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**Dorothy Rape ** **A00262078 ** **Dorothy.rape@waldenu.edu ** **Leading and Managing Educational Technology EDUC-7103-2 ** **Dr. Rita Conrad ** **Walden University ** **June 29, 2011 **
 * Improving Technology Integration in the Classroom **

**Executive Summary ** Colorado River Union High School District provides their teachers with technology to use in the classroom to ensure student success. Unfortunately they have discovered through teacher surveys not all teachers feel they are comfortable enough with the technology to implement its use in the classroom on a daily basis. The intervention project will offer every teacher in the district training modules they will be required to view online as well as a resource library to access anytime. The intervention project involves hiring of a technology coordinator to create, edit and make available three videos in the first school year. The coordinator will also begin to put together a resource library that will benefit all teachers. The proposed cost of the intervention the first year is $90,000 to $100,000. This includes wages for the technology coordinator, benefits package, and a $50,000 budget to produce videos, create resource library and the cost of a new computer. The proposed intervention project will require all teachers participate in the technology trainings. Success of the intervention will be monitored throughout the first school year by administration through classroom visits to ensure teachers are using the technology. Teacher surveys will be completed mid-semester and end of school year to gauge their level of comfort and increased knowledge of available technology.

**Improving Technology Integration in the Classroom ** **Colorado River Union High School District ** **Problem Summary ** At the present time there is no meaningful instruction available to teachers to assist them in implementing technology in the classroom for the benefit of students. Teachers have access to iPads, lap top mobile computer labs, projectors, interactive whiteboards and desk tops equipped with instructional software materials. The district provides the majority of these technological devices but the educational staff is not proficient in their use. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Background of Organization ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">The Colorado River Union High School District is located in Mohave County, Arizona. The high school district is comprised of two schools that cover grades 9-12. Mohave High School is located in Bullhead City and has a student body of approximately 1300 and River Valley, which, is located in Mohave Valley and has approximately 700 students. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Mohave High School was the first school to be opened in 1971 and as the community grew River Valley High School opened to fit the need in the lower valley. The district boasts its own website and can be found at []. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Stakeholders and Decision-Makers. ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">This plan will affect teachers, students and their families within the Colorado River School District. The board of Directors and ultimate decision makers concerning the plan include Mark Collins- President, Kari Hoffman, Lori Crampton, Richard Hendrix and Jon Moss. Input from the superintendent, Riley Frie, IT Department manager, Rusty Morse, Principal, Mike Leuck and teaching representatives from each department will also be considered. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Performance Gap: Cause Analysis ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Actual Current Performance. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Colorado River Union School District employs approximately 120 teachers. During the previous school year four tech trainings were offered at various times by the district. In each training the same 40 teachers attended. That is approximately 30% of the professional staff and none of the support staff. Conflicts with timing, other jobs and previous engagements caused issues with attendance. An end of school year survey indicated 70% of teachers completing the survey felt current trainings were inadequate to meet their classroom needs and 3 out of 4 teachers would like to see online training made available throughout the school year **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Desired Performance. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">80% of Colorado River Union High School District teachers will have the necessary training to competently and confidently implement the use of technology into their daily curriculum. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Performance Gap. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">The intervention proposed will offer online training modules to educate the teachers in the use of technology in the classroom. The training modules will cover a wide variety of tools that all teachers have access to. The intervention proposal calls for online training modules and a resource library that will help to correct the current performance gap of 50%. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Cause Analysis. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;"> Technology trainings have been offered to teachers over the past few years. These trainings are often held immediately after school or on Saturdays. This often caused a problem with the teaching staff due to previous engagements, second jobs or parent conferences held after school. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Throughout the district new technology has been made available to teachers for classroom use. The products made available were rarely covered in any training that was offered by the district and it was left to the user of equipment to figure it out. There are many teachers in our district that are very resistant to change and do not believe the use of technology should play an important role in the classroom. When the lack of belief is added to the lack of adequate training the new technological devices were left to collect dust or used solely as a word processor. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Organizational History and Background ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Goals. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Colorado River Union High School District is pushing forward towards success oriented learning activities with the implementation of technology into the daily curriculum. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">History. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Colorado River Union High School District has been around since 1971. The district started with one school, grades 9-12 and eventually added the second school to accommodate community growth. During the past decade they have adopted programs for video editing, created a dual enrollment program with Mohave Community College and developed the TAP program to keep teen mothers in school as well as educate them on the proper care of their children. CRUHSD is constantly moving towards the future and creating an educational environment that is competitive to other areas. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Mission and Vision. ** The CRUHSD mission drives all educational decisions and will help to maintain a strategic focus on the districts future growth. The district intends to provide comprehensive and success oriented learning activities for all students in school. Along with the mission the district has adopted the following belief: <span style="color: #174845; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">“We believe each student is unique, schools are for students, self effort educates, and schools belong to the community.” ( CRUHSD) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Three Intervention Strategies ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Colorado River Union High School will hire an IT training coordinator to introduce new technology to teachers. The coordinator will create online training modules and assist educators implementing technology into the classroom. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Low end intervention. