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Middle School Division

Based on TCA’s vision of viewing technology as a tool, this technology plan has three goals for the Middle School: to
encourage and support technology use in the classroom where applicable and relevant; to assess and upgrade hardware to support
technology in the classroom; and to revise the information technology and literacy curriculum to support directly and indirectly
students’ use of technology in middle and high school and beyond.

Encourage and support technology use in the curriculum where applicable and relevant

Objective Current/New Steps to meet Time until Cost/Time Main Overseer
Technology Complete

Increase Chromebook use in Current  Provide encouragement, training, 2015/2016 - No cost Educational
the classroom to assist students peer mentoring for teachers and Ongoing Technologist
in researching and producing students
texts and projects Director of
 Design assignments that use the Curriculum and
Chromebook Staff Development

Increase Chromebook use in Current  Provide encouragement, training, 2015/2016 - No cost Educational
the Library to assist students in peer mentoring for teachers and Ongoing Technologist
researching and producing students
texts and projects Director of
 Design assignments that use the Curriculum and
Chromebook Staff Development

 Encourage additional research Library staff

Increase technology use in the Current/New  Include technology in curriculum 2015/2016 - Cost of subscription Director of
planning and discussions Ongoing Curriculum and
classroom in appropriate and Effort will be made Staff Development
effective ways1  Identify resources that support and to identify free or Educational
enhance current curriculum low cost products Technologist

1 Suggested resources: online textbooks, e-books for research, databases for research, interactive websites (such as persuasion map at ReadWriteThink or Ellis
Island activity at Scholastic), resources such as Discovery Education, PBS Learning Media, etc.

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