Technology Leaders Resource Forum CUE Conference

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Technology Leaders Resource ForumCUE
Conference Palm Springs 2008

• Tim Landeck
• Doug Prouty

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Presentation Focus

• Introductions
• Tech Coordinators Responsibilities
• Technical Support
• Issues and Solution
• Tech Staff Development
• Issues and Solution
• Classroom Content and Assessment w/Technology
• Ideas and resources
• General Coordination Issues
• AUP, Ethics, Security, Web Filtering, Leadership,
  Communication, Planning. etc

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Some Considerations

• We may stick to the agenda schedule
• Participation is highly encouraged!
• Raffle prizes can happen at any time, so be
  prepared with your tickets (name on back of
  ticket)

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Some Presentation Assumptions

• We are all over worked!
• We are all under paid!
• We all have too much to get done in the time we
  have to do it!
• Solution Oriented Workshop
• Stay Positive!
• Hallelujah!!!

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How Many People Are

• Full Time Technology Leader (Paid)?
• Site
• District
• County
• Other
• Part Time Technology Leader (Paid)?
• Site
• District
• County
• Other
• Volunteer Technology Leader (Not Paid)?
• Started as a Volunteer?

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How Many People Are

• County level
• District level K-6
• District level 7-12
• Site level K-6
• Site level 7-12
• Private school / Other

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Introductions Activity

• Share with a partner, then with your table
• What is the NUMBER ONE issue that you were
  confronted with LAST WEEK as a technology leader?

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Tech Coord ResponsibilitiesActivity

• Share with your table
• What are the top 5 issues that you are faced with
  as a technology coordinator?

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Tech Support

• Set Standards
• Support Down The Wire
• Imaging and Desktop Security
• Thin Clients
• Centralize Servers (OptiMAN Fiber?)
• Outsource or Service Contracts
• 5 year support on new desktops

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Technical SupportActivity

• Share with your table
• What methods have you used for tech support that
  work?

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Staff Development-Effective Models-

• Train-the-Trainer Models
• Coaching/Mentoring
• Summer/Winter Institutes
• Satellite Training Centers
• Conferences
• Media Based
• Web-based
• CD ROM based

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Staff DevelopmentActivity

• Share with your table
• What methods have you used for staff development
  that work?
• Train-the-Trainer Models
• Coaching/Mentoring
• Summer/Winter Institutes

Satellite Training Centers Conferences Media
Based Web-based CD ROM based
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Classroom Content andAssessment with Technology

• Lab Use
• Online Content
• Streaming Media
• Flash-based media
• Assessment
• Edusoft
• Accelerated Reader
• Etc.

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General Coordination Issues

• Inventories (Hard/software)
• Technology Use Plans (TUP) -Revisions
• Standardizing on Hard/software
• Acceptable Use Policies - Keeping Track
• Funding Personnel Vs. Equipment Vs. Prof Dev
• Technical Support Inventories (Hard/software)
• ELARS
• Scope and Sequence / Textbook Electronic Curric.
• Information Literacy in an Information Age
• Student Email Accounts, etc

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Closing Activity
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Thanks for coming!

• Tim Landeck tlandeck_at_pvusd.net
• Doug Proutydprouty_at_cccoe.k12.ca.us