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 * MOD 5 - 2/12/10**

**Financial, Technical, and Assessment Information for $5000 Budget **
 * Financial and Budget Information ** 

**Hardware ** |||||| **Criteria ** || **Links ** || Blackberry 8820 || $378 || 7 || $2646 || Wireless Connectivity to PC  Long Battery-Life  || [|www.blackberry.com] || **Total Hardware ** || **$2646 ** |||| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Software ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">MS Access 2007 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">$250 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">$1750 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Personal Computer Database || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.microsoftstore.com] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Blackberry Wireless Database Viewer || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">$54 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">$378 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Synchronize w/MS Access <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.cellica.com] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Total Software ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">$2178 ** |||| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">TOTAL TECHNOLOGY ** || **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">$4824 ** |||| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">$176 ** |||| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">TOTAL BUDGET ** || **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">$5000 ** |||| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">NOTE: All Professional Development and Training will be done using existing resources and budgets. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Wireless email || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">                  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Organizer || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Browser || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Phone || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">BlackBerry® Maps || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Media player || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Corporate data access || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">SMS || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">MMS || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">GPS || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">  1  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Cost per Unit X Units Purchased = Total Cost ** ||
 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Incidentals ** ||||
 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Incidentals ** ||||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Technical Information – ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[|BlackBerry 8820] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * Features Available**
 * Features Available**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Height || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4.49"/114mm  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Width  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2.60"/66mm   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Depth || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">0.55"/14mm  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Weight  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4.73 oz/134g   ||
 * Size and Weight**
 * Data Input/Navigation**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Keyboard || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Full QWERTY  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Trackball || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Keyboard backlighting || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || Voice Input/Output <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2.5mm stereo headset capable || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Headset jack || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Integrated earpiece/ microphone || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Built-in speakerphone || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Bluetooth® technology || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Bluetooth v2.0; Mono Headset, Handsfree, and Serial Port Profile Supported. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rating for hearing aids <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> (PDF) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not HAC compliant  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Video format support || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.263, WMV  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Audio format support || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Display || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">High-resolution 320x240 pixel color display  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Font size (user selectable) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Color display || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Backlighting || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Light sensing screen || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   ||
 * Media Player**
 * Display**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">MP3 ringtones || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Vibrate mode || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">LED indicator || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Standby time || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Up to 22 days/528 hours  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Talk time || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Up to 5 hours  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Expandable memory – support for microSD card || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Onboard memory || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">64 MB  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Flash memory || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">64 MB  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">RIM® wireless modem || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Tethered modem capability || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   || **Email Integrations** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino® || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Novell® GroupWise® || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Integrates with an existing enterprise email account || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Integrates with existing personal email account || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Integrates with optional new device account || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Password protection and keyboard lock || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sleep mode || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Support for AES or Triple DES encryption when integrated with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Optional support for S/MIME || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FIPS validation ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Carrier Availability || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Amazon.com, AT&T, Cellular One (Montana), Edge Wireless, Loudring, Research In Motion, T-Mobile, Wirefly  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Wi-Fi: 802.11a || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">EDGE networks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">? 1-877-696-7786 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; msospacerun: yes;"> **S****ystem requirements**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 2 or later, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, or later operating system (Office Clean-up wizard not available on 64 bit OS) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, 32 bit browser only. Internet functionality requires Internet access (fees may apply). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">500 MHz processor or higher <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.5 GB; a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard drive. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">256 MB RAM or higher <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">CD-ROM or DVD drive <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1024x768 or higher resolution monitor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Connectivity to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or later running Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services is required for certain advanced collaboration functionality. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Collecting data via e-mail requires Outlook 2007. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; msospacerun: yes;"> **Product overview**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Features **|| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Synchronize any desktop side database Wirelessly on your BlackBerry Device. (3G, EDGE or Wi-Fi).. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Synchronize only updated desktop data to BlackBerry automatically. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Add/Edit/Delete data on BlackBerry, which will be immediately transfer to database on your PC wirelessly. