3. Make Tech Happen: Find additional information on innovative ways to integrate technology in the classroom and implement technology school-wide in this section:
- In Your Classroom: Find grab-and-go resources and research briefs illustrating ways to enhance classroom teaching through technology.
- In Your School: Explore the Technology Implementation Practice Guide. Aligned to the guide are leadership support materials to assist school-wide technology planning.
4. Technology Implementation Practice Guide: The Technology Implementation Practice Guide meets educators where they are in their school-wide implementation process. It addresses questions such as:
- Who is involved in the implementation process?
- Who else needs to be on your school Leadership Team?
- How do you budget for everything related to technology and the ripple effect (e.g., Internet access, upgrades, funding for apps)?
- How do you make decisions about launching initiatives such as BYOD; One-to-One Computing; and using Chromebooks, Tablets, and mobile devices?
- How do you support your teachers as they strive to integrate technology in classrooms? What kind of professional learning really makes a difference for struggling students?
5. PD Facilitator’s Guide: The Guide provides step-by-step guidance for PD leaders to use and customize the materials across a range of settings (e.g., workshops, team meetings, coaching sessions), including:
- Teach With Tech and Lessons in Action within the Instructional Strategy Guides in ELA and Math
- The Tech Matters Blog and Make Tech Happen
- Multimedia materials
To get started in the PowerUp WHAT WORKS, visit: http://powerupwhatworks.org/page-puww/getting-started-powerup
The former Editorial Director for both eSchool News and eCampus News, and was formerly the Managing Editor of eCampus News. Before working at eSchool Media, Meris worked as an assistant editor for The World and I, an online curriculum publication. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2006 with a BA in English, and enjoys spending way too much time either reading or cooking.
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