Technology Technology 2000 and Beyond Coleman Independent School District Technology Competencies for Professionals Tommy D. Jones, M. Ed. The following URLs are referred to in this document. Tr a ining General Overview Technology can be a very effective tool for delivering, extending, and enriching the curriculum.
Educational technology offers an array of modern tools that support teaching and learning.
When combined with effective teaching strategies, technology can engage students as collaborators and constructors of their own learning and transform teachers from dispensers of knowledge to facilitators of learning. Appropriate technology can move students beyond rote learning toward analytical thinking, problem solving, and project-based learning. The Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology embraces the belief that, before technology can significantly improve learning, teachers must first be competent with the technology applications that facilitate their work and support student learning . The District long-range technology goal is to educate all students, faculty, and staff in the effective and responsible use of technology . Teachers must serve as models for students in the responsible application of ethics as technologies make our world smaller and interrelated.