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Gordon Hahn , Superintendent ghahn@sacoschools.k12.mt.us Bill Gaffney , Tech Director bgaffney@sacoschools.k12.mt.

Technology Revolution In The Classroom and Beyond. Our Recent Experience at Saco Why Technology and Learning is Now Critical What The Landscape Looks Like Working Together on T + L Q and A ????? To ask questions or add comments: http://goo.gl/AZ9kx

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Gordon Hahn , Superintendent ghahn@sacoschools.k12.mt.us Bill Gaffney , Tech Director bgaffney@sacoschools.k12.mt.

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  1. Technology Revolution In The Classroom and Beyond • Our Recent Experience at Saco • Why Technology and Learning is Now Critical • What The Landscape Looks Like • Working Together on T + L • Q and A ????? To ask questions or add comments: http://goo.gl/AZ9kx A copy of this presentation is available at: http://goo.gl/bMEPK September 17, 2012 Gordon Hahn, Superintendent ghahn@sacoschools.k12.mt.us Bill Gaffney, Tech Director bgaffney@sacoschools.k12.mt.us

  2. Technology and Learning at Saco In the Spring of 2010 we defined a technology and learning strategy with the following goals: • Provide students and educators the opportunity to learn anywhere, anytime • Prepare students for higher learning and life with technology • Enable stakeholders to share information about student learning • Reduce the cost and complexity of the overall system

  3. Why T + L Now? Jenna Garber Video

  4. Why T + L Now? • We MUST be in line with the world our students now live in and will work in. • We MUST stop pretending to meet their needs. • We MUST stop “traditional teaching” and move to a more open ended, “inquiry” type learning. • We MUST stop limiting technology use and tap into what’s available.

  5. Before The Internet 1975 We hookup Home Pong to the TV 1995 Windows 95 has a GUI ,a browser and networking. 1985 Buy my first Mac 1959 Computing limited to big stuff. 1979 Richie gets a Commodore 64 “The Internet” 1967 Play chess against a computer. 1986 GOPHER and WAIS is the internet. 1991 The web browser and hypertext start a big commotion. 1977 Program Fortran on punch cards 1982 Use 3D CAD data to improve airplane quality.

  6. After The Internet • The cultural and economic impactsare staggering • Work and home environments are technologically intensive • Kids today demand access to evolving capabilities • Technology is changing how learning works “The Internet”

  7. The Young and the Digital Dr. Craig S. Watkins, author of The Young and The Digitalobserves: • Youth expect to be “always on” • Kids are naturally multi-tasking • They experiment very well • Today’s toddler is a digital learner • We need to be ready for them Source: Craig S. Watkins, Oct 19, 2010 NSBA T+L Conference, Phoenix AZ, notes on Craig S Watkins address

  8. What We Did • Made laptops available for all students in grades 4-12. • Made available iPads to all students in grades K-3. • School was made fully wireless - separate private and public access • iPad Cart and software for apps and device settings • Purchased wireless keyboards for all iPads. • In-House and mobile web filtering. • Gave Admin rights to students for their computers.

  9. Saco Schools Tech Tools Overview 30 mbps VDSL Modem Web Filter “The Internet” 8 Wireless Access Points Mail Archive Infinite Campus Network Switches Websites • Saco PS • Facebook • Etc. Google Apps My Big Campus 8 Windows Servers • Domain Controllers • File Servers • Application Servers • Mail Server • Services UPS • Conditioning • 3 hour battery Tape Backup 30 iPads 75 Laptop Clients Elementary Lab and Office Desktops Too Many Network Printers Smartphones BYOD

  10. Problems We Faced • You get what you pay for. Buy equipment that will withstand student/staff use. • Discovered (too many) students were not as technologically capable as we thought. • How to help teacher “change” to use the technology appropriately, effectively, efficiently. • Realized the holes in our curriculum compared to the needs/demands of teachers. • Technology continues to change at a rapid pace.

  11. Changes We Implemented • Implemented a “Technology" curriculum to meetourspecific needs • Tech Class for all 6-12 students and staff once a week • Provided hands on PD for staff • Encouraged changes in teacher/student interactions. • Taught students about responsibility & safety.

  12. Developing the Scope and Sequence

  13. The entire scope and sequence document

  14. Our Future Goals • Google Apps, My Big Campus, FaceBook • Smartphones, mobile devices, BYOD • Project driven curriculum • Major Emphasis: • Does curriculum drive technology or does technology drive curriculum? • Who teaches what and when? • Collaboration of students/staff • Flipping? Webcams? Podcasting?

  15. Emerging IT Tools Landscape Google Apps Google Apps StoneWare My Big Campus StoneWare My Big Campus Windows Clients Mac OS X Clients Chrome OS iPad and iPhone on iOS Hundreds of Android OS Mobile Devices Windows Mobile Tablets and Phones Project Glass Aakash $35 Tablet WindowsServers Mac OS X Server No Servers – It’s all about the cloud

  16. My Big Campus Ecosystem of basic learning components in a safe and intuitive collaboration suite: • Classes • Students • Teachers • Lessons • Assignments • Grades

  17. Google Apps for Education Google Apps for Ed is a world class work creation and sharing suite: • Documents/Drive • Email • Calendar • Chat • More

  18. Google Apps Demo

  19. The TPCK Result Empowers our instructional staff to resolve: • Content • Pedagogy • Technology

  20. Raising Student Learning Empowers students to achieve more than they can with traditional tools that automate a 200 year old teaching model: • Create • Collaborate • Communicate

  21. MT Digital Academy Regional Collaboration Work and Learn Global Experience Community Participation Learning no longer is restricted within the walls of the classroom Beyond the Classroom

  22. Major Phases of T+L Development It will take several pushes to achieve significant change Paradigm Change Collaborative Tools Tech Ed and PD Technology Infrastructure • Network • 1 to 1 • Etc

  23. Example School Plan Summer 2012

  24. Teaming For Tech and Learning Tech and Learning Goals Learning Paradigm Change Change Process • District and School Leadership • IT and Administration (META) • School Staff Tech Team • Community • Board of Trustees • Students and Teachers

  25. META's Vision and Mission VISION: Montana provides the best 21st Century preK-12 education possible. MISSION: Unite educational technologists into one professional association for the purpose of advocating for and supporting the visions, policies, practices, and funding for technology within all aspects of teaching, learning, and professional productivity.

  26. Benefits “There are numerous benefits of educational technology when it is integrated deliberately and comprehensively into teaching and learning.” • Supports student achievement. • Builds 21st century skills. • Engages students in learning and content creation. • Increases access to education, virtual communities, and expertise. • Fosters inclusion. • Helps prevent dropouts. • Facilitates differentiated instruction. • Empowers learning and research in critical STEM fields. • Strengthens career and technical education. Source: The Digital Promise: Transforming Learning with Innovative Uses of Technology

  27. Q and A

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