Educational technology facilitators promote the development and implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans, and budgets for P-12 schools. Educational technology facilitators:
TF-VII.A. Use the school technology facilities and resources to implement classroom instruction. Candidates:
1. Use plans to configure software/computer/technology systems and related peripherals in laboratory, classroom cluster, and other appropriate instructional arrangements.
2. Use local mass storage devices and media to store and retrieve information and resources.
3. Discuss issues related to selecting, installing, and maintaining wide area networks (WAN) for school districts.
4. Model integration of software used in classroom and administrative settings including productivity tools, information access/ telecommunication tools, multimedia/hypermedia tools, school management tools, evaluation/portfolio tools, and computer-based instruction.
5. Utilize methods of installation, maintenance, inventory, and management of software libraries.
6. Use and apply strategies for troubleshooting and maintaining various hardware/software configurations found in school settings.
7. Use network software packages used to operate a computer network system.
8. Work with technology support personnel to maximize the use of technology resources by administrators, teachers, and students to improve student learning.
TF-VII.B. Follow procedures and guidelines used in planning and purchasing technology resources. Candidates:
1. Identify instructional software to support and enhance the school curriculum and develop recommendations for purchase.
2. Discuss and apply guidelines for budget planning and management procedures related to educational computing and technology facilities and resources.
3. Discuss and apply procedures related to troubleshooting and preventive maintenance on technology infrastructure.
4. Apply current information involving facilities planning issues and computer related technologies.
5. Suggest policies and procedures concerning staging, scheduling, and security for managing computers/technology in a variety of school/ laboratory/classroom settings.
6. Use distance and online learning facilities.
7. Describe and identify recommended specifications for purchasing technology systems in school settings.
TF-VII.C. Participate in professional development opportunities related to management of school facilities, technology resources, and purchases. Candidates:
1. Support technology professional development at the building/school level utilizing adult learning theory.
ISTE Standard II
ISTE Standard III
ISTE Standard IV
ISTE Standard V
ISTE Standard VI
ISTE Standard VII
ISTE Standard VIII
Resume
Educational Philosophy
Program of Study
NJ CCCS
RSS FEEDS
The Technology Facilitator must take a lead role in planning, maintaining, and utilizing the infrastructure of the technology systems in her district. She must understand the use of storage systems, WAN, and the other hardware/software configurations that are found within her schools. As the expert and the model for teachers, the Facilitator needs to be familiar with all the software that the teachers will be using in their classrooms so that she can assist them. I have included one page of the classroom newspaper that I completed with my second grade class as an example of my experience with Microsoft Publisher, the digital camera, and my ability to download information from the Internet to utilize in many ways. The children in my Resource Room were thrilled to publish a newspaper several times throughout the year that I copied and distributed to their homerooms, so that all of the children in their homeroon class could read about school news and do the puzzles we included.
Identifying useful instructional software that can help students meet Core Curriculum Content Standards in both technology and the other curriculum areas is another job for the Technology Facilitator. She must analyze the needs of the students within her district and find appropriate software that will fit within the district budget. The analysis of "Accelerated Writer" by Renaissance Learning that I completed with two other teachers in my district is included here. This is a well thought out software acquisition plan that addresses a specific problem with Language Arts scores as identified by No Child Left Behind mandates. The budget piece we added to the "Accelerated Writer'" Power Point presentation also focuses on the Technology Facilitator's role in identifying specifications for purchasing technology within a school setting.
A Software and Freeware Evaluation Form is a useful tool that the Facilitator can introduce for the teachers in the district to utilize when they are looking for software or freeware to use in their classrooms. The teachers could then upload their forms onto a page that I, as the Districts' Technology Facilitator, would link to the my district-wide technology website.
Distance and online learning and professional development for the Facilitator, herself, and for the teachers in the district are mentioned again in this standard. My participation in online components through WebCT for my Masters in Educational Technology courses and the Professional Development Workshops that I have attended in the past help me pursue my goal of life long learning. These experiences enhance my ability to plan and facilitate professional development for others. As a Technology Facilitator, I plan to read articles about cutting edge technology and learning theory on the Internet to increase my own expertise. I would share any relevant information with the other administrators and teachers within my district through email, as postings on my website, or through enhanced professional development.
Classroom Newspaper
Language Arts Literacy with "Accelerated Writer"
Software and Freeware Evaluation Form
WebCT
Professional Development Workshops