In my analysis of the Long Range Plan for Technology, I agree with the Vision section of this document. The Vision contains components for 4 audiences: Students, Parents, Educators and Community. The Long Range Plan defines a need for change including transformation of our economy and new business skill requirements. We know that students are tech savvy and that we will need to keep them engaged in learning through the use of technology that they are currently familiar with using in their everyday communications. Teachers will need to find ways to incorporate the new technology into the curriuclum and instruction and not view this as an added thing to teach. Our teacher preparation programs are going to need to model current technology in the the teaching/learning process. Our school leaders should encourage flexibility and innovation so teachers will want to embrace new ideas in technology. We will need to establish a funding model to maintain the technology infrastructure in our schools.

This new learning will impact me as an instructional leader in our district. I think that the integration of technology into the Fine Arts curriculum is currently behind other subject areas. We will need to find ways to engage the students in our music and art classes utilizing the new digital tools and software available to us. The students are already manipulating audio and video files for entertainment. We will need to find ways to incorporate those skills into the TEKS based learning in our classes.