Young Achievers School Technology Goals for all Young achievers Staff

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Young Achievers SchoolTechnology Goals for
allYoung achievers Staff
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1. Increase use of technology to advance and
enhance school learning goals.
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viewYoung Achievers Technology Plan
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2. Use technology to enrich the education of our
students and increase the use of technology in
the class both by students and teachers.
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3. Improve student quality of power point
presentations in the following ways1. Use
their own words when writing presentations and
discourage pasting directly of information from
web sites and other sources.2. Decrease the
number of sentences per slide to 2 or 3 sentences
or lists of points to be discussed.3. Encourage
student Presentations that are discussed and
Presented, not Read Directly word for word from
the slide.
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4. Improve student quality of Research and Other
Writings in the following ways1. Use their own
words when writing Reports and Research Papers
and discourage pasting directly of information
from web sites and other sources.2. Encourage
the use of Research and Report Writing that uses
an in their own words, dual column technique .
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5. Learn the Use of applications that will be
valuable in your teaching
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Descriptions
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6. Increase Technology Availability in the Class
including by not limited to1. Computers
available to students.2. Classroom Multi-Media
Presentation package for all classrooms
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7. Increase Technology Use in the Class including
by not limited to1. Use of Computers to
complete Assignments.2. Use of Classroom
Presentation package on a regular and ongoing
basis3. Use of writing laptop cart for
extended period of time approximately 2 to 5
weeks.NOTE Cart to be used for all subjects
while in the room4. Use of Regular Laptop Lab
for Multiple subjects and assignments.5. Use of
Computer Lab for Multiple subjects and assignments
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8. Used Assisted Technology to promote teaching
and learning for all children with the assistance
of technology1. Low Tech2. Medium Tech3.
High Tech
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9. Use film making and digital video editing in
conjunction with various projects in the
curriculum to enhance student learning and
motivation.
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10. Establish Two Pilot Classrooms for all the
time One to One Computer availability to find
new, innovative, and effective ways to use
technology to meet and exceed our curriculum
goals.
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11. Continue to provide individual log on
capability for all students and staff in order to
provide1. File saving and retrieval capability
for all students and staff from any computer in
the system.2. Technical knowledge of logging on
and understanding the directory structure and
file management system.3. Separate directories
for each grade for their work for that year that
will provide a means to compile and save work
culminating in a CD Rom Portfolio for Students in
their 8th grade at Young Achievers.
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12. Increase technical training and Technical
professional development
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13. Use some of the specialized tech
tools that are available A. Group Email B.
Various Calendars such as the School Calendar,
Laptop Calendar, Quotes Calendar,
and the Middle School Homework Calendar.
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14A. All Staff Become Proficient in understanding
where to save and find files14B. All Staff
Understand the Directory/Folder Structure of the
Computer
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15. Create a Class Web Site that Has A. Info
on Your Class
Curriculum - Syllabus B. Student Work and some
of your Work C. Your email address
D. An online assignment or lesson E.
Homework Assignments
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16. Increase school communication through use of
the school web site and by making information
available for such things as 1. YA curriculum
information. 2. Information about student
achievements and activities.3. Student work to
showcase their accomplishments and motivate
students to high achievement.4. Provide a
resource for technical and other important
information. 5. Provide resources for students
and teachers to communicate such things as
homework, assignments, reading and writing
resources, and web sites of educational value and
interest.