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__**The Survey**__ __﻿__ 1. How comfortable do you feel using technology as a teaching tool? a. I could teach a seminar to other teachers. (6) b. I can manage to figure things out on my own. (8) c. I often need help from collegues. (4) d. I don't even know how to get started. (0)

2. How often do you use technolgy within a lesson? a. Daily (15) b. Weekly (3) c. Occasionally (0) d. Hardly Ever/Never (0)

3. How often do your students use technolgy? a. Daily (9) b. Weekly (7) c. Occasionally (2) d. Hardly Ever/Never (0)

4. What would be the best format for improving your use of technolgy a. presenter on a specific topic (2) b. webinar (individual study) (2) c. guided work time (facilitator available for help) (11) d. PLC (sharing group) (3)

5. If you could add something to your classroom, what would you find most useful for teaching and learning? a. projector (2) b. document camera (0) c. teacher computer station (3) d. student work stations (10) e. interactive whiteboard (1) f. student response stystems (3) g. video camera h. digital camera //i. I already have all of these//

**__The Plan__** __**What we have (compared to similar districts):**__

Survey of individual districts/buildings/teachers is needed to determine what is already available and how it’s being used. Additionally, we need to find out if there is technology that is installed or available but not currently in use to make decisions about reallocation of resources and valuable professional development.

__**What we need (what it would cost):**__

Survey of individual districts/buildings/teachers is needed to determine highest priorities.

We already know that professional development is a high priority, however, when new equipment is installed teachers need to commit to completing professional development activities related to integrating that particular technology into their teaching.


 * __Ideas for funding:__**

Use already scheduled district staff development days for professional development funding. Use free Web 2.0 resources to support staff trainings and as a focus for technology integration.

Apply for grants that fund hardware purchase and installation along with training in effective use of the technology resources.

__**Ideas for Professional Development:**__

Without professional development, the technology tools will be wasted in classrooms as teachers do not have time to learn how to use them on their own. Survey results show that teachers would benefit from guided work time and professional development in use of interactive whiteboards and classroom response systems.

Site based trainings should be focused on technology integration and fluency. Expert teachers should lead trainings focusing on classroom applications followed by teacher work time with facilitator(s) available for support at multiple skill and interest levels. These trainings should be at least every month so that teachers can grow and develop their skills while receiving feedback from peers and facilitators.