| Joyce and others, Here are the recommendations I have with regard to the tech literacy mandate: (1) All eighth graders should take the survey online unless you have a large enough "n" to warrant having a statistical percentage of the class take the survey (probably in most cases, class sizes are small enough to have every eighth grader take the test). (2) Officially, you do not have to give the survey until spring of 2006 (and every spring there after) -showing your results to the DE at your next site visit. (3) Hopefully, the technology progress is happening K-12, with just an "official" assessment/survey given at eighth grade in order to report your data to the DE. At a minimum, you will need to do an 8th grade survey, but if you have data and artifacts from other grades demonstrating your school's tech. literacy that would be even better. (4) My suggestion is that you give the 8th grade tech survey, analyze the results, develop one or two goals based on the results and then collect data to see the progress you are making year to year. I think the DE will look for progress, not just artifacts. Perhaps you want students to improve on their "technology as a communication, information and media literacy" skills- then you would look to your curriculum (hopefully embedded in the content areas) and have the students use the technology to improve on the goal areas you have determined to improve upon. You would then be able to show the survey, the artifacts, and perhaps the professional development your teachers participated in, in order to make progress in tech literacy. Certainly, a sampling of powerpoints, iMovies, etc will all qualify. I would definitely focus my goals on what is being assessed, i.e., the ISTE/Information Power standards that formed the basis of our questions in the survey. I hope this helps clarify your questions. Let me know if you need help with any of this process. Remember, too, that you probably have a CSIP goal pertaining to technology, so be sure you are working within the context of your CSIP plan as well. Nancy On May 9, 2005, at 11:03 AM, Tim Buenz wrote:
------------------ Nancy Movall Technology & School Improvement Consultant Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency 8 824 Flindt Drive Storm Lake, IA 50588 712-732-2257 "Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor." ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr. |
