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iPads & T he Paperless C lassroom

iPads & T he Paperless C lassroom. Dan Brenner: Superintendent, Roslyn Public Schools Ed Salina: Asst. Superintendent, Roslyn Public Schools Larry Reiff : English Teacher, Roslyn High Schools Madeleine Laser: Senior, Roslyn High School Michelle Feldman: Senior, Roslyn High School.

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iPads & T he Paperless C lassroom

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  1. iPads&The Paperless Classroom Dan Brenner: Superintendent, Roslyn Public Schools Ed Salina: Asst. Superintendent, Roslyn Public Schools Larry Reiff: English Teacher, Roslyn High Schools Madeleine Laser: Senior, Roslyn High School Michelle Feldman: Senior, Roslyn High School

  2. Our Vision - the paperless classroom • Email & Surfing the web • Novels • Class notes • Creation of documents • Folder systems for organization • The ability to annotate documents • Teacher driven material • Textbooks • Integration with Safari Montage • Attendance & Grades • Access to files through the District Portal • Printing of documents • Paperless BOE meetings • DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS • …And way more

  3. The rollout • Key pieces that need to be in place • The infrastructure • Wireless • Student email • Administrative Support • Superintendent • Director of Technology • Board of Education • The Community • The Money • For a pilot • For a full rollout

  4. It’s all about the training • The Teaching staff • Volunteers—a paradigm shift • Not necessarily our most tech savvy teachers • Six months of training/collaboration before rolled out to the students

  5. The chronology • Teachers receive iPads in July • Begin training over the summer and continues weekly until just before Xmas break • iPad distribution to students occurs right before the break • Email accounts distributed to students • Survey sent to students and HW assignment given • Superintendents meet with parents • Insurance discussed • iPads delivered to students • Roslyn iTunes store explained • Vouchers given

  6. Is this a fad? • Smart Board analogy • Answer the questions: • How many classrooms do you currently have that utilize SmartBoard? • What percentage of teachers who currently have SmartBoards in their rooms actually use them as full interactive SmartBoards and fully understand the software built into the product?

  7. The technical • What do we include in our purchase for the students • 32 gig • Case • Stylus • Three apps • Keyboards available • Managing the iPads from a technical perspective • Setting up your own iTunes store • How we handle insurance

  8. Let’s Play • Office HD • PaperDesk • iAnnotate

  9. An interactive Lesson • Mrreiff.com/racegender

  10. The future • Interactive Textbooks • Conversations with Houghton, Inkling, Soomo, Pearson • A full grade receives iPads next year • Teachers as volunteers continue • Teacher training continues • Special Education pilot has begun

  11. Questions?

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