  IMPACT: Guidelines for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction Instructional Technology Division AUGUST 0000 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION In compliance with federal law, NC Public Schools administers all state-operated educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law. Inquiries or complaints should be directed to: Dr. Elsie C. Leak, Associate Superintendent : : Office of Curriculum and School Reform Services 0000 Mail Service Center :: Raleigh, NC 00000-0000 :: Telephone 000-000-0000 :: Fax 000-000-0000 Visit us on the Web:: www.ncpublicschools.org HOWARD N. LEE Chairman : : Raleigh JANE P. NORWOOD Vice Chair : : Charlotte KATHY A. TAFT Greenville MICHELLE HOWARD-VITAL Wilmington EDGAR D. MURPHY Durham SHIRLEY E. HARRIS * Troy MELISSA E. BARTLETT * Mooresville ROBERT "TOM" SPEED Boone WAYNE MCDEVITT Asheville JOHN TATE III Charlotte BEVERLY PERDUE Lieutenant Governor :: New Bern RICHARD MOORE State Treasurer : : Kittrell * not yet confirmed May 00, 0000 NORTH CAROLINA MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS: It is with great pleasure that I commend to you the revised IMPACT: Guidelines for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs. The acknowledgement of the equal importance of both the school library media and the instructional technology programs in teaching and learning is the premise of these guidelines. We know that school library media and instructional technology programs are the foundation of a 00st Century education. The access to information that these programs afford makes the difference between the textbook-bound classroom of the past and the far-reaching, resource-based curriculum of today and tomorrow. Research tells us that instructional technology, used appropriately, results in higher test scores. It is remarkably effective in sparking student interest, increasing motivation, and raising self-esteem, thus positively impacting student achievement. Research also tells us that a school library media center that provides up-to-date, accurate, and attractive resources managed by a professional school library media coordinator who collaborates with teachers to augment and enhance classroom instruction also results in increased test scores, especially in reading. IMPACT reflects both the reality of this research and the commitment to assuring that every teacher and student has the academic and personal advantage of access to these high quality programs. No North Carolina citizen can be left behind! Implementing the IMPACT Guidelines in your school assures that our youngest citizens, their parents, and their teachers will have the skills necessary to enter the 00st Century world of work and civic responsibility. The school library media and instructional technology program and the resources it promotes are central to the success of North Carolina's ABCs of Public Education and to Governor Easley's 00st Century Learning Skills priority--in fact, to all school reform initiatives throughout the state. IMPACT and the excellence it fosters are a part of the vision and accountability necessary to produce schools that are First in America. Howard N. Lee, Chairman, Start Board of Education ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We welcome the opportunity to express appreciation to the following workgroup participants who contributed their time, enthusiasm, and expertise in the development of this document. LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES Beaufort County Patricia Morris Carteret County Janet McLendon Catawba County Judith Ray Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Hennie Driggers Chapel Hill-Carrboro Mary Gray Leonard Chatham County Kimberly M. Johnson Davidson County Karen Perry Gaston County Vivien R. Timmons Granville County Dasie Roberts Harnett County Tammy Genthe Haywood County L. Kinney Iredell-Statesville Barb Thorson Lenoir County Julie Lee Orange County Sonya Terry NW RESA Karen Lowe Perquimans County Victor Eure Perquimans County Melissa Fields Perquimans County Cynthia Stallings Pitt County Kerry Mebane Rockingham County Martha Carroll Rockingham County Donna Edrington Transylvania County Carrie H. Kirby Wake County Rusty Taylor Watauga County Shannon Carrol Wilkes County Jaye Ellen Parks Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Jackie Pierson Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Jo Sapp INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION Appalachian State University Robert Sanders, PhD East Carolina University Diane D. Kester, PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evelyn Daniel, PhD University of North Carolina at Greensboro Nona Pryor NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Frances Bryant Bradburn John Brim Glen Buck Karen Creech Mary Lou Daily Acacia Dixon Janice Dunning Zena Harvley-Felder Benny Hendrix Melanie Honeycutt Ouida Myers Campbell Price Donna Sawyer Gerry Solomon Dan Sparlin Wynn Smith Annemarie Timmerman FOREWORD Welcome to the revised edition of IMPACT: Guidelines for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs! IMPACT continues to be a part of the overall vision of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. It recognizes that an effective school library media and technology program is the infrastructure that supports both teaching and learning. This program is the key to making education relevant to a knowledge-based society and its economy. IMPACT is aligned to Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, the national standards for media and technology programs, the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards, and a growing body of school library media and instructional technology research. Also reflecting the recommendations of the 0000-0000 North Carolina Educational Technology Plan, IMPACT acknowledges the importance of staffing each school in North Carolina with both a school library media coordinator and a technology facilitator. It also reflects a commitment to provide a roadmap for an integrated media and technology program once these positions are in place. It offers assessment instruments to assist in the evaluation of the media and technology program designed to move us toward the State Board of Education goals of rigor, relevance, and relationships, the foundation of a 00st Century educational and economic environment. The revision of IMPACT reflects the reality that the media and technology program and its resources are not static. In fact, they are constantly evolving, mandating on-going update and revision. Thus, while there is a one-time print edition of this document, it is also a Web-based publication 