enhancing 21st century technology skills with a 1:1 tablet initiative
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Enhancing 21st Century Technology
Skills with a 1:1 Tablet Initiative and
Microsoft Office 365
Dr. Michael Otaigbe, School Board
Dr. Steven L. Walts, Superintendent
Keith Imon, Associate Superintendent of Communications and Technology Services
AJ Phillips, Supervisor of Instructional Technology Services
Today’s Outcome
Today’s participants will:
• Learn about Prince William County Public
Schools
• Learn how to implement a 1:1 initiative.
• Understand the benefits of a 1:1initiative in
correlation with 21st century technology skills.
• Learn classroom strategies for implementing
Microsoft Office 365 in your district.
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Where is Prince William County
Public Schools (PWCS)?
Located approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., 70 miles southwest of Baltimore, and 85 miles north of Richmond, Virginia.
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PWC Schools at a Glance• 2014-15 Student Enrollment: 86,209 (Second
Largest School Division in Virginia)
• Total number of Schools: 94– 57 Elementary Schools– 1 K-8 (Elementary/Middle)– 16 Middle Schools– 11 High Schools– 3 Special Education Schools– 2 Alternative Schools– 2 Traditional Schools– 1 Special Site– 1 Academic Year Governor’s School– Participation in Thomas Jefferson High School for
Science/Technology
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PWCS Student DemographicsRace and Ethnicity:
• White . ………………………………………33.14%• Hispanic/Latino…………...............................31.60%• Black or African-American…………….........20.63%• Asian………………………………………......7.84%• Two or more races…………..............................6.31%• Other…………………………...........................0.48%• ESOL…………………………........................21.77%• SPED…………………………........................11.43%• Economically Disadvantaged………………...37.51%
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Schools need to prepare our students
for their future, not ours
“Today’s industrial-age, assembly-line educational model – based on
fixed time, place, curriculum and pace – is insufficient in today’s
society and knowledge-based economy. Our education system must
be redesigned from a mass production to a mass customization
model to better meet the diversity of students’ backgrounds and
needs and the higher expectations set for all students.” Innovate to
Educate Symposium (2010) 8
Back to the Future, 2015 Style
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The 21st Century Model School
• Collaborative - where the classroom environment is
similar to the workplace.
• Equitable - access to learning tools and technologies.
• Provides the opportunity for . . .
– student problem-solving
– project-based learning
– critical thinking
– global awarenessWaltham Public Schools. Massachusetts, 2013-14 1:1 Initiative
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The 21st Century Model School
• The use of one-to-one mobile technologies is an excellent way to create a 21st century classroom.– Information is in the palm of
their hands.
– Students are at the center of their learning.
– Teaching and student learning are improved.
– Quality instruction is improved.
– Teachers can use the technology to enhance the pedagogy.
Waltham Public Schools. Massachusetts, 2013-14 1:1 Initiative
www.mashable.com
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One-to-One Technology Initiative
• What is a 1:1 technology initiative?
– “An environment in which all students use
computing devices, such as wireless laptops or
tablets, in order to learn anytime and anywhere.” (1:1 Computing, A Guidebook to Help You Make the Right Decisions)
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“It’s Not About the Technology”Implementing a 1:1 initiative:
– Is more than distributing devices, it is about student learning
– Requires ongoing, sustained, and targeted PD
– Means lessons centered around active participation in the learning
– Means teachers model 21st Century learning and global citizenship
“It’s about changing the culture of instruction —preparing students for their future, not our past.”
Dr. Mark Edwards, Superintendent Mooresville
Graded School District
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PWCS 1:1 Digital Device Story2013-14 School Year 1:1 Pilot:
– Mt. View Elementary School: iPad pilot in 5th grade
– Patriot High School: Chromebook pilot in AP geography
eLearning Backpack Supplemental Grant:
– Virginia Department of Education offered the eLearning Backpack grant for eligible schools.
• 3 PWCS high schools qualified for the grant.
• A multi-year initiative to provide every student in the selected schools with a tablet intended to assist schools in the transition to digital content.
Why, how, where, and when do we begin?
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1:1 Mobile Learning Traditional Learning
Student Centered Teacher Centered
Mobility/Anywhere/Anytime Learning Computer Lab/Classroom Only/Takes
Place in School
Access for All Students Access for Some Students
Assessed for 21st Century Outcomes Assess on Knowledge Learned
Online Information is Up-to-Date and
Easily Accessible
Information Comes from a Textbook and is
Dated
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PWCS 1:1 Learning Goals
1. To provide 21st Century tools and resources
to impact and empower student achievement.
2. To provide students with the knowledge,
skills, and experiences necessary for
academic and workplace success.
