State Educational Technology Plan 2009-2014 · 2015-07-22 · Letter from the Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents Dear Governor ... and on behalf of the thirteen-member eTech Ohio Commission,

2009-2014Ohio’s State Educational Technology Plan

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Table of Contents Letter from the Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents Letter from the Executive Director, eTech Ohio About eTech Ohio eTech Ohio Pledge Accomplishments Educational Technology Plan

• Timeline • Educators • Learners • Affiliates and Partners

Measuring Our Success Matrix

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Letter from the Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents Dear Governor Strickland, Speaker Budish, President Harris, Leader Batchelder, Leader Cafaro, and Members of the General Assembly: As chairman, and on behalf of the thirteen-member eTech Ohio Commission, I am pleased to present Ohio’s State Educational Technology Plan. This plan is submitted in accordance with the requirements of H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly. Ohio’s 10-year Strategic Plan for Higher Education, submitted to Governor Ted Strickland and the General Assembly in March 2008, set forth the strategies for advancing the economy by increasing the educational attainment of Ohioans. By providing high quality, affordable, and flexible educational options, Ohio will create a workforce that is among the most innovative in the world. A world-class education that is accessible to all Ohioans is the cornerstone of our state’s future economic prosperity. In H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly, the General Assembly responded to Governor Strickland’s call for reforms in primary and secondary education by adopting language that will, inter alia, reform teacher education and licensure, change the way we assess student progress and school performance, and expand the school year. For Ohio to achieve the goals established by the Governor and the General Assembly in both higher education and K-12, we must have a technology infrastructure that provides educators and students full access to current technological supports as well as the innovations of the future. For example, existing technologies allow high schools students to assess their skills and prepare for college online, college students to develop lower-cost educational plans that will land them a career in a growth industry, and educators to access the latest, most effective curriculum without having to leave their classroom. As our educational systems continue to become more efficient and more data responsive, the ever closer relationships between K-12 and higher education will be reflected in the shared technology that connects students, teachers, administrators, faculty, and local technology organizations. eTech Ohio, the agency of state government charged with developing the state's educational technology plan under H.B. 1, is unique among state educational technology agencies because it is a partnership not only of primary, secondary and higher education, but also of Ohio’s public broadcasters, both radio and television.

This unique partnership is an asset that has not been fully exploited for the benefit of Ohio's educators and students. It perhaps goes without saying that the state has not fully exploited the great synergies available in educational technology between K-12 and higher education, and it is long past time that we do so. As noted, this plan aggressively addresses the issues related to developing a solid P-20 educational technology platform. Additionally, “educational broadcasting”, which had an accepted and limited meaning in the twentieth century, now, with the rise of digital technology, provides an unlimited opportunity to integrate the creativity and skills of Ohio’s public broadcasters with Ohio’s expansive educational goals. This state technology plan aims to fully exploit this opportunity as well for the benefit of our citizens. Ohio has a significant history as a technological innovator. From Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers, to Toledo’s Xunlight Corporation and Cincinnati’s Procter & Gamble, Ohio is the birthplace of technological innovations that changed the world. This State Educational Technology Plan is an important step to ensure Ohio has the advanced workforce that can continue Ohio’s leadership in creating the inventions of the future. Respectfully submitted, Eric D. Fingerhut Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents Chairman, eTech Ohio Commission

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Letter from the Executive Director, eTech Ohio Dear Governor Strickland, Speaker Budish, President Harris, Leader Batchelder, Leader Cafaro, and Members of the General Assembly: A decade into the new millennium, we have seen an explosion of new and expanded technology in short form – texting, instant messaging and social networking – and long form – wikis, blogs, electronic portfolios and digital media. For the benefit of the youngest learners in pre-kindergarten to our college faculty, eTech Ohio is focused on expanding the use and integration of educational technology into teaching and learning. This Educational Technology Plan, mandated by the Ohio General Assembly in H.B. 1, focuses on the P-20 continuum of education from early years to college years to prepare students for the demands of jobs in a technologically-advanced economy. Though we have made strides in bringing Internet connectivity and computers to the classroom, much work still needs to be done to fully realize the benefits of technology in educating Ohioans. We must move beyond the walls of our classrooms and expand the learning environment into homes and the work place. Learners of all ages need access to online courses to supplement current studies or to provide accelerated learning opportunities such as the increasingly popular area of Advanced Placement for high school students. Educators need access to quality materials and content for use in the classroom and for professional development delivered from teleconferences to computer downloads. Particularly helpful to dislocated workers or those looking to advance their careers are self-paced, online learning opportunities and professional development resources that will allow them to learn on their own schedule and be adaptive to their learning style. Educators have long recognized that people learn in a variety of ways whether reading textbooks, watching lectures, or listening to tapes. All can be delivered by technologies that currently are readily available. Technology will never replace the power of a good educator. But technology can help reduce barriers to underserved populations who may not be able to attend courses or classes due to time, distance, and cost. With the exception of technical courses, many of the general education classes can be offered online, on demand, to support anytime, anywhere learning.

