VII. Procedures, Policies, Planning, and Budgeting for Technology Environments.

TF-VII.A. Use the school technology facilities and resources to implement classroom instruction. Candidates:

• Use plans to configure software/computer/technology systems and related peripherals in laboratory, classroom cluster, and other appropriate instructional arrangements.
• Use local mass storage devices and media to store and retrieve information and resources.
• Discuss issues related to selecting, installing, and maintaining wide area networks (WAN) for school districts.
• 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.
• Utilize methods of installation, maintenance, inventory, and management of software libraries.
• Use and apply strategies for troubleshooting and maintaining various hardware/software configurations found in school settings.
• Use network software packages used to operate a computer network system.
• 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:

• Identify instructional software to support and enhance the school curriculum and develop recommendations for purchase.
• Discuss and apply guidelines for budget planning and management procedures related to educational computing and technology facilities and resources.
• Discuss and apply procedures related to troubleshooting and preventive maintenance on technology infrastructure.
• Apply current information involving facilities planning issues and computer related technologies.
• Suggest policies and procedures concerning staging, scheduling, and security for managing computers/technology in a variety of school/ laboratory/classroom settings.
• Use distance and online learning facilities.
• 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:

• Support technology professional development at the building/school level utilizing adult learning theory.

Reflection

There is an abundance of software and programs that are available for students and teachers to use to make their work and lessons exciting, easier and worthwhile. In my school the technology coordinator has most of the power when deciding what software will be loaded onto the computers. As the media specialist, in my school, I have some same in what goes into my library computers but not the computers in the rest of the school. For this upcoming school year, I have added two new databases to our growing catalog of sources. As a district, we subscribe to BELS , BCCLS, EBSCO and many other databases that have been chosen by the administration and the technology coordinator. For each database and website, I create a lesson for the students. Most English classes and some history classes will lean about the programs that we have during their visits to the library. I would like for the other classes to take advantage of what we have but many of the teachers do not make time for students to use the library. I try to keep the student’s lessons interesting and offer as much assistance and information for what they need.