Building
the Vision
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http://edutopia.org/
is published by the George Lucas Foundation. This site documents,
disseminates, and advocates for exemplary programs in
K-12 public schools. Some excellent examples of how technology
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http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali
A free membership is required to join the forums and put up content but
even without membership a host of ideas about using technology in
education for teaching and leadership are available.
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http://knowledgeloom.org/gmott/resources/exemplars.html
A planning template designed for technology integration and developed
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http://www.21stcenturyskills.org
This organization brings together the business community, education
leaders, and policymakers to define a powerful vision for 21st century
education to ensure every child's success as citizens and workers in
the 21st century. A State
Leaders Action Guide to 21st Century Skills is available for
download as well as many other useful resources.
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http://www.uvm.edu/pt3/leadership/leaderquest/leaderquest.html
Take a webquest to learn about developing a technology plan while
taking on the different perspectives of your community.
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Planning
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http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/tech.htm
Although you will find more than planning tips here, it's a good place
to begin, especially their article 10 tips
for technology planning.
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Assessment
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http://www.ncrel.org/datause/dataprimer
is an instructional website published by NCREL to help educators become
more comfortable with thinking about how to use data to make
instructional decisions |
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http://www.setda.org/NLItoolkit/TLA/index.htm
From SETDA National Leadership Institute Toolkit on technology
assessment. SETDA was formed to provide national leadership in
educational
technology and to provide opportunities for states to collaborate and
network through partnerships and professional development
opportunities. Vermont was a partner in development this toolkit.
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http://education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/pgm_edtech/performance_tasks.pdf
Designed to
support the Technology Grade Expectations (GEs), these content-neutral
tasks can support classroom level determination of students’ knowledge
and skills related to the GEs.
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Professional
Development
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http://setda/prg/Toolkit2003/hqpd/index.html
This toolkit can be used to assist state and district leaders in
planning, implementing, and
assessing high quality models for teaching and learning using
technology. |
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http://www.nsdc.org/standards/index.cfm
The National Staff Development Council provides guidelines and
assessments for quality professional development of educators. |
Policies
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http://www.vtvsba.org/policy/manual.htm
Policies include acceptable use of the internet, copyright, budgets,
pupil privacy rights and publication.
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Funding
Ideas
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http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2comptec.htm
The Michigan State Libraries has compiled a series of grant resources
in Computer Technology.
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