Jaime's+Proposal


 * ** Interactive **
 * learning **

Using 21st century tools to improve learning. ||

1.0 Executive Summary
What is 21st century education look like? Do we continue to use overhead projectors in hopes that students will be engaged and motivated to learn? Teaching in today’s classrooms requires tools for 21st century problems that we don’t even know about today. Fortunately, there are technologies that help us make the today’s classroom more engaging and interactive. The SMART technologies have been supporting a wide range of interactive technologies to bring interactivity to the classroom. This proposal is for a significant investment in interactive learning technologies that address the following: • Improved student engagement • Different learning styles • Improved review and retention • Improved Motivation and attendance • Teacher productivity

A substantial investment will not only help with student engagement but it will also help teachers create media rich lessons that will be easy to reusable and easy to adapt lesson materials. The return on investment of these dollars will send a clear message to parents, students, and prospective students that our schools have forward thinking idea to prepare students for the 21st century.

This proposal seeks to outline the necessary elements that comprise successful utilization and acquisition of SMART interactive whiteboard technologies. The items in this proposal are by no means the only technology available but for our investment this is the best possible solution to help us bring student engagement to new levels. In the following pages each area, Software, Hardware, and Personnel costs, are summarized in detail. Each section includes a rationale that explains the purpose of the proposed purchase. Finally, you will find an itemized budget of proposed expenses at the end of this proposal.

2.0 Hardware
Item: SMART Board 600i interactive whiteboard system Quantity: 100 Rationale: The SMART boards are the integral technology to bring interactive lessons into our classrooms. They will used by both the teacher and students to create a more engaging environment in which the students will increase their learning. Cost: $320,000

Item: HP EliteBook 8730w Quantity: 100 Rationale: These are the laptops that will provide an additional tool for teachers to not only create content and communicate but also use in the classroom as an input device that both teacher and student can interact with. Total Cost: $300,000

Item: Elmo Document projector Quantity: 100 Rationale: The document projector is another tool that will allow teachers to bring engaging materials into the classrooms. No longer will the teachers be bounded to two dimensional objects. The use of three dimensional objects in the classrooms helps teachers tell a richer story. Cost: $72,000.00

Item: Smartboard Wireless Bluetooth connection Quantity: 120 Rationale: This is the relational database that will integrate with Adobe Connect Enterprise server. It is also necessary to enable and enforce LDAP authentication for the campus community. Cost: $18,000

3.0 Software
Item: Microsoft Office (Local Install). Quantity: 1 Rationale: This LMS system will be the engine that will help manage and administer faculty and student generated content. All course material, video, collaboration will be fed through the server. It is capable of managing synchronous and asynchronous communication. Cost: $7,200

Item: SMART Notebook software Licenses Quantity: 120 Rationale: This software will provide members of the faculty that are involved in this first phase of e-learning development the tools necessary to develop sound curriculum. The suite includes the following programs: Dreamweaver, Captivate, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Presenter, and Sound Booth. Cost: $8,400.00

4.0 Personnel
Item: two SMART board implementation and curriculum development support staff Quantity: 2 Rationale: These two support staff positions will help implement the technology, teach the teachers how to use the interactive boards, and provide support to create lesson plans to incorporate the technology. These two positions will also train already existing professional development staff to enable to sustainability of interactive white boards. Cost: $140,000 (Includes Salary and Benefits)

5.0 Itemized Budget
The following table is an itemized list of proposed expenditures. This list represents items that carry a cost for the successful implementation of the program. There are other existing technologies required however the additional software and hardware are already owned by the university and will be leveraged appropriately.

Technologies ||= $3000.00 ||= $300,000.00 || Technologies ||= $150.00 ||= $15,000.00 ||
 * ~ ** Technology ** ||~ ** Quantity ** ||~ ** Type ** ||~ ** Vendor ** ||~ ** Cost per unit ** ||~ ** Total Cost ** ||
 * < SMART Board 600i interactive whiteboard system ||= 100 ||= Hardware ||= SMART
 * < ** HP EliteBook 8730w ** ||= 100 ||= Hardware ||= HP ||= $2999.99 ||= $299,900.00 ||
 * < ** Elmo Document projector ** ||= 100 ||= Personnel ||= HP ||= $800.00 ||= $80,000.00 ||
 * < ** SMART board Wireless Bluetooth module ** ||= 100 ||= Hardware ||= SMART
 * < ** Epson PowerLite 85 ** ||= 100 ||= Hardware ||= EPSON ||= $1,750.00 ||= $175,000.00 ||
 * < ** Microsoft Office ** ** & Symantec Antivirus ** ||= 100 ||= Software ||= Microsoft ||= $101.00 ||= $10,100.00 ||
 * < ** SMART board implementation and curriculum development support staff ** ||= 2 ||= Personnel ||= NA ||= $60,000.00 ||= $120,000.00 ||
 * <  ||=   ||=   ||= ||= ** Total ** ||= ** 1,000,000.00 ** ||