1998-1999 Grant:

Technology Literacy Challenge Grant

 

Bloomingdale Schools has received the Technology Literacy Challenge Grant for the year 2000-2001. The value of the grant this year was $75,000.

The goal of this year's grant is to train all teachers to:

• Use the Internet for Instruction
• Use the local network to collaborate
• Create simple web pages
• Post those web pages to the district Intranet
• Create lesson plans involving the Internet

 

In addition, a laptop would be purchased for each technology leader to use with his/her team for training and lesson development.

Two Smartboards also are to be purchased so that each building will now have one.

A webserver is to be purchased to host the web pages which teachers construct.

Web development software and conferencing software will be purchased to round out the project.

Grant Components

Activity	Progress
1.  Train 2 technology leaders from each building -- 8 in all.	Completed
2.  Contract with MERIT to train 20 teachers to be peer trainers.	Completed
3.  Provide training time over the summer for number 1 and 2 to take place.	Completed
4.  Provide two half days of inservice training for all teachers during the school year	Completed
5.  Provide three 2-hour sessions for teachers in after-school sessions.   Pictures	Completed
6.  Provide in-classroom support for teacher instruction	Completed
7.  Purchase laptops, configure and distribute	Completed
8.  Purchase Smartboards	Completed
9.  Purchase web server	Completed
10. Purchase web software	Completed
11.  Final Report
See our Technology Plan

Updated 7/31/01

These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Education under the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grant Program.