2007-2008 Technology Survey Data

2007-2008 CSO Technology Data Survey Results

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From the schools of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Principals’ Meeting, March 12, 2008

(Click down arrow

on computer to fwd)


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Principals Wear Many Hats…


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Add to that

a “technology wizard” hat!

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One hundred twenty schools responded to the 2007-2008 technology survey!

Thank You !


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Very

Active

42%

Seldom

Meet

49%

Inactive

9%


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88% of schools have an updated Technology Plan on file with the CSO. [Please submit updates, if due, by mid-June, 2008.]

Tech Plan Guidelines


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SCHOOLS RATED THEIR

TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

Excellent: 46%;

Satisfactory: 43%;

“OK”: 9%;

Deficient: 2%

SCHOOLS RATED THEIR TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

Excellent: 46%;

Satisfactory: 43%;

“OK”: 9%;

Deficient: 2%

Great infrastructure improvements in the last 3 years: 48%


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2006 2008

The principal has a definite strategy in place forstaff professional development for technology, and for tech incorporation into the curriculum.

The principal has a definite strategy in place forstaff professional development for technology, and for tech incorporation into the curriculum.

2010

Aiming for

100 % !

The “Magic Number”

for 2010!


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Administrative software in place / Student Management System: 77%


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• 58 Schools contract with SMS to file E-Rate.

• 101 schools file for E-Rate*.

* 11 schools indicated they do not participate because the reimbursement is too small for the time invested in the filing process.

Jackie Spencer, Account ManagerStrategic Management Solutionshttp://www.smserate.com/

http://www.smserate.com/


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• Internet connectivity is provided by an ITC* in 108 schools. *(HCCA, MDECA, SWOCA, WOCO, NOACSC, MVECA, SCOCA)

(In 2006 that number was 96.)


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Firewall in Place

In place

91%

InternetFiltering in Place

(Filtering through an ITC: 87%)

In place

95%

Needed Needed


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Internet Safety Curriculum Now in Place

i-SAFE

already

Implemented

(60 schools)

Still needed

In half the

schools

Note: E-Rate funding in the future may require students to be trained in Internet Safety.


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• All administrators & teachers have voice mail in 62% of the schools.

• Schools use internal email: 57%

• Half of the schools’ classrooms have phones or cell phones.

• IP Telephony in place in 11 schools (9%); up from 6 schools in 2006.

• Homework Hotline/phone: 10%

• Online Calendar: 52%

• Learning Management system in place provides grades/calendar online (Edline/Blackboard or other) 43%

Communications


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• E-Mail is provided through the Internet Service Provider: 64%

• Only 44% of schools currently store E-mail;

89% have no future plans for E-Mail storage.

• Students have unrestricted E-Mail accounts: 4%. One school allows instant messenger.


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Student E-mail Accounts for Educational Purposes

Not Permitted

85%

Permitted

15%


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E-Mail Correspondence from school to parents.

Yes

72%

No

28%

Parents May Contact School by E-Mail

Yes

99%

No

1%


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• Teachers have Web pages in 86 schools.

• The entire staff have Web pages in 43 schools.

• Teacher Web pages are required in 49 schools.

• Administrators maintain Web page in 49 schools.

• Related information: 21 schools have a mandatory online teaching component (may involve the teachers’ Web pages).


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• 50% of schools have grades online for parents to view – (59 schools); increased from 34 schools in 2006.

• Learning Management System (Edline, Blackboard or other): 51 schools.

Online grades (Not

yet)


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Vendor-Created

Computerized report card

56%

Report card is not

computerized

23%

In-house-created computerized

report card

23%


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Teacher level of Satisfaction with computerized report card:

• 36% high

• 63% “depends on the teacher”

• 1% low


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• Automated Library System: 90 schools; (2006, 88 schools.)

• Media Literacy Instructional Program: No: 90%

• Library Media Specialist: 34 schools; (formerly 41)

" What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education." -

Harold Howe, U.S. Commissioner of Education 1965-1968

" What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education." -

Harold Howe, U.S. Commissioner of Education 1965-1968


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Library / Media Center Personnel

Unpaid Volunteer

Library Staff

(61 schools)

Paid Volunteer

Library Staff

(32 schools)

Paid Teacher/Administrator

(not a certified LMS)

(49 schools)

Paid Certified Library Media Specialist

(34 schools)

[Some schools have personnel in more than one category]


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Classroom teachers are required to assist the computer teacher to plan tech integration into the curriculum: 66 schools (60%)

Classroom teachers are required to be present in the computer lab to assist the computer teacher: 61 schools ( 57%)

Indicators of change in instructional delivery


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•Total number of computers in use, in the schools

which reported (100 schools’ data): 15,997+ computers.

