Talon Technology Deployment ProposalSt. John Vianney High School

Technology Committee Goals• The Technology Program at St. John Vianney High School will

help provide a motivating and stimulating learning environment to promote student achievement in which technology has both a supporting and transparent role.

• Identify a solution to improve student access to necessary technologies;

• Identify and plan for a long term budget commitment to technology;

• Create a 21st century learning environment ;

• Determine Vianney’s position on student/family-provided 1-to-1 vs. VHS-provided student devices.

• Keys and Goals of Technology at Vianney– Accessibility– Reliability– Curriculum Enhancement

Where Vianney is headed…• A new kind of student• A new kind of Teacher• A new Pedagogy

– Digital Literacy– Media Literacy– Global Literacy

• Upgraded Curriculum– Technology infused curriculum– Technology expands the possibilities of student

learning and teaching .• Contemporary Instruction

Proposal

Current Environment:• Currently have 4 fully-functioning, dependable laptop carts• 60 dependable desktops in 2 computer laps• 9 Academic Departments divided in to 4 Academies

Proposal:• Purchase 2 additional “laptop” carts for 2013-14 (est.

$30,000)• Purchase 2 additional “laptop” carts for 2014-15 (est.

$30,000)• This would bring the total number of carts to 8, one

for each department (PE not included)• Total computers=300 by 2014. (240 laptops/60

desktops) nearly 2:1 ratio

Advantages

• “Laptops” would be discipline specific based on the department's goals. Ex: Ipads, Macs, Google Chrome books, etc.

• Opportunity to teach students on a variety of devices(Mac, windows, etc..)

• Opportunity to grow and enhance our curriculum.• Technology would not be in the student’s hands 100%

of the time.• Likely viewed more favorably than 1-1• Vianney would not be committed to one device long-

term as via leases and contracts as technology changes.

• More on-site control vs. BYOD• Should help monitor damage better within the

departments.• More collaboration amongst teachers by

departmentalizing the school and having Academies near each other.

MORE Advantages of Technology

• Increases engagement because of immediate excitement, control, and interactivity.

• Transfer of engagement and interaction can flood into other aspects of the curriculum, especially when deliberately planned by the teacher.

• Increases classroom teaching and learning time when intrusive routines can be minimized.

• Increases likelihood of completion of academic work.

Curriculum Possibilities BECAUSE of Technology

• Teleplays• Podcasting• Skype•Screenplays•Grant Proposals•Web Pages•CAD Blueprints•Web 2.0 Tools•Video Conferencing in World Languages•Media Criticism•Second Life• Podcasts• Video trailers• App creation• Blogs• Text messaging as note taking• Facebook• 1000 more we could list or DON’T KNOW

Administration/School Commitment

• Continued Budgetary support – infrastructure and devices– Long-range replacement plan

• Continued Professional Development Support– Training– Release Time– In-House Professional Development,

etc.

Teacher CommitmentJanuary-March• Each Academy and Department develops a KWL Chart in

conjunction with Technology Department to help aid in planning future Professional development– Ex: Online, Hardware, software, possibilities, etc.

• Each teacher completes an individual technology assessment.

March-August• Each teacher completes the free Google online training

modules…..

Summer 2013• Each teacher commits 3 days in summer to discipline based

technology training.

2013-14 School Year• Each teacher will develop 1 technology based units/per

course for 2013-14• Each teacher commits to 20 additional hours of technology

based PD throughout the school year.