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**Critiques of School, District and State Technology Plans**

__**Highlights**__ ¤ Each student will be assigned to a small group that will critique two plans. October 26 to November 2 critique the national or state plan you have been assigned. November 2 to November 9 critique the county or school plan you have been assigned. ¤ Each small group team will write a brief report on the wiki page for each plan about the content of each plan referencing key elements noted below as well as content noted in Activity 3A (pg. 32) in the textbook. Use the template to organize the report. Include links to other multimedia, graphics, resources as appropriate to enhance the wiki content. ¤ Employ APA formatting for any references used. ¤ After wiki pages have been drafted, read the other team critiques and comment on at least two other plans from two different levels (ie, a school and a state plan, or a county and the national plan, or a school and the national plan, etc.) Your comments should enhance the critique of the plan that was presented. Perhaps you noticed something the group missed in their critique or have a suggestion for how to make any issues noted to be less of a weakness. You do not need to compare the plans you critique to the others at this time as that is the purpose of the NEXT online module. Post these comments by November 9.

__**Key elements to analyze and present in your detailed critique are:**__ 1. Plan for integrating technology into the school is based on an educational vision and is part of an overall school-improvement plan. 2. Plan aims to improve student learning, and to help students learn skills that will prepare them for future education and careers. 3. Plan addresses the learning needs of all students and provides for a diverse range of technology applications to meet these needs. 4. Plan stresses integration of technology into a wide range of the curriculum. 5. Plan focuses on applications connected to the curriculum and standards, not just technology [hardware and software]. 6. Plan describes underlying technology hardware and software requirements. 7. Plan includes professional development and support for staff, which is provided on an ongoing basis. 8. Plan is detailed in the short term, with less emphasis on the long term. 9. Plan is periodically reviewed, evaluated and updated. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10. Plan includes clearly stated goals with measurable outcomes and milestones. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11. Plan is durable, detailed and feasible. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12. Plan is designed and updated with input from key stakeholders including teachers, students, administrators, and local community.


 * ** Technology Plan Critique Rubric ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Quality of Information || Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. || Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. || Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. || Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic. ||
 * Amount of Information || All key topics are addressed. || Most key topics are addressed. || Some key topics are addressed. || Few/No key topics were addressed. ||
 * Organization || Information is very organized. Template is used. || Information is organized. Template is used. || Either information is not well organized or template was not used. || Information is not well organized and template was not used. ||
 * Mechanics || No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. || 1-2 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. || 3-4 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. || 5+ grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. ||
 * Sources || All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in correct APA format. || All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but with some minor APA formatting errors. || All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but with major APA formatting errors. || Some sources are not accurately documented. ||