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Technology Use at Dobie HS
 * **//MEMBERS//:**
 * 1) Angela - 11th Math Models Teacher
 * 2) Andrea - 10th English Teacher
 * 3) Bradly - 10th Geometry Teacher
 * 4) My Kim - BCIS Teacher
 * 5) Dusty - 11th & 12th Math Models Teacher
 * 6) Trevor - 10th Geometry Teacher
 * //**THE PURPOSE:**// of this Wikispace is to improve the use and integration of technology at Dobie High School. Technology usage in our state is assesed in various ways. A few resources used that you may be familiar with are t he **__Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology__, __STaR Chart__**, and **__Technology TEKS (Chapter 126)__**.
 * The Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, consisting of four domains: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation and Development, Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support, and Infrastructure for Technology. Teaching and Learning has a goal to promote student proficiency for a lifetime of global citizenship. This will be done by reaching the diversity of all learners with implementation of technological innovations in accordance with a form of individualized engagement. Educator Preparation and Development allows educators to use modern digital tools to enhance the teaching style for the reaching of diverse learners. Preparation also implements teacher development by continuing to take part in professional learning for continued technological enhancements and changes. Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support has educators create an environment that will engage in educational planning with implementation of technological enhancements providing different learning opportunities for all learners. The fourth domain is Infrastructure for Technology which gives students and educators the appropriate skills to communicate and manage systems from all locations at anytime. This enables the learners to quick access and up to date information to assure high quality learning that coincides with technological advancements. Infrastructure will allow for continuation in educational advancements for modern day industry changes.
 * The STaR Chart (School Technology and Readiness) uses the four domains from the Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology and places each school under one of four catagories according to the campus' survey. These four catagories are Early Tech, Developing Tech, Advance Tech, and Target Tech in which Dobie has not reached. Dobie is within Developing and Advance Tech. Listed below is Dobie's greatest and weakest key areas over the course of the past three years according to our STaR Chart results surveyed by faculty members.


 * 1) Dobie High School’s greatest strength lies in Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support. Over the course of the three years Dobie began with Developing Tech at a score of ten (10) leading to a score of eighteen (18), Advance Tech. Two years in a row Dobie ranked Advanced Tech in Leadership, Administration. And Instructional Support. I do agree that Dobie’s Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support are Advanced and are continuing to increase. Dobie seems to try and support the staff and students with proper computer equipment, have continuous on tech support, and proper allocated funding for technology. Although, the rate in which some of the technologies are being put into the classroom is slow. Overall, Dobie has great leaders willing to try and use the technology or teach the technology, supportive administration, and constant instructional support.
 * 2) Dobie seems to be weakest in the area of Educator Preparation and Development. Dobie offers continuous technology development every Thursday after school, some weekends, and regular Pasadena ISD developments. Now, it is up to each individual teacher to take the initiative to attend the developments which is not often done. The school has done their part to provide technology courses although it would behoove the district to require more technology courses as an annual requirement.


 * Technology TEKS consist of four strands that are continuosly increased in difficulty as a student's age progresses. These four strands are Foundations, Information Acquisition, Problem Solving, and Communication. More can be found at the following link: <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">[]
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">**//QUESTION://** <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">How do you think that we can reach our students using technology with what is accessible to us on campus and hits our weakest point according to our last three years of results shown from our campus STaR Chart?