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[Graphic: CEO Forum on Education & Technology]


Howard Elementary
Dearborn

1. Hardware: High Tech
2. Connectivity: Low Tech
3. Content: Low Tech
4. Professional Development: Low Tech
5. Integration and Use: Low Tech

Based on an average of your responses, your school is at the Low Tech level.

Low Tech Educational Benefits:
  • Master basic skills through older drill and tutorial software
Summary of your answers:
    Questions: Your answers:
    1 How many students per instructional computer? (d) 1 student per instructional computer connected to the Internet
    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? (d) Direct connectivity in all classrooms with adequate bandwidth to prevent delays
    5 What is the use and availability of other forms of hardware technology? (a) VCRs, cable TV, projection devices, 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? (a) Less than 10%
    8 What is the understanding and use of digital content by educators? (a) *100% at entry or adoption phase *A few use for lesson planning
    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? (a) * Teacher centered *Supplement instruction with digital content
    11 Do the students employ digital content to enhance learning? (a) Reinforce basic academic skills
    12 What percentage of students are using digital content and what is their frequency of use? (a) *50% or more *Weekly
    14 How does technology help student achievement and 21st century skills? (a) Demonstrate improved basic skills
    15 What percent of your school or district aligns standards, curriculum, assessment and/or uses technology for continuous improvement? (a) 25% align standards, curriculum and assessment using technology
    16 What percent of your school or district integrates digital strategies into assessment and/or measures 21st century skills? (a) *25% or more beginning to integrate digital strategies into assessment *Limited to use of fixed answer format
    17 What percent of students has continuous access to technology? (a) *Some students have access to technology to reinforce basic skills
    18 How is research used? (a) Schools inconsistently apply ad hoc research
    19 How do administrators use technology? (b) *Use technology to collect data and communicate with constituents *Initiate some data driven decision making
    20 How do parents and the community use technology? (a) *One-way access to school web page which communicates policies, standards and initiatives

    Thank you for using the CEO Forum's STaR Chart assessment.

       
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