Connect Four Presented by: The La Porte ISD Instructional Technology Team Director Alan Ward Instructional Technology Specialists Erika Alverson Lisa Basile Eric Lambert

Meet La Porte ISD Located about 25 miles southeast of Houston Roughly 7800 students 3700 elementary 4000 secondary 12 campus 7 elementary 1 sixth grade campus 2 junior high 1 high school 1 alternative school 85-90% have internet access at home Student Technology Initiative (STI Program) Grade Level Ratio (student: device) Configuration K-5 th 5:1 Stations and collaboration 6-12 th 1:1 Class set and Check out hybrid 9 th 1:1 Assigned for class and at home use

Office 365 – The Mission OneNote Class Notebook Preserve security structures Ease of accessibility Office Suite downloadable for families 365 access from any device Cloud-based sharing and storage Seamless collaboration between staff and students

Goals for Office 365 Implementation & Transformation Goals: Ease into it, try not to overwhelm Give an overview of changes/differences (use current Office Suite knowledge) Introduce cloud basics Demonstrate, allow for hands on practice

SAMR Model The SAMR Model is a framework designed to assist educators with designing, developing, and incorporating digital learning into their curriculum.SAMR Model It was created by Dr. Ruben R. Puentedura with the goal to help students experience high level of achievement through the use of technology. Video courtesy of Common Sense Media Image Credit:

Timeline of Implementation August 2014: Student Office 365 accounts come online March 2015: Technology Dept. Office 365 accounts come online May 2015: District accounts come online Offer short training sessions on accessing Office 365 accounts, and Post link to Office 365 log in page on district web page, remove old log in page Create Office 365 click sheets August 2015: district mass staff development

Areas of Focus for Staff Development Overview of Office 365 Apps Mail, People, Calendar Word, PowerPoint, Excel OneDrive OneNote Notebook Office Mix

Unforeseen Problems- Separate Tenants Class Notebook OneDrive Student to Teacher file sharing/collaboration Student addresses do not populate Office Mix Mixes must be shared outside organization to be seen by students

Square Peg, Round Hole Our team in August 2015

Successes, Setbacks, Solutions OneDrive Success OneDrive eased the collaboration amongst staff and students. Staff and students are able to access their work and communicate from anywhere that has internet access. Setback Sharing between students and teachers does not appear in “Shared with Me” folder. Solution The live link to a document or folder can be: ed to students. shared on a teacher webpage.

Successes, Setbacks, and Solutions OneNote Success the Staff Notebook functions well and is currently being piloted by a jr high. Setback the Class Notebook 365 app is not functional with multiple tenants. Solution teachers can share read-only OneNote documents with students as a way to distribute class materials. (syllabi, notes, assignments, etc.)

Successes, Setbacks, and Solutions PowerPoint & Office Mix Success Teachers have the ability to flip their lessons (in some cases) Teachers are able to create a Mix, and incorporate it into substitute plans Setback Office Mix annotations do not play back when viewing the Mix as a slide show. Multi-tenant configuration made keeping Mixes in-house impossible Solution Presentations may be uploaded to the Office Mix website or exported to video format in order to play back annotations. Mixes can be set to be private and unlisted, but viewable through hyperlink.

Use in LPISD Staff to staff collaboration Student to student collaboration Accessing files at home Students/families now have access to basic Office 2013 programs for free

Questions? Contact Information: Erika Alverson- Lisa Basile- Eric Lambert-