•The greatest number in any one school: 1080 The fewest in any school: 22, in two schools.

• An estimated total number of computers in AoC schools, including non-responding schools:

approximately 19,000Indicators of change in instructional delivery


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• Full time tech coordinator: 105 schools; Paid position in 99 schools.

• Tech Coordinator / Computer teacher are a dual role: 64 schools

• IT specialists on staff strictly as tech support: 29 schools

Technology Coordinators



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61 Schools provide laptops for students to use.

Brands named: (Some schools use more than one brand.)

Dell (21 schools) Custom (2);

HP (17) Hybrid (2);

IBM/Lenovo (11) Unknown brand (1)

Vartek (9) Tablet PCs: 17 schools

Mac (4)

Gateway (4) The greatest number of laptops provided

Acer (2); in a school is 300. The fewest is 1 or 2.

Toshiba( 2) Common ranges: 5, 30, 70, 145, 180.


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One:One Laptop Programs

(One laptop per student)

• 4 schools currently have this in place.

• 7 more are planning 1:1 in the next 3 years.


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• 13 Schools allow students to bring their own laptops to use at school

• 10 schools allow students to access the school’s network

• 13 Schools allow students to bring their own laptops to use at school

• 10 schools allow students to access the school’s network



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• 66 schools allow teachers to use their own laptops or desktop computers at school.

• 49 schools allow teachers’ personal computers to access the school network



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21 schools have a mandatory online teaching component.

70 schools have

assignments on line.



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WIRELESS NOTES

• 2006: Wireless Wings or buildings: 59 schools• 2008: Wireless Wings or buildings: 72 schools

• 2006: Schools with wireless carts -- 50 schools / 82carts • 2008: Schools with wireless carts -- 57schools / 138 carts

• The greatest number of carts in one school in 2008: 15


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• Apple / Macs used in some capacity in the school: 37 schools (32%)

• Thin Client Computers used in the school: 6 schools*

• AlphaSmarts / Dreamwriters and the like: 34 schools

*In one “Thin Client” school, everyone can access his/her files from “anywhere”.


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• Blogging: 10 schools; As part of curriculum: 8 schools.

• Teachers WIKI: 11 schools;

Students WIKI: 8 schools;

Classes WIKI: 7 schools

What’s a Wiki, anyway!!? http://www.commoncraft.com/

Scroll / Click on “Wikis in Plain English” --a 3 minute movie / WIKI demo

• FYI: 359 AoC teachers “are known to have taken” an online class. (There are probably many more, but data included many “not known for sure”.)


http://www.commoncraft.com/


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School provides Handhelds (iPods, MP3): 8 schools

iPods / mp3s used as classroom tool: 15 schools

Classes or teachers create Podcasts: 11 schools; Classes receive podcasts: 10 schools

School provides Handhelds (iPods, MP3): 8 schools

iPods / mp3s used as classroom tool: 15 schools

Classes or teachers create Podcasts: 11 schools; Classes receive podcasts: 10 schools



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• Phone is used in class for educational purposes: 1 school.

• iPhone used in class for educational purposes: 0 schools. (This is sure to become a reference point for the future! )

• Graphing calculators: 81 schools



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Kurzweil TechnologyKurzweil Technology for differentiated instruction : 14 schools

Students access texts onlinetexts online or by CD : 44 schools

Students use eBookseBooks : 11 schools

Videoediting / Movie capabilityVideoediting / Movie capability : 61 schools

Students produce programs for closed circuit closed circuit TVTV presentations presentations : 19 schools

(TV in the Classroom : : 109schools)


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Videoconferencing equipment: 9 schools

Schools subscribe to an internet delivered curriculum: 12 schools

Subscribe to United Streaming: 28 schools

Subscribe to Chalkwaves: 12 schools

Subscribe to other streaming video such as INfOhio: 43 schools

Subscribe to Brianpop, EasyTech, or other similar: 24 schools


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60 schools report that technology is frequently incorporated into teaching of religion*, and in significant ways.

*Such use is limited by government / auxiliary services funds regulations.



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• Voice Amplification systems: 26 schools

• Chalkboards being replaced with whiteboards: 51 schools



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Status of Technology Integration

Excellent-Satisfactory in some classes &

Struggling-Deficient in some classes

Satisfactory

Excellent

“OK”

Deficient

22%

34%

3%

31%

10%

35% of schools indicate “great improvements overall” in the past 3 years.


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• IT specialists are on staff strictly as tech support in 29 schools.

• Outside tech support services: 84 schools

• 15 schools have student tech support.• Paid student tech support: 2 schools.


