Dolphin Leaders,

We are happy you are a part of The Sullivans School (TSS) team. Whether you have been teaching with DODEA for years or this is your first experience in the system, DODEA offers a unique variety of technologies and resources to help you reach and teach your students. At TSS, our motto is “We stick together” and our technology program is no different. Technology is incorporated after content has already been decided and is only used if it will enhance the learning process. This technology plan is a living, breathing document that will grow with the needs of our students.

We have a Smartboard and a document camera in every grade level classroom; some classrooms have five laptop computers, including a teacher computer; classrooms have access to Computer on Wheels (COW) carts to share among grade levels; there is a computer lab, several digital cameras, two digital microscopes, various video cameras, and 4K video photography equipment with green screen available for checkout; a scanning feature on copy machines in various locations around the campus are available; and we have several software packages available on our Approved Software List. In addition to our local data trackers, we utilize several databases to track student data and progress including ASPEN, Gradespeed, FOSS Web, Benchmark Advance, and Think Central.

Throughout the year, we have events, projects, or challenges for the school to participate in such as a STEAM week, Hour of Code, Engineering Week, research projects, etc. We also provide professional development for those wanting extra time to focus on learning software or strategies for implementing technology in the classroom. We manage three websites at TSS for school use: TSS Tech Plan, Dolphinet, and Sullivans Teacher Portal. It is highly encouraged for teachers to maintain a classroom website using Schoology or Google Sites for communication purposes. Please use each of these resources to their fullest potential.

There are four main people to support you in your use of technology here at TSS. First, our Systems Technologist (ST) is available for hardware and network problems. Second, our Educational Technologists (ET) and Technology Lead teacher are available to help integrate and guide you through the process of using technology to enhance learning. If you ever have any concerns or needs, please do not hesitate to ask one of these individuals as collaboration and open dialog is the key to success. If you ever have any concerns or needs, please do not hesitate to ask

one of these individuals as collaboration and open dialog is the key to success.

Educationally yours,

Joseph Gullekson, Principal Patricia Carlson, Assistant Principal Shenna Anderson, Assistant Principal

Monica Chai (ST) Chuck Burtch (ET) Carlos Mendez (ET) Erin LaMay (Tech Lead)