• Observations - Lynbrook Middle School
     
    Melissa Lowenthal, Second Grade Teacher
    Burnet Hill Elementary School

     Lynbrook Middle School

    • I also found a website that really highlights OneNote really well:

    http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/use-onenote-school-10-tips-students-teachers/

    • Instructional tech coordinator and tech coach
    • 6-7th all have storage cabinets
    • Return tablet at end of the day for 6th grade practice varying one hand two hands
    • Locker for lunch and physical Ed

     
    How does PD model look like?
    • Win 10 upgrade
    • June training
    • January training once a week wed
    • Alternate between skill and best practice
    • Professional periods
    • Private appointment
    • Staff developer reports to coordinator
    Scope and Sequence Skills
    • Office 365 and OneNote
    • Grade level meetings to use device
    • tech staff developer
    • Do not install anything through windows store own account they can open profile and remove Edmodo and OneNote

    Negatives

    • Breakage in lower corner 55%  - Right Device/Wrong cover!!!
    • Support staff needed for roll out? 3 staff members and principal with key players
    • $26 insurance allows 2 replacements
    • Third party insurance complete care  
    • Notebook usage less and textbooks digital component
    • Use Office Mix - screen casting
    • Near pod
    • Teachers hold PD too
    • Battery life? Survey from kids and parents?
    • Parent link sent link Google form for parent survey how it works at school and how it works at home
    • Case and PD
    Parent Buy In
    • Parent orientation
    • Packet all about the tablet
    • Special parent night about using tablet and have kids come too
    • Store and 800 number good for trouble shooting for staff and kids
    • Library aides 1st leg of training
    • Staff member versed on Microsoft everything when something unusually happens
    • Outside Consultants brought not positive follow a script and caused high level of anxiety
    • Sports- store device in locker in school
     
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