Just as literacy has the power to reduce barriers to success and advancement, technology has the ability to open new doors and opportunities by transforming the learning and teaching experience. Most Sincerely, Kathleen T. Harkin Executive Director eTech Ohio

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About eTech Ohio eTech Ohio advances education and accelerates the learning process for citizens of Ohio through technology. It is our mission to provide leadership and support in extending the knowledge of Ohioans by promoting access to and use of all forms of educational technology. The use of technology helps ensure that Ohio students learn the skills needed to succeed in the 21st century. eTech Ohio’s programs help public broadcasters, teachers, technology staff, and administrators make effective use of technology for classroom and lifelong learning. We provide electronic information resources that can be used by teachers. We help teachers learn how to use technology in the classroom and help administrators forecast technology needs in the future. We provide the network infrastructure that connects Ohio’s schools and public broadcasters with each other, letting them collaborate and share information resources. History eTech Ohio is a state agency created under H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly to merge the Ohio Educational Telecommunications Network Commission (OET), and the Ohio SchoolNet Commission (OSNC). eTech Ohio was created in July 2005 to support sharing of a network infrastructure, streamline the production of instructional resources, and provide support for P-20 education. The agency is legislatively charged with aligning content and technology resources and expertise, eliminating unnecessary duplication of services, providing vision and leadership for enhancing learning through the use of technology for Ohioans of all ages and leveraging shared networking to utilize available resources more efficiently. About the eTech Ohio Commission The Commission, chaired by Eric Fingerhut, Chancellor of the Board of Regents, is made up of nine voting members and four non-voting members. The nine voting positions include three statutory members, the Chancellor of the Board of Regents, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the State’s Chief Information Officer, four private citizens appointed by the Governor, one appointed by the Speaker of the House and another by the President of the Senate. There are also four non-voting members, two from the House of Representatives and two from the Senate with representatives from the majority and minority parties.

eTech Ohio Commission Voting Members Eric D. Fingerhut Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents Chairman, eTech Ohio Commission Sam Orth Chief Information Officer, State of Ohio Bruce Hawkins Chief Executive Officer, MCOECN Dr. Rosemary Herpel Statewide Consultant, Retired William Sams Executive in Residence, Ohio University Dr. David Todt Interim Provost, Shawnee State University Deborah Delisle Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ohio Department of Education Dr. Jan Osborn Superintendant, Putnam County Schools Non-voting Members Rep. Stephen Dyer State Representative Rep. William Coley State Representative Sen. Bob Gibbs State Senator Sen. Joseph Schiavoni State Senator

Federal Education Reform Movement

On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), landmark legislation that dramatically altered school reform. NCLB combined several acts into one piece of sweeping legislation with accountability at its core. The law required that states develop standards and measure student progress toward them, publish report cards toshow progress in student performance, provide highly qualified teachers, and intervene when schools are unsafe or students are not making adequate progress. No Child Left Behind highlights these critical tenets for states: • Improve Student Achievement; • Ensure Highly Qualified Teachers; • Use Data to Increase Accountability; and • Provide Access to Close the Achievement Gap. Technology within No Child Left Behind Title II D of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, the U.S. Department of Education provides states with educational technology grants through Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program. Goals of NCLB Title II, Part D (1) To improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary schools and secondary schools. (2.) To assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability. (3) To encourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems with teacher training and curriculum development to establish research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented as best practices by state educational agencies and local education agencies. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education. Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001.

