Instructional Technology

Responsibility

Instructional Technology is primarily responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of technology into the Instructional & Administrative environment

2010-2011 Goals

Manage and implement the Enhancing Education Through Technology grant in 6 schools, including the Westinghouse Academies and The Teacher Academies at Brashear and King

Assist with the planning, implementation and training of the new SIS system including but not limited to the Scheduler and Gradebook

Assist all 7 strands of the EET Initiative with technology integration and implementation

Instructional Technology

Staff

Full Time Staff

Technology Integration Specialists

Jessica Kos

Wayne Zientarski

Cisco Coordinator (.5)

Joe Pikovsky

Clerk/Steno

Shawn Sturdivant

Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant staff (through August 2011)

EETT Grant Manager

Ellen Botkin

EETT Technology Coaches

Michael Coupland

Jennifer Nicholson

EETT Technology Support

David Christopher – Network Support

Jim Fitzpatrick – Repair Support

Instructional Technology

Major Projects/Initiatives EETT ($2,999,994.00)

Pinnacle including Gradebook, Attendance and Scheduler

Research-based Inclusive System of Evaluation (RISE)

Moodle (Course Management Tool)

Gaggle (Student eMail)

Cisco Academies

Instructional Technology

Accomplishments

EETT

Approximately 74 classrooms in 6 sites have been equipped with 21st Century tools

79 teachers have participated in 371 hours of PD from Sept - Dec

Pinnacle

Successfully piloted in 5 schools (Gradebook) with 4 using in it conjunction with SASI and 1 using it in conjunction with Pinnacle SIS

RISE tool

Successfully launched to 25 Year 1 Rise schools

Moodle

Successfully migrated onto PPS servers

Extensive use of Moodle by SciTech due to 1-1 environment

Total number of classes currently offered on Moodle: 625

Gaggle

In use at 37 schools, available for all schools grades 6-12

From Sept 1 – Dec 22: 37415 logins logged

Maintain approx 22,000 accounts (teachers and students)

Instructional Technology

Challenges Lack of centralized focus on educational technology

Long term classroom support for technology initiatives

Competing priorities

Staffing and funding

Instructional Technology

Things to Come

EETT

Focus for 2nd semester is lesson design using technology tools

Alignment into curriculum for teacher training at the new Academies

Pinnacle – Phase 2

An additional 27 schools will be brought on to Pinnacle Gradebook starting February 2, 2011

SIS Scheduler training will begin February 7, 2011

RISE

An additional 30 schools (Year 2 schools) opted into RISE

Cisco Academy

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