Sun West School DivisionOctober 4, 2012

LEAD TEACHNOLOGY TEACHER MEETING

Today’s Goals• Meet other Lead teachers

in Sun West• Provide overview of

Technology Review Process

• Introduce Division Goals related to the CIAF

• Explore roles and responsibilities connected to the Lead position

• Provide information related to IT duties

• Explain communication Plan regarding technology

• Explore ways to learn about technology

• Share ideas around supporting your staff

• Build plans to reach our technology goals for this year

The Morning

Lead Teacher Position

Team Goals for 2012-

2013

Bits and Bytes

Sharing Our

Learning

LEAD TEACHER SURVEY RESULTS

Activity 1

Sharing Our Successes

Technology Goals related to CIAF

Objective#5

Objective#4

Objective#9

Objective#17

Objective #1

Objective#15

Objective #11

Objective#2

CIAF

Reviewing the Job Description

Strategic Plan for technology: position under

review

Focus onET, rather

than IT

Handout

Skills Needed• Willingness to learn• Problem-solving• Communication• Organization• Multi-tasking• Motivation• Flexible• Approachable• Resourceful• Patience

• Interest in technology• Basic computer skills• Awareness of computer

hardware and software

Team Skills

• “My only strength is my willingness to learn and to give it a try!”

• “Love of sharing what I know.”

Time Allotment

10% = 90 hours

20% = 180 hours

30% = 270 hours

= Equivalent to 4.6 full time teachers in the Division

Review Question:Given this time, how can the Lead technology teacher position support effective technology training/professional learning for staff and students in Sun West?

Technology Budget

• Hardware• Software

• Staffing• IT Personnel• Lead Technology

Teachers

• Lead teacher meeting: $11,200

• Is this meeting the most effective/efficient way to present information to the group?

• Feedback survey

Activity 2

• Lead teacher duties in handout package– How might this look in your schools?

– Groups of 3 (10 minutes)– Share ideas with large group

Ensure Access and Functionality:aka Minor Repairs

Computer Maintenance:•Cleaning computers and monitors•Maintenance on towers•Checking to see if cords are plugged in

Computer Replacement:•Replacing equipment – monitors, keyboards, mice•Hooking up computers•Rebooting of machines•Changing parts like DVD players•Installing and reconnecting speakers

Other Minor Repairs

Printers•Changing ink cartridges in printers•Printer jams•Getting the printer back on line

Other Repairs•Replacing cable•Changing projectors•Dealing with cables for hook up•Projector filter cleaning

More Minor Repairs

Software•installation of software if allowed•helping with Moodle courses

SMARTBoard•Troubleshooting

Handout

Survey Says …

• Top Needs in Your Schools

Handout

Communicating the Job Description

Under review

Duties on CIA website

Focus onET, rather

than IT

Communicating the Job Description

Under review

Communicating Our Roles

Duties on CIA website

Focus onET, rather

than IT

- Following meeting, Friday File update with explanation of the LEAD Technology Teacher role and the Division and School Goals for 2012-2013

Communicating Your Role to Staff, Students and Parents

• Standing item on Staff meeting agenda• Staff email• Opening Assembly• SCC Meeting• Open House• Google Forms• In Class Visits with all classrooms

Bits and Bytes – aka Boring Tech Stuff

Ministry Update

Help Desk

ROVER

Adobe

Auditor’s Report

Q and AEquipmentPurchases

Tech Docs

You Tube for Education

Auditor’s Report

• Also known as “Why we do the things we do”

– I Boss Filtering– Student Log Ins

Tech Docs

• www/sunwestsd.ca/techdocs– Lead teachers eyes only

– Task Pads– Italc– Printer Set Up– Using www.test.com– Cacti Graphs

Activity 3

• Access www/sunwestsd.ca/techdocs• www.test.com

– 5 minutes to explore techdocs and test.com

Gathering Information from Staff

• Email• Helpdesk ticket requests/logbook in the

Computer Lab• Face to face with staff• Google Survey/Forms• Notes in mailbox• Staff meeting discussions• Canvass teachers on at least a monthly basis

