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Using Web 2.0 Tools for Teacher Collaboration and District Communication

Using Web 2.0 Tools for Teacher Collaboration and District Communication. Presenter: Ren Baldwin Director of Technology St. Joseph Public Schools St. Joseph, Mi rbaldwin@sjschools.org. MASB Annual Fall Conference Friday, October 23, 2009 Lansing Center Lansing, MI. St. Joe.

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Using Web 2.0 Tools for Teacher Collaboration and District Communication

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  1. Using Web 2.0 Tools for Teacher Collaboration and District Communication Presenter: Ren Baldwin Director of Technology St. Joseph Public Schools St. Joseph, Mi rbaldwin@sjschools.org MASB Annual Fall Conference Friday, October 23, 2009 Lansing Center Lansing, MI

  2. St. Joe

  3. Not a Demo . . .But . . . Simply our Story“Still Developing”

  4. Agenda • Selection of Schoolwires • Implementation Process • Progress in the use of Schoolwires

  5. Communicate to? • Students • Parents • Community at Large • Board of Education • Each Other – Intra District • Donors

  6. Selection Criteria Professional Visual Appeal • School shoppers Content Rich • Current • Role Based Management Teacher Pages • Instructional Resource • Ease of Use Two Way Communication Hosted Solution • eRate reimbursable

  7. Selection Process • On-line/Phone Demos • Narrow to 5 • District Stakeholder Group (20+) On-line/ Phone or Face to Face Demos • Rubric • Consensus • Board Approval • Contract

  8. Rubric

  9. Implementation Timeline • Exploratory Demos - May ‘07 – Sept ‘07 • Group Demos - Oct ‘07 • Board Approval/ Contract - Nov ’07 • Migrate old site to new – Dec ‘07 – Apr ‘08 • Teacher/Admin Training – Apr ’08 (1/2 day) • Go Live – May ’08 • Summer Training – Aug ’08 • Administrative Support and Encouragement - ‘08/’09 School year • Summer Training – Aug ‘09

  10. Keys To Success • Board/Administrative Support • Setting of Expectations (welcome, picture, homework) • Minimum Competencies • Evaluation Process • Buy In from all Stakeholders • Parent Registrations • Alumni • Dedicated Management • Skills/Time • Role Assignments

  11. Role Assignments • Site Manager • Section Editors – Program Directors • Transportation, Food Service, Technology, Special Ed, Athletics, Curriculum, etc. • Sub Site (Buildings) – Principals • Section Editors – Advisors, Staff, Teachers • Clubs, Newspaper, Yearbook, Counseling, PTO’s, Boosters, etc.

  12. Our Progress on Selection Criteria Content Rich Professional Visual Appeal Teacher Pages • Instructional Resource – m culver, rommel, watts, klues Teacher collaboration – bacolor, rommel Communication - Two Way • Emergency Cards • e-alerts • Blogs - greissinger, sifrig • Calendars • Pod Casts • Newsletters 21st Century Skills – lee,

  13. Time For http://sjschools.org Then to Our District link Then to Educational Technology link Then to MASB Presentation link

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