Identifying Tech Committee Focus Areas by Roberta Zarea

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 00:08:59 UTC

Artificial Intelligence

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 00:09:29 UTC

Tech Planning

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 00:10:04 UTC

Ed Tech Resources & Tools

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 00:10:43 UTC

Digital Citizenship

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 00:11:08 UTC

Cyber Safety & Security

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 00:11:36 UTC

Infrastructure & Hardware

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 00:11:50 UTC

Other

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 22:53:22 UTC

Know B4 Training for Staff will be launched tomorrow. Do we have a similar training for students?

2024-10-22 22:54:34 UTC

Need to understand how this is being addressed intentionally and in a planned manner across all grades

bwong43 — 2024-10-22 22:54:37 UTC

Jamboard going extinct

Tony provided alternative LucidSpark/LucidChart as collaborative diagramming and notes tool

obstacle: integration with Google Classroom, no 'make a copy'

tsato_pvsd — 2024-10-22 22:54:40 UTC

Network infrastructure has sufficient capacity to meet growth needs.

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 22:54:52 UTC

Do we have a scope and sequence for digital citizenship for each grade?

What can we do support parents, what parent education opportunities can we offer?

tsato_pvsd — 2024-10-22 22:55:19 UTC

There is greater resiliency in connectivity and we removed a single point of failure for internet access.

2024-10-22 22:55:31 UTC

Clear process for how we decide on which Ed Tech tools to 'renew', add, delete

kshima1 — 2024-10-22 22:55:35 UTC

Parent education needed- throughout the year. A lot of issues are occurring outside of the school day.

2024-10-22 22:55:48 UTC

Would like to see consistent age appropriate curriculum for digital citizenship.

2024-10-22 22:55:50 UTC

A needs assessment and interest survey for AI in education for ed partners - staff, students, families

tsato_pvsd — 2024-10-22 22:55:52 UTC

Battery back up for key network equipment needs to be replaced.

2024-10-22 22:55:56 UTC

What steps are we taking to mitigate use of tools like chatgpt? (or even grammarly)?

2024-10-22 22:56:30 UTC

Do we have infrastructure/guidelines in place for updating old tech. Lifespans on outdated tech?

tsato_pvsd — 2024-10-22 22:56:47 UTC

Many threat points have been eliminated from on-premises resources; hosted services may be bigger targets, but they have greater capacity to respond.

kshima1 — 2024-10-22 22:57:04 UTC

Go guardian - Filters. Need possible adjustments

2024-10-22 22:57:09 UTC

Would be good to have a 3 year plan with priorities for each year - with flexibility given the rate at which things develop in this area

bwong43 — 2024-10-22 22:57:09 UTC

thoughts: AI curriculum to go with Digital Citizenship

(embed into Links to Learning course?). MIT has a curriculum

2024-10-22 22:57:13 UTC

Common Sense Media lessons in all grades. Being a role model to students/parents on being responsible, respectful, & safe online throughout the year.

2024-10-22 22:57:18 UTC

The District is in need of an actual Technology Plan.

2024-10-22 22:57:21 UTC

A list of hardware we have access to, general stuff, rather than having to ask tech support or facilities?

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 22:57:26 UTC

Need to:

engage community, parents, students, staff in this discussion

support teachers and staff with training/PD - how to use AI productivity tools and how to support students with AI

Acceptable Use Policy for teachers/staff and students needs to be revised; continue to revise Board Policies to include AI

rbowe3 — 2024-10-22 22:57:28 UTC

Needs to be a bit clearer as to what EdTech resources we have and can use, vs. should not be using. In the past, we only were able to use what was approved, not sure if there is a list.

2024-10-22 22:58:34 UTC

Accountability for online interactions outside of school? Are there clear guidelines for that?

2024-10-22 22:58:34 UTC

So many requests for Ed Tech tools; it is hard to determine what and for who we should be purchasing at each site.

2024-10-22 22:58:57 UTC

AI Equity in opportunity for use across students

tsato_pvsd — 2024-10-22 22:59:03 UTC

A more cohesive/consistent hardware deployment has occurred in the last several years allowing simplified troubleshooting/repair/updating.

2024-10-22 22:59:04 UTC

A lot of teachers very interested in the use of Ed Tech and eager to learn and use more

rbowe3 — 2024-10-22 22:59:57 UTC

There needs to be explicit teaching of AI and Google user face for the kids when doing research

2024-10-22 23:00:12 UTC

So many companies and people trying to get into the Edtech/AI world - how do we keep up and know what is best for students and staff? How do we stay informed with current edtech tool changes/resources?

rbowe3 — 2024-10-22 23:00:12 UTC

There needs to be explicit teaching of AI and Google user face for the kids when doing research

2024-10-22 23:00:27 UTC

Resources to provide 1:1 devices to students

kshima1 — 2024-10-22 23:01:03 UTC

Are we using tech too much in this district? Is the pendulum swinging the other way? Parent concerns how much kids are using tech in schools/ screen time

2024-10-22 23:01:13 UTC

We should have a system of what subscriptions/proprietary software we use in order to not have redundancies for teachers who use ed tech in their curriculum (some teachers may be able to share)

bwong43 — 2024-10-22 23:01:19 UTC

How do we approach the discussion of acceptable AI use with our students? content generation, citing sources

bwong43 — 2024-10-22 23:04:34 UTC

ISTE Standards

2024-10-22 23:04:56 UTC

Equity in AI???

2024-10-22 23:05:18 UTC

Tech tools aside from computers need to be updated periodically. Ie., IWBs. What is the replacement/replenishment plan?

rzarea1 — 2024-10-22 23:06:35 UTC

Marcus: fear factor with students/children using AI and internet, posting is forever.

2024-10-22 23:06:41 UTC

Do we want to upgrade our facilities to be more high tech as well? Ex: replacing key doors with card keys readers, fingerprint scanning, more tablets? Whether for security or for advancement reasons