Introduction

• Who is Girl’s Incorporated?

Mission

• The mission of Girl’s Incorporated is to use new technology to help girls develop higher learning skills by teaching the girls to become more technologically inclined.

Open Source Software

Implementation Plan

• Implementation Team consists of the executive director, program manager, counselors/staff, and tech support volunteer

• Implementation team will communicate results to Stakeholders throughout the process

• Four phases-June 1, 2006 thru February 2007

Implementation continued…

• First phase-break down and remove old computers, order and set up new computers and software; start staff training in word processing

• Second phase-students taught word processing while staff trained in spreadsheets

• Third phase-students taught spreadsheets while staff trained in image manipulation

• Fourth phase-students taught image manipulation; full integration of new computers and software into curriculum

Communication Plan

• Info is distributed to the community through newsletters, website, and monthly executive committee meetings; staff and executive director communicate through e-mails and weekly meetings

Communication continued…

• in-house evaluation team consists of the executive director, program manager, executive committee members, counselors/staff, program participants, participant’s parents, and public school teachers.

• Evaluation team will communicate results with stakeholders after each phase

• data will be collected on how well the goals of the plan have been met and examples of the stated goals will be provided to the stakeholders to prove that the plan is being followed in the order that it should be

• Examples will include word documents, data spreadsheets, manipulated images, and observations from the person doing the training

Staff Development PlanResults of Director and Staff Member Survey:

• Goal: Mission integration: Responsible, Self-confident, Successful

• Who: Executive Director, Program Manager, Counselors/Staff

• What: Capable of mechanically turning on a computer

• Opening Word processing documents

• Printing documents

• Properly closing a computer program

• Less than half had knowledge of Open Source

• How: All indicated an eagerness to learn and integrate new software for personal development teaching methods to fulfill mission statement

Staff Development PlanProcess for Director and Staff Training

Three workshops (6-12-06 thru 11-14-06)• SME to deliver the workshops at Girl’s Inc. facility

• Expectation of accomplished skills are to be assessed

• Each training session presents a mental image of results

• Each training session will incorporate community involvement

• Each training session will provide incentives for learning

• Each training session will footnote a contact (comfort zone)

Model of the Technology Integration Process:four Phases: Selection – Acquisition – Implementation - Integration

1. Planning

Open Source software as a community endeavor to help with closing the digital divide

1. Locating

Girl’s Inc. Wilmington

1.Reviewing

•Evaluating tools useful at Girl’s in the past•Responding to mission needs

1. Deciding

Which products to use• Word processing• Spread sheets• Image manipulation

2. Previewing

Involves the DirectorPreviewing of Open Source

2. Evaluating

Meeting the needs of the Director, staff, studentsFocus: student improvement

2. Purchasing

5 computersOpen Source software

3. Organizing

Installing Open Source

3. Teacher Training

Conveniently scheduledComplex knowledge gradually introducedInvolved participantsClear goals/objectives

3. Student Training

Build on prior experience of home environment

4. Linking

What is best way to facilitate learningWhat skill activities will develop real life situations

4. Managing

Deciding as to time Open Source will be used by the learners

4. Assessing

Follow-up accountability to assure implementation actually occurring for the teacher and the student

4 Extending

Identifying methods of incorporating future Open Source products.Dave Edyburn, Ph.D. Model of Technology Integration

Model of the Technology Integration Process:

Phase 1Selection

Phase 2Acquisition

Phase 3Implementation

Phase 4Integration

Planning• Open Source software

as a community endeavor helping to close the digital divide

Previewing• Involves the Director• Previewing of Open

Source

Organizing• Installing Open

Source

Linking• What is best way to

facilitate learning• What skill activities will

develop real life situations

Locating• Girl’s Inc. Wilmington

Evaluating• Meeting the needs of

the Director, staff, students

• Focus: student improvement

Teacher Training• Conveniently

scheduled• Complex knowledge

gradually introduced• Involved participants• Clear goals/objectives

Managing• Deciding as to time

Open Source will be used by the learners

Reviewing• Evaluating tools useful

at Girl’s in the past• Responding to the

Mission needs

Purchasing• 5 computers• Open Source

Student Training• Build on prior

experience of home environment

Assessing• Follow-up

accountability to assure implementation actually occurring teacher and student

DecidingWhich products to use• Word processing• Spread sheets• Image manipulation

Extending• Identifying methods of

incorporating future Open Source products.

Design of Infrastructure

Current State Proposed State

5 out of date computers one of which is not working

5 state of the art computers

No projector or wall mounted display for training sessions

1 wall mounted flat screen display for training sessions

Proposed Layout of Computer Training Room

Technology Support

• Technical support for Open Office and the GIMP are provided by their respective communitites.

• There are numerous FAQs, threaded discussions, chat, and flash-based tutorials.

• Open Office– http://support.openoffice.org/index.html

• GIMP– http://gug.sunsite.dk/– ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/docs

• Computer technician on call for hardware and software repairs