Ready for the 21st Century

Application to Corning Foundation

Deborah Murray Hillside Academy Garland, Texas November 4, 2002

Purpose

A wireless mobile computer cart will provide the opportunity for every Hillside student to have weekly access so that they may participate in a student-centered learning environment as they practice technology skills and enhance projects required in their classes.

Statement of Need

TEA’s long-range plan TEKS for Technology Applications Individual access Equal access for disadvantaged

TEA’s Suggested

Student-to-Workstation Ratio

1988-2000 ratio 4:1

1999-2002 ratio 3:1

2003-2010 ratio 1:1

Vision of Technology in Education, 2010

Ratio at Hillside

Current student-to-computers ratio 12:1

With addition of wireless mobile computer lab 7:1

TEKS for Technology Applications(K-2)

Use proper keyboarding techniques Apply keyword searches Use font attributes, color, white

space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for the defined audience

TEKS for Technology Applications(3-5) Apply electronic search strategies

including keyword and Boolean search Use software to express ideas and

solve problems including the use of word processing, graphics, databases, simulations, and multimedia

Publish information in a variety of media including printed copy, monitor display, Internet documents, and video

Chinese Proverb…

“I hear, and I forget.

I see, and I remember.

I do, and I understand.”

Today’s Technology Lesson

Tomorrow…Technology Lesson at It’s Best

Hillside’s Digital Divide

37% economically disadvantaged Informal survey:

- 98% of G/T students have home access- 35% of “neighborhood” and bilingual

students have home access

Goal: To ensure equitable access by all Hillside students to technology for one-to-one learning opportunities so they are able to improve their technology skills as defined in the TEKS for Technology Applications and to engage in active rather than passive learning.

Objective 1: Provide all students with individual access to computer technology.

Librarian will schedule use. K-2 classes - minimum of half an

hour per week. 3-5 classes and CBSE - minimum of

one hour per week.

Objective 2: Provide all students with the opportunity to learn and individually practice technology skills and to use technology as an integral part of their class work.

Timeline for Project

January-May 2003 Establish baseline benchmarks for

evaluation Acquire and install hardware

July 2003 Train staff in use of computer lab Train new teachers in use of software

applications and Big6

Timeline for Project – cont’d August 2003

Develop fall schedule Design lesson plans Administer student self-evaluation

September 2003 – May 2004 Implement student activities Collect data for evaluation

May 2004 Complete project evaluation

ITEM QTY COST

Notebook Security Cart 1 $2,698.15

Wireless BBand Router @ $ 103.20

2 $232.20

Notebook Computers @ $1545.80 24 $39,000.00

Wireless Access Point 1 $584.10

LAN connections @ $200.00 20 $4,000.00

TOTAL COST OF PROJECT $46,514.45

Budget

Personnel Librarian

Scheduling of lab to oversee equitable use Collaborate with teachers for planning

Teacher Plan lessons to ensure all TEKS objectives are

being taught Maintain data sheets on lesson plans

Vice Principal Monitor data sheets on lesson plans

Technology Cadre Troubleshooting of wireless lab Assist teachers with software questions

Project Evaluation

Measure Student Accessibility Circulation data of lab Monthly usage report of TLC databases

Measure Technology Instruction TEKS check sheets Standardized project rubric Student self-evaluation survey