The Future of Technology In ABC District

1. 2/18/2012 1 The Future of Technology In ABC District

2. 2/18/2012 2 Vision Statement We believe both the impact of the teachers and students and the impact of the technologies are critical to our understanding of how technology shapes our learning environments.

3. 2/18/2012 3 The goals of our Classroom of the Future 1)  Improve K-12 education. 2) Develop a vision of a technology-rich learning environment. 3) Improve student learning, help students perform authentic tasks, and help students learn necessary skills that will prepare them for future careers. 4) Develop proficiency in technology for both educators and students. 5) Integrating acquired technologies and national standards into the curriculum. 6) Include more creative learning styles.  

4. 2/18/2012 4 Making Technology Work Strategic planning; the acknowledgment that technology decisions must be educationally driven and tied to the ultimate goal of enhancing teaching and learning Collaboration between educators and those outside of the schools The vital role of staff development as a key element in the success of any technology project

5. 2/18/2012 5 Today’s Situation Research in the area of educational technologies generally focuses on the impact technologies can have on children and teachers, as opposed to the impact that children and teachers can have on the development of new technologies. According to the National School Boards Foundation, the most common reason parents cite for buying home computers is their children's education.

6. 2/18/2012 6 Funding The Michigan Technology Implementation Project (MTIP) provides statewide leadership for improving school technology implementation and integration. The project is divided into four centers, see especially the Center for Capacity Building and Accountability [External Link] http://www.mtip.net/capacity.htm Site also includes status reports and sets of resources that may prove useful for educators working to use technology in their areas.

7. 2/18/2012 7 Investing in Workstations Investment: workstation classrooms provide one machine per student and more recently with more cost-effective laptop classrooms.

8. 2/18/2012 8 Lap Tops laptop classrooms in which skills and the process of inquiry were emphasized had the most positive impact on student learning and attitudes http://www.nsta.org/programs/laptop/index.htm

9. 2/18/2012 9 Lap Tops Cont.. Improvements in portable computing technology and examples of successful pilot programs using laptops and other portables have inspired many K-12 schools to consider laptops for their students.

10. 2/18/2012 10 Internet Projects Students Go Wireless to Save Creek </topics/edtech/internet/document.shtm?input=FOC-000704-index> A middle school science class helps clean up a polluted creek using computer interfacing and wireless technology.

11. 2/18/2012 11 Projects cont. Want a Web Site? Let Students Take Charge! </topics/edtech/internet/document.shtm?input=FOC-000699-index> Two high school students describe how they have benefitted from creating web sites.

12. 2/18/2012 12 The Collaborative Classroom Technological Support for Intellectual Teamwork Intellectual teamwork -- work which requires students to share expertise in teams and collaborate on projects -- has emerged in the last decade as a major instructional style Students enroll in courses which require them to work in teams on projects with fellow students, share the results of that work with others, and present that work for extended critique and revision.

13. 2/18/2012 13 Funding Cont. Hardware: 80% (up to 20% of that is retrofitting Connecting: 15% which leaves 5% for training. Box Tops 4 Education "Chance" auction

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17. 2/18/2012 17 Community Support

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19. 2/18/2012 19 Paperless system The Paperless School of the Future Is Here Now! Computer networks and Internet resources are helping teachers cut down on paper use. Teachers can keep grades and attendance online and use texts that are available at no cost. How are these experiments going? Is the "paperless classroom" just around the corner?

20. 2/18/2012 20 Training IT 1: Using Computers as Instructional and Student Learning Tools ! Integrating Technology into the K-12 Classroom ! Web Page Development for Teachers Creating and Using Multimedia Presentations and Projects in the Classroom State-of-the-art course platform

21. 2/18/2012 21 Our Plan Our plan is to begin with two basic workshops for all teachers. Each workshop will be 5 hours long. The first workshop will teach general computer operations with definitions and descriptions. The second will teach the common operations of windows.

22. 2/18/2012 22 These sponsors promise to support 21st Century Teachers by publishing information on necessary technological skills for teachers American Federation of Teachers (AFT) International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Council for Accrediting of Teacher Education (NCATE), National Education Association (NEA).

23. 2/18/2012 23 Instruction Use Cont. software.htm http://www.Macomb.k12.mi Software Guidelines.PDF release form in Word

24. 2/18/2012 24 Marco Polo Internet Content for the Classroom is a consortium of premier national education organizations, state education agencies and the Marco Polo Education Foundation dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content and professional development to teachers and students throughout the United States. First launched in 1997 as a collection of standards-based, discipline-specific educational Web sites for K-12 teachers

25. 2/18/2012 25 Marco Polo Cont.. Seven content Web sites with lesson plans, student interactive content, downloadable worksheets, panel-reviewed Web sites and additional resources created by the nation’s leading education organizations· A scalable professional development program that has trained over 140,000 teachers with world-class trainers and materials A network of 50 states plus the District of Columbia dedicated to rolling out Marco Polo to all teachers and aligning the content to state education standards

26. 2/18/2012 26 Smart Boards The Webster™ Touch Sensitive (TS) Series of interactive whiteboards is simple to use, yet offers outstanding functionality as dry erase, active, or interactive whiteboards. The SMART Board interactive whiteboard turns your computer and projector into a powerful tool for teaching, collaborating and presenting

27. 2/18/2012 27 Interactive White Boards $1200-$2200 each Touching one button saves notes to a computer to easily print, e-mail, fax, or upload to the Web. Webster TS products transform classrooms and meetings into more productive environments by allowing participants to listen and collaborate, without the requirement of taking notes.

28. 2/18/2012 28 White Boards For Students Start with a clean slate next semester -- introduce mini-whiteboards to your classroom! Students love working on their own whiteboards; it's a great way of keeping an entire class actively involved in a lesson. Education World offers five lessons to engage students in learning with whiteboards. Included: Tips from whiteboard users plus alternatives to whiteboards!

29. 2/18/2012 29 Dukane is a leader in delivering innovative communication and media delivery products to the educational market Who does what in technology? Here's the Technology Services line up and here is the Instructional Technology Acceptable Use Policy acceptable use policy Learn about the Teacher Technology Initiative

30. 2/18/2012 30 In Conclusion A child's education is critical for later learning; provision of employment opportunities and access to community and leisure based resources

31. 2/18/2012 31 Recognition Once we recognize that a student requires some intervention or adaptive computer equipment, we must be diligent and responsible so that the process is as successful as possible. The child usually has only once chance ... it must not be treated lightly.

32. 2/18/2012 32 The long-term outcomes can benefit everyone concerned, if we all do the right thing. Providing computer-based solutions for integrated students can be achieved in the classroom, if teachers and school administrators do their homework properly!