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Technology Committee TASSP – June 9, 2005

Technology Committee TASSP – June 9, 2005. Important Things to Know Discussion Topics. SIF Compliance.

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Technology Committee TASSP – June 9, 2005

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  1. Technology CommitteeTASSP – June 9, 2005 Important Things to Know Discussion Topics

  2. SIF Compliance “The School's Interoperability Framework's (SIF) vision within this context is that schools will be enabled to better utilize technology in a manner that leverages the promise and capabilities of interoperability between disparate applications. In this then, technology is not a barrier but an enabler and SIF will be THE catalyst in allowing systemic change to take place.”* *taken from the SIF website

  3. Questions to Ask • SIF compliance • Ability to import/export data • Proprietary database • Server or web-based • Hardware requirements for workstations • Server requirements/Operating Systems

  4. Questions to Ask - 2 • Level of support • Annual fee • Staff development associated • Owning or renting (licensing) • Other districts that use it • Refund policy

  5. Questions to Ask Yourself • Does this technology do something we cannot do with a traditional method? • What will be the application for the computer (to determine the processor, memory, etc.)? • Have I looked at competing products? • Have I shown it to my teachers?

  6. Questions to Ask Yourself • Discussion

  7. Administrative Applications • Palm Pilots with scheduling data • Data Analysis software • Scheduling software (master schedule) • Tardy trackers • ID systems • Automatic Calling • PGP creation

  8. Administrative Applications - 2 • Online Attendance • Online Gradebooks • Networking Copy Machines • OCR Software • Linking Palm Pilots with Groupwise • ID Pictures to Grade Program • Shared Calendar for facilities use

  9. Administrative Applications 3 • Email groups – vps, counselors • Discussion

  10. Curriculum and Instructional Applications • Credit Recovery • Individual Coaching/Tutoring • Presentation Tool • Lesson Planner • Online Staff Development • Research Tool

  11. Curriculum and Instructional Applications • Media Rack • Digital Audio/Video – Broadcasting • Discussion

  12. Hardware • Palm Pilots • Servers • PCs – 3 levels of technology • Wireless technology • Media systems • Discussion

  13. Educational Resources • billtelford.net • loc.gov

  14. Testimonials • Discussion – a TASSP website that allows individuals to discuss hardware and software and rate it

  15. Additional Discussion • TASSP’s role in networking for administrators • Potential speakers/topics in technology for the fall convention and the 2006 convention • Articles topics for the Texas Study

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