EPSDtechintplan2004

The 2004-05 budget continues to fund replacement PCs to support changing curriculum
needs. Macungie Elementary School received replacement computers during spring
2004, and Jefferson Elementary School computer replacement is scheduled for spring
2005. New Alburtis and renovated Shoemaker Elementary Schools receive new
computers as part of the building project design. In addition to replacement computers,
two carts of 30 laptops each are planned for Alburtis and Shoemaker library large group
instructions areas that are wired for power and network access enabling extended use of
the laptops.
Guided by curriculum needs, Middle school Art teachers and high school Technology
Education teachers evaluated their current software and peripherals such as scanners and
printers. Replacement equipment is in implementation stage during Fall 2004 semester.
Music teachers and Family & Consumer Science teachers will follow similar procedures
during the curriculum revision process as they identify new academic uses for
technology.
The Emmaus High School addition includes three carts of 30 laptops each and 12 desktop
teacher workstations, as part of the building project. Additional laptop carts may be
purchased to support increased demand. Individual teacher requests and smaller
department/pod projects will be supported with new desktop and laptop computers.
While maintaining a consistent budget for the past several years, district technology
expenditures have followed the direction of curricular change and academic need. In
“High Tech Kids: Trailblazers or Guinea Pigs” from The Digital Classroom (Gordon,
David T., 2003), we read, “It’s the pedagogy, not the technology, that’s the key.” And
again, “Only when a technology allows us to reach a hitherto inaccessible educational
goal, or to reach an existing goal more effectively, should we consider employing it.”
(Brackett, p.30).
EPSD Technology Integration Plan
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