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eTech Ohio Pledge To transform Ohio’s economy in the 21st century, the latest information and communication technologies must be used to enhance educational opportunities for all students, from pre-school to graduate school. The Educational Technology Plan is intended to be a living document that is agile, flexible, and able to adapt to the rapid advancements and breakthroughs in the world of technology. eTech Ohio will identify ways in which these advancements can positively impact learning and support educators as they work with students of all ages within the P-20 educational continuum. eTech Ohio will be seeking out and sharing innovations to help bring great ideas, tools, processes, and projects to learners throughout Ohio. Our mission will be realized through our network of affiliates and partners around the state. We will work with those organizations and reach out to new ones as well. There is much to be learned through the experiences and knowledge of our communities of practice, membership organizations, partner agencies, and students. As a state agency charged with the responsibility of mobilizing technology to accelerate academic achievement and opportunities for Ohioans, we are also responsible for addressing barriers to reach these goals. We will work with state, regional and local organizations to find solutions to issues that arise as we integrate technology more fully into the learning environment, and better connect systems and processes along the P-20 continuum. We will engage stakeholders in education in the process of building and improving what we do and how we do it. To make sure we are engaging the best insights and ideas on ways to improve education through the innovative use of technology, we welcome statements, written resources, and examples from the public. Please visit www.etech.ohio.gov to review the latest version of the Educational Technology Plan and provide your thoughts and comments. Thank you in advance for taking the time to share your experiences and expertise.

“During the past six months, the economy has changed our nation, impacting our state and the world. A clear message at the national level is that education is crucial for the future of the United States. We must prepare our children to compete and collaborate with students and workers from other countries and continents across the international landscape.”

Deborah Delisle, Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Accomplishments 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

eTech Ohio Created

Created to merge the Ohio Educational Telecommunications Network Commission

(OET) and the Ohio SchoolNet Commission (OSNC). eTech Ohio

continued the projects from OET and OSNC.

Online Professional

Development Delivered online training to 1,667

educators statewide through eLearning.

Connectivity Provided $26 million to Ohio schools in

support of a statewide video connectivity mission.

Statewide Fiber Network

Provided network management services to public broadcasters, Information

Technology Centers and large urban school districts.

Enhancing Education Through Technology

Awarded competitive grants to high need, low income K-8 school buildings

throughout Ohio.

E-Rate Assured eligible schools and libraries had access to discounted telecommunication

and information services.

Ohio SCORES

Launched training program designed to build the capacity of Ohio teachers to

deliver online learning courses.

Open Learning Partnership Launched an open source Learning

Management System.

D3A2 Resource Exchange Provided Ohio educators with access to over 6,700 online educational resources

aligned to Ohio’s academic content standards.

Technology Training Academy

Hosted workshops for 1,631 district technology staff.

Statewide Videoconferencing

Managed the statewide educational videoconferencing network for the P-20 educators and various state agencies.

BETA 2006

Biennial Educational Technology Assessment. A K-12 public school

technology census to collect data regarding technology accessibility and

usage in Ohio’s public schools.

Enhancing Education Through Technology

Awarded competitive grants to high need, low income K-8 school buildings

throughout Ohio.

E-Rate Assured eligible schools and libraries had access to discounted telecommunication

and information services

Distance Learning Clearinghouse Began development of online and distance

learning options offered by Ohio school districts and community schools.

OARnet Online

Consolidated the public broadcasting and K-12 community onto OARnet, saving

approximately $200,000 in annual operating costs.

Online Professional

Development Offered professional development and

technical training options for every school district and Information Technology Center

in the state.

Computer Access Placed nearly 250,000 computers in Ohio

K-8 classrooms.

Enhancing Education Through Technology

Awarded competitive grants to high need, low income K-8 school buildings

throughout Ohio.

E-Rate Assured eligible schools and libraries had access to discounted telecommunication

and information services

Ohio School Facilities Commission Toolkit

Developed technical assistance kits to ensure new school construction anticipate

educational technology requirements.

Professional Development Administered funds to expand

professional development opportunities to every Ohio school district.

Broadcast Services

Established a unified scheduling system to streamline scheduling and content

distribution.

BETA 2008-2009 (ongoing) Biennial Educational Technology

Assessment. Continued the K-12 public school technology census to collect data

regarding technology accessibility and usage in Ohio’s public schools.

Enhancing Education Through Technology

Awarded competitive grants to high need, low income K-8 school buildings

throughout Ohio.

E-Rate Assured eligible schools and libraries had access to discounted telecommunication

and information services

Ohio on iTunes U

Established a comprehensive statewide presence on iTunesU.

Peer-Based

Professional Learning Launched social network community

forums to connect educators and disperse innovations.

Ohio Communities

Established social networking tool to support peer to peer professional

development and mentoring.

