Plano ISD 2013 ? 2016 Technology Plan - Amazon Web Services

The district’s vision statement for technology is based on the following beliefs:
Plano ISD strives to provide students with a comprehensive education that enriches
their lives and prepares them for their future.
Dramatic changes in the workplace and in the role technology plays in our lives
make it essential that students become competent in using a wide range of
technology in a variety of settings.
Students must understand how emerging technologies shape the political, economic,
and ethical climate in which they live.
Students must have access to technology in their classroom environment so they can
use it proficiently.
Teachers play a critical role in developing and nurturing appropriate technology use
by students. Therefore, they must have access to up-to-date technology and the
appropriate training and technical support to take advantage of it.
Technology is equally important to administrative and support staff in the school
district. All staff members should have access to technology and possess the skills to
use it appropriately.
The use of technology links district personnel to each other and to information they
need to work efficiently and effectively.
The use of technology meets a wide range of learner interests, abilities, and learning
styles and helps them access, analyze, and use information to create quality
products.
The use of technology links students, staff, and community to each other and to
information, thus building communication and partnerships between the school,
home, community, and the world.
The use of technology increasingly creates a community that is both larger and more
diverse, spanning geographical and cultural barriers.
Technology must be used appropriately and effectively in order to maintain a safe,
respectful, and productive environment.
The rate of technological change continues to accelerate in this digital age and along
with it, the opportunities to enhance student learning and parent involvement in our
schools. Author Arthur C. Clarke prods us along the road to considering what changes
are possible in learning in this way: "The only way of discovering the limits of the
possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible."
More than ever before, our students are bringing their experiences and expectations for
the use of technology and digital resources to their learning. Our theme of Learning in
the Digital Age emphasizes our desire to help connect students and teachers to
personalize and maximize the academic potential of each student. This goal will be
accomplished through the creation of a rich learning environment supported by the
availability of technology and digital resources in each classroom and the ongoing
commitment to explore ways in which students can access digital instructional
resources from any location, at any time, using devices of their choosing.
Learning in the Digital Age - Plano Independent School District Technology Plan 2013-2016
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