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iPads, Portfolios,Social Networking, PBL & More!
Napa Valley Unified Teachers• Joey Schmitz• Kim Floyd• Tammy Lee• Jen MenoPamela Redmond, Touro U, Advisor &
NapaLearns Board Member
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Napa Learns & NVUSD Partnership
Napa Valley Unified School District
LEVERAGING SOCIAL NETWORKING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM
Joey Schmitz, Vintage High School [email protected]
Twitter Hash
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backchannel discussion during the presentation.
Some Facts about Social Networking
Let’s take a quick poll.
1st Poll2nd Poll3rd Poll
Social Media at Vintage High School
• Tumblr- Student reflective journals • Twitter- Backchannel discussions extension of
the classroom.• Facebook- Classroom LMS
Hypothesis and Preliminary Findings
• Over 90% of students have access to internet– Home computer– School computer– Smartphones– iPod Touch – Video game consoles
Hypothesis and Preliminary Findings
• Engagement is through the roof.– Students during class discussion with backchannel
outlet participate more than traditional class discussion.
– Teachers unrealistic fear of cell phones.– Responsibility and digital citizenship.
GAMING AS A TOOL TO SUPPORT CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT IN MATHTHROUGH PBL
Tammy Lee, American Canyon Middle [email protected]
The Problem
• Students lack understanding of the process of problem solving
• Research says:– >Conceptual ideas and < traditional procedures =
>achievement– Schema based instruction addresses problem solving
strategies as students develop understanding of concepts– Gaming – increases attitude and motivation via 4 factors
- sense of challenge/accomplishment - increase curiosity- personal control - use of fantasy
ACMS Process
• Pacent Learning Solutions – Students still did not demonstrate mastery of all standards
even after 3 attempts
• Study tools – Increased confusion of which standards and how many more attempts
available for mastery
The Action Research
• Portable• Social Network Sharing• Translations• Embed options
• Games• Audio• Fullscreen
Preliminary Results
• Time period• Conceptual Content• Treatment group
– 13% increase of passing from 1st attempt to 2nd attempt
• Control group (not using Quizlet) – 10% increase of passing from 1st to 2nd attempt
Next Steps
• Connect to student generated driving question regarding:– Ways to learn math concepts– Ways to practice problem solving strategies
• Student-developed methods/tools • Inspire, innovate, create
Background
• The problem• The idea• The students• The teachers• NapaLearns
as visionary funders
The goals• Provide children who had no prior
preschools experience foundational skills for kindergarten
• Build vocabulary• Leverage technology to provide
seamless support to student development
• Who• 1 teacher• 18 Pre-K bilingual children• 4 aides (3 bilingual HS students &
1 migrant education person)• Parents• Local Kdgn teachers as observers• Visitors, visitors, visitors
• When• 16 days in summer 2011• From 8 am-noon• 4th of July was in the middle of
the program
The Apps
Alphabet Tracer
Drawing Pad
What did we measure
• PPVT• Footsteps to Brilliance
– # Books– # Words user was exposed to– Reading comprehension– Total hours of use
Books Read
Pre Post0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
155
604
Books Read: Class
Books Read
Pre Post0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
8.2
31.8
Books Read: Student
Books Read
Reading Comprehension
Pre Post40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
55.0%
60.0%
65.0%
70.0%
75.0%
80.0%
58.5%
76.4%
Reading Comprehension: Class
Correct 1st Try
Word Total
Pre Post0
20,00040,00060,00080,000
100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000200,000
40,801
187,502
Word Total: Class
Word Total
Pre Post0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2,147
9,869
Word Total: Student
Word Total
Total Hours
Pre Post0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
16
143
Total Hours: Class
Total Hours
Pre Post0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
7.5Total Hours: Student
Total Hours
Peabody Test
1 2
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
Gain Range
Spearman Correlation Coefficient r = 0.71 p= 0.0007
n=18
Challenges
• Perception • Misperceptions• Pre-conceived notions• Technology challenges• Support challenges• Highly visible endeavor
Next Steps
• Pre-K program will be repeated next summer and probably expanded
• Across 3 school districts (6-7 classrooms) are implementing iPad in the classroom
• Change in trends for Pre-K and K education
Q & A