The School Related Technology Department serves as a liaison between the School Services Department, School based Administration, and the Business Services Division in order to represent all of these areas when integrating technology into our schools and sites.

School Related Technology works collaboratively to define goals, develop plans, and implement new technology in the School District of Hernando County.  School Related Technology works toward the goal of bringing every school to the district defined technology standards.

The Sunshine Connections' site is intended to provide teachers with immediate and interactive access to classroom management tools, student performance data, instructional strategies, collaboration and communication abilities with other teachers, curricular materials, and professional development opportunities unique to their needs.
View the Sunshine Connections demonstration site at www.sunshineconnections.org

The Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT) is located at the University of South Florida and is funded by the Florida Department of Education.  Their purpose is to provide leadership, instructional materials, and support services to educational institutions with regard to the integration of technology into K-20 education.  http://fcit.usf.edu

The Technology Integration Matrix illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning.  Each cell in the matrix has a video that illustrates integration of technology in classrooms where only a few computers are available and classrooms where every student has access to a laptop computer. The TIM is designed to assist schools and districts to assess the level of technology integration in classrooms and to provide teachers with models of how technology can be integrated into instruction in meaningful ways. The Technology Integration Matrix illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning.   http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix

The No Strings Attached site illustrates using laptops in the classroom.  Suncoast Elementary, Spring Hill Elementary, and Powell Middle School participated in this project.  Hernando schools were featured in Arts: Music 3-5, Language Arts K-2, Social Studies 6-8, and Health and PR 3-5.  http://etc.usf.edu

The Inventory of Teacher Technology Skills offers teachers and administrators the opportunity to identify the basic skills that need to be reinforced through professional development opportunities.  http://www.flstar.org/inventory