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Apply SQL Select queries, Filters, Sort the fields and Push data according to it. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Supported Databases: MS Access, MS Excel, Oracle, SQL Server, FoxPro, dBase and any **ODBC Compliant Database.** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Make a phone call for the selected field's numeric contents, which will be treated as a phone number. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Find and Find again option to search a record. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Easy navigation in both Record and Grid view using shortcut keys. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Data is secured as 128 bit AES used for encryption. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Supports Unicode language database such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Russian etc. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Synchronize data on SD Cards || || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> **FAQs** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Frequently Asked Questions <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> **User Guide** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[|Pdf format] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> || || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Requirements ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Windows 2000/ Windows XP/ Windows 2003/ Windows Vista/ Windows 2007 ||  ||^   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Internet connection must be available on Desktop. ||  ||^   || //BlackBerry:// ** ||   ||^   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> BlackBerry OS 4.2 or higher. ||  ||^   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Provide Access Point Name (APN) of that service provider ||   ||^   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For example: You can set APN at following path on BlackBerry. ||  ||^   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On BlackBerry Curve, Settings ->Options->Advanced Options->TCP ||   ||^   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For other models, for example:Options ->TCP APN: airtelgprs.com ||  ||^   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ACCESS to Assess (ATA) – a technology-based solution that combines personal digital assistant (PDA) and personal database management software (DBMS) technologies to efficiently and continuously collect criterion-referenced formative assessment data. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Formative Assessment – Frequent and ongoing evaluation with the goal of assessing levels of understanding of content so as to readjust teaching and learning in a timely manner (internal), e.g. daily observations, weekly quizzes. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Summative Assessment – Periodic evaluations with the goal of assessing a summary of an individual’s performance level over a specified span of time e.g. standardized state exams (external), mid-term exams (internal) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Criterion-referenced Assessment – The process whose objective is to see whether or not the student has learned specific content. Most assessments in education (formative and summative) are criterion-referenced tests (aligned to performance standards). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Formative quizzes, and summative mid-term and end-of-course exams will be multiple choice and each question will be carefully aligned to standards. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Measurement (scoring) for all testing (quizzes, mid-terms and EOC) is defined as the total correct multiple choice answers (1pt. ea.). If within these individual assessments a specific performance standard is tested with two different questions, the following scoring applies: both answers are correct, the score for the combined questions is 1 (not 1+1 = 2); both answers are incorrect, the score is 0; one correct and one incorrect, there is no score. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Note: Standardized test questions are aligned with specific performance standards, and are so defined in final result documents. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The continuously updating Access database can also be used as a measurement instrument by all performance standards that an individual student knows (if a student knows a standard 1 pt. is summed, if not, 0 pts. are summed). ATA will have assessment scores for all students in the four core subject areas. ATA measurements exclude summation of scores for those standards that are not tested and in this manner can be used as a predictive tool. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> **//Procedure//** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The hardware and software that is purchased will have a dual purpose. In addition to introducing it as a viable means for real-time collection of formative assessment data for purposes of enhancing teaching and learning, it can also be used to assess the project initiatives as follows. I have designed a custom database that aligns any number of students with every content indicator in the four core subjects, that is, English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Data as to whether knows a content standard or not is entered in a Boolean format on a mobile handheld (Blackberry) that then immediately syncs updates onto Access databases on PCs that are networked with other computers that have Access (there will only be seven in the first year, the principal will have Access on his own). One teacher in each core subject, each teaching two seventh and two eighth grade classes will be set up with a Blackberry and an MS Access enabled PC. The need for training is expected to be minimal as the PDA functionality is very user friendly. Emphasis will be made to use standards-aligned ‘Do Nows’ as a means of frequent day-to-day and even minute-to-minute updating of student knowledge of content. For all other classes, all other available technology will be dusted off, checked for usability, and allocated to those that want use of them. Community building will be important to build a sense that proper application of technology (regardless whether it’s a PDA or not) facilitates teaching and learning. Informal observations will be carefully designed to assess particular areas that relate to use of technology and application of formative assessment strategies. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> **Project Objectives Evaluation** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Data on previous two year’s standardized tests student performance levels will be downloaded and databased. The project objectives evaluation will be a measure of student improved performance the previous year data to current year performance as compared to improvement over the previous two years. 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**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Justification for Intervention Strategy ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The concept of low-budget spending necessarily involves maximizing the potentials of all resources that are available, capitalizing on alternative creative and cost-effective solutions, and development of a related mindset amongst all stakeholders. These dynamics are important skills that are generally overlooked within larger budget spending scenarios. The fact that Yonkers Public Schools (YPS) already has a number of important technology components in place, i.e. a technology department, technology committees, and a professional-development system (PD), will serve to mitigate the need to spend. Another strength is that solutions would necessarily be internal (external approaches would be more costly), and in this manner a team and/or community orientation would be fostered. Finally, the potential for a low-cost strategy to succeed would indicate a potential for a project manager to maximize success under any budget scenarios (the project manager will have developed a record of success as a reference for future initiatives). The big limitation of low-cost strategy is that which is intrinsic in restricted spending. Restricted spending is also related to time in the sense that solutions have the potential to be achieved more quickly with additional spending. These would be combinations of those for low-cost and high-cost strategies after adjustment for median effects. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The obvious strength of high-spending budgets is that there are more solutions available to you. These budgets, however, have the potential for overlooking more cost-effective strategies, and at once have a tendency to put the onus of solution on external sources.
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Justification of Low-Cost Strategy **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Although YPS is blessed with the many resources noted, it suffers from underutilization, poor oversight, and deficient management. In order for a project manager to achieve the greatest success, it is my sense that he/she should demonstrate efficacy within a small budget first. In this manner, he/she will hone the necessary skills for success at all levels, develop a record of success, and eliminate the tendency for overlooking solutions that exist within the inventory of resources that are readily available.

