Jefferson North Elementary
Jefferson Schools
1. Hardware: High Tech
2. Connectivity: Mid Tech
3. Content: Mid Tech
4. Professional Development: Mid Tech
5. Integration and Use: High Tech

Based on an average of your responses, your school is at the Mid Tech level.
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Mid Tech Educational Benefits:
Improve higher-order critical thinking with access to multimedia content
Master basic skills through drill and tutorial software
Greater information resources available for research and education from Internet and CD-ROM
Most students/teachers able to communicate with parents, experts, other students and teachers outside the school
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Summary of your answers: Questions: Your answers:
1 How many students per instructional computer? (b) 10 or less
2 How long does it take to receive technical support? (a) Takes several days
3 What percent of instructional rooms and administrative offices connected to the Internet? (d) 100% or more of all instructional rooms and administrative offices are connected to the Internet
4 What is the quality of your school's connection to the Internet? (c) *Direct connectivity in most classrooms *Adequate bandwidth
5 What is the use and availability of other forms of hardware technology? (b) VCRs, cable TV, telephones, voicemail, projection devices, digital cameras, calculators
6 What forms do delivery and format of professional development take? (a) Trainer-led instruction
7 What percent of the technology budget is allocated to professional development? (c) 16-29%
8 What is the understanding and use of digital content by educators? (b) *100% at adaptation phases *Some begin to use with students
13 What is the content budget allocation to purchase digital content? (a) Use some supplemental instructional materials funds only
9 Software format: (b) Receive information from CD-ROM and searchable, online content
10 What is the role of the role of educator and degree to which digital content is integrated into instruction? (c) * Teacher facilitated in local or distant classrooms *Fully integrate into instruction and use for research, planning, multimedia presentations and simulations, and to correspond and communicate
11 Do the students employ digital content to enhance learning? (b) Use for research, communications and presentations
12 What percentage of students are using digital content and what is their frequency of use? (b) *75% or more *3-4 times a week *20% have online course units available to expand opportunities
14 How does technology help student achievement and 21st century skills? (b) Demonstrate some improved mastery of 21st century skills
15 What percent of your school or district aligns standards, curriculum, assessment and/or uses technology for continuous improvement? (b) *50% align standards, curriculum and assessment and report results *25% monitor and measure results to inform new instructional decisions
16 What percent of your school or district integrates digital strategies into assessment and/or measures 21st century skills? (c) *75% or more integrate digital strategies into assessment*Measure 50% of 21st century skills
*Use multiple formats including project based assessment, portfolios and simulations
17 What percent of students has continuous access to technology? (c) *Can access digital content at times other than school hours *75% or more of students use technology to develop 21st century skills
18 How is research used? (b) *50% review external research and apply appropriately *50% conduct internal research on program effectiveness *50% of schools use IT for planning *25% of teachers use IT in classrooms for ad hoc action
19 How do administrators use technology? (d) *Use technology to set policies, procedures, analyze performance, report and communicate with constituencies *Use technology to manage continuous improvement
20 How do parents and the community use technology? (a) *One-way access to school web page which communicates policies, standards and initiatives

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