Ongoing Tasks of Technology
Mentors:
Link
Technology to Student Performance Standards
Arrange
for Staff Training and sharing of effective practices
Build
infrastructure and provide hardware.
Provide
ongoing support
Evaluate
all school technology proposals and funding. All funding needs
to be approved through the Tech Committee.
Duties of Technology Mentors:
Stay
informed of effective uses of technology. Attend workshops,
conferences, seminars. Visit schools demonstrating effective uses of technology
(King MS, Foshay Learning Center, Bell HS). Become a life-long learner.
Keep
informed of issues and news via school e-mail.
Ability
to draw up certifications, surveys, selection and evaluation procedures.
Stay
abreast of Jefferson, district, and state technology goals and
benchmarks.
Examples of Issues that need
to be Addressed:
Evaluate
proposals for various offices and departments.
Evaluate
and standardize major purchases. For example, since many departments wish
to buy word processing units, arrange for a vendor demonstrations from
AlphaSmart and Dreamwriter. Evaluate both models and recommend one or both
vendors. Many expensive items like presentation systems need to be
evaluated in this way.
Technology
Mentor Teachers (Draft)
