Some districts include the visual arts in the technology plan such as Pleasantville Public School District in New Jersey. "Technology is an appropriate part of all curriculums at every level of instruction. . . . [In] All content areas: Students will use multimedia to enhance their presentation skills" (District Technology Plan, 2016). In New York state's visual art learning standards, technology is infused as early as second grade to "Demonstrate ethical responsibility when using, posting, and sharing images and materials through technology" and in fourth grade to "Analyze how technologies have affected the preservation and presentation of artwork" and in fifth grade to "Analyze various environments for presentation and protection of art both in physical or digital formats" to cite a few examples (New York Department of Education, 2017). California's Department of Education lists "remove barriers that restrict teacher flexibility in using technology to educate our children" as a recommendation for a technology "blueprint" ( CA Dept. of Education, 2014). South Carolina's Arts in Basic Curriculum Project identified key areas to support and value district art teachers and curriculum: "The significant challenges facing arts education in the district or school; The arts education philosophy of the district or school; The district’s or the school’s mission with regard to arts education; The district’s or school’s vision for arts education; The district’s or school’s long-term arts education goals; The specific strategies by which the district or school will work toward the designated goals" (South Carolina Dept. of Education, 2014).
Our text provides examples of school district technology initiatives. One such initiative by Duane Colman of Oceanside Unified School District K12 encourages all teachers, including the arts, to succeed in technology initiatives through the TPACK model, which stands for technology, pedagogy and content knowledge, a framework for teacher knowledge integrating technology (Koehler & Mishra, 2007). TPACK as a model to guide professional development with technology is an all inclusive information model that adapts to special content areas. As technology perpetually changes, education needs to keep a vision to upskill all teachers.