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Colorado River Union High School District will hire a part-time IT training coordinator. The coordinator will be responsible for creating one online training video and/or podcast per calendar school year. Coordinator will be allotted a $10,000 budget to create and organize an online resource library that will be made available to teachers. Training coordinator will assist teachers as needed with training module access and will monitor implementation and success of technology in the classrooms. Training coordinator will be paid $12-$18 dollars per hour depending on prior experience and be required to work 20hrs per week. Total cost is $23,00 to $25,000 per school year. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Middle end intervention. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Colorado River Union High School District will hire a part-time IT training coordinator. The coordinator will be responsible for creating three online training videos and/or podcast per calendar school year. Coordinator will be allotted a $50,000 budget to create and organize an online resource library that will be made available to teachers. Training coordinator will assist teachers as needed with training module access and will monitor implementation and success of technology in the classrooms. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.25in;">Training coordinator will work 32 hours per week at an hourly wage of $20-$25 depending on experience. This will be a 10 month position and benefit package will be the same as all classified 10 month employees. Total cost of intervention will be $90,000-$100,000 per school year. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">High end intervention. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Colorado River Union High School District will hire a full time IT training coordinator. The coordinator will be responsible for creating online training modules and/or podcasts. Coordinator will make available one new training module per month throughout the calendar school year. Coordinator will be responsible for maintaining and updating all modules, creating and organizing an online resource library for educator use. Training coordinator will make themselves available to assist teachers with module access and implementation of technology into their classrooms. Training coordinator will have an allotted budget of $100,000 for creating training modules and online resource library. Coordinator hired will monitor staff access and completion of each training module and the implementation of technology into the individual classrooms. Salary will be $32,000-$45,000 depending on experience. This position will include the same benefit package provided to all contract employees. Total cost of intervention is approximately $150,000 per school year. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Justification for Intervention Strategy **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.25in;">The middle intervention will be the most logical and practical at this time to implement. The current school budget can be adapted to accommodate the cost of the intervention. The intervention will offer online trainings to all teachers employed by the Colorado River School District. The hiring of an IT training coordinator for 32 hours a week will allow this individual ample time to create online trainings as well as answer any questions the teaching staff may have. The coordinator will have the time and funding to put together an online resource library of tools and information that will be readily accessible to the teachers. The trainings and resource library will be the needed push to ensure CRUHSD will meet its goal of at least 80% of the teachers becoming proficient in the use of technology in the classroom. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.25in;">The training coordinator will create training modules to cover current technology available for use in the classroom. Modules created will employ strategies to implement technology into each and every classroom. This intervention will meet the needs expressed by the teaching staff in a survey that was given to all teachers at the end of the 2010-2011 school year. Teachers felt they were not adequately trained in the use of current technology. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.25in;">The low end intervention was not chosen because it did not meet the needs of the district teaching staff. Offering only 1 training per year is not adequate to ensure the school reaches its goal of 80% of teachers increasing their ability to use technology in the classroom. The budget offered in this strategy to create an online library was not sufficient to meet the districts needs. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.25in;">The high end intervention was not chosen because of budget restraints. The position and trainings were adequate to meet and exceed the school districts current needs but the cost of the intervention was not compatible with the current budget. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">The Manager’s Many Roles ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.25in;">Project management techniques: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.25in;">The project manager will assume many roles for this intervention project. As a manger they will be responsible for assigning responsibilities to all parties involved in the project, creation of training videos and the online resources, and monitor and motivate the teaching staff to ensure their participation and compliance. Chevalier identified the manager as being a coach, leader and motivator.( Chevalier) In order for this intervention project to be successful the manager must possess all of these traits and have the ability to communicate effectively. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.25in;">Resource management techniques: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.25in;">The Colorado River School District administration staff will monitor the production, viewing and implementation of all training modules. The district will ensure adequate technological equipment is available for use in the classrooms and internet service is adequate for all teachers throughout the school day. The district will do a mid- year and end of year evaluation to monitor progress and determine any revisions to intervention that may be necessary. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Delivery system management techniques <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">The training coordinator will work with administrative staff to determine what specific training is needed. Coordinator will develop the training modules and place them on the schools website where the entire teaching staff will have access to them. The coordinator will also begin developing the online resource library housed within the schools website. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Information management techniques <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.25in;">The coordinator will be responsible for monitoring staff compliance viewing the training videos and will submit this information to administration. Administration will monitor technology use in the classrooms during teacher evaluations to determine if project modules are successful. Mid and end of year surveys will be given to teaching staff to determine if the offered training has met their technology needs and determine what is needed to continue to meet their needs. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">The Manager as Change Agent ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Financial and Budget Information. ** <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">The approximate cost of the intervention strategy is between $90,000 and $100,000. This includes salary for training coordinator, cost of benefits package and the purchase of a new Apple computer in order for the coordinator to create, edit and post training videos and resource library. There is no additional cost for videos or library as they will be housed on Genesis for teacher access and Genesis is already in use in the school system;