ARRA Title II-D Collaborated with the Ohio Department of

Education to award $11.8 million to 48 school buildings for the 2009 - 2010 school

year.

Enhancing Education Through Technology

Awarded competitive grants to high need, low income K-8 school buildings

throughout Ohio.

E-Rate Assured eligible schools and libraries had access to discounted telecommunication

and information services

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Educational Technology Plan 2009 -2014

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Develop P-20 Action Plan Align educational technology initiatives

across the P-20 educational continuum.

Public Broadcasting and Media Delivery

Support Public Media through the distribution of funding and collaboration on educator

professional development.

Longitudinal Data System Coordinate with the Ohio Department of

Education and the Ohio Board of Regents to expand and connect longitudinal data

systems.

Ohio’s Distance Learning Clearinghouse

Expand and disseminate distance learning options for Ohio learners.

Synchronous Advance Placement

and Foreign Language Deliver distance learning Advance

Placement and Foreign Language Courses to 90 Ohio classrooms.

Asynchronous Accredited

Distance Learning Offer on demand distance learning courses

to more than 100 Ohio K-12 buildings.

Free Educational Resources Develop free educational resources which

support educators, learners, and community members.

High Quality Educator

Professional Development Deliver educator professional development

to support the integration of educational technology.

Public Broadcasting and Media

Delivery Support Public Broadcasting and Media

Delivery through the distribution of funding and collaboration of educator professional

development.

Free Educational Resources Develop free educational resources which

support educators, learners, and community members.

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Educators: Educational Technology for P-20 Teachers The Reality The Digital Natives have arrived. High school students enrolling in Ohio’s Colleges of Education were kindergarten students at the dawn of the Internet in the 1990s. They will soon be teaching in Ohio’s P-20 classrooms with significant experience and confidence interacting with new technologies. Digital Native teachers and learners will expect access to the tools and information sources they find most effective for the task. Schools, regional service providers and statewide organizations need to embrace their enthusiasm and willingness to explore new and innovative forms of teaching and learning. The Challenge Most Ohio teachers today are immigrants to the world of 21st century learning environments. Though many current teachers have integrated technology into teaching and learning practices at some level, too many resist embracing the opportunities educational technology can provide to their students. This resistance can be seen at all levels of the educational continuum - - from early care and learning through colleges and universities. Although there are many reasons educators may avoid or delay integrating technology into current practices, it is clear that technology is making its way into the classroom, often in the backpacks and back pockets of their students. The cell phones they carry have more sophisticated technological features than most of their classrooms. The Strategy Ohio’s educational technology community plays a primary role in the development, delivery, and assessment of 21st century educator professional development. This group will work to integrate technology into the learning experiences of students across all levels of the educational continuum, including pre-service and job-embedded training for educators. eTech Ohio will coordinate with other state agencies and educational organizations to ensure the delivery of on-line professional development as well as demonstrate ways to integrate technology. Technical Assistance and Support for Educators Technical assistance and professional development are effective means of upgrading skills in any profession, including education. Traditional professional development opportunities often consist of one-time, stand alone workshops instead of sustainable, on-going learning experiences for educators, technology coordinators, and administrators. While some educational entities are moving toward on-going, relevant and continuous learning for instructors, it is not the standard. Online learning communities, education portals, and coaching and mentoring are some of

the proven methods for providing sustainable professional development for our educators. Through state-supported online learning communities, Ohio will continue to facilitate professional development among educators and strengthen communities of practice and innovation. Blended models of face-to-face instruction supplemented with online learning opportunities provide educators the resources to collaborate with colleagues in an anytime, anywhere environment. New models of job-embedded professional development, increasingly common in today’s knowledge workforce, must be implemented across the P-20 landscape. Educators-as-learners need access to small, focused chunks of instruction on tools, processes and methods. Like all learners, educators need access to planning and assessment tools to track their learning progress. Tools to Support Educators in the Learning Environment Educational technology provides customized strategies to meet the unique needs of learners. A priority focus of pre-service education and professional development must be the use of data to support evidence-based learning. We need to supply educators with tools and strategies which enable them to quickly and accurately identify learning trends and make corrections to the education process for individual learners. These systems must be developed with the support and involvement of local teachers to ensure their needs are met. Tools to Improve Decision Making and Effectiveness Additionally, educational technology has the ability to transform reams of data into useable information. Through the passage of H.B. 290 of the 128th General Assembly, Ohio committed to the development and implementation of a statewide longitudinal data system that can be used to inform and engage key stakeholders in the educational arena. Data must be delivered to decision makers quickly and in a manner that is understandable and consistent across educational systems. This real time information is critical to better inform educational policy, instruction, operations, management, resource allocation, and overall effectiveness.

