Infrastructure fro Technology from The Texas Long Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020

The select the area Infrastructure for Technology in the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. Infraestructure for Technology to provide easy access to online material and information to all students and promoting the e-learning environment where collaborative learning could take place, and the cohesion of community, as well. In my school this is the strongest area. I the years 2005-2006 was developing tech, 2006-2007 was developing tech and advanced tech in 2008-2009. It showed an increase by 54.5% during this period.

Statewide this area shows a positive trend too. In 2005-2006 48% of schools were developing tech versus 42% advanced tech. In 2006-2007 53% were advanced tech in 2008-2009, the number increased to 60% for advanced tec. Our school has the same tendency of the state for Infrastructure for Technology.

My recommendations in this area are:

Define standards in the use of hardware and platforms, because the lack of standardization can also represent a problem (Guhlin, 2007).

Set a system for tracking computers to have control of the hardware, software and the general usage of the network. I could be helpful to save time, money and human effort (Holub, 2007).

Use firewalls to maintain a secure environment for students and install antivirus.

Create a committee who define policies of use of hardware, acquisitions and issue recommendations.

Maintain a team to solve problems, as part of the “human infrastructure” who provide on-site technical support.

References:

Guhlin, M. (2007). The Case for Open Source. Technology & Learning, 16-21.

Holub, P. (2007). Assessing Your Asset. Systems for tracking and managing IT assets can save time and dollars. Technology & Learning, 16,17.

Texas Education Agency, (2006). Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. Retrieved from http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/lrpt_lrpt.html.