With Your Administration and IT Team...
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Confirm the budget for ed tech needs. Order anything you have the budget for so it's at school before the year starts!
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Review and update your Acceptable Use Policy.
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Make sure carts are set up right - do they charge devices, is the timer working? Enough power supplies?
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Device tune-up: Check batteries, replace missing keys, wipe them down, update/refresh/re-image, add apps...
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Tune up/double check your Google Apps for Ed policies and settings.
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Determine where you'll store 'the new gear' for the year (hopefully this already happened...)
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Understand or develop a procedure to check-out/check-in devices.
In Your Classroom…
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Create a Tech Boot Camp agenda ("How do I...?") for students and roll it out by first week of school.
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Determine your go-to techie kids (after school starts, of course).
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Develop your first (one, or three, or five...) ed tech integrated lessons.
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Confirm all the wireless access points are plugged in and functional (summer cleanings and all).
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Update student lists - add to Google Apps for Ed, LMS, SIS, online edu sites, etc.
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Make sure document cameras, projectors, etc. are functional. Do you have a spare lamp?
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Confirm the location of digital cameras. Make sure they're charged up. Create a signout sheet.
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Develop a brief communication to parents about your ed tech plans (i.e., why is this important?).
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Freshen up your class webpage for the new year.
For Yourself…
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Partner up with another teacher to grow your ed tech knowledge and skills.
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Find a blog that will help you learn more about new tools, tips and techniques.
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Add one new thing to your tech tool belt.
What other items can you add to this? Let us know!