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Current and Future Initiatives

Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Coordinate with the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Board of Regents to expand and connect longitudinal data systems.

Professional Development for Data-driven Decision Making

Deliver high quality professional development around data-driven decision-making to support continuous improvement in such areas as policy, instruction, operations, management, resource allocation, and overall effectiveness.

New Assessment for Individual Achievement

Support the development and delivery of short-cycle student assessments to promote differentiated instruction for academic achievement

Peer-to-Peer Support

Engage in-service and pre-service educators in sharing resources and best practices through state-supported social networks.

Educators as Learners

Ensure educators have access to professional development materials and programs flexible enough to meet their needs and interests.

Access to Materials Provide educators and students access to an extensive collection of online curriculum and information resources.

“Effective professional growth and development that enables educators to use technology well is not trivial, but it is absolutely critical to success.”

Don Knezek, CEO, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

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Learners: Educational Technology for P-20 Students The Reality Today’s learners use technology in profoundly different ways than previous generations. These learners demand access to educational opportunities that are not limited by the four walls of a classroom. Additional educational opportunities are available, but a number of institutional barriers stand in the way of learners making effective use of them, such as cost, credit transfer, and flexibility in scheduling, to name a few. The current educational model is expected to provide education to the masses and at the same time customize teaching to simultaneously address the needs of learners who are lagging behind and those who are jumping ahead. Learners are unable to progress at their own pace through the standard curriculum, and must work within a limited set of instructional pathways. This lack of flexibility in scheduling and assessment creates difficulty when trying to meet the unique needs of individual learners. High-stakes testing and delayed assessment results are not delivering critical information needed by educators and learners. Alternative assessments and project-based learning methods help educators understand learners’ progress at a more granular level, as well as provide learners with more creative ways of demonstrating their achievement. The Challenge Learners are cut off from the tools they use in their everyday lives. They are accustomed to instant access to what they want and what they need. These commonly used tools allow individuals across the educational spectrum to display innovation, technological competency, curiosity, creativity, and problem solving-- the very skills we hope to instill in our 21st century learners. Yet for the student, the technologies they use outside the classroom are not available to them during their learning experience. Performance data has not been widely used to impact student learning. Understanding how students succeed or are challenged by instruction is critical to meeting the educational needs of each learner. If performance data is to be of any value in the educational process, the information collected needs to be granular enough so that the analytical results are immediately available to learners and educators.

The Strategy Ohio will support learners directing their own education, including educators. We will provide on-demand professional development and illustrate best practices using the technologies educators will be expected to use in the classroom such as handheld devices, podcasts, and social networks. These new forms of professional development will supplement traditional face-to-face training activities. The educational technology community must evaluate and deploy these new models of teaching with technology. By providing a test bed for evaluating emerging technologies and their impact on learners and educators, we can reduce the barriers to their acceptance in Ohio’s schools, as well as become a central voice advocating for statewide support.

“An encyclopedia takes 15 hours to make, kills 23 trees and costs hundreds of dollars to print. Now look at a DVD - pennies to print, seconds to manufacture, and it provides the user with multiple pathways to information. And of course, there’s always the Internet. There is still a place for paper materials, but the fact is that we are living in a primarily digital world, and these are the preferred methods for finding, obtaining and storing information.”

Ian Jukes, 21st Century Fluency Project

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Current and Future Initiatives:

Leveraging Student Technology

Ensure that students are taught using the same technologies (media players, cell phones, social networks, etc.) that they use outside the classroom.

Technology Literacy Guarantee students are taught how to use information technology and ensure they gain critical information literacy skills.

Digital Citizenship Make certain that learners are prepared for ethical judgments about the use of technology and information as an integral part of instruction in individual subject areas—math, biology, social studies, etc.—not as separate subjects.

Universal Access to Online Learning Ensure that students, wherever they attend school in Ohio, have access to a rich array of educational opportunities at the P-12 and college levels through online learning.

Early College Options Promote early college credit programs for high school students. Support the delivery of college courses via online systems to ensure they are available to all learners in Ohio.

Lowering Barriers to Entry

Support the University System of Ohio with the development and implementation of student-focused enrollment services solutions. Students will plan their college education with the help of academic, financial, and career planning support resources.

