Normandie Avenue Technology Plan

2007 - 2011

"Technology is transforming society, and schools do not have a choice as to whether they will incorporate technology but rather how well they use it to enhance learning" (Illinois State Board of Education,).

The skillful use of technology supports the development of higher-level thinking skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, flexibility, adaptability and collaboration, which are essential to success in our rapidly changing information age. Technology allows us to better serve the diverse learning needs of our students. Our schools must prepare students to be lifelong learners who are responsible for their own learning, skilled in accessing and processing information, confident in using technological tools, able to solve complex problems alone or collaboratively, capable of being creative and innovative, and able to communicate locally, nationally, and internationally.

Student Outcomes

• All K-5 students will demonstrate mastery of the state of California and national technology standards.
• All third, fourth, and fifth grade students will achieve keyboard proficiency at a minimum of twenty words per minute at 90% accuracy.
• All second through fifth grade students will participate in project-based activities that requires the use of Internet research and the written results presented in a word-processed document or as a presentation using presentation software.
• All students, second through fifth grade, will demonstrate proficiency conducting research and information retrieval on the Internet.
• All students, second through fifth grade, will demonstrate proficiency in the use of Internet browsers, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and other computer programs.
• All students will develop ethical values and learn safe Internet practices.
• All students will be able to do basic computer maintenance and have an understanding of what general maintenance a computer needs.

Five-Year Plan

Classrooms

• All teachers, students, and staff will use the network to save, retrieve, and share information
• Teachers will guide students to make appropriate choices regarding the use of electronic versus print resources
• Our website will be routinely updated so that it is always current and accessible to our students, staff and community.
• The technology coordinator will collaborate with teachers to help create lessons that meet specific technology objectives while integrating objectives from the core content areas. 
• Teachers will become more comfortable using technology to facilitate learning without assistance.
• Software will be purchased to teach keyboarding skills and used during the afterschool program.
• All classrooms will have an LCD projector and a document camera available for classroom use.
• All classrooms will have a TV, VCR, and a DVD player available for classroom use.
• The computer labs in room 12 and 16 will have standards-based instruction taught by the technology coordinator and a teacher assistant.
• The computer lab in room 31 will be used to run the Waterford program for kindergarten and grade one and for typing proficiency programs after school.
• All classroom computers will be upgraded to run Windows XP and will have sufficient RAM memory to run programs robustly.
• All classrooms will have a minimum of four computers, a laser printer, speakers, an optical mouse and keyboard.
• All teacher laptops will be upgraded to new ones that are light, can burn DVD’s, have long-life batteries and can run Windows Vista or OSX proficiently.
• All second through fifth grade students will have an email account with Gaggle.net.
• The technology coordinator will be responsible for all computer-related repairs.
• All kindergarten and first grade students will have language arts and math programs to supplement and extend classroom learning.
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Technology Standards for All Students

1. Understand basic technology operations and concepts.

1.1 Demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of

Technology systems, including networked environments.

1.2 Develop sufficient technical skills to successfully use, troubleshoot and

maintain the technology and telecommunications tools in daily life, work

situations and learning environments.

1.3 Discriminate among a variety of technologies and media to select

appropriate technology for specific purposes.

2. Use technology responsibly and ethically.

2.1 Practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.

2.2 Understand the ethical, cultural, environmental, and societal implications of

technology and telecommunications.

3. Use technology to communicate effectively and creatively.

3.1 Use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas

effectively to multiple audiences.

3.2 Use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers,

experts and other audiences.

3.3 Create, produce, and present ideas in a variety of forms, including text,

video, graphics, and conversation.

4. Use technology for thinking, learning, and producing.

4.1 Enhance content-area learning with technology-infused lessons.

4.2 Construct new meaning and knowledge by synthesizing information.

4.3 Use computer modeling, image processing, simulations, and data

manipulation to develop critical thinking and understanding.

4.4 Use a variety of tools to produce quality products.

5. Use technology for research, problem solving, and decision-making.

5.1 Use technology to locate, evaluate, collect, and organize information from a

variety of sources.

5.2 Review information analytically and transform it into useful knowledge to

solve problems.

5.3Work with a group to collaboratively solve a problem and present results.

Technology Standards for All Students

Grades K-2: Performance Indicators

1. Understand basic technology operations and concepts.

1.1 Demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of

technology systems, including networked environments.

 Use appropriate terminology in describing technology.

 Develop skills in basic computer operations (keyboard functions, logon,

logoff, mouse techniques).

1.2 Develop sufficient technical skills to successfully use, troubleshoot and

maintain technology and telecommunications tools in daily life, work

situations and learning environments.

 Successfully operate computers, VCRs, printers, audiotapes and other

technologies.

1.3 Discriminate among a variety of technologies and media to select

appropriate technology for specific purposes.

