1. Technology: Best Practices for Schools Todd Whitlock Technology/Curriculum Coordinator North Daviess Community Schools

2. Items to discuss Leadership New technologies 1:1 computing
Textbook alternatives
Creative budgeting

3. Leadership is critical!
Powerful learning, comes from passionate, motivated teachers who never stop learning
It is a long slow process to renew learning, not overnight change
Empower your Superintendents, Principals, and Teachers to move beyond “how we have always done it!”
You must have someone willing to step outside the norm and push the envelope on innovation
Be Proactive NOT Reactive

4. New Technologies Take out your cell phone, iPhone, Blackberry, etc
(like you aren’t already checking them!)

5. New Technologies Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites
iPod touch and other hand-held devices
Interactive boards
Are you prepared to use these technologies?

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7. The Evil Cell Phones
Students are carrying a more powerful computer in their pocket than most classroom computers
You just participated in an example of using technology YOUR student use times per day and at ZERO cost to the school!

8. The Evil Cell Phones
1000 students x 7 periods per day x 180 school days (no snow days!) = 1,260,000 possible cell phone violations
Or is it 1,260,000 chances to engage students?

9. Parents must be a partner in New Technologies
Parents find it hard to judge if students are working at home – or playing (socializing)
The lack of textbook and pen might send the wrong signals – educate, engage, and model use
Run parent orientation nights! – Get in guest-expert to talk about the issues and benefits – get parents onboard

10. 1:1 Computing Take out your cell phone, iPhone, Blackberry, etc
You have 1:1 computing in this room
Again at Zero Cost to ISBA/IAPSS at this moment!

11. 1:1 Computing
“I think the big problem is that schools have very few ideas about what to do with the computers once the kids have them. It’s basically just tokenism, and schools just won’t face up to what the actual problems of education are, whether you have technology or not.” – Dr. Alan Kay

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13. Laptops/Computers in the Classroom
LAPTOPS/COMPUTERS in the classroom will be for many teachers a rude awakening or a liberating departure

14. Student Use Must Not Be boring!
Using a laptop/computer to type in answers to textbook questions, print them out and hand it in is absolutely superficial.
Your textbook is NOT compatible with student motivation towards technology.
Boring computer activities lead to work avoidance strategies and self-interest use of the Internet.

15. Textbook Alternatives
North Daviess “Living Textbook”

16. Living Textbook Explanation From Department of Education
The State Board interprets this section to allow school corporations to use computers and other data devices, instructional software, Internet resources, interactive, magnetic and other media, and other “systematically organized material.”
Indiana Code , the textbook reimbursement statute, accommodates textbook adoption waivers: The definition of “textbook” for purposes of reimbursement is the same definition that applies to adoption. Computers and other data devices, instructional software, Internet resources, interactive and magnetic media, and other “systematically organized material” are eligible for reimbursement.

17. North Daviess Solution
This year – no adoption of “NEW” textbooks in Social Studies
Keep classroom set of existing adoption
Sell back all but classroom set in English
Explore this option each year of adoption
Explore alternative content to enhance the learning and engage the students

18. North Daviess Solution
Laptop become living textbook
Issue laptop to each incoming 9th grade
School year also for the 10th graders
Cost will be split with school and student under textbook rental framework
Will replace textbook rental on classes not adopted
Cost will fall within $55-$75 per year
If student stays the full 4 years they leave with the “living textbook”
Close Digital Divide
Web sites visited accessible from home even with no internet

19. Learning becomes alive when using all tools available
Closed minds – lead to closed doors
Willingness to do what is right for students
Not what is easiest for adults
Be Creative in your Budgets
Textbook alternatives
Off lease equipment
Sponsorships and partnerships

20. Contact information
Todd Whitlock
x 1500
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