Access
to Technology Resources
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HARDWARE includes
any computers, printers, scanners, projection equipment, white
boards, etc. Please remember to think about including emerging
technologies.
Items
to potentially include are:
- Goals
should make provision for the acquisition, maintenance and replacement
of technology related hardware. One of the items for consideration
should be electrical capacity to support the hardware. Describe
the services you most desire and the hardware needed to provide
these services.
- Please
include an explanation for how the hardware supports the Local
Educational Improvement Plan.
- Include
plans to accomplish the acquisition, maintenance and replacement
of hardware. Include the expected funding sources (grants, local
budget, etc.).
- Data
is collected annually by the NHDOE Office of Educational Technology.
You should retain copies of all surveys submitted and refer to
that data when completing this section. The following items are
some of the components you want to be looking at:
- Inventory
of existing hardware with descriptions of modems, routers, switches,
etc...
- Inventory
of electrical capacities.
- Summary
of in-house technical staff.
- Summary
of maintenance contracts.
CONNECTIVITY includes
networks, as well as the digital and/or telephone connections out
to the Internet.
Items
to potentially include are:
- Goals
for connectivity including LANs and WANs, telephone lines (T1,
ISDN, DSL, ATM, 56K), Internet Service providers, and distance
learning. Describe the services you desire and the hardware needed
to provide these services.
- Explain
how the connectivity supports the Local Education Improvement Plan.
- Plans
to accomplish the acquisition, maintenance and upgrading of connectivity
including the expected funding sources (grants, local budget, E-Rate
etc.)
- Data
is collected annually by the NHDOE Office of Educational Technology.
You should retain copies of all surveys submitted and refer to
that data when completing this section. The following items are
some of the components you want to be looking at:
- Inventory
of existing LANs and WANs.
- Inventory
of existing telephone connections.
- Inventory
of ISP providers.
- Summary
of maintenance contracts.
Budget and Evaluation are
separate sections of the technology plan. When formulating your action
steps for Access to Technology Resources, you should
be thinking about:
- costs
of hardware, software, and connectivity
- your
local budget
- methods
of evaluation.
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ESSENTIAL
ELEMENTS
Ed 306 Minimum Standards for Public School Approval:
E-RATE:
- The
plan must include an assessment of the telecommunication services,
hardware, software, and other services that will be needed to improve
education or library services;
- The plan must have a professional development strategy to ensure
that staff know how to use these new technologies to improve education
or library services;
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NH Tech Plan Examples
Links:
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