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EDU 508 Final Project

Contemporary Issues in Technology –A!isory Plan

Imagine that you have been hired by the Wealllearn School District to advise the School Board on the direction for their 5-

year Technology Plan. Your ob is to !re!are a com!rehensive "-#$ !age !olicy recommendation on ho% Wealllearn

School District should develo! its technology !rogram. You aren&t to select hard%are and soft%are but to advise on

 !olicy. 'You can ma(e a !lan for your actual school district).

You %ill be e*!ected to address at least #5 of the follo%ing issues in your recommendation. You may use other issues %ith !ermission.

#. Priorities on +ard%are S!ending

,. BYD Initiatives

. /se of Social 0et%or(ing for Professional Develo!ment

1. /se of Social 0et%or(ing by Students on School Time

5. /se of Social 0et%or(ing by Teachers %ith Students

2. Soft%are3 Buy or Subscribe

". Soft%are3 !en Source or Industry Standards4. Wireless ccess

6. 7boo(s3 8ibrary and Te*tboo(s

#$. Serving S!ecial 0eeds %9ssistive Technologies

##. Technology and fter School ctivities such as :lubs and S!orts

#,. Training 0eeds for your %hole Staff; not ust teachers;

#. :ell Phone /se by Students and Staff 

#1. <unding =ethods

#5. =edia Sourcing3 +ulu; !!le T>; YouTube; :able

#2. =inimum Technology for 7ach :lassroom

#". 7nsuring :o!yright dherence.

#4. !en :ourse%are 'such as =IT)

#6. /sing =:S

,$. Wi(i sources?%i(ite*ts boo(s; Wi(i!edia; etc.

,#. Youtube in the :lassroom

,,. nline 8earning

,. <li!!ed :lassroom Strategies

,1. >ideo Teleconferencing and related @lobal Initiatives

,5. Protecting Student Privacy '<7AP),2. Student Phone :ameras

,". /se of Security :ameras

,4. Ty!ing3 a necessary s(ill

,6. :IP3 com!lying %hen students have smart!hones

$. ssistive Technologies

#. :loud Storage

,. @aming9@amification

"uggeste #utline

Title Page

vervie% Introduction

8isting of Issues %ith your Aecommendation

7ach Aecommendation should include 3

• short summary of the current status of that to!ic in education today 'im!ortant issues)

• your s!ecific recommendation %ith ideas for im!lementation

• your rationale for the recommendation; including statistics; Cuotes; e*!erts to su!!ort your

recommendation

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