3. To increase student engagement, ownership
of learning, and individualized differentiation
of instruction.Based on the 2011-15 PWCS Strategic Plan
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• Create a flexible timeline (we changed ours three times)
• Start small with:
– one content area
– one grade level
• Collaborate with colleagues on the
implementation (Student Learning, Professional
Development & Accountability)
• Involve school-based administrators and
teachers in decision-making process
Slow and Small is the New Strong
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• July 2014: devices ordered centrally (over 4,000)
• August – October 2014: devices are delivered to schools and prepared for student use
• September – October 2014: Central Office creates procedures and documents to support the one-to-one
• November 2014: Professional Development for math teachers
Timeline
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• December 2014: devices are used by students for day use only in math classes
• January 2015: Professional Development for English Language Arts teachers. Central Office creates parent night presentation
• February 2015: devices are used by students in Math and English Language Arts classes
• March 2015: meeting with the Office of Accountability to establish evaluation metrics
• May 2015: devices will be collected for summer maintenance
Timeline
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• Improve wireless infrastructure/bandwidth
• Choosing a device:
– battery life (keep a charge for the entire day)
– wi-fi enabled
– storage capacity/RAM
– operating system (Windows) & work with
Microsoft Office 365
– media (audio, camera, headphones)
– keyboard accessory
Technology Considerations
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Communication
• Letter to
parents/students
• Parent/student
handbook
• New regulation
• Digital device loan
form
• PWCS website22
New Regulation to Support 1:1
• Accounting of Student “Take-Home” Digital Devices
– correlates with Responsible Use Policy, Student Code of Behavior, and Guidelines for Purchasing & Disposition of Textbooks
• Focus
– student loan agreement & user fee
– digital device accountability
– digital device inventory procedures
– assessment for lost of damaged digital devices beyond repair
– disposition of digital devices23
1:1 Digital Device Computing: Student
Learning Anytime, Anywhere
• Parent/Student Handbook– care of digital devices
– using your digital device at school
– using your digital device at home
– managing your files and saving your work
– responsible use
– liability
– damaged or lost digital devices
– digital device payment24
Digital Device Student Loan Agreement
• User Fee
There is an annual $40 user fee to cover repairs and
maintenance of the loaned device. As an alternative,
students can opt-out of taking the device home and only
use the device at school. Families undergoing economic
hardship may make a request for a partial or full waiver
of the digital device user fee.
Check one:
_____paid for home use option
_____opt-out: in-school/day user
_____waiver amount25
Professional Development• Data driven professional development in the
content areas of Math and English Language Arts.
• Math – started in November
– ½ day of PD on using the device, then teachers were
allowed to keep the device to get used to using it
– ½ day of content PD
– 1 full day of PD collaborating with content team and
tech support at school
• English Language Arts – started in January
– same as above
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Parent/Student Night
• Each school held their own night with the same presentation.
• Parent attendance was required for students to take the device home.
• If a parent did not attend, then the student is a day user.
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• Instructional Support
– building level: Instructional Technology Coach (ITC)
– PWCS 1:1 web page
oTutorial videos on Windows 8, use of Office 365, and resources on using the Asus Tablet
oParent Resources: FAQs, 1:1 Computing: Student Learning Anytime, Anywhere Handbook, Device Loan Agreement, Opt-Out Email Form
• Technical Support
– building level: Technology Support Specialist
– central level: Information Technology/Help Desk
– vendor: Asus
Digital Device Support
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Instructional Use of the Devices
• 2012-13– PWCS started thinking about moving towards cloud computing.
• Why move towards Cloud Computing?– prepare our students for workplace readiness
– easy access to file storage at home and school
– access to common content creation tools such as
word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations
and
– ability to collaborate on documents inside and
outside of the classroom
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Why Microsoft Office 365?
Microsoft was listed as one of the top 3 skills
needed for workplace readiness.
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Instructional Use of Office 365
• Implement in grades 3-12
• Student email
• Real-time collaboration
• Online learning
• Cloud storage
• Video conferencing
• BYOD
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Office 365 Enhances Student Learning
1. O365 organizes information for all subjects in a single
digital notebook. (OneNote or OneDrive)
2. Students can edit a document without needing
internet connection. Applications are on the
computer/tablet, as well as in the cloud.
3. Students can co-author a document with fellow students
using Office 2013 and Word Web App.
4. Students can follow their group members’ input to a
document with tracked changes from each student.
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O365 Collaboration at Its Best• Easy access to file storage at home and school
• Access to common content creation tools such as word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations
• Publish with peers
• Contribute to team projects to solve real world problems
• Ability to collaborate on documents inside and outside of the classroom
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Teacher Benefits of Using O365
1. Collaborative lesson planning
2. Staff/grade level meeting notes
3. Shared lesson repository
4. Reading response journals
– Instead of lugging home 30 reading response
journals every week to comment on, have
students keep their journals in OneNote or in
OneDrive.
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PWCS 1:1 Digital Device Computing
• http://tinyurl.com/PWCS1-1
–Parent/Student Handbook
–Digital Device Loan Agreement
–School Board presentation
–Parent Night presentation
–Parent and student resources
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O365 in the Digital Classroom
“For today’s digital natives, Office 365
Education matches their anywhere,
anytime learning style, putting them on
a path to succeed.”Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Worldwide Education
http://www.wictorwilen.se/tags/website 38
Thoughts from Our Staff &
Students
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Next Steps
• Implement same initiative in a 4th high school
• Make plans to expand to other content areas
• Provide additional PD for current teachers using the devices, and for science and history teachers
• Make plans in FY16 to implement in 11th-grade and FY17 for 12th-grade
• Consider replicating in elementary or middle schools
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PWCS & NSBA TLN Site Visit
Highlights of the site visit will include:
– Inet, a state-of-the art, high speed network infrastructure
– BYOD
– The 1:1 /eLearning Backpack Initiative
– Microsoft Office 365
– SWAT (Students Working to Advance Technology) and Virginia Star (Student Training and Refurbishment) Program
– An elementary Makerspace
– Student Geek Squad
– Going paperless in Office of Facilities Services
– The role of 87 Instructional Technology Coaches
www.nsba.org/tlnsitevisits
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To Learn More About PWCS
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Enhancing 21st Century Technology
Skills with a 1:1 Tablet Initiative and
Microsoft Office 365
Dr. Michael Otaigbe, School Board
Dr. Steven L. Walts, Superintendent
Keith Imon, Associate Superintendent of Communications and Technology Services
AJ Phillips, Supervisor of Instructional Technology Services