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As in the past, participants also noted the desire for more training, which illustrates that all stakeholders value on-going education and are lifelong learners. As the need to personalize learning for each student becomes more paramount, our participants recognized that new, intelligent software needs to be found to help diagnose and prescribe interventions that will accelerate student learning, an area in which current software packages are lacking. Finally, the input process provided insight into digital resources that might make classrooms even more effective learning and teaching environments. Two themes in particular stood out as directions for future investments that will inform future bond planning. There is a strong desire to support more individual computing capability in our classrooms. This direction signals a large shift from our distributed, shared model within each classroom, to further use of student-owned devices supported by additional district-owned devices in each classroom. There is also a growing desire to support more opportunities for student collaboration through the use of digital tools. These tools range from collaborative writing areas to web-supported video links among classrooms and students. All stakeholders made it clear that there is an expectation of continuous improvement in all of the digital tools and services we provide. All of these notes were reviewed by our technology steering committee and are addressed in this technology plan update. In addition to the focus group and internal survey process, the technology steering committee provided opportunities for stakeholder input via the Speak Up Day national survey. We had 1,641 students, 393 parents, and 1,153 staff members who contributed their ideas through this input process. Each group of respondents provided information that helped shaped the technology plan update. Learning in the Digital Age - Plano Independent School District Technology Plan 2013-2016 9
Of most direct interest to our plan is the fact that 90% of our parents stated that the effective implementation of technology within instruction is extremely important (63%) or important. Further, our parents recognize the need for increased use of student-owned devices in our schools and highlighted “increases student engagement in school and learning” and “access to online textbooks” as the two most important reasons for the need to increase student access to those devices. In fact, 87% of our parents noted they personally use email and text messaging regularly. Finally, 71% of the parents reported that they would provide a mobile device for their child to use at school to enhance student achievement. A sample of 1,641 grades 3-12 students also participated in the Speak Up Day survey answering a different set of questions. Since parents and our focus groups had already highlighted mobile student devices as important factors in student learning, it was interesting to note that over 90% of the students reported having a cell phone and/or smart phone available for their use. 89% of the students reported that their primary use of technology for schoolwork was to access class information – mirroring our focus groups response of the importance of our myPISD.net portal for students – followed closely by using text messaging to communicate with other students. The students reported two primary obstacles to using technology in their schools. Internet filtering blocking websites needed for their learning was noted by almost 80% of the students, while 50% observed that teachers limiting their technology use was an obstacle to their learning. Providing wider access to digital resources for students will also require more diligence in educating them in safe and responsible use of those resources. Our student sample underscored the desire to have access to their mobile devices during school. When asked how the use of mobile devices would assist in their schoolwork, 80% replied they could more easily use Internet sources, 72% said they could access online textbooks, and 68% replied they would collaborate with classmates more easily and efficiently through email, text, or chat. Outside of school, over 80% communicate regularly with classmates through email, text messaging and IM (instant messaging). Of immediate note from the survey sample is that only 40% of our students agree or strongly agree that school is doing a good job of using technology to enhance their learning. The results of the student, staff, and parent surveys have provided the technology steering committee with good information that has influenced recommendations contained within this technology plan update. Learning in the Digital Age - Plano Independent School District Technology Plan 2013-2016 10
Page 1 and 2: Learning in the Digital Age Plano I
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Foreword ........
Page 5 and 6: We believe that a learning communit
Page 7 and 8: Plano ISD's classrooms, the first t
Page 9 and 10: Executive Summary Our challenge is
Page 11: this configuration provides a clear
Page 15 and 16: Executive Leadership and Involvemen
Page 17 and 18: Professional Partnerships Plano ISD
Page 19 and 20: Initiatives Identified for Implemen
Page 21 and 22: Integrating Information Technologie
Page 23 and 24: SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM DESIGN E
Page 25 and 26: Online gradebook myPISD.net MyLea
Page 27 and 28: College Readiness Reports - this is
Page 29 and 30: Integrating Information Technologie
Page 31 and 32: Software/System Department Function
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Page 35 and 36: In addition, all training sessions
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d. Such use or endeavor to use take
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Plano ISD 043910 ELECTRONIC COMMUNI
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3. Student use of the computers and
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3. Submitting, publishing, or displ
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eceive an attachment like this, ple
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Note: In all cases where an "extern
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EXHIBIT D RELEASE FORM FOR PUBLICAT
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Appendix B Plano Independent School
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ecords and the continued operations
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Plano Disaster Recovery Action Plan
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Appendix E Technology Acquisition a
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Appendix F Plano ISD General User S
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Appendix H Instructional Technology
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Campus # of Students Description Qu
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Cox Building East ECC Jupiter Cente
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Spring Creek Data Center Firewall 1
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Plano Senior High School Plano West
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McMillen High School Shepton High S
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Carpenter Middle School Frankford M
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Elementary Schools Aldridge Element
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Daffron Elementary Davis Elementary
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Haun Elementary Hedgcoxe Elementary
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Hunt Elementary Jackson Elementary
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Mendenhall Elementary Miller Elemen
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Weatherford Elementary Wells Elemen
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Appendix J Texas STaR Chart: A Tool
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