1st Annual Technology ExpoPenn Delco School District

Welcome to Sun Valley!

Thank you for joining us for our first annual technology expo, we are glad that you could join us .

The Technology Expo

□We have participants from each school building, please visit the exhibits in the gym as well as the classrooms in the D wing and the planetarium.

Classrooms For the Future Grant

□This is Year 2 of the grant for Penn Delco

□Math, Science, and Social Studies are focus areas for the grant

□Each participating classroom teacher has a laptop, ceiling mounted LCD projector and an interactive Promethean Board

□Access to shared laptop carts for student use

Professional Development at Sun Valley

□A requirement of the CFF grant is for each teacher to take a 30 hour course per year.

□During the first year of participation is the “Need for Change” course.

□During the second year of participation, the course is content specific course.

□Monthly 30 minute trainings on various topics offered.

Beyond the CFF Grant

□Language Arts teachers have a ceiling mounted LCD projector and an interactive Promethean Board

□Sun Valley has been able to reallocate technology resources to other departments such as Art and Foreign Language. These teachers have also taken the CFF courses.

The DCED Grant□Each building received a portion of

the grant money.□Choices for utilizing the grant money

were limited to the following:□Student laptops□Ceiling mounted LCD projectors□Interactive whiteboards□Student response systems□Mounts for existing projectors and

interactive boards

Product Donation

□Thanks to a generous product donation from 3M, we have done the following:□Placed 30 LCD projectors to Sun Valley

for Science and Language Arts □Placed a projector with a built in DVD

player to each school building □Placed an interactive projector in each

school building

Sun Valley High School

Sun Valley High SchoolDCED Grant Purchases

□29 Student Laptops□16 Interactive whiteboards□2 Student Responses Systems

Technology at SV

□Building wide wireless network□60 brand new wireless desktop

computers in the library for student use□All core content areas participate in the

CFF coursework□Monthly training offered to all staff□16 – Laptop carts□2 – Student response systems

Streaming Video Conference

□Sun Valley social studies students participated in a streaming video event with Governor Rendell

Mock Trial

□Judge Rendell visited Sun Valley on Wednesday March 11, 2009.

□The Judge, her staff, and a representative from the BAR association staged a mock trial with approximately 60 students.

□The event was streamed via the internet for others to view

Cross District Collaboration

with Laptops and wikispaces

Northley Middle School

Northley Middle SchoolDCED Grant Purchases

□11 LCD projectors installed in classrooms as requested

□2 Student Response Systems□7 mounts for existing equipment

Technology at NMS□60+ desktop computers in the library for

student use□All core content areas have LCD projectors□Math teachers have interactive white boards□2 – Student response systems□2 – Laptop carts□Monthly training offered to all staff□Daily live announcements by students

Interactive Video Conference

□Ms. Eynon’s 8th grade chorus class participated in an interactive video conference with the Philadelphia Opera Company and 2 other school districts where they could ask questions and discuss the requirements to pursue such a career.

Eric Greene, performer

Aston Elementary School

Aston ElementaryDCED Grant Purchases

□8 LCD Projectors installed in classrooms as requested

□2 Interactive boards□1 Student response system□2 mounts for existing equipment

Technology at Aston□All grade level teachers in grades 2-5 have

ceiling mounted LCD projectors□2 – mobile interactive boards for shared use□2 – mounted interactive boards for shared

use□1 – 3M interactive projector for shared use□1 – Student response system□1 – Laptop cart□Monthly training offered to all staff

Coebourn Elementary School

Coebourn ElementaryDCED Grant Purchases

□10 LCD projectors installed in classrooms as requested

Technology at Coebourn

□All grade level teachers in grades K-5 have ceiling mounted LCD projectors

□2 – mobile interactive boards□1 – 3M interactive projector for

shared use□1 – Laptop cart□Monthly training offered to all staff

Parkside Elementary School

Parkside ElementaryDCED Grant Purchases

□6 LCD projectors installed in classrooms as requested

□1 Interactive whiteboard□2 mounts for existing equipment

Technology at Parkside

□All grade level teachers in grades K-5 have ceiling mounted LCD projectors

□1 – 3M interactive projector for shared use

□3 – mobile interactive boards for shared use

□1 – Laptop cart□Monthly training offered to all staff

Pennell Elementary School

Pennell ElementaryDCED Grant Purchases

□13 LCD projectors installed in classrooms as requested

Technology at Pennell

□All grade level teachers in grades K-5 have ceiling mounted LCD projectors

□2 – mounted interactive boards for shared use

□1 – 3M interactive projector for shared use□1 – Student response system□5 – Webcams for classroom use□1 – Laptop cart□Monthly training offered to all staff

Using Skype to connect with other classes

DistanceLearning

Ms. Palladino’s class worked with Central Elementary School in

Oklahoma. They communicated through Skype and a classroom

blog about The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Classroom Blog

Technology Services

Technology Department

□1 Student Response System for training and shared use across the district

□Offers support for district provided programs as needed

□Offers network support for district employees as needed

□Holds monthly technology committee meetings in each school building

Professional Development

□Monthly trainings on various topics including distance learning, podcasting, collaborative workspaces, teacher web pages, and more

□Availability for in class support for integrating technology

□Summer workshops as needed

Different Ways Technology is being used in Penn Delco

Projectors in Elementary Classrooms

Student Response SystemsStudents answering PSSA

review questions with the student response system

and reviewing the results as a class.

Interactive White Boards

Student Laptops

Student research and writing using laptops.

www.pdsd.org

Have you seen our new website?

There are many features that willbecome available including new teacher web pages.

We will keep you posted as theybecome available for your use.

Thank you!

□Thank you for visiting our expo

□We would also like to thank all of the teachers and students that participated to make our 1st Annual Technology Expo a success

□Have a great night!