Gosh! After a long drought during more vacation time and Mega Conference, the technology department is operating with a fairly full staff and I've been spending time here. Have continued working on the professional development for the fall for middle schools in the county, but have had to put that on a back burner due to issues from the central office and the curriculum department. Like everything else, must get all communicating before anything is accomplished! Some of the sessions have to be delayed/rescheduled/cancelled due to changes from the state department and delays there as well.
I talked with Barbara and learned quite a bit about the new technology plan that was supposed to go into effect last year, but the State department is just this summer finishing the "Okay" to implement. Unfortunately, changes will have to be made due to financial considerations in our district now and technology needs for the students and employees. What a merry-go-round...
While we're waiting on the above to get hashed out, Barbara has asked me to work on student quizzes that can be given following lessons on the Acceptable Use Policy/Technology Policy for our district. This is necessary for CIPA compliance and our eRate funding. She was going to need a working copy done by August and has provided me with several resources with which to create them. Because the National standards are broken down into grade levels of K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, I am creating 4 quizzes. This can be difficult for a secondary teacher to make sure and word questions for a young audience!
Regardless of the above setbacks, I am excited to be doing meaningful work with people that are like-minded about the technology field and education. Looking forward to MORE!
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