Anytime, Anywhere learning

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Anytime, Anywhere learning

• Hershey Public School
• Proposal for Fall 2006

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Technology concerns

• Ability to integrate technology into current
  curriculum is being held back by student desktop
  availability.
• Student desktops are becoming outdated.
• 21st Century Skills require frequent access to
  technology.

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Availability

• Current student to desktop ratio for core
  curriculum integration is 41
• 25 in free lab, 24 in wireless laptop cart, 10 in
  library/260 7-12 students
• Daily we have more classrooms that would like to
  integrate technology into their curriculum and
  not enough free student computers to satisfy
  their needs.

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Technology Concerns Age

• Most of the 7-12 student computers are old,
  outdated and need to be replaced.
• 25 of them are in the computer lab
• 25 are in the business lab
• 16 are located in 7-12 teacher classrooms
• 24 are located on a wireless laptop cart
• Total of 90 computers

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Supporting Data
Fifty randomly selected 7-12 students completed
technology survey on 12-15-05

Sixteen 7-12 grade teachers completed technology
survey on 12-8-05
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• Fifty 7-12 grade students were surveyed on
  December 15, 2005.

A 7th B 8th C 9th D 10th E 11th F 12th
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Student Usage Availability 76 of the student
body said that they use computers at school for
notes, assignments or class projects.
A 1-2 hours a day 66 C 5-6 hours a
day B 3-4 hours a day 10 D Not at all
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96 of the students said they would use a
computer for notes, assignments or school
projects if they had access to their own computer.
A 1-2 hours a day 18 responses C 5-6 hours
a day 10 responses B 3-4 hours a day 20
responses D Not at all 2 responses
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7-12 Teacher Survey Subject Technology Usage
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75 of the teachers integrate technology projects
into their curriculum each semester.
A 1-2 B 3-4 C 5-6 D Not at all
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75 of the staff surveyed said that they would
integrate technology into their curriculum more
often if the students had availability to their
own computer.
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Teacher comments supplied on survey

• The computer lab is not very accessible because
  of classes in there certain periods. The
  computers in the labs also need replaced.

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Teacher comments cont

• It may not be the technology but the
  availability to computers. We have more students
  than computers and scheduling the use with other
  classes makes it difficult to do a lot of work
  with computers with a class especially over a
  long period of time

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Possible student solution to age and
accessibility concerns

• Allow more student accessibility by providing
  each 9-12 student with their own laptop to use at
  school and at home.
• Provide one laptop mobile lab for 7-8th students

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Possible teacher solution

• Provide a laptop for every K-12 staff member.
• Current teacher workstations would be utilized in
  elementary classrooms as extra student computers
  and in the elementary reading lab.

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Possible administrative solution

• Provide each administrator and board member with
  a laptop.
• It is important that technology integration is
  used as a tool to improve productivity/achievement
  at all levels in the school, not just in the
  classroom.
• There will be less need for the extra computer
  lab it could be converted to a different type
  of a classroom.

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Is our staff ready for this progressive step?

• According to the student survey the students feel
  that the staff is ready.

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Is technology currently being used in the
classroom?
96 percent of the students polled said that
technology is being used in their classrooms.
A 1-2 B 3-4 C 5-6 D Not at all
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96 of the students polled said that their
teachers use technology to deliver course content
to them.
A 1-2 34 responses C 5-6 - 2
responses B 3-4 - 22 responses D Not at all
2 responses
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87.75 of students polled said that when the
teachers use the LCD projector and computer to
give notes that it makes their course content
easier to learn!
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Is the staff ready for a change?

• Results of staff survey

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68.75 of the staff felt that if they had a
laptop to work on at home that it would be easier
to integrate technology into their curriculum.
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81.25 of the staff is comfortable using the
schools technology.
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The staff ranks their software knowledge.

• 100 of the staff is comfortable using MS Word in
  their curriculum.
• 68.75 of the staff is comfortable using MS Excel
  in their curriculum.
• 93.75 of the staff is comfortable using MS
  PowerPoint in their curriculum.
• 100 of the staff is comfortable using Internet
  research techniques in their curriculum.

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87.5 of the staff said that a laptop would make
it easier to update powergrade.
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Do the students feel this would make a difference?

• Student survey results

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94 of students login and check PowerSchool daily.
A Once a day 27 responses C More than twice
a day 6 responses B Twice a day 14
responses D Not at all 3 responses
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72 of the students who log into PowerSchool
daily, said they would login more often if they
had their own laptop.
A Yes 36 responses B No 14 responses
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Why are computers in schools?

• Administrators and staff perform management tasks
• Support classroom instruction
• Students acquire technology skills
• Improved student achievement

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21st Century Learning

• Emphasize Core Subjects
• Emphasize Learning Skills
• Use 21st Century Tools to Develop Learning Skills
• Teach Learn in a 21st Century Context
• Teach Learn in a 21st Century Content
• Use 21st Century Assessments that Measure 21st
  Century Skills

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21st Century Skills

• Global Awareness
• Civic Literacy
• Financial Literacy
• Thinking Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Self Directional Skills
• Information/Communication Technology Literacy

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Essential Skills
Throwing
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Essential Skills
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Phases of Technology in Schools

• Phase I (Literacy) Technology viewed as an add-on
  and is separate from curriculum and learning.
• Phase II (Optional) Use technology to enhance
  current instructional practices.
• Phase III (Essential) Create a learning
  environment that can only be accomplished with
  technology.

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Laptop Initiative

• Objective Transforming current curriculum into
  digital curriculum and 11 learning in Language
  Arts, Social Studies, Science and Math over a two
  year cycle.

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Teachers

• Teachers need training on how to use technology
  to make their teaching easier, more productive
  and more effective.
• need ease of use
• Teachers need to know that the data is secure.
  (login password)
• Teachers need access 24/7

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Students

• Students need portability, ease of use, and a
  task to use them for.
• Students need to be able to save data to a secure
  storage location.
• Students need security i.e. login, virus
  protection
• Students need access 24/7

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Software needs

• Myelearning (ANGEL) software
• MS Office
• Inspiration graphic organizer software
• Exchange Outlook e-mail
• Internet resources
• Textbook on-line or CD resources

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Next Steps

• If plan seems feasible we need to visit schools
  who have a 11 initiative in place.
• Create a technology committee that is made up of
  parents, community, staff and board
• Work with ESU 10 to find solution on how to store
  files on and off site.
• Make a decision by late spring.

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Questions?