1. Advanced Preparation: Planning the menu, necessary training for the chefs, "setting the table"
2. List of Ingredients: Who and what go into this recipe? In what measurements?
3. How to Mix the Ingredients Together: Special handling and cooking techniques
4. Approximate Length of Cooking Time: How long will it take for all these ingredients to truly come together?
5. Serving Suggestions: What other dishes go well with your technology recipe? What other things does your school or district need to "cook up" before serving this recipe?

Here are the results each group reported back. Many wonderful suggestions were made, including lots of examples participants are already implementing:

Middle School Group
Advanced Preparation	Wear one hat Specific job descriptions Staff development Building site capacity District-level training Library Media Specialist Workable technology plan in place Looking at some of the bigger grants and tying in components into Technology Plan Suggested from other group to have students as techies - interest in technology, leadership skills
List of Ingredients	Team teaching Developing a committee at site/district includes administrators, teachers, consistent parents (PTA leader can help with sources of funding, community leaders, Board members, partners, and students Professionally written personnel-coordinated standards Equipment Hardware Software Networking Capacity/Infrastructure Funding sources Staff development Long range plan in place Building a cadre

High School Group
Advanced Preparation	Tech Plan have committee members represent every department/curricular area Sign off on plan from all departments Vote on approval by all faculty Have standardized software students do the reporting for the teachers for technology plan Administration support for staff development Staff Training Technical (how to use software/Internet, etc.) Curriculum Integration Accountability plan incorporated
List of Ingredients	Flexible time and meeting time built-in to the schedule Funding for technology Equipment or money to allow teacher access to technology for home use take home for summer laptop check outs Zero interest loans to purchase computers for home Expertise available for software and hardware available Technical support for staff Provide support for staff willing to give time (incentive, etc.) Incentives Commitment from district
How to mix it	Teachers training teachers Innovation Grants from Tech Committee Food for training Computers, printers, scanners, etc in staff room to support peer sharing, help, etc. Time built into schedule. Place for inservice that's well equipped Train core staff & students to help in key positions Training for students to help teachers Train staff give lunch and place for staff development
Approximate length of cooking time	3-5 years for full staff to get aboard 10 years for all, most resistent Continuous
Serving Suggestions	Providing staff defvelopment by curriculum areas Look at categorical funding that may support technology Recruiting core staff to initiate Periodic revisions

Elementary School Group
Advanced Preparation	From a faculty needs assessment, try to design staff development by competency level Level of competency can range within program Board needs to approve Establish sequence Minimum hardware requirements at each time point...must advocate minimum Example: If newest existing Mac OS version is 8.1, the site can't have anything older than 7.5. District Technology Coordinator Leadership from Board or an outside expert to develop timeline or sequence for minimum level of standards Example: 1 computer in classroom by ___) Need an advocacy position on what should be implemented at what point
List of Ingredients	Wiring plan Site hardware levels Staff Development Mentors Technology Coordinators Outside Consultants Site Tech Coordinators Needs assessments for software or other needs Standardization of software and hardware: consider this particularly with donated equipment
How to mix it	Hooking up system installing softwar providing staff devellopment on software
Approximate length of cooking time	Funding is key to timing projections catch as catch can grants parents donations Title I Business Relations Projections needs to be flexible: catch as can environment Depends on type of funding
Serving Suggestions	Hardware Servers? (LAN/WAN) Wiring (includes electrical) Technician (can be students) Staff Development being primary way to serve it up Assessment by level and typoe of software we are using Mandating workshops wioth incentives, goodies TC can provide consultation services Based on the jigsaw, Connie suggested using a 4 point rubric, using buddies assisting other teachers Periodic review