Murrieta Elementary School Technology Plan
Murrieta Unified School District
SSC Adoption Date:
Plan Start Date: 2014-2015 School Year
Plan Expiration Date: 2017-2018 School Year
Acknowledgements:
District Technology Staff:
Director of Technology and IS-Ken Balliger
School Administration:
Principal – Estelle Jaurequi
Assistant Principal – Robert Lurkins
School Technology Committee:
Technology Leader - Mark Zavodnik
Technology Consultant – Sherese Ferrell
Parent Technology Committee:
Travis Miller
Vanessa Pineda
School Wide Participation
School History and Description
Murrieta Elementary School is the oldest school in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District, and it represents a microcosm of our community. Located in “Historic Downtown Murrieta,” the school has served the community since 1958. The current school site replaced the original buildings located on Second Street. When the present school was built, the old school bell was incorporated into its design. On Friday mornings, the entire school assembles on the quad for the flag salute. Families join us in pledging allegiance to the flag, singing a patriotic song, and celebrating the accomplishments of students and the contributions of staff members, parents, and community members. At the conclusion of the ceremony, a special person is selected to ring the bell that once tolled over the original school 118 years ago. This special honor allows the individual to touch a piece of our community’s history. Each class has an opportunity to lead this event, and students are excited to participate in such a positive leadership experience. Murrieta Elementary takes tradition very seriously, and the pride of our students, staff, and community is evident wherever you turn.
As a targeted Title I school, with an enrollment of nearly 900 students, we serve a diverse student population comprised of various ethnic and socioeconomic groups. All stakeholders on site are committed to providing a rigorous and meaningful curriculum to all students. Staff members work diligently to ensure that our vision of individual academic success for all students is realized and our results are validated by continual growth. Classroom instruction reflects a multitude of standard-based activities that are engaging and designed to support student learning. Parent volunteers operate literacy centers, paraprofessionals teach phonemic awareness, and there is evidence of the joys of learning on every corner of our campus. Murrieta Elementary is committed to providing strong interventions to our at-risk student population, as well. It is our belief that imparting strategic instruction for our struggling learners also benefits regular classroom instruction. Refining strategies and utilizing best practices amplifies the effectiveness of all classroom instruction. While we believe that identifying a student’s academic needs is an essential component of our educational mission, we also recognize that addressing a student’s social and emotional needs is crucial to their overall success in school. The staff provides safety nets in these areas, and the programs we have in place which speak to this mission are Character Counts, Stalking Success, Peer Leaders Uniting Students (PLUS), Student Leaders, Student Helpers, and Friendship Crew. At Murrieta Elementary, everyone works together to build the school community and to support our students.
Murrieta Elementary is a family of partnerships dedicated to providing an exceptional educational experience. Our Parent Teacher Committee actively participates by funding, promoting, and staging events. The organization supports teachers by fulfilling classroom requests for materials and provides scholarships for students to attend science camp. Our Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) is a welcome presence on campus, offering advice and support to our students. Our administrators exhibit an active role in classroom experiences and in activities across campus. Teachers work together in Professional Learning Communities utilizing data to design curriculum, implement instructional strategies, and create formative and summative assessments. Collaboration and cooperation permeates our campus—each child belongs to every one of us, and we work together to prepare today’s students to succeed in tomorrow’s world.
Murrieta Elementary School Technology Plan
Mission Statement
Our mission is to prepare students for the skills necessary for the 21st century careers, to encourage lifelong learning of all skills, including the use of technology. Our mission is to provide our students with the foundational technology skills necessary to be successful in their secondary education. Our mission is to implement this plan, build capacity for our student to learn using technology by providing professional development for our staff members, and holding each other accountable for ensuring that all learners are prepared for the ever changing future.
Vision Statement
Our vision is for students, parents, and educators to use communication and information technologies to enhance and expand the traditional role of education. Technology can improve communication, enhance thinking skills, make instruction more efficient and effective, and develop life skills critical to success. Murrieta Elementary School will incorporate technology as a means of integrating curriculum across subject areas. Students and educators will be guaranteed opportunities to use technology as an integral part of education. This technology integration plan will outline our strategies for turning this vision into reality.
A. Technology Action Plan
Expected student outcomes in three years as a result of technology use:
Students will use technology as an essential component of the learning process, receiving practice in selecting and using various technology applications to accomplish a wide variety of tasks.
Basic outcomes from the use of technology:
§ Select and access technology appropriate to needs
§ Use correct starting and exiting procedures
§ Develop keyboarding skills
§ Operate peripheral devices
§ Use technology independently and cooperatively
§ Use technology safely and ethically
§ Develop research skills
§ Enhance creativity and problem solving skills through technology
§ Using the technology to create new ways to express ideas and communicate with others.
· Working toward grades four and five proficiencies, every student in grades kindergarten through third grade will be afforded the opportunity to acquire basic literacy, mathematic, problem solving, research, and keyboarding skills.
· Every student entering grade four will possess and demonstrate basic keyboarding skills that will enable her/him to navigate through a web page and to construct and edit a basic word processing document.
· Every student will have equal access to an online experience on a daily basis.
· Every student will use information technology resources to engage in meaningful real world problem solving experiences.
· Every student will utilize technology resources to engage in a meaningful arts experience.
· Every student in grades four and five will demonstrate the ability to complete a research project utilizing technology and electronic and/or Internet resources.
· Every student exiting grade five will demonstrate basic computer competencies including but not exclusive to the legal and moral ethics of technological sharing and transfer of information.
· Students will be able to access information provided by teachers through video webcast, websites, and presentations.
Expected staff outcomes in 3 years as a result of technology use:
The administrative staff will promote and support technological training for all Murrieta Elementary employees.
