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NYSED Educational Design and Technology Updates

NYSED Educational Design and Technology Updates. John Brock Associate in School Library Services Office of Educational Design and Technology New York State Education Department edtech@mail.nysed.gov. ED&T Updates. Increased Flexibility in Use of Instructional materials Aid (IMA)

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NYSED Educational Design and Technology Updates

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  1. NYSED Educational Design and Technology Updates John Brock Associate in School Library Services Office of Educational Design and Technology New York State Education Department edtech@mail.nysed.gov NYSED - ED&T

  2. ED&T Updates • Increased Flexibility in Use of Instructional materials Aid (IMA) • Informational Brief on Social Networking Policy in Education NYSED - ED&T

  3. Increased Flexibility in IMA • Four categories • Textbook Aid • Library Materials Aid (LMA) • Software Aid • Computer Hardware Aid

  4. Four Categories of IMA • Textbooks - $58.25 per pupil • Plus $15 Lottery aid per pupil • LMA - $6.25 per pupil • Software - $14.98 per pupil • Hardware - $24.20 per pupil • Awarded in a wealth-based formula TOTAL = $118.68 per pupil

  5. Statewide Expenditures - IMA • Textbooks - =$183.2Million • $47.4Million Lottery Aid • LMA - $19.3 Million • Software - =$45.8Million • Hardware - $37.7 Million • TOTAL =$333.4Million

  6. Chapter 58 – Laws of 2011 • Textbooks – “For expenses after July 1, 2011, a textbook shall also mean items of expenditure that are also eligible pursuant to “ • LMA - 711 • Software - 751 • Hardware - 753

  7. Increased Flexibility - IMA • Flexibility extends across Textbooks, Software, and Hardware • LMA is ‘set aside’ • $6.25 apportionment for materials catalogued and processed, available for loan as part of the school library collection

  8. Education Law - IMA • Textbook - § 701 • LMA - § 711 • Software - § 751 • Hardware - § 753

  9. Duty to Lend to Non-publics • Textbook – in the Law • LMA - § 712 (companion) • Software - § 752 • Hardware - § 754

  10. Duty to Lend to Non-publics • “to loan upon request to an individual or group of individual pupils, to all pupils legally attending non-public elementary or secondary schools…” NYSED - ED&T

  11. Duty to Lend to Charter schools • Section 2853, Education Law • For textbooks, LMA, and software… • “a charter school shall be deemed a non-public school in the district in which the charter school is located…”

  12. Way forward with IMA?Questions? NYSED - ED&T

  13. NYSED Internet Safety Resource Toolkit Office of Educational Design and Technology New York State Education Department edtech@mail.nysed.gov

  14. Vision of Technology for Teaching and Learning Multiple environments will exist for teaching and learning, unbound by place, time, income, language or disability. The classroom, gymnasium, laboratory, library, theater, and museum will be a workspace for teachers and learners but will not always be a physical space. Students will access learning resources anywhere, anytime through the use of technology.

  15. Internet Safety – fundamental question What is your relationship to the Internet?

  16. Internet Safety Resource Toolkit Internet Safety Program Evaluation Rubric http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/internet_safety/Internet SafetyProgramEvaluationrubric.html Learning Standards and Internet Safety http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/internet_safety/Learning StandardsandInternetSafety.html Internet Safety Learning Experience "Call for Content" http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/internet_safety/call/ home.html

  17. Internet Safety Program Evaluation Rubric http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/internet_safety/Internet SafetyProgramEvaluationrubric.html

  18. Learning Standards and Internet Safety http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/internet_safety/ LearningStandardsandInternetSafety.html

  19. Call for Content: Learning Experiences http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/internet_safety/call/home.html

  20. Recent Addition to the Toolkit Social Networking Policy Brief

  21. Recent Findings School Principals and Social Networking in Educationhttp://www.edweb.net/fimages/op/PrincipalsandSocialNetworkingReport.pdf In-depth survey, online discussion conducted by edWeb.net, IESD, Inc., MMS Education, and MCH Strategic Data.

  22. Research Finding 1 Principals believe social networking can provide value share information and resources extended community Creates PLCs improves school-wide communications

  23. Research Finding 2 Principals think social networking makes substantive change in students' educational experience Increased social/collaborative view of learning Improved motivation, engagement, active involvement Connected to real-life learning

  24. Research Finding 3 None of the principals had adequate policies in place on social networking

  25. What ED&T saw Timely need for on establishing policies to facilitate social networking in schools for educational purposes Or…. Is teacher “friending” of students on Facebook the solution?

  26. Social Networking: Motivation or Menace? Public records law and educators – or, do Tweets need to be archived? Balance between the personal and professional. (Setting up “professional” accounts) Understanding software security settings Information Literacy: What you post today could come back to harm you tomorrow.

  27. Social Networking in P-12 Education Adam Goldfarb Jonathan Shrem Emily Zyko www.nycomprehensivecenter.org

  28. What is the current landscape in social networking research, policies, and practices P-12? • Goals • knowledge on link between education networking and student achievement • awareness of the challenges surrounding educational networking • Understand what policies or protocols can be leveraged to create successful pilot program using educational networking • Learn about different platform options that can be used to balance risk and reward

  29. Current Usage three-quarters of teenage internet users spend time on social networking websites 60% of students use social networks to talk about educational topics 50% of students use the networks to “talk specifically about school-work”

  30. Embracing “Educational Networking” coined by Steve Hagardon, the founder of Ning use of social networking technologies for educational purposes aligns with federal and state goals to promote innovative and collaborative technology

  31. Benefits of Educational Networking Early Recognition of Student Needs and Formative Assessment Establishment of Classroom Community Student Engagement Sense of Student Achievement Information Management Access to Marginalized Students

  32. Concerns relating to Educational Networking Legality Privacy of educators Equity of access Lack of resources

  33. Implementing Educational Networking in New York Develop a pilot program Set criteria for pilot schools Develop an agreed-upon Appropriate Use Policy for Educational Networking Deploy pilot with an accompanying evaluation process in place Develop a network with schools, community-based organizations, and cultural institutions

  34. Considerations for Best Practices in Educational Networking Digital Citizenship Accessibility Freedom of contributions

  35. Considerations for platforms which deploy Educational Networking Facebook/MySpace Ning ELGG

  36. Issues to Ponder How are districts using social networking tools? Is social networking used in a positive way? Are these tools in classrooms? How can educational networking be used to address the diverse needs of students? How can educational networking policy be addressed? How can we implement educational networking policy? What are some challenges policies might face during implementation?

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