Technology+Integration+for+Spring+Ball+-+TIMELINE

As we move from brainstorming ideas for how to better utilize the technologies at our disposal to prepare ourselves and our athletes for the upcoming football season, we will use the following timeline to guide our progress and to ensure that whatever steps we take to implement our decisions are in place and ready to be used as we start spring football.

Please feel free to add to (or comment on) the timeline below - if you have not yet had the opportunity to view the introductory video for using Wikis, please take a minute or two to do so: [|Wikis in Plain English]


 * Week 1 (2/8)** - Begin brainstorming ideas - create a shared vision of what we want to accomplish


 * Week 2 (2/15)** - Evaluate the systems we have in place (DSV, BlackBoard, etc.) with an emphasis on how they are currently being used, what capabilities they have, and how we could better use them


 * Week 3 (2/22)** - Conference with senior leaders as to what technologies they would be most likely to use; Poll all student athletes to determine what technologies they have access to


 * Week 4 (3/1)** - Make a firm determination as a staff as to what we will maintain, add, get rid of to ensure that what we are doing is both part of our shared vision, but also something that the athletes will use (no point doing it if they won't use it). MAKE OUR PLAN!


 * Week 5 (3/8)** - Begin meeting with CCISD technology integration specialists (TISes) to determine what we would need from our IT department to implement the plan to meet our goals. DISCUSS DATA SECURITY - this must be accessible only by designated athletes and coaches.


 * Week 6 (3/15)** - SPRING BREAK


 * Week 7 (3/22)** - Discuss our goals with the rest of the coaching staff - Assign roles and get ready to build online profiles, folder organization, video cutups, powerpoint playbooks, etc.


 * Week 8 (3/29) - Week 11 (4/19)** - Get everything uploaded, use offensive and defensive pullouts to begin compiling video of practices and drills, meet as a staff to review what we have accomplished and plan pilot week to introduce new resources to athletes.


 * Week 12 (4/26)** - PILOT WEEK - Have athletes go into computer labs in position groups to get guided training on what is available and how to access it. Introduce downloads to personal devices (iPods) for practice and game films.


 * Week 13 (5/2)** - **//SPRING FOOTBALL BEGINS//**