· All teachers will use technology to review, monitor and structure student learning and progress.
· All teachers will use technology as a classroom management tool.
· All teachers will utilize quality software programs, allowing teachers to more easily evaluate student performance and present information in an easy to read format.
· All teachers will access current information to supplement teaching resources with electronic sources and on-line services.
· All teachers will increase communication with parents through computer links, as well as email and other social media.
· All staff will utilize technology as a primary means of communicating with colleagues and the global community.
· All school site administrators will utilize technology as the primary tool for communication with staff and District personnel.
· Teachers and school site administrators will use technology to remain informed of the latest and most successful teaching practices.
· All teachers will successfully integrate technology into various curriculum areas including virtual field trips.
· All staff will demonstrate a proficiency in the use of multimedia software and be able to use standard word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
· All staff will demonstrate basic computer competencies including but not exclusive to the legal and moral ethics of technological sharing and transfer of information.
· School and district will provide staff and students with multimedia software.
· School and district will provide a web based design application for students and teachers to design their own webpage.
· Our data management system will facilitate teachers and student communication, file sharing, lesson planning, and delivery of new material.
· Students will be able to access information provided by the teachers through video webcast, video conferencing, in a safe, secure format using our Learning Management System.
K-5 Technology Curriculum Scope
This document serves as a guide to how the basic technology unit content varies across grade levels. Units are guided by essential questions and skills for each grade level and are categorized to show the scope of skills across the curriculum.
Grade / OnlineSafety/Digital
Citizenship / Programming / Digital Storytelling / Office Tools / Research / Basic Technology
Concepts and
Operations
K / What information
is safe/not safe to share online? / What is a program? / How can technology help tell a story?
Digital Tools
- Drawing software
- Online story creation tools / What are office tools?
Basic skills:
- Understand how we can use technology to write like we do on paper. / What is research?
Introductory skills:
-Using a website to learn about a topic / Introductory Skills
- Finding keys on the keyboard
- Using the back & forward buttons in a browser
- Logging into online accounts
- Basic mouse control, clicking
- Operating system navigation skills
1 / What information is safe/not safe to share online? How do people use online tools safely to communicate? / How is programming used in daily life? / How can I use technology tools to create my own stories to share with the world?
Digital Tools
- Drawing software
- Online story creation tools
- Blogging
- Word Processing tools / How can I use Word
Processing or Presentation tools to communicate ideas?
Basic skills:
- Understand how using technology to write can help us collaborate and share ideas more easily.
- Opening, saving a word processing document
- Creating a blog post / Why do people do research?
Introductory skills:
- Finding information about a topic on a website
- Communicating findings orally or in writing / Introductory skills
- Using home row to type with two hands
- File management
- Using a search engine
Developing skills
- Navigating web pages independently
- Developing operating system navigation skills
- Logging into online accounts
(Fasttmath, iRead, etc.)
2 / How do people use technology to communicate responsibly? / How do people use programs to entertain? / How can I use technology tools to create my own stories or collaborate on stories?
Digital Tools
- Online story creation tools- Blogging- Word Processing & Presentation tools / How can I use Word Processing or Presentation tools to communicate ideas and collaborate?
Basic skills:
- Open, save and type documents, both off and online- collaborate on documents with peers
- Create a blog post / How can I use technology to find information?
Introductory skills:
- Using a search engine- Communicating findings in writing or using digital tools Developing skills: - finding information on a website / Developing skills
- Typing with two hands - Conducting basic web searches- File management
- Operating system navigation skills
Applied skills- Logging into personal accounts
-- Choosing appropriate apps
3 / How do people use online information responsibly? / How can I use a program to create and communicate ideas? / How can I use technology to create stories or collaborate on stories that entertain?
Digital Tools
- Online story creation tools- Blogging- Word Processing & Presentation tools / How can I use Word Processing or Presentation tools to communicate ideas and collaborate?
Basic skills:
- Open, save and type documents, both off and online- collaborate on documents with peers
- Create a blog post
How can I use Spreadsheet software to organize information?
Basic skills:
- Understand rows, columns - enter teacher-provided data / How can I use technology to find information and share what I find?
Why should I evaluate the information I find?
Introductory skills:
- Using keywords and search terms independently- Evaluating websites - Communicating findings using digital tools
Developing skills:
- Finding information on a website / Introductory Skills
- Introductory troubleshooting skills Developing skills- file management
- Choosing appropriate apps- Conducting basic web searches independently
Applied skills
- Typing 15 WPM- Operating system navigation skills
Grade / Online
Safety/Digital
Citizenship / Programming / Digital Storytelling / Office Tools / Research / Basic Technology
Concepts and
Operations
4 / How do people use online information responsibly and respectfully? / How can I use a program to entertain? / How can I use technology to create stories or collaborate on stories that teach others?
Digital Tools
- Online story creation tools- Blogging- Word Processing & Presentation tools
- Video- Podcasting / How can I use Word Processing or Presentation tools to communicate ideas and collaborate?
Basic skills:
- Insert images - format text
How can I use Spreadsheet software to organize information and analyze information?
Basic skills:
- Answer questions based on data / How can I use technology to find answers to my questions?
Introductory skills:
- Identifying and exploring a question- Using information responsibly Developing skills: Using keywords and search terms independently- Communicating findings using digital tools- Evaluating websites
Applied skills:
Finding information on a websites / Introductory skills
- Introductory skills using online course management tool Developing skills --Uploading/downloading files
- Choosing appropriate apps - Troubleshooting skills
Applied skills
- Typing 20 WPM- File management - Operating system navigation skills
5 / How do people use technology responsibly? / How can I create a program that communicates an idea and entertain? / How can I use technology to create stories or collaborate on stories that inspire?