Analysis of Texas' Long Range Plan for Technology

This plan was developed to keep pace with the with ever expanding technology tools in our society. This document is also important because it provides a road map for future technology implementations. In addition, the purpose of the plan is to enunciate a vision for the use of technology to help facilitate student academic achievement with rigorous curriculum standards.

The plan asserts that the teacher is the most important factor for students having success with technology in the classroom. The plan makes clear that teaching staff must be adequately trained through effective professional development if the new technologies are to used in the curriculum.

As an instructional leader, the Long Range Plan for Technology gives many recommendations in guiding technology use on campus. Leaders in education should incorporate ongoing technology planning by conducting a comprehensive needs assessment to analyze the current status of technology on campus to determine future needs. The Principal's technology plans should state that the district's written curriculum must include the integration of technology. Technology plans must provide more professional development for teachers. And, a Principal's guiding vision must be that instruction develop students' higher order thinking skills through the use of technology tools.