Project 1:1 Implementing Handheld Computers in the Seaford School District

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• The integration of technology into the
  classrooms can contribute to increased student
  achievement. This occurs when technology is
  available to students on a widespread basis and
  when teachers create activities that integrate
  the technology meaningfully. While the handheld
  computer doesnt have the full functionality of
  the desktop computer, access in a 11 environment
  may be more important. The mobility and
  functionality of handheld computers lend
  themselves to the K-12 environment in a cost
  effective method.

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• Teachers, nurses, counselors and school
  administrators all have handheld computers
• These operate in a wireless environment
• These are productivity and organizational tools
  that link their home and school computers

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• Each school needs access to at least one class
  set of handheld computers for student use
• Opportunities must exist for students to take
  home handheld computers to help bridge the
  digital divide (access)

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• Teachers can plan instructional activities that
  use the handheld computers
• Probes can be used to assist in science and
  health activities

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• Teachers can use the handhelds for
• Creating instructional activities
• Scheduling and tracking meetings
• Creating assessments
• Documenting student behaviors
• Becoming more mobile within the school

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• Guidance Counselors can use handhelds for
• Documenting meetings and interactions with
  students and parents
• Scheduling
• Interacting with the student databases

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• Nurses can use handhelds for
• Keeping the student medical logs updated
• Taking notes during meetings
• Accessing emergency information

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• School Administrators can use handhelds for
• Accessing student databases for schedules
• Documenting meetings
• Beaming notes and information

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• Students can use handhelds for
• Conducting science experiments
• Word processing
• Graphing and calculating
• Accessing e-books and reference materials

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• Students can use handhelds for
• Learning in an anytime-anywhere environment
• Working at home
• Creating composing music
• Creating spreadsheets
• Accessing the Internet

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• 21st Century Workplace Skills

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• Learn
• Play
• Create
• Pretend
• Build
• Explore
• Dig
• Share
• Add to and Take Away

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• By July 2004 at Seaford High School
• One class set (30 handhelds with keyboards,
  printer and three laptops for syncing
  purposes)-Science
• All science probes
• All Professional Development using Data Harvest
  and Tony Vincent (www.learninginhand.org)

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• By July 2004 at Seaford Middle School
• One to four class sets (30 handhelds with
  keyboards, printer and three laptops for syncing
  purposes)
• All science and health probes
• All Professional Development using Data Harvest
  and Tony Vincent (www.learninginhand.org)
• Wireless environment to support handhelds

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• By July 2004 at the 4 Elementary Schools
• Nothing

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• I think it is important to encourage others to
  try new technologies and to extend themselves
  into new areas.. Take the time to show him or
  her how to get started. Share your sandbox. It
  is to everyones benefit to create a stimulating,
  creative, and renewing work environment.
• From www.infotoday.com/cilmag/oct02/stevenson.ht
  m

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• Needed at Seaford High School
• Wireless network installed to support handheld
  computers
• Handhelds for staff

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• July 2004 at Seaford Middle School
• Handhelds for staff

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• July 2004 at the 4 Elementary Schools
• At least one class set (30 handhelds with
  keyboards, printer and three laptops for syncing
  purposes) to be rotated between the schools as
  needed
• Wireless environment for the handhelds
• Handhelds for staff

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• We want to make a request to the PFSE for the
  following
• As an addendum to the current PFSE grants,
  provide 65,000 to the elementary consortium CIT
  in order to fund staff handheld computers
  (limited to school teachers, nurses,
  administrators, and guidance counselors).
• Seaford School District will install a wireless
  network to support the handhelds over the summer

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• We want to make a request to the PFSE for the
  following
• Allow the middle and high school CITs make a
  proposal to reallocate up to 35,000 of next
  years PFSE award money to provide staff
  handhelds if they want to.

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• PFSE will consider the elementary proposal and
  the possible middle and high school requests on
  the following conditions
• It must be submitted ASAP as an addendum to the
  current grants
• There must be plan that is research based, that
  justifies the validity of staff access to
  handhelds and that meets the original goals of
  the PFSE grants
• There must be a written request from SMS and SHS
  co-chairs supporting this plan

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• PFSE will consider the elementary proposal and
  the possible middle and high school requests on
  the following conditions
• The SMS and SHS requests must indicate what has
  changed from the original proposal to warrant a
  reallocation
• This needs to be part of multi-year study, with
  data collected, on changing staff attitudes,
  perceptions and practices

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• The district will use local funds to support the
  following
• Installation of wireless networks at all schools
• Implement 1 set of wireless laptops (16) with
  security cart to SHS media center for use within
  the school
• Assist SMS in implementing classroom computers if
  not covered in other grants

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• Staff members will be invited to participate in a
  3 year study of staff perceptions using handheld
  computers
• Staff will be assigned in groups of 4-5 within a
  school to implement the Learning Community Model
• Groups will need to meet in Sept, Oct, Jan, Feb,
  and April to complete the Learning Community
  tasks

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• Each Learning Community task involves sharing of
  handheld uses by the LC, accessing some to-dos
  from a special website, entering a discussion
  group on-line, and making individual on-line
  journal entries
• www.seaford.k12.de.us/it/pda/home.htm
• We will survey participants in Sept. 04, June 05,
  June 06 and June 07 to collect our data.

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• Participants will volunteer for the project
• We do not have stipends for the LC meetings but
  we will for the initial training
• If participants stop participating or leave the
  district, they return the handheld
• Handhelds are not given to participants but on
  loan

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• What do we need ?
• Written Plan
• Decisions by SHS and SMS CIT
• Formation of an elementary CIT and their approval
  or rejection
• Submit plan to PFSE

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