EDGERTON TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION

Budget:
$187,000

Team (so far):
Amanda, Dave, Guy and anyone else who wants to work in this area.

What Edgerton Has:
Edgerton is designed so that every classroom will have a smart board, ceiling mounted projector, and a surround field (audio system). In addition, the building is wired for Closed Circuit Television (CCTV). These items are included as part of the expense of building the school and so will not be deducted from our technology allocation.

What We Could Have:
The options are almost endless, but should be focused on getting the biggest bang for our buck. However, the real strength is that we have an opportunity to determine the role that technology will play in the building. It stands to reason that it should be a significant role due to the fact that it will be one of two buildings with the most updated hardware, software, design and capability.In the right hand column I will try to list some teacher management/instructional programs that could be used at Edgerton. Three good examples could include blogging (as we are using here), the Simplified Website Interface For Teachers (SWIFT) program this is supported by the district and that some teachers throughout the district are using, and School Notes. School Notes is a great parent communication tool…we will need to finalize thoughts on minimal expectations in these areas.

Some unknowns that are being worked on:
Does this budget include all office equipment and networked printers?* If the Lead Team chooses to go with other options, does the budget only incur the hardware/software expenses or does it also include infrastructure requirements?

Things We Need To Be Discussing:
What is our philosophy about the type and use of technology at Edgerton?
What should be on our list to purchase with this budget?
Why are those items on that list? (Reasoning? Priority?)What is this CCTV/Media Room that we have? How should we use it?...check out the site below to learn more about a related grant (Kid Witness News).

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