This topic was very interesting to be because our district is currently going through the process of creating a technology plan while moving one to one. I knew there was an ample amount of planning that would have to go into this but I think taking the time and reading through the process maybe we're not "dragging our feet" as much as I want to believe. The process of a technology plan should include those who are knowledgeable about technology such as head of the IT department, someone who understands the districts funds such as the superintendent or the CFO and someone who will be on the front line of using the technology such as a teacher. While other people may and should be involved those three people are the most important people that you must have on the committee to establish a successful technology plan.
When the word technology is brought up in conversation in the school system, the first thing that comes to mind for some is "what about misuse? What about the bullying?" This may be one reason that some districts are slow to get into the world of technology, I know that's a reason for ours. The answer to those questions are right in the technology plan, we must have a filtering system and we must monitor student use. Having a filtering system is not one hundred percent bullet proof, but it is a good start. The filtering system will not allow students to access websites that can cause harm to themselves or others. While teachers must held accountable for monitoring their students while keeping them on task during class instruction.
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