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**Hello, I am Carol Lee and I am using this wiki to create and post items for my EDUC 7103 Class.

Module 1 Assignments Week 1**
 * //Name of organization//:** LACEY Alternative School

//**Performance Problem:**// Teachers are not meeting NCLB Technology initiatives and guidelines to fully integrate technology into all academic subjects. Computers and various other equipment are abundant within the school setting but teachers feel like they lack the technology skills they need to pursue integration. Currently about 10-15% of the teachers actually use technology with their classrooms.

//**Solution**//: To meet initiatives, a plan will be put into place to help assist teachers with advancing their computer skills. This plan will include creating a technology team, that will consist of the principal, the technology director, the computer applications teacher and two tech-savvy teachers. This team will implement a plan to analyze the staff, offer ongoing technology professional development trainings and give individual assistant to teachers when needed.

**Week 2** LACEY (Learning Alternative Center Empowering Youth) is a 6th-8th grade Disciplinary Alternative Education Program in the Dallas Independent School District where youths are sent to redirect negative behaviors within the district. Enrollment varies because of student assignments to the facility. At any given time there may be approximately 250-300 students on campus. Student population are mostly Hispanic and African American with a very small percentage of causacians. Students are place based on the offense which determines the length on their stay. Students are serviced through many programs, including Special Education, Drug and Alcohol Counseling, behavioral modification programs and various outreach programs.
 * Organizational Background**

LACEY has about 30 teachers and was originally opened in 1994. Classrooms are set up in pods with 4 classrooms each. These pods are know as Small Learning Communities (SLC). Each SLC( Electives excluded) includes the academic core teachers (4) and one special education teacher. Sixth grade has one SLC, 7th and 8th have 2 SLCs. Electives have their own SLC. Lacey also has an Advanced Intervention Model (AIM) for repeat offenders and more advanced behavioral problems. AIM is also considered a SLC.

The executive principal and the technology cooridinator are two resources that would be very helpful in determining and finding a solution to our technology problems on campus.


 * Motto/Mission: Developing One Student At A Time

Vision**: **To prepare all students to graduate with the knowledge and skills to become productive and responsible citizens. URL:** [|**http://www.dallasisd.org/schools/realtor_new.cfm?id_con=15**]

**Module 2 Assignments** ** Week 4 **  **Low-cost strategy ** All teachers will be given a technology folder that will list instructions on how to integrate technology in the classroom. Each week they will be given different methods of technology integration and asked to implement them within their classrooms the following week. If a teacher does not understand something or needs individual assistance, then one of the members of the technology team will help them. They will be provided step-by step guidelines to use with all subject areas. Money can be used to help create technology folders. **Medium-cost strategy ** Create a technology team to fully implement plan and identify needs. Members of the technology team will give individual assistance when necessary and provide ongoing professional development trainings once a week after school or during teachers planning periods. Technology Team will consist of 5 tech savvy people. Each team member will be paid a stipend of $500 a year. To compensate teachers for their time (after school training), they will receive a stipend of $50 for each training they attend. Technology team will create teacher surveys to provide feedback. **High-cost strategy ** The high cost strategy would incorporate bringing in outside people such as technology instructional specialists to train teachers on different methods of technology use in the classroom (Wikis, blogs, Word, webquests, Excel, PowerPoint, E-instruction kits, Smartboards, etc). These trainings would be done once a month. A technology team will be in charge of this and would give individual assistance when necessary. All participants will be receive computer equipment for their classrooms and paid $100 for each training they attend. To receive stipend, teachers must show that they have used technology in the classroom within a given period of time. More technology equipment will be ordered to maintain the program. Costs would cover providing stipends for staff and trainings..
 * Module 3 Assignments **

//Note: The problem at the school is not the lack of computers or technology equipment but the lack of the use of them. Currently at the school, mostly all computers (including laptops) are up-to-date and have Microsoft Office 2007 loaded on them and Internet ready. There are a number of different types of software available on campus. The school has purchased about 10 Elmos, 6 Smartboards, and 5 digital cameras, etc.//

**__CHOSEN STRATEGY__** **Medium-cost strategy ** Create a technology team to fully implement plan and identify needs. Members of the technology team will give individual assistance when necessary and provide ongoing professional development trainings once a week after school or during teachers planning periods. Technology Team will consist of 5 tech savvy people. Each team member will be paid a stipend of $500 a year. To compensate teachers for their time (after school training), they will receive a stipend of $50 for each training they attend. Technology team will create teacher survey to provide feedback. I chose this one because it seems to be the most cost effective solution and the staff may be more prone to completing the tasks.  Justification of Intervention Strategy** · Step by step guidelines for different integration methods. || · Does not adhere to individual learning styles. || · Provides ongoing professional development · Training is done in-house with members of staff · Takes into account learning styles || · Knowledge base may be limited. || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Professional development ongoing <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Greater knowledge base <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Takes into account learning styles || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Scheduling conflicts <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· May be difficult to maintain because of costs <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· May have problems with interest because trainings will only be done monthly. ||
 * Module 4 Assignments
 * ** Strategy ** || ** Strengths ** || ** Limitations ** ||
 * Low Cost Strategy || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Low Budget
 * Medium Cost Strategy || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Cost Effective
 * High Cost Strategy || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Financial incentives may promote involvement

** Low Cost Strategy ** The Low cost strategy was not chosen because teachers just as students have different learning styles. Teachers also have different levels of knowledge when it comes to working with computers Levels including novice, basic, advanced Being given a notebook and not actually modeling the process may be overwhelming for some teachers.

