Download or read book Technology in Massachusetts Schools 2003 2004 written by Massachusetts. Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2004 National Education Technology Plan paints a hopeful picture of technology in American schools, highlighting examples of effective use and applauding the innovation that is occurring. The plan touts the benefits of the Internet and the opportunities it offers for improving education, such as enhanced access to interactive learning resources, virtual courses, and easily accessible, up-to-date information. An analysis of the technology data submitted to the Department for the 2003-2004 school year reveals some promising trends. The percentage of teachers receiving technology professional development increased from 61% in 2003 to 71% in 2004. Districts have also made improvements in their infrastructures, with the percentage of districts that have every classroom connected to the Internet up from 72% to 79%. In addition, 60% of districts met the guideline of five or fewer students per modern computer, even though the definition of a modern computer was upgraded substantially in 2004. Other data reveal some of the challenges districts face in their use of technology. In some districts, the number of computers varies widely from one school to the next, so students are not all receiving the same benefits. Many schools continue to lack the technical support staff to maximize their use of technology, so that on average it takes more than three days to service a computer that is down. Finally, nearly one-third of teachers use technology with their students only about once a month or less, suggesting that they need more support and training in order to be able to reap the benefits technology offers. Appendices include: (1) District Statistics; (2) Local Technology Plan Guidelines (School Year 2004-2005 through 2006-2007); (3) No Child Left Behind Title IID Technology Entitlement Grants (Fund Code 160); (4) No Child Left Behind Title IID Model Technology Integration Grants (Fund Code 165); (5) No Child Left Behind Title IID Technology Enhancement Grants (Fund Code 170); (6) No Child Left Behind Title IID Content Institutes (Fund Codes 137/141/151/171); and (7) No Child Left Behind Title II D Assistive Technology Summer Institutes (Fund Code 171). (Contains 27 footnotes.) [This report was prepared by the Massachusetts Department of Education and the Instructional Technology Group.].
Download or read book Technology in Massachusetts Schools 2004 2005 written by Connie Louie and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report shows that Massachusetts school districts are making progress in providing instruction that is relevant to today's students--and in preparing students for the technological demands of the 21st century. A number of positive trends emerge from districts' 2004-2005 technology data. The daily use of technology in the classroom has increased, helping to make learning more relevant and engaging to today's students. In addition, greater numbers of teachers are using technology each day professionally outside the classroom as well, which increases their productivity, as well as their comfort level with technology. At the same time, teacher participation in technology professional development is up, and more teachers have moved into the proficient and advanced levels of technology using, enabling them to better help their students become technologically literate. Even though progress has been made, much work remains to be done. There are still many teachers in Massachusetts who use technology only occasionally, if at all. There are also teachers and students who are not proficient with technology. In order to continue making progress in preparing students for a technology-driven world, schools must provide increased professional development in technology, sufficient support for the use of technology, and a robust technology infrastructure. This report gauges the progress of districts in providing these prerequisites for effective technology use. Appended are: (1) Local Technology Plan Guidelines; and (2) District Statistics. (Contains 30 footnotes.).
Download or read book Technology in Massachusetts Schools written by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shares the Governor's concern about the need to prepare students for the 21st century economy. Technology has the power to enhance students' learning, engage them, and ultimately prepare them for the competitive world beyond school. In order to prepare students for their future in this increasingly digital world, it is critical that districts provide a robust technology infrastructure, ample support for the use of technology, and increased professional development for teachers. This report uses data submitted by districts to gauge Massachusetts' progress as a state in providing the prerequisites for 21st century learning. Individual districts may want to use the report's finding to judge their own progress. Policymakers can use the information to develop strategies to support local districts as they prepare students for their future. Appendices include: (1) Local Technology Plan Guidelines; (2) District Statistics; and (3) Technology Funding. (Contains 55 footnotes.).
Download or read book Educational Technology in Massachusetts Schools 1997 written by Massachusetts. Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technology in Massachusetts Schools An Annual Report Based on Data Submitted by Districts written by Massachusetts. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Local Technology Plan Guidelines" serve as the basis for the Department's annual technology data collection. This report takes a look at the data submitted by 344 school districts, examining the progress Massachusetts school districts are making in meeting the recommended guidelines. In doing so, it will gauge the degree to which local schools are ready to use technology to enhance teaching and learning. District leaders can use this information, along with their local technology data, to help identify areas where they are falling behind and where the infusion of technology stimulus funds is likely to have the greatest impact. Because the report focuses on districts' technology readiness relative to the "Local Technology Plan Guidelines", its organization follows the five areas covered by the guidelines: (1) Clear Vision and Implementation Strategies; (2) Technology Integration and Literacy; (3) Technology Professional Development; (4) Accessibility of Technology; and (5) E-Learning and Communications. Local Technology Plan Guidelines is appended. (Contains 25 footnotes.).
