TECHNOLOGY FOR AHS INTRODUCTION TO THE SURFACE RT TABLET AND CHECK OUT PROCESS FOR STUDENT USE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR

WHY? PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY PROVIDE 24/7 ACCESS TO MS WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, AND ONENOTE CONSOLIDATE TEXTBOOKS ON ONE DEVICE HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNET BASED PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES KHAN ACADEMY, GOOGLE APPS, EDUCREATIONS, SKYDRIVE & DROPBOX, PREZI, EMONDO, TURNITIN, DISCOVERY EDUCATION, SCHOOLWIRES, SCHOOLTUBE, WEB 2.0 ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS

ADVANCED LEARNING BRING EXCITING REAL-WORLD CURRICULA INTO THE CLASSROOM SHARE SIMULATION PROGRAMS AND VISUALIZATION TOOLS DIGITALLY EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCED LEARNING BUILD COMPUTER SKILLS CONNECT LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY VIA TECHNOLOGY EXPAND OUR WORLD BEYOND THE WALLS OF AHS

WHAT? MICROSOFT SURFACE RT TABLET WITH COVER ATTACHED TOUCH KEYBOARD OFFICE 365 GOOGLE APPS INCLUDING STUDENT G-MAIL 24/7 ACCESSIBILITY WITH PURCHASE OF INSURANCE ($25/YR) – THIS CAN BE PAID TO THE AHS MAIN OFFICE OR ONLINE THROUGH REVTRAK ALL STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO LEARN ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND PARTICIPATE IN ONGOING 21 ST CENTURY TRAINING

WHEN? ROLLOUT TO STUDENTS ON OCTOBER 29 TH STUDENTS WITH SIGNED DOCUMENTS AND INSURANCE PAYMENT WILL CHECK OUT THE TABLETS IN THE LIBRARY THROUGH ADVISORY RUNNING START STUDENTS WITHOUT AN ADVISORY CAN CHECK OUT DEVICES AFTER OCTOBER 29 TH IN THE LIBRARY AFTER CHECKOUT, STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO BRING THEIR DEVICES TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM, FULLY CHARGED

NEXT STEPS FILL OUT CHECKOUT FORM (FOUND ON THE WEBSITE) REVIEW DIGITAL CITIZEN VIDEO CHECK IN WITH YOUR STUDENT AND ASK HOW THEY ARE USING THE DEVICE TO ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING ASK QUESTIONS

THANK YOU THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WAS DEVELOPED ON A SURFACE RT TABLET!