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Cost Breakdown:

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Salary- $30,000 to $40,000 depending on experience.

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Benefits Package- $10,000

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Computer- $3200 purchased through apple web site- [|http://store.apple.com/]

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Videos and Library resources- $50,000 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Project Assessment. ** <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;">The intervention project will be evaluated mid-semester for each term using a survey issued to approximately 20 randomly chosen teachers. Results of survey will be evaluated to identify progress being made with intervention.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The second evaluation will occur at the end of the school year and will be issued to all teachers. Results will be evaluated and determination will be made to continue or to revise current intervention. References

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">References <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;">Chevalier, R.D. (2007). //A manger’s guide to improving workplace performance.// New York, NY: <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;">American Management Association. <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;">[] <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;">Five levels of professional development []
 * Appendix A- Formative Evaluation**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 23px;">Technology Survey **

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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The learning activities I develop require students to use technology. Choose one
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">seldom
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">sometimes
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">frequently
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">always
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Other:

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Would you be interested in watching a podcast rather than sitting in a training all day?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Yes
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">No

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Check all of the technologies you have employ with your students Please check all that apply
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Wiki
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Blogs
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Powerpoint
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Mapquest
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Livebinder
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Research Engines
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Wordprocessor
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Games
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Electronic mail

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How has technology impacted your students achievement? Please check the following statements in which you agree.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Technology increases my student's motivation
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">My students use technology to acquire a basic skill
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">My students use technology to become more critical thinkers
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">My students use technology to help them construct new knowledge
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">My students use technology to communicate knowledge and information
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">My students use technology to discover concepts and prove relationships

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The following questions deal with your own use of technology Please check all of the statements with which you agree
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I use technology applications such as word processors and spreadsheets to produce materials for use with my students
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I use on-line (WWW) resources to find materials relevant to my curriculum
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I use presentation software and hardware within my classroom
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I use e-mail to contact peers and experts both inside and outside of the district
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I use e-mail to communicate with parents and students
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">My technology coordinator has helped me implement the district technology standards
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I model the ethical use of technology with my students

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The technology plan for our district is "frequently monitored"?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Yes
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">No
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Unsure

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The following brief survey is part of our effort to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional technology and its implementation across the district.
 * Appendix B- Summative Evaluation**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 32px;">Teacher Technology Survey **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">How has technology impacted your students' achievement? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Please check all of the following statements with which you agree -- <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Please check all of the technologies which you employ **with your students** --
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Technology increases my students' motivation ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">My students use technology to acquire basic skills ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">My students use technology to become more critical thinkers ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">My students use technology to help them construct new knowledge ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">My students use technology to solve relevant, real-life, problems ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">My students use technology to discover concepts and prove relationships ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">My students use technology to communicate knowledge and information ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Word Processors ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Integrated Learning System (e.g., Jostens, Writing to Read, etc.) ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Spreadsheets ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Games (tutorial and basic skills development) ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Special Applications for Reading, Math, etc. (e.g., Accelerated Reader) ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Electronic Mail ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">WorldWideWeb/Internet ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Presentation Software (e.g., PowerPoint) ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Hyperstudio ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">CD-Rom Encyclopedias ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Graphing Calculators ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Probes for data acquisition (temperature, mass, etc.) ||  ||

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">The following questions deal with **your own** use of technology. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Please check all of the statements with which you agree --
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I use technology applications such as word processors and spreadsheets to produce materials for use with my students ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I use on-line (WWW) resources to find materials relevant to my curriculum ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I use presentation software and hardware within my classroom ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I use e-mail to contact peers and experts both inside and outside of the district ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I use e-mail to communicate with parents and students ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I use technology to maintain student records (e.g., electronic gradebook, etc.) ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I use technology to monitor student performance (e.g., electronic portfolios) ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I believe that I can recognize the ethical use of technology ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I model the ethical use of technology with my students ||  ||