Download or read book Switched On Classroom written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents "Switched-On Classroom," a full-text, online technology planning guide for the public schools in Massachusetts. Notes that the book is published by the Massachusetts Software Council, Inc. in Boston. Explains that the book outlines a 12 step technology planning and implementation process for the schools. Includes instructive narratives, case studies of successful technology implementation, and a list of resources to assist schools in their strategic planning efforts. Links to the home page of the Council. Posts contact information via mailing address.
Download or read book Integration of Technology Into Education written by Jonathan Walter Gallishaw and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Education Technology Plan written by Arthur P. Hershaft and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education is the key to America's economic growth and prosperity and to our ability to compete in the global economy. It is the path to higher earning power for Americans and is necessary for our democracy to work. It fosters the cross-border, cross-cultural collaboration required to solve the most challenging problems of our time. The National Education Technology Plan 2010 calls for revolutionary transformation. Specifically, we must embrace innovation and technology which is at the core of virtually every aspect of our daily lives and work. This book explores the National Education Technology Plan which presents a model of learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure and productivity.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Technologies for Improving the 21st Century Workforce Tools for Lifelong Learning written by Wang, Victor C.X. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the 21st century has seen, lifelong learning has become more important as many countries have emerged into learning societies. With these learning societies, adult and community education, along with new technologies, play a major role in shaping and reshaping their economic, political, and cultural realities. Handbook of Research on Technologies for Improving the 21st Century Workforce: Tools for Lifelong Learning addresses how technologies impact the combination of workforce education and adult learning. This comprehensive collection of research from leading authorities and front line faculty seeks to equip adult learners/employees with the right knowledge and skills to continue to contribute to the economy given the importance of the essential role of technologies.
Download or read book Technology Counts Massachusetts written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education Week on the Web presents the full text of a section of a 1998 report entitled "Technology Counts," which reports on the level of technology in public schools on a state by state basis. The contact person for the state educational technology agency is noted. This section was written by Julie Rasicot about the progress of educational technology in Massachusetts. Rasicot observes that in 1997, the legislature finally approved funding specifically targeted to school technology. Education Week is a service of Editorial Projects in Education Inc.
Download or read book Massachusetts Political Almanac 2004 written by Holly Burch and published by . This book was released on 2004-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 c of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Globalization Technological Change and Public Education written by Torin Monahan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization, Technological Change, and Public Education documents the dramatic changes taking place in public education through the incorporation of new information technologies. These additions to the public school environment have generally been seen as enabling tools to help students and nations compete in the global marketplace. Yet a closer look at the interplay of technological change and organizational restructuring suggests the emergence of new, less promising power relations. Through detailed ethnographic research and interviews in the Los Angeles public school system, Torin Monahan reveals how, with few exceptions, these changes to the educational process are forcing both students and workers to adapt to systems that are ever more rigid and controlling.
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Download or read book Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge TPCK for Educators written by Mary C. Herring and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by Taylor & Francis Group for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education This Handbook addresses the concept and implementation of technological pedagogical content knowledge -- the knowledge and skills that teachers need in order to integrate technology meaningfully into instruction in specific content areas. Recognizing, for example, that effective uses of technology in mathematics are quite different from effective uses of technology in social studies, teachers need specific preparation in using technology in each content area they will be teaching. Offering a series of chapters by scholars in different content areas who apply the technological pedagogical content knowledge framework to their individual content areas, the volume is structured around three themes: What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge? Integrating Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge into Specific Subject Areas Integrating Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge into Teacher Education and Professional Development The Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Educators is simultaneously a mandate and a manifesto on the engagement of technology in classrooms based on consensus standards and rubrics for effectiveness. As the title of the concluding chapter declares, "It’s about time!" The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is a national, voluntary association of higher education institutions and related organizations. Our mission is to promote the learning of all PK-12 students through high-quality, evidence-based preparation and continuing education for all school personnel. For more information on our publications, visit our website at: www.aacte.org.
Download or read book Leading the Technology Powered School written by Marilyn L. Grady and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t just ride the technology train – drive it Today’s children need an active environment, interdisciplinary curriculum, and project-based instruction that mirrors their lives outside the classroom. This book offers a cut-to-the-chase approach for busy principals who want to successfully stay ahead of the technology curve to enhance student learning. Filled with strategies and tools, this helpful resource shows school leaders how to: Develop a technology leadership team Implement professional development Assess technical needs, student learning, and teacher performance Address cyber safety effectively Included are checklists and a roadmap to building capacity by investing 15 minutes each day.
Download or read book Media and Literacy written by Dennis Adams and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2006 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