** High Cost strategy **

The High cost strategy was not chosen because it may definitely cost too much over time because of the fact that we will be bringing in outside people to do the technology trainings and the school has a set budget for technology. In an interview with the executive principal, Sylvia Fuentes, on this particular strategy, she states that the school budget has been cut some from last year and this measure would definitely not work unless the trainings were done with compensation. Another reason why this strategy was not chosen because the idea of monthly trainings may not keep teachers motivated to use the technology on a regular basis.

The Medium cost strategy seems to be the appropriate measure because it in line with our organizational goals. The school wants to prepare the students for life to become **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">productive and responsible citizens ****. ** Being able to use technology in the 21st century will give the students that advantage to functioning in society. Having technology trainings done in-house and with people the school is already familiar with help to create a better learning environment for our teachers. Weekly trainings would keep the teachers refreshed on new ideas.
 * Chosen Intervention: Medium Cost Strategy **

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Project Manager Responsibilities **

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Project management // <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I will serve on the technology team as lead. With this position I will delegate responsibilities for tasks needing to be complete. This would mean scheduling meetings, staying in direct contact with teachers, discussing issues of concern, collaborating with the technology team and setting up time frames for implementation.

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Resource management //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Technology team members which include the principal, technology coordinator, computer applications teacher and two other tech savvy teachers.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teacher Surveys: Administered to teachers before beginning the trainings as feedback on what kind of technology they would like to use in their classrooms, and identify the teachers’ level of comfort with technology.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Training surveys will be done at the end of each professional development training as evaluation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Computer LAB/computers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Smartboard
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Elmos
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Digital cameras
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Internet—used for research, to create webquests, introduce blogs, wikis, and other web 2.0 tools.

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">System Management //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Professional development trainings would used to implement the strategy including the use of Internet ready computers that have Microsoft Office 2007 loaded, Smartboards. Elmos, digital cameras. Teachers will also have Technology Guideline notebooks that will be used as a resource later.

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> //management//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All information will be stored on computer and in Technology Plan notebooks.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information from surveys will be used to identify problem areas, professional development training ideas and track the progress of teachers moving from novice to advanced.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Other information will keep track of progress of strategy.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Module 5 Assignments **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Financial and Budget Information **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To make this intervention a success, the school should have a computer lab with at least 20 computers for training. Each classroom should have at least one teacher computer and 3 student computers (Total of 128). Professional development will be given on the following technology topics: Internet, webquests, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Excel, web 2.0 tools (wikis, blogs, google docs), Smartboard, digital cameras and Elmo document cameras. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Specifications of equipment // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1. 3 Digital cameras <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Should have 2GB memory cards and chargers.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;">Technology Plan Budget ||
 * **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Item ** || **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Quantity ** || **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Individual Cost ** || **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Total ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2 inch binders || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">40 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$5.99 || **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$239.60 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Incentive pay for each teacher at each training done afterschool || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">32 teachers at 10 afterschool trainings for the year. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$50.00 || **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$16,000.00 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Yearly Stipend for technology team members || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5 members || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$500.00 || **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$2500.00 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">HP laserjet 1X (C7115x) black toner cartridge || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">35 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$94.99 || **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$3325.65 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Kodak Memory Cards || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$19.99 || **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$59.97 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4GB Flash Drives || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">32 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$9.99 || **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$319.68 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Copy Paper || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">10 (boxes with 10 count) ||  || **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$349.90 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">TOTAL ||  ||   || **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$22,794.80 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All materials will be purchased from Office Max. [|https://www.officemax.com]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Technical Information **

2. Computers (148 total) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Should have Microsoft Office 2007 Loaded <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">LanSchool loaded <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Access to Internet <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">USB ports <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Smartboard software

3. 3 Smartboards <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Software to run program <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Should have stand and be movable.

4. Flashdrives <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To be used to save work that teachers create to use in their classroom. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4GB memory

5. INFOCUS LCD projector <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resolution of at least 1024x768 <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2 USB ports ( <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1 for connection, 1 for storage device)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6. 6 Elmo Document Cameras

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The project will be evaluated using surveys before implementation, during implementation and at the end of implementation. A Teacher Technology Survey will be done at the beginning to see teachers how feel about technology and it see what teachers are interesting in learning. A Technology Training Survey will be administered after each professional development training. Classroom observations will also be done by members of the Technology team as feedback to teachers on overall performance using technology. Information in the classroom observations will only be seen by the technology team and the teacher being observed. At the end of implementation, a final assessment will be done. All information will be used to get feedback from teachers and staff and to find ways to improve for future plans.
 * Project Assessment/Evaluation **

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 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Evaluation Instruments