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= Creative Technology Ideas = = Caldwell Elementary, McKinney, Texas =

Members:
Diane Frame, Academic Coach, K-1 Eva Garza, Academic Coach, K-5 Bilingual Sarahbeth Holman, Counselor Alison Smithwick, Academic Coach, 2-3 Kim West, Instructional Specialist Cherika White, PE Coach

Purpose:

 * We are working hard on our campus to highlight innovative teaching and creative uses of technology to support the teaching of content. This wiki will give us a place to showcase and discuss what we are trying.

Our STaR Chart data shows increasing scores for Infrastructure since 2006. In fact, our Infrastructure is now in the Advanced category. In our school district, the commitment to technology integration is visible. We now have Smart Boards in each grade level classroom. Each teacher has his/her own laptop. We have multiple digital cameras and Flip video cameras, an In Person station, two computer lab areas, four to five computers in each classroom, and more.

Surprisingly, the STaR Chart data shows no change at all in our Teaching and Learning campus score for the past three years. The score has remained at 12 which is in the Developing category.  ||

Question:
What roadblocks are preventing teachers on our campus from utilizing the available technology in order to enhance instruction and make the curriculum more meaningful, relevant, and engaging for our students?