Instructional Technology in Idaho Alex Macdonald Director of Instructional Technology Idaho State Department of Education

 Correct/update and phone numbers for District Administration, Building Principals, Technology Coordinators, etc.   Contact SDE Support if you need logins: or Idaho District Contact Information

 Regional Teams comprising of Building Admins, teachers, technology coordinators, SPED, and ELL  Building Leaders identified as a Curriculum Lead and Technology Lead  TASK 1: Develop and make available tools and strategies to increase effective use of technology with instruction.  TASK 2: Assist in the expansion of Professional Development opportunities Technology Integration Teams 1:1 and Classroom Tech

 Budget for School Year : $30 per K-12 student  Acceptable uses posted on  Classroom Integration Report Located in the WISE Tool Report back on Planned Use, Budgeted Amounts, and Programmatic Goals Must received an accepted plan by Decemeber 31, 2012 Classroom Technology Funds

 IT Support Funds-Budget $125 per district support unit  Minimum of $5,000 for elementary only, $10,000 for all else  1:1 Mobile Device Integration Funds  Range from $3,000 to $5,000  Title II-D Enhancing Education Through Technology  Up to $115,000 available for 4 awardees   INL Transfer Program—Surplus technology! Other Funds Available

 Student Response Systems  Turning Technologies  eInstruction  Promethean  Idaho iPad Pilot Project  Loaner Classroom Devices

 Data Driven Instruction  Discovery Education  ISU EETT Training Resources  PD Planner Schoolnet

 Wireless Deployment  All schools housing 9-12 grades will receive wireless infrastructure before September 2013  Laptop Deployment  All certified teachers, administrators, counselors in high school grades will receive their laptops Sept/Oct 2012  Planned 3 year rollout of student devices  Buffer pools available at each district  Online Course requirement  Two credits of online courses to graduate  Starts for this current Fall 9 th Graders  LMS is slated to be on the device SCF Timelines

  Effective for all students who enter the ninth grade in the fall of 2012 or later. Two (2) credits are required, which shall be from an asynchronous or synchronous online course.  Districts or LEA’s that offer their own online or blended learning courses, either to their own students or part of a consortium, do not need SDE approval. Online Course Requirement

 Education in which the majority of course content is delivered online or through the use of technology. Courses may be delivered in an asynchronous or synchronous course format and may include blended or hybrid course models or fully online course models. Online learning does not include printed-based correspondence education, broadcast television or radio, videocassettes, and stand- alone education software programs that do not have a significant internet-based instructional component. Online learning is not simply computer based instruction, but rather requires that the online teacher and the student have ongoing access to one another for purposes of teaching, evaluating and providing assistance to the student throughout the duration of the course. All online learning must meet the Idaho content standards. Definition of Digital Learning

 Asynchronous course. An online course in which an online platform is used to deliver all curricula. The majority of communication exchanges occur in elapsed time and allow students and teachers to participate according to their schedule. Asynchronous courses do not prohibit the use of a paraprofessional, certificated staff or other staff member being present at the physical location during instructional periods where instruction takes place such as a schools computer lab.  Synchronous course. A course in which the teacher and students interact at the same time. May be applied to both traditional and technology based courses.  Blended Course. A blended course, sometimes called hybrid course, consists of a course having at least 51% of the course content delivered through the use of technology and may include models such as rotation model, flex model, or online lab model.  a. Flex Model. Features an online platform that delivers most of the curricula. Teachers provide on-site support on a flexible and adaptive as-needed basis through in-person tutoring sessions and small group sessions.  b. Online Lab Model. Programs rely on an online platform to deliver the entire course but in a brick-and- mortar lab environment. Paraprofessionals or other staff supervise, but offer little content expertise.  c. Rotation Model. Students rotate on a fixed schedule between learning online in a self-paced environment and sitting in a classroom with a traditional face-to-face teacher. Online Course Types

 Leverage Federal subsidies for bandwidth  Window has closed for current funding year  Contact the IEN to ensure that you are part of the consortium to leverage statewide reimbursement rate.  Brady Kraft,  E-Rate

 Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration –  CAPspace portal for videoconference projects  VC Content Provider Database –  Current IEN Course Catalog  List of Teacher Resources - training.blogspot.com/p/teacher-resources.htmlhttp:// training.blogspot.com/p/teacher-resources.html  IEN Resources - Idaho Education Network

 Partnership between the Dept. of Ed., and the Dept. of Administration  Identify potential district WAN implementation obstacles, for districts and/or schools identified that will be receiving a wireless LAN and SCF devices in year one (school year 2013/14)  Work with school districts to correct identified obstacles prior to start of classes for the 2013/14 school year. Examples of potential implementation obstacles may include:  Inadequate WAN capacity to connect SCF buildings to the IEN. Inadequate WAN capacity may include:  Insufficient physical infrastructure to support anticipated 1:1 computing bandwidth requirements,  Inadequate firewall/filtering capacity to support anticipated 1:1 usage.  Provide resources or technical assistance to school districts to correct identified WAN implementation obstacles, and distribute SCF WAN Project funds to school districts to correct identified WAN implementation obstacles.  Department of Admin is currently collecting data to move forward with a scope and sequence. SCF WAN Project

 Provides guidance and assistance on FERPA regulations and privacy initiatives  GoogleDocs, student , Facebook, etc.  Provides Case Studies  Provides Guidance on communication with parents, and form letters  Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

 I am glad to always assist and support you with any questions or clarifications.  Alex Macdonald   Questions?