Regarding other higher-spending strategies, these have not succeeded to the extent that they should have. High spending has added to inventories, but not effected successful implementations of the inventories. As one example, available and powerful technologies such as //E-Chalk and Net-trekker,// in a manner of speaking, are collecting dust in the YPS. This is well substantiated by informal surveys of teachers in my district. Spending has, heretofore, been unable to ameliorate this underutilization.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstration of Low-Cost Strategy in Identified YPS Performance Gap ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Having identified a performance gap between the effective implementations of technology-based strategies in the district and student achievement, I have determined that the best strategy is one that assumes low-cost and low-profile. Dr. Rossett (2008) informs us that in organizational performance problems “you need a powerful story to tell,” and adds that “we need data to measure and assess the success of the outcomes.” (Laureate, 2008) Achieving success within a low-cost strategy will generate a powerful story: The data collected during such success will lend validity to the success.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Regarding data collection, internal research can be effected at little cost (if any cost at all) based on my skills as a researcher and educational technology doctoral graduate. Such cost-effective studies would gauge student achievement in reliable and valid means. Additional cost-effective initiatives would exploit free social networking technologies (wikis, Skype, etc.) for purposes of increased communication, collaboration, and dissemination of content. General resource and incentive solutions can be expeditiously and inexpensively carried out using the help of these social-networking tools. With respect to the latter, real incentive programs can be developed at little or no cost. Such as relieving an educator from administrative duty would go a long way. Also, visible student achievement due to effective technology solutions, as well as the reward of making work easier can be promoted as self-fulfilling rewards.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Responsibilities as Project Manager ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As suggested in our course resources, my role as a project manager would involve //wearing many hats.// Regarding project management, the preceding descriptions and references fall neatly within those presented in one resource, to wit, ‘“good project management saves organizational resources, increases productivity, and increases the likelihood that projects will be successful.’ (Andreadis, 2006)” (Januszewski & Molenda, 2008, p. 182)

With respect to resource and delivery system management, taking advantage of social-networking technologies, as described in the previous section, will serve as an appropriate means of delivery that would insure effective resource management and serve as an interface for storage and dissemination of data and other information. The backbone of information management would be a custom-designed database that would be developed to enable accessibility at all stakeholder levels. (Januszewski & Molenda, 2008, p. 185)

Chevalier, R. D. (2007). //A manager's guide to improving workplace performance.// New York: American Management Association.

Januszewski, A., & Molenda, M. (2008). //Educational technology: A definition with commentary//. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Taylor & Frances Group.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer) (2008). //The many hats leaders wear// featuring Drs. Ana Donaldson, Ellen Wagner, Sharon Smaldino, and Allison Rossett [Video program].

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">**MOD 3**

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Three Intervention Strategies **
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">YPS already has a number of important technology components in place that can be leveraged for any strategy, low-cost or otherwise. Of these, the technology department, the afore-mentioned technology committees, and a well-developed professional-development system (PD) are of note (performance problem causes are not due to resources at this level). Working with a small budget involves what I would promote as the 3 Cs, i.e. community, commitment, and creativity, but having access to such powerful resources mitigates the need to spend.

Solutions for Information Causes

Although YPS have an extensive and well-developed social networking capability, e.g. private //e-chalk and net-trekker// licenses, and public //twitter// and //facebook// sites, these remain underutilized. E-chalk and net-trekker, although more teacher/student oriented, can also be used for daily employee promotion of expectations. Whatever the case, these powerful technologies collect dust in a majority of schools, even though they are ‘all bought and paid for.’

