Technology Specialist/Webmaster Training

There are 8 Technology Specialists in our district. Each Technology Specialist assists in the integration of Technology Applications TEKS in the K-12 curriculum. We have one part-time Webmaster. The Technology Specialists and Webmaster will attend conferences, training sessions, and become members of professional instructional technology associations. This will allow the Technology Specialists and Webmaster to provide adequate training for educators administrators in our district and keep abreast of new emerging technologies.

Texas Computer Education Association 2007 Convention and Expo, February 6-9, 2007 in Austin, Texas [ Click here ]

We will be sponsoring two Campus Technology Committee members from one vertical team to attend the TCEA Convention.

Element K – Online Learning [ Click here ]

100 Element K accounts will be provided to MISD employees interested in taking on-line courses for T.E. credit. Benefits of taking on-line courses:

• Knowledge on-demand: MISD staff can access training instantly-at the office, at home, or on the road, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Education is available when and where you want (and need) it.
• Self-Paced Courses: Through interactive self-paced courses, staff members can take advantage of an extensive on-line reference library.
• Variety: Hundreds of in-depth courses are available instantly-covering everything from “MS Office software” to “FrontPage” web editing software.
• No Cost to Employees: The accounts are free to employees, and will be assigned on a first-come-first-serve-basis.

Instructional Technology Contests

• District Technology Teachers of the Year
• eChalk Student Contests
• Student Multimedia and Video Contest
• Texas Computer Education Association Student Technology Contest
  Students (3-12th grades) can enter projects in the following categories: Web Publishing Design, Desktop Publishing, Digital Video, Multimedia, and Digital Graphics.

Campus Technology Committee Meetings and Support

Each campus has a Campus Technology Team. The Campus Technology Team is usually comprised of the Principal or Assistant Principal, several teachers in different departments or grade levels, and selected office staff. The committee shares the responsibility for setting goals, making and executing technology plans, and measuring success.

NCLB Projector Project

LCD Projectors in the classroom offer a variety of benefits for enhancing teaching and learning thru the use of technology:

• Lesson presentations to the entire class
• Sharing student work or projects with the entire class
• Introducing interactivity into lessons or presentations
• Guiding students in a controlled fashion through Internet
• Virtual field trips to distant lands and their cultures or visiting online museums
• Sharing or displaying of educational resources
• Demonstrating new software.

Each qualifying campus (based on ADA) will receive at least one LCD Projector.