Dept:                                            Team Members:

  To help your dept. complete your section of the Digital H.S. grant, I have broken down the section into three parts: what are the curriculum goals and skills that you have selected for your students, what technology resources will you need to achieve that, how will you evaluate your dept’s progress each year?

1. What Students Will Do (check whatever applies)

 ____ drill and kill (preprogrammed courseware), review and remediation
 ____ locate resources, documents, experts on the Internet
 ____ locate information on CD-ROM encyclopedias
 ____  conduct simulations and solve problems
 ____ create charts, graphs, diagrams
 ____ create graphics, drawings, animations
 ____ write essays and reports
 ____ write newsletters, publications
 ____ collaborate via e-mail with other classes
 ____ collaborate with experts in the subject matter
 ____ collaborate on projects with other classes
 ____ share student work with other students
 ____ create and present multi-media projects
 ____ write, produce, edit videos
 ____ use technology to gather data (temp, pressure, etc.)
 ____ create mechanical and architectural drawings
 ____ manufacture parts and products
 ____ author courseware and training programs (i.e., how to get into college)
 ____ create and save student portfolios to disk
 ____ Other:

Write a short description summarizing your curriculum goals and what skills the students will learn.
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. What Technology Do Students Needs to Accomplish Your Goals?

 Item       How many?  Price
 ____ Computer Workstations   ________   ______
  Mac, Win 95

Software
 ____ Preprogrammed project courseware ________   ______
  Oregon Trail, Amazon Trail

 ____  Preprogrammed Courseware  ________   ______
  KAPLAN, Accelerated Reader

 ____  Remediation    ________   ______
  AlgaBlaster

 ____ CD-ROM encyclopedias   ________   ______
  Encarta, Periodicals

 ____ Authoring software   ________   ______
  ClarisWorks, MS Office

 ____ Web authoring software  ________   ______
  PageMill, BBEdit

 ____  Graphic software    ________   ______
  SuperPaint, FreeHand
  PhotoShop, AutoCAD

 ____ Multi-Media presentations  ________   ______
  HyperStudio, Powerpoint

 ____ Internet Tools    ________   ______
  Netscape, Eudora, FTP

 ____ CD-ROM authoring software  ________   ______
  Macromedia Director

 ____ Video editing and manipulation ________   ______
   Adobe Premiere

 Item      How many?  Price

 ____  Simulation software  ________   ______
  Civilization, Physics, Criminal Trial
 

 ____ Programing    ________   ______
  Visual Basic, C++, JAVA

 ____  Graphing & Statistics  ________   ______
  SigmaStat, StatView

 ____  Utility software   ________   ______
  Norton Utilities, Anti-virus

 ____  Probeware    ________   ______
  LabQuest, Vernier

 ____  Teacher Tools   ________   ______
  Webwacker, Testmaker,
  Project Outliner

 ____  Assessment   ________   ______
  STAR, Math & Sci Tests

 ____  Clipart, clip photos  ________   ______

 ____  Other Utility Software  ________   ______

 ____ Other software   ________   ______

Presentation Equipment

 ____ LCD Panels & overhead proj. ________   ______
  ____ LCD Projector   ________   ______
 ____ Presentation TV monitors ________   ______
 ____ Electronic Whiteboards  ________   ______
 

Graphic Input Devices

 ____ Scanner    ________   ______
 ____ Digital camera   ________   ______
 ____ Other     ________   ______

Printers
 ____ inkjet     ________   ______
 ____ Laser     ________   ______
 ____ dot matrix    ________   ______
 ____ plotters and drawers  ________   ______

Accessories
 ____ lockdowns    ________   ______
 ____ Other Security Systems  ________   ______
 ____ power strips & surge protectors  ________  ______
 ____ computer tables, cabinets ________   ______
 ____ printer paper, cords, cartridges  ________  ______
 ____ 3.5 disks    ________   ______
 ____ backup Zip drive or tape drive  ________   ______
 

Other Equipment

 ____ Calculators    ________   ______
 ____ Probeware and Sensors  ________   ______
 ____ Video cameras   ________   ______
 ____ video editing equip  ________   ______
 ____ other video equip   ________   ______
 ____ Manufacturing equip  ________   ______

 ____ Other     ________   ______
 

Summarize the equipment you will need, where it will be installed, and how will it be secured.
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. How will you evaluate your program each year?

 ____ Grades
 ____ Stanford Nine scores
 ____ Reading level tests
 ____ Attendance
 ____ Goals after High School
 ____ Attitudes: student/teacher surveys
 ____ Increased production (number of essays, projects, portfolios)
 ____ Measure use of technology (log of computer use, video use)
 ____ Portfolios
 ____ Increased GPA
 ____ Better performance on teacher designed tests
 ____ Other

Summarize how you will evaluate your progress. Limit what you want to evaluate, but be specific about how you will evaluate (measure) it.
 
 
 
 
 

4. Staff Development

 What types of software will your staff need to master?

 What types of equipment will your staff need to be trained in?

 What types of training will your dept. support

 ____ workshops
 ____ manuals and books
 ____ training videos
 ____ training CD-ROMs

Summarize how your department will conduct  staff development for technology. Write a plan below.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Computer graphic by K. Ballash. All other graphics downloaded from Anthony's Icon Library, WWW Images: http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/images/Images.html , December,  1998.