o        Log onto AirSet and go to the wiki (check Weblinks) to review your draft action plan

o        Resources (NETS*A Standards I through VI)– TICAL activity

·         Taking the Pulse of your Technology Program (NETS*A Standard I)

o        Essential Conditions Survey

o        enGauge

o        STaR Chart

o        Technology Program Evaluation

o        Making Technology Standards Work for You: A Guide for School Administrators:

§         Chapter 1–Leadership and Vision

§         Chapter 2–Learning and Teaching

§         Chapter 5–Assessment and Evaluation

§         Chapter 6–Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues

o        Self-Assessment Activities for School Administrators:

§         Defining Technology Integration (pg. 37)

§         Current Use of Technology (pg. 37)

§         Walkthrough Observations of Classroom Technology Use (pg. 40)

§         Collaborative Learning and Teaching (pg. 40)

§         Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners (pg. 45)

§         Supporting Higher-Level Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills (pg. 48)

§         Teacher Technology Use (pg. 51)

§         Technology Skills Self-Assessment for Teachers (pg. 51)

§         Evaluation Procedures (pg. 89)

§         Measuring the Impact of Professional Development Programs (pg. 95)

Use the AirSet blog prompt to post a comment about the tools you chose to review. (Hint: First filter for comments in the category Taking the Pulse.)

·         More on electronic communication (NETS*A Standards I and III)

Blogs to review:

·         School blogs:              Meriwether Lewis Elementary School

                                    Conners Emerson School

                                    Hunterdon Central Regional High School

·         Teacher blogs:         Carmack’s Critters

                                    Senior English

                                    Pre-Cal 40S

·         Administrator blogs:  Principal’s Quest

                                    Educational Technology by Tim Lauer, (principal,

                                    Meriwether Lewis Elementary School)

School Administrators and Blogging (Susan's blog)

·         Class Web Logs (Willowdale Elementary School list)

      Room 208 (3rd and 4th grade students)

      Sarah, Plain and Tall (writing project)

Blog Directories:            Google

                                    Blog Catalog

                                    Bloglines

Blogging tool: Blogger.com 

Linkblog tool: del.icio.us

Use the AirSet blog prompt to post a comment about the tools you chose to review. (Hint: First filter for comments in the category Online Communication.)

Back to your plan

Revisit your draft vision statement and plan. Make any needed updates.