and identify areas that need to be addressed in the Fall 2011 Inservice sessions.Susan Pietsch(Teacher/Principal Investigator)Stacy Eilers(Principal-Hermes Elementary)Scott Toensing(Director of Technology for LGISD)Representatives from each Grade Level Team (5)August 2011Computer, Projector, Screen to project powerpoint highlighting the results of the surveysFeedback at end of meeting determining which areas need to be addressed during Fall inservice trainings.Introduce Fall Training Session Schedule to Hermes FacultyDiscuss required courses (Smart Board Training) and optional coursesReview Incentives Offered for attending Training SessionsSusan Pietsch(Teacher/Principal Investigator)Stacy Eilers(Principal-Hermes Elementary)Scott Toensing(Director of Technology for LGISD)Representatives from each Grade Level Team (5)All Hermes Faculty Members2011-2012 Beginning of Year Faculty MeetingComputer, Projector, Screen to project powerpoint highlighting the upcoming training sessions and the incentives available for those that participate.Survey Monkey Evaluation at end of session asking about participants opinion of upcoming training sessions – Participants may take survey online at anytime during the next 4 days.Evaluation of Technology Use by Principal Walk ThroughsStacy Eilers(Principal-Hermes Elementary)2011-2012 Classroom Walk Throughs by PrincipalChecklist of Technology Used and for what purpose to be filled out during walkthroughPrincipal will collect data and report results back to technology committee to see what areas need to be addressed next.<br />