Kathy Brew

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eTools for Administrators
21st Annual Pioneer RESA Leadership Conference
Elizabeth Crews ecrews_at_pioneerresa.org

• Kathy Brew
• kbrew_at_pioneerresa.org

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Introduction
How can eTools help me as a school administrator?
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Introductions

• NETS for Administrators

www.iste.org
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School Leadership without eTools

• limited by location and time
• labor intensive supervision, evaluation,
  collaboration require physical presence
• costly school leader can only be in one place
  at a time
• no mechanism for effective and efficient
  collaboration
• inconsistent assessment of
• performance/performance
• appraisal

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21st Century School Leadership

• just in time, any time, any place leadership and
  collaboration
• multiplied efforts of individual school leaders
  through effective technology
• cost effective leadership efforts are
  multiplied
• effective and efficient supervision and
  performance appraisal

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What eTools should I use?

• Dimensions for administrators in alignment with
  the Georgia Leader Keys
• Curriculum
• Assessment
• Standards Based Instruction
• Data Analysis
• Organizational Culture
• Professional Learning and Development
• Performance Management and Process Improvement
• Managing Operations
• Leading Change
• Relationship Development

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eWalk
What is it? eWalk is a software application
that allows an administrator to perform teacher
observations (formative or summative) in an
electronic format on a handheld device
(Blackberry, Palm Pilot, etc.) or on a
laptop How are administrators in our region
using it? For GAPSS reviews, teacher
performance appraisal, peer observations, and
focus walks Cost? Approximately 300 per
license https//mxweb.media-x.com/home/georgiausa
/

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• Building a Custom Template
• One of the great things about eWalk is that you
  can use it to gather the specific data you want
• the mechanics of building your template are easy
• you must think, talk, and collaborate before you
  ever sit down at the computer
• Whats important to us?
• What do we need to know?
• How will we know?
• What can we see, hear, touch, taste or smell that
  tells us what we need to know?
• We recommend that you write out what you want
  first and generate consensus around the indicators

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What are the different types of elements?

• Elements are the basic building blocks of any
  walkthrough template.
• Basic element types are
• - Checkbox
• - Drop down List
• - Label (no input)
• - Manual number or text input
• - Date or Time
• Timer/Counter
• Person List
• Variations of elements include
• - Dropdown list with rubric
• - Dropdown list with checklist

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Google Sites
What is it? A web based software that is
offered by Google that allows users to publish
web sites, shared documents, and provides a
variety of other collaborative tools. How are
administrators in our region using it? For
school and system improvement plans, for
collaboration across subject areas, and as an
area to host any other relevant
content. Cost? Free. Users must create a Google
account. http//sites.google.com http//www.goog
le.com/sites/help/intl/en/overview.html

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Elluminate
What is it? Elluminate is a software
application that allows users to host synchronous
virtual meetings via an Internet connected
computer How are administrators in our region
using it? For staff meetings, parent
conferences, and student tutoring Cost? Free,
through your ETC who can set up your meetings for
you http//elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/etc/

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Google Documents
What is it? A web based software that is
offered by Google that allows users to publish
and share documents. How are administrators in
our region using it? For school and system
improvement plans, for collaboration across
subject areas, and as an area to host any other
relevant content. Cost? Free. Users must create
a Google account. http//documents.google.com ht
tp//www.youtube.com/watch?veRqUE6IHTEA

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iTunes and iTunes University
What is it? A digital media player application
that plays music and podcasts. Works on the Apple
and the PC. iTunes University is a collection of
college level content. How are administrators
in our region using it? As a resource for a
variety of professional learning. Cost? Free.
http//www.apple.com/itunes/

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Pioneer RESA Perception Surveys
What is it? perceptions surveys allow
administrators to assess any variable in their
school operations or culture in an electronic
format How are administrators in our region
using it? to assess faculty/staff perceptions
and opinions regarding any aspect of the school
or system culture or climate Cost? Free,
through Pioneer RESA

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Collaboration Tools
S y n c h r o n o u s communication that occurs
at the same time or has minimal delay between
communications Video Conferencing iChat,
Netmeeting Audio/Web Conferencing Webex,
Elluminate, Horizon Wimba Real-time text-based
tools Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger
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Collaboration Tools
A s y n c h r o n o u s any form of
communication that involves a measurable time
interval between the sending and receiving of the
content of any message Blogs blogger.com,
wordpress.com Discussion Boards, Forums
websitetoolbox.com Email gmail.com, yahoo.com,
hotmail.com Project Spaces Google docs and
spreadsheets, FirstClass shared workspace,
Microsoft Exchange, Local Area Network,
Wetpaint
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Where Do I Begin???

• Best Practices
• Technology as a vehicle for effective leadership
• Provides new structures and media for reflecting,
  communicating, and acting
• Facilitates modeling and visualization
• Allows for construction and discovery of
  knowledge
• Expands access to information, networks, people,
  and ideas
• Provides significant resources
• National Staff Development Council, E-Learning
  for Educators Implementing the Standards for
  Staff Development

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Where do I begin? Planning

• Outline the purpose of your eTools you can have
  different purposes for different components of
  your program
• Professional Learning strategies/content for
  teachers and administrators
• Planning content-specific, program-specific,
  site-specific
• Collaboration book studies, content-specific
  teams, program-specific teams, model lessons
• Conferencing central office with school
  personnel, teachers in different buildings
• Pre-course support of face-to-face sessions
• Extension of face-to-face sessions
• Mentoring

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Planning

• Determine Target Audience Who are you targeting
  with your training/professional learning?
• Examples
• Everyone - to disseminate systemwide policies,
  software training, etc.
• Specific program related employees - special
  education teachers, Title I coordinators, etc.
• Employees at specific sites
• Other

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Other eTools
http//tinyurl.com/ shorten long
URLs http//www.dropboks.com/ online, free, file
storage http//www.slideshare.net/ online area
to share and contribute presentations http//www.
doodle.com/ online, free, scheduling tool
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eTools for Administrators
21st Annual Pioneer RESA Leadership Conference
Elizabeth Crews ecrews_at_pioneerresa.org

• Kathy Brew
• kbrew_at_pioneerresa.org