| 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? |
(b) 50% or more |
| 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? |
(c) Wide variety of VCRs, cable TV, telephones, voicemail, random access video, projection devices, digital cameras, scanners, portals, personal digital assistants, two way video conferencing, calculators |
| 6 |
What forms do delivery and format of professional development take? |
(b) *Trainer-led instruction
*Embedded help within applications |
| 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? |
(d) 100% instructional materials budget is available to purchase "most appropriate" content |
| 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? |
(b) *Teacher directed
*Beginning to integrate into instruction |
| 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? |
(a) *50% or more
*Weekly |
| 14 |
How does technology help student achievement and 21st century skills? |
(d) Demonstrate improved student achievement and mastery of the full range of 21st century skills |
| 15 |
What percent of your school or district aligns standards, curriculum, assessment and/or uses technology for continuous improvement? |
(c) *100% align standards, curriculum and assessment using technology and report results
*50% 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? |
(a) *Some students have access to technology to reinforce basic 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? |
(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? |
(b) *Limited access to two-way communications via email, and privacy-protected web tools, e.g., to obtain individual attendance & assessment data |
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