Our district is about to embark on a new level of technology integration, and it's an exciting time! We're closer than ever to going one-to-one. New positions have been approved for technology integration specialists so that all teachers have the ongoing support they need. A district instructional technology committee has been formed, as has an instructional technology steering committee, both of which are made up of a thoughtful cross-sampling of educators and administrators from all grade levels and all areas. Multiple types of devices are being considered to meet the diverse needs of all of our students at every level. Site visits and conversations with other districts have begun to happen. This goal is real. The plans are fluid,iterative and informed, and best of all...they have begun to happen.
Remember, it's not about the tech tool, but rather about the thoughtful and careful planning of how and when to use that technology to make a lesson better than it could have been without it. |