Device Information
- 3,200
students in 6th year of 1:1; called Personalize Learning Device as
opposed to 1:1 device. Employed college students to unpack, label, and
image devices over summer.
- District looked at ipads or chromebooks. Students could consume info, but not produce. “Consumption versus Production“
- Personal
devices are allowed for those students who don’t like district
technology, but not official Bring Your Own Device(BYOD). BYOD is only
1-2%. Student personal devices have to be registered on network.
- They are local admins to their device; don’t collect at year end. Keep for 3 years. 24x7x365.
- 3 building computer aides in high school, 2 in middle school and 1 per building in elementary schools.
- Summer refresh - educate users on how to do updates.
- Consider more flexible furniture (Steelcase) in classroom. Wheely chairs.
- Use netbooks for loaners. Use older laptops as loaner fleet. Loaners are older tablets so they don’t become attached to loaner.
- District
pays for warranty. (First 2 yrs parents paid, but was hassle going to
MS store at mall). $430 tablet (w/ warranty)? Warranty – district eats
cost of theft; student given refurb device as replacement.
- Covers – only zip cases. Considering hard covers to protect from screen breakage.
- Microsoft licensing agreement.
- Suggested we do pilot test for 3-4 weeks.
- Provide to teachers first in June, then students in December.
- Smart Boards or LCD flat screens in each classroom. Using displays in classroom and less use of Smart Boards.
- WiDi usage - $50 per adapter
- Battery life okay - 10 hours is really 6-7 hours.
- Device put in lockers during gym and after school athletics.
- Tracking on devices. “morockey?”
- Mac labs in are in the high school.
- 5-6 devices in elementary classes at “centers.”
- Clusters of 5 iPads in each K-3 classroom with assistive apps.
- Support
area is called a “Gear Shack” for students. Eventually want it to be
student run. Students leave device there for a period to charge if they
didn’t charge at night. Don’t want chargers being used in classroom.
Teachers go through help desk.
Instructional Information
- Personal
Learning Device Student/Parent Handbook (look at it online). “Common
Sense Education” for digital citizenship. Kids will have to complete
digital passport before they get device at middle school.
- Google for Education is used in the district.
- Cloud storage is available only for grades 3-12 - going to Onedrive in June.
- Use infinite campus as their management system.
- 21st century learning spaces include Sway.com. Sway and Office Mix part of Office 365; teachers like.
- Using OneNote class notebook A LOT. Teachers find they have more time once they shifted to OneNote.
- Using Office 365 as their Learning Management System (LMS).
- Using Yammer as social media platform for teachers and students.
- Moving away from Google.
- Online
assessment using Excel forms and Mastery Manager (like GradeCam); use
Castle Learning for online tests in HS (old Regents questions).
Renaissance Math and Learning for elementary. Greenbox learning.
Glencoe Math for 8th grade. Aleks (McGraw Hill product) for math is a
product they’re starting to use. Considering NearPod. Glencoe text
vendors “not ready” for 1:1 environment. Tried with math text book.
- “Inking is thinking.”
Not
all kids wanted tablets or parents were prepared to have tablets at
home. Resistance from high school seniors … didn’t want change. Initial
pushback from 504 parents, but then liked it because it keeps all
materials together, however, 97% of parents said technology is very
important or important. Webinars for parents. Advice: Give parents more
info than they need. Include PTA with initiative. District told parents
how they can install additional filters for their kids.