Ongoing Career Development

Assist students and community members in identifying career pathways and connect to the University System of Ohio (USO).

Electronic Transcripts Connect the electronic high school transcript system to the higher educational system. Ensure seamless transfer of student academic transcripts in a timely and accurate fashion to expedite enrollment.

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Affiliates and Partners As the educational paradigm bridges K-12 and higher education, and shifts towards a new generation of blended learning, Ohio is committed to ensuring citizens have access to the tools and infrastructure needed to transform education. This task could not be successful without collaboration allowing Ohio to have access to quality resources for educators and learners. Through these partnerships, the state of Ohio identifies barriers and creates solutions to ensure education is enhanced through technology. Ohio Public Media Affiliates Ohio’s public media network provides the most available source for lifelong learning. Public media serves as a valuable link between education and the community. Ohio's network links public television stations, radio stations and radio reading services through a statewide telecommunications structure. P-20 Education Technology Partners In addition to public media affiliates, Ohio has forged strong partnerships among K-12 education technology entities, postsecondary institutions, and others, to eliminate duplicative efforts and to leverage existing programs and resources. By directly linking Ohio classrooms to the educational resources of these partners, Ohio is expanding learning opportunities for all citizens. These partnerships around the state help Ohio address the challenges of the past by engaging the local educational community and connect one district, one building and one classroom at a time. Each partnership provides an invaluable service which integrates technology into the curriculum. Collectively, work resulting from these partnerships has optimized opportunities and resources while reducing costs. Partners such as Educational Technology Centers, Information Technology Centers and Educational Service Centers promote the production of interactive and instructional programming and delivery of content and resources.

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Collaborations with the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio Resource Center, INFOhio, and public media affiliates have developed content that is aligned with state standards and available to administrators and educators around the state. Further, partnerships with other state organizations such as OARnet, the Office of Information Technology, and the Ohio Educational Computer Network have helped to expand the connectivity of communities across the state toward our goal of giving every Ohioan access to high speed Internet services. Through these rewarding partnerships, Ohio has made great strides in leveraging resources to stimulate and promote innovations created in the field. Ohio Educational Technology Community eTech Ohio is also sharing statewide resources with Ohio Learning Network, OARnet, and OhioLINK under the leadership of the Ohio Board of Regents. This collaboration is developing a shared infrastructure to provide technical services for the next generation of educators and students. By identifying best practices, disseminating information to a wide variety of audiences, and assisting with the implementation and sustainability of P-20 practices across the educational system, Ohio is providing invaluable services which integrate technology into the curriculum.

Continued Collaboration and Development Looking forward, Ohio will continue to partner with the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) through the federal E-Rate Technical Assistance program to secure telecommunications discounts of 20 to 90 percent. Ohioans enjoy access to free public Internet and high-quality research databases through our 250 independent local library systems. Additionally, through partnership with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, eTech Ohio will work with the Digital Citizenship Committee to launch a website addressing Internet safety for students and parents. This project will develop an action plan for effective implementation of Web 2.0 resources in schools. Additionally the project will identify a compendium of policies, procedures, strategies, print and media resources and training materials to assist Ohio schools and communities. The Educational Technology Plan calls for continuing to strengthen these partnerships in order to maximize efficiency, enhance learning, and prepare students for success in the technology-driven 21st century.

“We recognize that education is not a series of disconnected steps, it’s a staircase upward. And now in Ohio we will have a comprehensive P through 16 system built to help propel our young people up each step from pre-school enrollment to a university degree.”

Governor Ted Strickland 2009 State of the State Address

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MEASURING OUR SUCCESS

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Metric Baseline Current Goal

Educator Use

1 Number of Ohio teacher preparation programs requiring the experience integrating technology into curriculum and teaching practices as part of graduation requirements

2 Percentage of educators reporting use of technology in the learning environment

3 Number of online courses available to P-20 learners

4 Number of higher education faculty teaching distance learning course sections

Student Use

5 Percentage of students reporting use of technology in the learning environment

6 Number of online courses available to P-20 learners

7 Number of school districts offering credit for distance learning courses

8 Number of students earning dual credit (high school and college) using distance learning

9 Number of students enrolled in on-line courses

10 Number of students taking on-line AP courses

11 Number of post-secondary students enrolled in distance learning course sections

Efficiency

12 Number of high schools submitting transcripts to USO institutions electronically

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