 Use multimedia resources (interactive books, software, encyclopedias) to

support learning.

2. Use technology responsibly and ethically.

2.1 Practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.

 Cooperate with others while using technology.

 Care for and safely operate equipment.

2.2 Understand the ethical, cultural, environmental and societal implications of

technology and telecommunications.

 Demonstrate positive and ethical social behavior when using technology

(follow rules).

3. Use technology to communicate effectively and creatively.

3.1 Use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas

effectively to multiple audiences.

 Create documents using word processing and desktop publishing

software.

3.2 Use telecommunications to collaborate, publish and interact with peers,

experts and other audiences.

 Share information with others using data networks and

telecommunications (telephone, email with class).

3.3 Create, produce and present ideas in a variety of forms, including text,

video, graphics and conversation.

 Enhance documents with graphics, including clip art and original artwork,

using paint, chart and draw programs.

 Make presentations using technology.

4. Use technology for thinking, learning and producing.

4.1 Enhance content-area learning with technology-infused lessons.

 Use a variety of technology resources to support learning (lessons on

public drives).

4.2 Construct new meaning and knowledge by synthesizing information.

4.3 Use computer modeling, image processing, simulations and data

manipulation to develop understanding.

 Make a graph to sort and understand information.

4.4 Use a variety of tools to produce quality products.

5. Use technology for research, problem solving and decision-making.

5.1 Use technology to locate, evaluate, collect and organize information from a

variety of sources.

 Use key words as a search strategy.

 Use technology to locate, evaluate and collect information (electronic

encyclopedias, library catalog, selected Internet sites, magazines).

5.2 Review information analytically and transform it into useful knowledge to

solve problems.

 Use technology to research a problem or make a decision.

5.3 Work with a group to collaboratively solve a problem and present results.

 Work with a team to find information, make decisions and create a

product.

Technology Standards for All Students--Normandie Avenue School

Grades 3-5: Performance Indicators

1. Understand basic technology operations and concepts.

1.1 Demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of

technology systems, including networked environments.

 Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware,

software and connectivity.

 Navigate computer systems (organize documents into folders, move

between different applications).

1.2 Develop sufficient technical skills to successfully use, troubleshoot and

maintain technology and telecommunications tools in daily life, work

situations and learning environments.

 Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and

software problems that occur during everyday use.

 Develop keyboarding skills. Use home row fingering position with

appropriate fingering stretches, keyboarding faster than handwriting

(approximately 10-15 wpm).

1.3 Discriminate among a variety of technologies and media to select

appropriate technology for specific purposes.

 Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to

accomplish a variety of tasks

2. Use technology responsibly and ethically.

2.1 Practice responsible use of technology systems, information and software.

 Cooperate with others while using technology. Demonstrate respect for

privacy and work of others.

 Care for and safely operate equipment.

2.2 Understand the ethical, cultural, environmental and societal implications of

technology and telecommunications.

 Demonstrate positive and ethical social behavior when using technology

(follow rules).

 Understand basics of information ownership and copyright law.

 Understand how technology is used daily in industry, business and

education.

3. Use technology to communicate effectively and creatively.

3.1 Use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas

effectively to multiple audiences.

 Create written documents using writing process steps, word processing

skills and publishing programs.

 Revise documents using word processing program features, including

spell checking.

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 Use a spreadsheet to create tables, graphs and charts, and explain what

each means.

3.2 Use telecommunications to collaborate, publish and interact with peers,

experts and other audiences.

 Communicate with others using email. Develop good habits for

managing email.

3.3 Create, produce and present ideas in a variety of forms, including text,

video, graphics and conversation.

 Enhance documents with graphics, including clip art and original artwork,

using paint, chart, and draw programs.

 Communicate ideas by creating and delivering a presentation.

4. Use technology for thinking, learning and producing.

4.1 Enhance content-area learning with technology-infused lessons.

 Use a variety of media and technology resources for directed and

independent learning activities in the curriculum areas (lessons on public

drives, online research projects).

4.2 Construct new meaning and knowledge by analyzing and synthesizing

information.

 Compare and contrast information using two or more resources.

4.3 Use computer modeling, image processing, simulations and data

manipulation to develop understanding.

 Sort and analyze information using databases and spreadsheets.

4.4Use a variety of tools to produce quality products.

5. Use technology for research, problem solving and decision-making.

5.1 Use technology to locate, evaluate, collect, and organize information from a

variety of sources.

 Use key words as a search strategy for locating information.

 Use technology to locate, evaluate, collect and organize information

(electronic encyclopedias, library catalog, selected Internet sites,

magazines).

5.2 Analyze information and apply understanding to solve problems.

 Use technology to research a problem or make a decision.

5.3 Work with a group to collaboratively solve a problem and present results.

 Research a problem or decision to be made using technology, and work

with a team to create a product.