BOBW - Administrative Toolkit

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11/20/2009


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	Administrative Using technology to streamline daily tasks	Instructional Using technology to enhance teaching and learning
Level I: Basic Competencies	Using electronic Gradebook (GradeSpeed) Using District email to communicate with administration, colleagues and parents and using attachments Taking attendance Use of flash drives Teachers bring laptops to meetings and professional development Creating documents (electronic lesson plans, grades, interventions lists and plans, parent letters and communication, assessments, item analysis, calendars, etc.) Capability to do minor troubleshooting Webpages are kept current Print and use Edusoft data Utilize available data to drive instruction Teachers using the functions of TANGO Minutes from meetings logged on computer Teachers able to save and retrieve data from a server Computer desktop organized and well managed Teachers laptops are open and ready for use In-house computer work orders Weekly principals message & communication through email Weekly campus professional development involving computers Certificates produced electronically Notification of meetings sent electronically Use of STAR chart to plan professional development On-line voting for elections (TOY, StuCo, etc.)	Use of programs on servers Online usage Teachers using LCD Projectors Students publishing work (printing and displaying) Use of Plato, Lexia, AR PDA's for TPRI Teacher laptops are open Log sign-in/sign-out sheet for COWS reflects use Technology embedded in lesson plans
Level II: Mid-level; moving toward integration	Organizing email in folders Creation of spreadsheets and graphsTeachers able to show how they use programs with administrators Blogging used during planning committee meetings PLC lesson planning sharing technology strategies Use Datamart to analyze test results and student progress	Labs: Teachers using District's resources such as GAIL, Nettrekker, etc Using the web as a resource to research and supplement instruction Use of campus technology resources Use of peripherals (digital cameras, scanners, etc.) Teachers use of PowerPoint presentations in classroom Students engaged with electronic activity (Nettrekker, United Streaming, etc) Classroom newsletters Blogging for assignments and for interaction with teachers and students Students completing online research Use of Webquests Teachers using COWS and labs Hits on United Streaming and Nettrekker
Level III: High-level user; full integration into curriculum	Weekly principals message & communication through podcasts Completes professional development online	Student generated products displayed in the hallways Teachers assisting other teachers in using software and MacBook Teachers using websites to enhance instruction, website used as an extension of instruction and communication. Students publishing work to website or other online service Use of Science probes and/or ProScopes Student created video projects Student created electronic projects Groups of students working collaboratively with technology Student produced school news Teachers create and use forums in instruction Student-created webpages Student-created podcasts Use of interactive SmartBoards Handhelds in curriculum Digital yearbooks Online learning centers for remediation