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Assessing Technology Programs View the Seminar Presentation Slides Seminar Followup Information: Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide/) provides a handbook, complete with forms and sample surveys, for the evaluation of your program. Available in PDF and html formats. QED's Sample Technology Survey from Louisiana (http://www.qualityeducationdata.com/lapet.htm) This gives you an idea of the questions that they ask and the types of results available. It may trigger some ideas on your reporting. Evaluating the success of your program - Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/roadmap/chap16.asp#evaluating Assessment Tips from NSBA http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/assesstps.htm Technology's Impact on Learning http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/tiol.html District Technology Self-Assessment Form from Ian Jukes of the Thornburg Center http://www.tcpd.org/handouts/jukes/distself.pdf Technology's Effectiveness in Education http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/teie.html Assessing Technology Tools http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/att.html Network for the Evaluation of Education and Training Technologies (fee required) http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/srnet/evnet.htm Best and Worst Practices http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/srnet/exsum.htm Evaluation Standards and Criteria for Technology Implementation http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/eval1.htm Common Measures - 80% of parents would like more computers in the classroom Technology's Impact http://www.electronic-school.com/0997f3.html Computers and Classrooms: State of Technology http://www.ets.org/research/pic/compclass.html Taking Stock: What does Research say? http://www.techlearning.com/intervie.shtml The Computer Delusion http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/97jul/computer.htm Online Stages of Concern Questionnaire http://planet.rtec.org/cbam/ Results of Kansas City Public School Needs Assessments - Provides good ideas of what to ask and how to present the data. http://www.kckps.k12.ks.us/techplan/1997srvy.html Assessment and Evaluation of Technology in Schools, a presentation in 1996 by Northwest Regional Educational Lab. http://www.netc.org/assessment/eval_tech/ EDmin Open Systems: Tech Planning: Technology M...; http://www.edmin.com/tp/tmm.html EDmin Open Systems: Tech Planning Toolbox Profiler | About Profiler http://scrtec.org/profiler/about/ Print Materials Evlauting Technology Integration in the Elementary School: A Step by Step Guide from ISTE (http://www.iste.org) Taking Stock: Assessing Your Technology Program by Kim Carter appeared in the May 98 issue of Technology & Learning. Good overview of assessment. Has 10 tips for Do-it-yourself Program Assessment by Saul Rockman. I haven't found this on the web yet. School Technology and Readiness Report: From Pillars to Progress, published by the CEO Forum (http://www.ceoforum.org) in 1997 provides one of the best guides to looking at your technology. Includes the STAR Chart. You can download a copy of the report or take the assessment online. There is an updated report for 1998. Tools for Change: Restructuring Technology in Our Schools. by Len Scrogan. Available from ISTE (http://www.iste.org/) This notebook provides information and forms ready to use to assess your program. Top of Page Back to Free Resources Home | Online Assessments | Speaking & Training | Consulting & Services Free Resources | Media Corner | Online Store | Contact Us Copyright ©1996-2001 TechTamers. All rights in all media reserved.