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• Offices wired for computer networking: 115 schools (2006 survey: 103)

• Network software is used in 91 schools

• CAT5: 71%; Cat6: 3%; Fiber: 18%; Don’t know: 8%

• Network Speed: 69 schools,100 Mbps; 13 schools 1000Mbps; • 12 schools, 10mbps; 17 don’t know; other, 6

• Secure Wireless Network: 63 schools; Most common wireless protocol, 802.11

• Firewall in place: 91%


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Shift Happens

You may wish to take time to view this 8 minute UTube video (click link

above). Use with Tech Committees, Parents, other stakeholders.

(Note: This is an updated version from the original “Shift Happens”)

Areas of Concern for 2008-2011

When finished, click BACK to return to the PowerPoint presentation.


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Less than half are “Very Active”

Very Active:

42%

Inactive 9%

SeldomMeet49%



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• 6 schools do not have Internet filtering in place. E-Rate funding and CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) requires this.


• An Emergency Alert System is in place in only 25 schools

(This question was not asked in 2006)

• Only 44% of schools currently store electronic communication; 89% have no future plans to do so. Tech committees need to address this issue. There is a difference between storing and archiving. (Archived materials are not capable of being edited.)


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Schools’ Technology Infrastructure … aging?

Excellent

46%

Satisfactory

43%

“OK”

9%

Deficient 2%



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• Media Literacy Instructional Program: No: 90%

• Archdiocese Graded Course of Study for Language Arts lists media literacy objectives.



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Roles and Responsibilities of a School Library Media Specialist

To review the roles and responsibilities of a school Library Media Specialist, and how that person is essential to 21st century learning:

"...according to a new study by professors Ross Todd and Carol Kuhlthau of Rutgers University's Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries -- Student Learning Through Ohio School Libraries reveals that 99.4 percent of students in grades 3 to 12 believe school libraries and their services help them become better learners..." Ohio Study Results: Essential role of the School LMS



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Instructional Delivery in Religion

Tech is Incorporated into Religion

(60 schools)

Tech is not Incorporated into Religion

(60 schools)

“The use of new technologies presents new possibilities and challenges for the mission of the Church and Catholic education…” “The Church views emerging technologies as gifts of the Spirit to this age and challenges "God's faithful people to make creative use of new discoveries and technologies for the benefit of humanity and the fulfillment of God's plan for the world...“ Aetatis Novae, #2, #3; Rome, 1992

“The use of new technologies presents new possibilities and challenges for the mission of the Church and Catholic education…” “The Church views emerging technologies as gifts of the Spirit to this age and challenges "God's faithful people to make creative use of new discoveries and technologies for the benefit of humanity and the fulfillment of God's plan for the world...“ Aetatis Novae, #2, #3; Rome, 1992



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68%70%72%74%76%78%80%82%84%86%88%

2006 2008

12% of AoC administrators still need a definite strategy in place for staff professional development for technology, and for tech incorporation into the curriculum.

12% of AoC administrators still need a definite strategy in place for staff professional development for technology, and for tech incorporation into the curriculum.

2010

Aiming for

100 % !

The “Magic Number”

for 2010!



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Old Model of Instructional PlanningOld Model of Instructional Planning

• Objectives (Provided from an outside source)

• Curriculum (Textbook table of contents; textbook centered)

• Pedagogy (Lecture, run-offs, “read pp.__ & do worksheet”, etc.) (textbook centered)

• Assessment (True/False, Multiple Choice, Scantron; all students take the same test, the same way, the same time, the same day)



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New Model of Instructional Planning

• Build objectives (collaboration implied)

• Reflect on assessment strategies -- opportunities for Multiple Intelligences to shine

• Design curriculum with Multiple Intelligences & appropriate assessments in mind, in advance! (real world applications)

• Develop pedagogyAreas of Concern for 2008-2011


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Two Terrific Resources for Multiple Intelligences:

http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.html

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html

To determine how you & your students learn best, use this short Multiple Intelligences Self-Inventory. There are just a few questions to answer, which should take approximately five minutes to complete. (Scroll to bottom of the following Webpage, to the “Interactivity” :

M. I. Smart? …yes you are!

Incorporating Multiple Intelligences & Technology into the Classroom:



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“Relationships…

Relevance…

Rigor.”

Principals Meeting 03.11.08

Dr. Willard R. Daggett


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“ ‘Tech’ in all its many manifestations

is that new media art which makes

critical pedagogy possible.”

~Dharithri CoSN Conf., 2008


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Additional information regarding the 2007-2008 Technology Survey is available from Virginia Bard

937-223-5151

[email protected]

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