Using the Helpdesk

• Submitting help desk tickets– Purpose and process– Examples

• Kenaston pilot project• Contact Doug if you are interested in trying

something similar in your school

You Tube for Education

• Bandwidth Issues– 1 meg per broadcast– HD version of You Tube– Staff and students still using streaming audio in

classrooms– Notifying your staff about these issues

Ministry Update

• Negotiations about bandwidth

Equipment Purchases

• SmartBoards• Wireless Update• Replacement Schedule Update– New hardware and software– Computers for Schools

• Technology Purchases

Adobe Purchase

ROVER Update

AP 140 and AP 140-1

• Administrative Procedure Review– AP 140– AP 140-1

Activity 4

• Exploring AP 140 and AP 140-1

• Groups of 3– Review AP 140– How could you introduce this to all staff and

students in your schools? Email your ideas to group.leadteachers

– 10 minutes

Question and Answer

• Round Table Q and A– What do you still need

to know about the “fix it” things that need to be done in schools?

2012-2013 Technology Team Goals

• Division Goals (CIAF)• School-based Goals• Personal Goal(s)

Division Goals (CIAF) 6 Areas of Focus

• Digital Awareness Session for All Staff and Students (4, 5, 17)

• Online Research Skills– supporting Librarians (4, 12)

• PowerSchool (1, 4)

• Assistive Technologies (2, 4, 17)

• Integrating Purposeful Use of Technology in Classrooms (1, 2, 4)

• Distance Learning (4, 9, 11)

Division Goals – Determining Success

• Reporting at the end of the year:– Spring Satisfaction

Survey

Afternoon Planning

School-Based Goals - 6 Areas of Focus

• Developing School-wide plans with Administrator

• AP 140 and 140-1• IT Supports• Taskpads• Web page

• Cacti Bandwidth Monitoring

• Individual Teacher Needs (school survey?)

• Supporting SLIP Plan• Innovation

School-Based Goals – Determining Success

• Reporting progress throughout the year:– Work with

Administration to develop school-wide plan; share School Plans in October

– Update Progress in December and March

• Technology Showcase in the Spring

Personal Goal(s) - Optional

• Duties encompass large area of technology know-how

• Use some of the time to develop technology skills so you can support your teachers

Survey Says …

• Most Challenging Part of Lead Position …

handout

• What Do I Need to Be More Effective?

handout

Learning and Training

Sun West Supporting Technology

Wiki

Technology Forums

Subscribing to Blogs

Lead Teacher

Colleagues

Workshops and

Conferenced(IT Summit)

User GuidesOnline Tech

Tutorials

Webinars and Podcasts

Trial and Error

Technology Blogs

Technology Forums, Online Training, User Guides

Twitter

Sun West Supporting Technology Wiki

• Lead Technology Teachers are welcome to add content throughout the year!

Trial and Error

Colleagues

• Joomla

Activity 5

• Collegiality – If a colleague needed help in technology, how

could you assist? Share your technology strengths on a Google Doc.

– When would you be available to meet collaboratively with others? Share your release time on the Doc.

Top ET Needs in Sun West

• Based on survey results, Technology Integration, PowerSchool, SmartBoards are the top three needs for ET support.

• This includes more effective use of the internet.

• 21st century skills

Ministry of Learning

• Technology in Education Framework

• “The integration and effective use of technology is vital to Saskatchewan’s teaching and learning environment and to enhancing learner success.

• The acquisition of skills and dispositions related to technology is fundamental in an information age and knowledge-based society; technology use is no longer just an option …”

21st Century Skills for Staff

21st Century Skills for Students

SUPPORTING STAFF AND STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Supporting Staff and Students in ET

Sun West Supporting Technology

Wiki

Team Teaching

Write a Tech Blog

Hosting Workshops

Sharing information at Staff Meetings

Creating Tech Docs

Creating Tech Tutorials

One on one mentoring

Providing OnlineResources

Lead Teacher Teams

• Feedback Survey• Software Training– Learning– Teaching others

The Afternoon – Putting It All Together

Afternoon

• Add Your Name to the list of Lead Technology Teachers (one team at a time) on the Supporting Technology Wikispace

• Work with a group to develop a plan for implementation of Division and School-based goals

• Share with team at end of today (2:00)

Wrapping It Up

• Feedback Survey – next week• E-copies of today’s handouts• School-wide plan – template (end of October)• Mileage Form• Questions – Doug, Shari, Jade

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you for your willingness to learn today!

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