2. What is E-Rate??
E-rate is a program so all eligible
schools and libraries have
affordable access to modern
telecommunications and
information systems.
3. What’s the discount??
20-90%
Discount is based on the
percentage of students eligible for
participation in National School
Lunch Program.
4. You need:
A technology plan:
Goals and realistic strategy for using
telecommunications and information
technology
A professional development strategy
An assessment of telecommunication
services, hardware, software, and other
services needed
Budget resources
Ongoing evaluation process
5. E-Rate Process:
E-rate application process. (2008). [Application process for E-Rate. E-Rate funding
process. Retrieved from http://www.e-rateservices.com/e-rate-process-
overview.shtml.
7. Goals:
Improve students academic
achievement
Insure effective access to
technology in the classroom
Increase technology knowledge
and use for all teachers and
students.
Increase productivity and
efficiency through the use of
technology
8. Professional
Development:
In the classroom: Online: Outside the
Classroom:
Learn from students Most programs have Attend professional
online training development
Experiment with opportunities
technology
9. Types of Assessment:
Online statistics
STaR Chart
Technology Specialists
Classroom observations
10. Prensky states:
“So, let’s not just adopt technology into our
schools. Let’s adapt it, push it, pull it, iterate with
it, experiment with it, test it, and redo it, until we
reach the point where we and our kids truly feel
we’ve done our very best. Then, let’s push it
and pull it some more. And let’s do it quickly, so
the twenty-second century doesn’t catch us by
surprise with too much of out work undone.”
Prensky, M. (2007). Adopt and adapt: Shaping tech for the classroom. Edutopia:
The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Retrieved from
http://biblos.lamar.edu/eres/heh/Abernathy/Abernathy%20EDLD5352%20Adopt%
20and%20adapt%20Shaping%20
tech%20for%20the%20classroom.htm (Original work published 2005).
11. In Conclusion:
E-rate will give us an opportunity
to provide the necessary
technology for our students.
