1. Newell-Fonda Community School “Log On To Learning” Jeff Dicks, Superintendent January 28, 2010

2. Newell-Fonda Community School Iowa’s First

3. What happens when you believe something with all your heart? Belief fuels enthusiasm, and determined enthusiasm explodes into passion. It fires our souls and lifts our spirits. ~Mac Anderson

4. Engagement Video

5. Preparing for the world of work The reason for change!

6. Growth of the creative class Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.

7. Growth of the creative class

8. 1.Can someone overseas do it cheaper? 2.Can a computer do it faster? 3.Is what I’m offering in demand in an age of abundance?

9. The task Herding Cats Video

10. How do kids multi-task? The won’t be able to learn the facts if they are working on their computers!

11. Gorilla Video

12. Future Student Mason Video

13. Why 1:1 Equal access Engage students Prepare students for 21 st Century Jobs Enhance creativity, exploration, & opportunities

14. Where we were? Constantly struggling to keep labs up-to-date Never enough lab space Restrictions to 21 st century learning Growing number disengaged students

15. Our System 207 laptops 2 Mac Servers 32 Wireless access points 4 year refresh cycle Breakage – 1-2%

18. Philosophy of Use Restrictive or Empowering Classroom Management vs Technology Misuse Formal Education and Communication YouTube is #3 visited on web, MySpace is #5 – The more you restrict, the harder they will work

19. Moving Forward Continued Professional Development – Technology Integration Opportunities to Share Recognize “comfort zone”

20. N-F 1:1 Journey Sales call Board presentation Special board meeting April 1, 2008 – Press conference Hire key personnel Training Deployment

21. Public Announcement

22. Laptop Deployment

25. Classroom of future/past

26. What will education look like? Kaplan Video

28. Tools for Success Wikispaces – Book Study Book Study – Blogs by Discipline Blogs by Discipline Personal Learning Network Blogs Twitter

29. Teacher Demo Mrs. Smith Student Work

30. Action

31. Do we always know what to do? Escalator Video

32. Credits Daggett, Willard. Multi-tasking video McLeod, Scott. www.dangerouslyirrelevant.com Pink, Daniel. A Whole New Mind Student Work, Newell-Fonda HS YouTube

33. Contact Info Jeff Dicks, Newell-Fonda CSD www.newell-fonda.k12.ia.us E-mail: dicksj@newell-fonda.k12.ia.usdicksj@newell-fonda.k12.ia.us Twitter: JeffDicks