Planning a 1:1 Implementation NETA April 26-27, 2012 Jane Davis

Topics Covered Planning Technology Committee Hardware Software SIS/Learning Management System Infrastructure Tech Support Training – Staff Development Policy/Procedure Funding/Budgeting

Planning Begin your planning process by surveying your staff and students. Look at the results to determine your need. What goals do you want to accomplish. What do you need in place to achieve those goals. Change is easier to establish if there is a consensus

Goals Our Learning Goal was tied to our SIP Goal – SIP GOAL: to improve reading comprehension in all curricular areas. Software was chosen that focused upon Marzano’s research-based instructional strategies After digesting our survey results, we created a community technology committee to help us answer these questions. Then went to our school board with a proposal. It is about the “learning” not the hardware. We named our proposal “project LEAP – laptops enhancing academic performance.

Technology Committee Student Staff Community Teachers Administration Met at least once a month, they listened to vendor proposals and helped to created the software list. Gave input on policy.

Our proposal included a K-12 technology solution that included 1:1 for 9-12 students Provide laptops to K-12 staff members Provide laptops to Board of Education Provide laptops to 9-12 students Provide a 24 station laptop cart for 7-8 grade use. Provide three 24 station laptop cart for grades K-6. Free up one computer lab so that it can be an extra classroom

Partners Local ESU’s for training Hardware vendor Leasing company

Hardware: Include other needs as well Laptops Consider accidental coverage, which covers them for everything except theft or fire. Digital cameras and camcorders Docking stations Server storage space Additional batteries and chargers

Software - Choose software that will emphasize student learning

Student Information System Communication between parents, staff and students increased. We measured this by tracking statistical data from our SIS

Learning Management System Solution a place where the teachers can tie all the elements of their classes together. a virtual locker area where teachers and students can keep all their materials together, helping them become more efficient and better organized. Can be reused each year

Infrastructure Servers Wireless Access Switches Wiring

Wireless Access Consider a centrally managed system Look at high impact areas such as gyms, common areas etc. Decide how much of your campus to cover – i.e. parking lot etc.

Tech Support Will a 1:1 require a need for more tech support in your building. Will you need a help desk ticking system?

Training Staff Students Parents Administrators Board Members

Staff Development ESU 16 Local teachers/technology coordinators Made a list of mandatory/optional training Proposal included more staff development time

Policy/Procedure Find out from other schools what works Be flexible, realize that things will come up that will force you change your policy

Funding/Budgeting Two types of Leases $1 buyout Fair market value Utilize all sources REAP SPED Title IID Grants Library Textbooks

What was the best selling point? We bought or received some “TESTER” units and gave them to kids to use. Students reported their usage at a board meeting Also did a survey

What would we do differently? Spend more time on staff development.

How has learning changed Creating more digital content to store and retrieve. Needed a new tape backup system. A greater expectation…teachers post assignments, notes in MyElearning for student review. Students expect the information to be available to them when they need it.

How has learning changed con’t An expectation that the learning day is longer. Teachers and students expect to use their laptops at home in the evening and on weekends to be productive.

Student Quote “Working on assignments on the computer because it is faster and easier. We could have the teacher's notes right with us and could refer to them a lot easier. I learned better by having my notes with me at all times. “

Student Quote “It allowed me to take assignments home and really fine tune them to get them where I wanted them. As opposed to last year when I only got to work on typed assignments at school for 1 or two periods a day. “

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