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I use a variety of teaching strategies which incorporate technology use (choose one): several times a daydailyweeklyseldomnever <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The learning activities I develop (choose one) seldomsometimesfrequentlyalways require students to use technology. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Please estimate the percentage of your written communication (to all individuals in the course of your professional work) that takes place electronically 100%95%75%50%25%none <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Finally, we are interested in your opinion on the following: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The technology plan for my school is "frequently monitored" <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The administrator in my school is involved in technology professional development
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">My building technology coordinator has helped me implement the district technology standards ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">My building technology coordinator has assisted me in finding ways to integrate technology within my curriclulum ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">District-level technology resource teachers have assisted me in implementing standards and integrating technology ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Yes ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">No ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Yes ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">No ||  ||

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">If you have additional comments you would like to add, you can use the following area to enter them. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">When typing comments, please **DO NOT** enter line breaks. Type your comments as a single paragraph. //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Once again, please be assured that your comments are confidential. //


 * Appendix C- Interview QUeastions**


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Interview Questions: //**


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Do you feel that there is enough computers in the school to support the needs of the students? //**


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Several teachers have indicated that we need more computer access for our students, do you feel more computers would solve some of the technology issues in our district? //**


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What suggestions do you have for improvement for technology in our school? //**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Do you feel there are adequate computers to meet your technology needs in your classroom? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What would you like to see in the future to help move the school forward in the technology department? **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Do you feel online training video modules would meet your needs? **


 * Appendix D- Interview Summary**

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Date interviewed: July 02, 2011

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Person being interviewed: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Mr. Rusty Morse, Information Technology Director, Colorado River Union High School District #2 <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Interveiwed by: Linette Cordell, Dorothy Rape


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Do you feel that there is enough computers in the school to support the needs of the students? //**

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Yes, we have 1200 PCs and 100 Macs for the total population of 1900 students


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Several teachers have indicated that we need more computer access for our students, do you feel more computers would solve some of the technology issues in our district? //**

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">No, more computers means more infrastructure. Meaning more internet drops in classes or going wireless. Wireless suggestions require costly remotes in order to insure security of the school. District is not ready to spend the funds at this time.


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What suggestions do you have for improvement for technology in our school? //**

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">More interactive technologies, more hands on science and art labs.

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Date Interviewed: August 1,2011 <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Person/s being interviewed: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">English Department Teachers <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Summary of responses: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">All five teachers answered there are adequate computers but they feel the internet service is inadequate to meet their needs. It is slow and takes up too much class time. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Interactive whiteboards made available in all classrooms with appropriate training to use them. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Hands on/interactive trainings that will be useful in the classroom. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Trainings that are made available to entire teaching and support staff and not just a handful of teachers. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Continued support following trainings. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The ability to view them at different times would be perfect. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Continued support would be necessary if needed. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">It would allow more staff to complete the trainings. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">It would allow more advanced persons to move quicker and thoise that need extra time to view slower.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Do you feel there are adequate computers to meet your technology needs in your classroom? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What would you like to see in the future to help move the school forward in the technology department? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Do you feel online training video modules would meet your needs? **

|| || || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">17-inch MacBook Pro ** <span style="color: #c5c5c5; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">Part Number: Z0M3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost Breakdown: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Salary- $30,000 to $40,000 depending on experience. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Benefits Package- $10,000 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Computer- $3200 purchased through apple web site- [|http://store.apple.com/] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Videos and Library resources- $50,000
 * Appendix E- Budget**
 * <span style="color: #797979; display: block; font-family: 'lucida sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px; text-align: right;">$3,173.00 || <span style="color: #797979; display: block; font-family: 'lucida sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px; text-align: right;">1 || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">$3,173.00 ** ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">Configuration ** ||
 * || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">• || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 ||  ||
 * || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">• || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB ||  ||
 * || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">• || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">256GB Solid State Drive ||  ||
 * || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">• || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) ||  ||
 * || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">• || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display ||  ||
 * || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">• || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide ||  ||
 * || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">• || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">Apple Remote ||  ||
 * || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">• || <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 7px;">Accessory Kit ||  ||   ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Appendic F- Year end and mid-semester Evaluation


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1 <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 18px;">. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How do you use technology for personal productivity at home and at school? ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">2. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How are you currently integrating technology in the classroom? ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">3 <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 18px;">. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What additional staff development technology training do you feel you need? Please elaborate in each area. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">a. Basic computer operation ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">b. Hardware (digital cameras, scanners, camcorders) ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">c. Software (multimedia/presentation programs, subject specific software, word processing, spreadsheets) ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">d. Telecommunications (e-mail, Keystone Search Program, Internet, AOL, ICN) ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">e. Classroom integration strategies or modeling ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">f. Other ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">4 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What technology needs should be addressed by your district in the next two years? ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">District-wide ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Building level ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Your classroom ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">District-wide ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Building level ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Your classroom ||