Blackboard Through the Ages K-12 Presented By: Amarillo ISD, Tascosa Cluster IT Team Donna K. Hill, Dirk Funk, Donna Langley and Niels Nevad April 13, 2005

Blackboard Through the Ages K-12 Presentation Overview Session Objectives: –Share tips and ideas to motivate teachers in using Blackboard –Give examples of Amarillo ISD’s uses of Blackboard –Share tips and ideas to keep them coming back for more Innovation: –In AISD, our trainings are aimed at each teacher’s interest and needs. We include everyone in its creation and use. Results/Outcomes: –Blackboard in AISD has grown immensely in the K-12 departments over the past few years. Our growth is continually and those using it are ecstatic!

Blackboard Through the Ages K-12 How We Got Here January 2002 School Board initiative to create Online School Pilot project June 2002 AISD leases Economics and Government initiates pilot summer program September 2002 Administration formally establishes Online School and initiate program to develop courses December 2002 AISD obtains Bb license February 2003 Bb opened up to key innovators May 2003 Online School begins operating with its own coursesOnline School

Blackboard Through the Ages K-12 Where are we now? –Number of Active Courses 219 –Number of Active Users 610 –Over 170 Instructors –15800 Average Page Views Per Day Providing for: –Online School –Campus Web Sites –District Wide Curriclum Support/Development –Hybrid use in Traditional Classrooms –Staff Development

Blackboard Through the Ages K-12 (Campus websites) Elementary High School Middle School

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Examples of current use in AISD: Carver Early Childhood Carver Elementary Houston Middle School Austin Middle School Amarillo Online School

Blackboard Through the Ages K-12 Staff Development & Curriculum Support

Blackboard Through the Ages K-12 Conclusion Innovating Together in ‘05: –Use of Blackboard should be all inclusive. –Training should be diverse and full of enthusiasm. –Follow-up should be continual. Resources Available: –More intensive information can be found at Follow up Contact(s): –Dirk Funk, Facilitator, Amarillo ISD –Donna K. Hill, Specialist, Amarillo ISD –Niels Nevad, Specialist, Amarillo ISD –Donna Langley, Specialist, Amarillo ISD IF YOU ONLY REMEMBER 1 THING: –Keep the teachers' interests and needs at heart. Once you find a way to use BlackBoard to make their jobs easier, it will spread faster than a virus! For more information and teacher testimonies click on this link. Then click on the “How to Bb” tab.click on this link