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Enhancing Administrator Technology Toolkit Implementation at Towson University

This presentation, by Dr. Linda Macaulay and Dr. Judy Flood, focuses on the implementation of the Administrator Technology Toolkit in a graduate course at Towson University. Participants will explore its features that aid school administrators in meeting Maryland Technology Literacy Standards. The session will cover both positive aspects and areas needing improvement, including navigation, usability, and resource visibility. Feedback from participants will drive the discussion on enhancements and future steps, ensuring the toolkit remains a valuable resource for technology literacy.

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Enhancing Administrator Technology Toolkit Implementation at Towson University

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  1. Administrator Technology Toolkit:Implementation at Towson University Linda Macaulay, Ed.D. Department of Educational Technology and Literacylmacaulay@towson.edu Dr. Judy Flood MSET Executive Director msetexecdirector@gmail.com Common Ground, April 19, 2012

  2. Objectives Participants will learn: • How the Administrator Technology Toolkit was utilized in a graduate course. • Features of the toolkit that students found useful. • Aspects of the toolkit needing revision

  3. Administrator Technology Toolkit • An online tool to support school administrators as they: • acquire and maintain the skills necessary to be technology literate and • meet the Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for School Administrators. • Developed by MSET and MSDE

  4. Formative Assessment – Minute Paper For one minute, write your answer to the following question: • What do you know about the Administrator Technology Toolkit? Have you used it? How? We will share your responses with the whole group.

  5. Access the Toolkit • http://mset.mrooms3.net • Login as a guest or register • Username is first part of your email address before the @ and password is changeme • Use all lowercase letters, no spaces

  6. What is in the Toolkit? • Leadership • Teaching And Learning • Data- Driven Decision Making • Management And Operations • Professional Practice And Productivity • Social, Legal, And Ethical Issues

  7. Implementation at Towson • Graduate course in Instructional Technology Masters program • ISTC 702: Leadership and Technology • Fall 2011

  8. Technology StandardsFacilitated Discussion • Small groups assigned one of six NETS-A standards to facilitate • Group prepared guided discussion questions • Group assigned brief activity (from toolkit) for class to complete during discussion to better understand the standard • Discussion lasted approximately 30-45 minutes for each standard

  9. Positive Aspects of Toolkit • Navigation bar for standards • Getting Around the Toolkit • Pre and Post Assessment for PD • Videointro. for each standard • Useful weblinks and articles • Practical application of standards • Content to also share with teachers

  10. Improvements Needed • Summary/Overview of entire toolkit needed • Screencast tour? • Need annotations for HOW to use the toolkit • Need arrow to move BACK in toolkit (only have NEXT arrows) • Guest Access doesn’t let you participate in discussion forums • Promote the discussion boards more • Make Resources Page more prominent with visible link on each page since explains how to use toolkit • Make sure all weblinks have descriptions of what they are • Keep list of links to other sections visible on every page so it is easier to navigate • More text features (bold, color, graphic cues) to make more engaging

  11. Next Steps • Create screencasts for each standard to explain content within each more clearly • Repair broken links • Annotate all links • Add additional resources to keep toolkit up-to-date • Suggestions?? Webex First Steps Document

  12. Conclusion • How and why do you plan on using the toolkit? • Questions? • Want a digital copy of this presentation? Email Lmacaulay@towson.edu

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