| Describe the steps being taken to ensure that
all students and teachers have increased access to technology. The description must include how
Ed Tech funds, if applicable, will be used to help students
in high-poverty and high-needs schools, or in schools identified
for improvement or corrective
action under Section 1116 of Title I (not applicable to Falmouth); and
how the steps taken will ensure that teachers are prepared
to integrate
technology
effectively into curricula and
instruction. |
For Falmouth, increased access can be accomplished by:
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| Provide students with the ability
to work seamlessly between school and home technology. |
- Provide 24-7 access to laptops in 7th and 8th grade with annual monitoring of laptop program's contribution to student learning.
- Use data yearly to determine use of an assigned laptop for every student in grades 9 through 12.
- Provide pen drives and laptops available for checkout and/or rental as needed for students in grades 9 through 12
- Ensure file servers at all schools are easily accessible
from the home computing environment
- Provide grades 7 through 12 students with email which can be used for sending files between home and school.
- Educate students on the use of pen drives, file servers, and email attachments.
- Continue use of Microsoft Office until Open Office for Mac OS X is an easily used alternative.
- Provide information on education discounts for
students on software that is used at school
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| Strategies to stretch our technology dollars in order to provide for necessary technology |
- Use data to monitor and determine priorities (see 4-Necessary Technology)
- Use leasing as an option.
- Buy extended warranties.
- Set a life cycle for new computers and plan accordingly (see replacement plan)
- Use remote management tools (Timbuktu and Remote Desktop)
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| Provide Adequate Support |
- See Technology Support Staff
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- See (12-Professional Development)
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| Contract with All-Tech for support on assistive technology and universal design to ensure technology use is accessible for all students. |
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- Follow recommendations (Workshops providing an overview of assistive software for special education teachers started October 2005 at each school.)
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