While it is a positive sign that twitter and facebook are being used, utilization for purposes of promoting expectations is limited. I would promote their use for these purposes at all levels, from the superintendent on down. This promotion would include use for purposes of dissemination of my own expectations as a technology specialist. The 3 Cs would become a rallying cry.

As another initiative, I would introduce the power of the //wiki.// To this point, wikis have not been discussed as viable tools in the YPS. This technology, as the educational technology community is well aware of, is indeed powerful, viable, and again, ‘all bought and paid for.’

Solutions for Resource Causes

As a first step, I would freeze all spending on technology. The technology committees (including members of the technology department) would be charged with a comprehensive plan that would evaluate the entire technology inventory (hardware, software, available PD, etc.), best practices involving the existing technologies, publication and dissemination of these best practices, incentives for creation of new best practices for use of these available resources, and evaluation of all individual employee skills. The goal is to equitably distribute the technology resources that are available and then maximize the potentials of these with the objective to make the teaching and learning process easier.

Solutions for Incentive Causes

Real incentive programs can be developed at no cost. Such as relieving an educator from administrative duty would go a long way. Also, visible student achievement due to effective technology solutions, as well as the reward of making work easier can be promoted as self-rewarding.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Medium-Cost Strategies **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I would use a medium-cost budget to raise the overall technology skill-level of all teachers and administrators. I would set up wikis in each school to follow progress and as a collaborative means for colleagues to share ideas and support. The money would be spent on extra PD hours. I would operate on the theory of mastery learning. That is, no employee will be left behind. We will learn together and each of us will help our colleagues along.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">High-Cost Strategies **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Every teacher would be equipped with a PDA with a database form program installed in each. MS Access would be installed on every teacher and administrator computer. An enterprise database would be installed on a server to accommodate all ATA data.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">ACCESS to Assess (ATA) is a technology-based solution that combines personal digital assistant (PDA) and personal database management software (DBMS) technologies to efficiently and continuously collect criterion-referenced formative assessment data.

The idea here would be to completely align all instruction and assessment to NYS standards.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Chevalier, R. D. (2007). //A manager's guide to improving workplace performance.// New York: American Management Association.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer) (2008). The HPT Model featuring Allison Rossett [Video program].


 * MOD 2**

The //Evaluation// section of the Yonkers Public Schools Technology Plan (2009) reads as follows:

In researching effective technology plans, it was found that traditional methods of assessment seldom measure the things that technology supports best, such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, design, productivity and communication. Therefore, actual achievements of students are truly the best measures of success. It is with this view that the Technology Planning committee, in concert with the Instructional Technology Committee, will continue to focus on developing a District-wide method of evaluating learning achievements (p. 20)

If I understand this statement correctly, it seems to imply that the members of two committees are working on creating a method that would validly and reliably result in a system that investigates the relationship between technology (or a type of technology) and student learning. If my interpretation is correct, then I rest my case, i.e. that my district needs an educational technology specialist: one that not only knows technology, but knows how to design a study. If, on the other hand, what it is saying is that technology has a positive correlation with learning, and that based on this premise they will continue to implement technology ad nauseam, and without testing for results, forgive me while I go to the bathroom.

The Yonkers Public Schools Technology Plan (YPSTP) is a wondrously comprehensive fifty-page compilation that articulates exactly the New York State mandates in this regard. While its details and commentaries are noble, the various and diverse elements that are part of the overall district solution are in sore need of leadership. Systemic performance baselines are elusive, but attainable nevertheless.

A first set of baselines can be gleaned from the YPSTP itself. Pages 5-7 consist of a section on //Goals.// A performance gap (PG) that would evaluate the district performance on viable implementation of technology in the district could be accomplished by setting a timeframe for the integration of each particular technology. In other words, technologies would be assessed as to their current state of diffusion into the district (baseline), and a goal would be set to achieve an improved and defined level of diffusion after a certain amount of time.

As it regards professional development, more rigorous attention need be made to ongoing evaluations of teacher attitudes and skill-level regarding technology. Although the district contends that questionnaires for this purpose are routinely distributed, I can only remember one time when I had the pleasure. These would certainly allow for identification of baseline information on teacher interaction with technology, and from this data too, goals can be specified. Follow up questionnaires could then easily track movement within the PG.

Regrettably, I have not been as active in this area as I am going to be. This exercise has illuminated many things. The more light is shed, the more I feel empowered to make a difference.

Yonkers Public Schools. //Teaching and learning technology programs.// Retrieved on December 30, 2009 from http://www.yonkerspublicschools.org