learn and connect webinar sept 2010
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Blackboard K12
Driving Greater Student Performance with Blackboard
LearnTM and Blackboard ConnectTM
Some housekeeping items
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• Today’s webinar is scheduled to last for 1 hour
• All participants will be muted to ensure the presentation can proceed without interruption
• Questions can be submitted via the Q&A screen at any time
• We will do our best to answer all questions. Due to the size of the audience today, a number of questions will have to be answered following the session
About Today’s Speakers
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Duncan MossSr. Director K12 MarketingBlackboard
Scott SmithChief Technology OfficerMooresville Graded School District (NC)
David AdneyPrincipalMinnetonka School District (MN)
Forward Looking Statements
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We may make statements regarding our product development and service offering initiatives, including the content of future product upgrades, updates or functionality in development. While such statements represent our current intentions, they may be modified, delayed or abandoned without prior notice and there is no assurance that such offering, upgrades, updates or functionality will become available unless and until they have been made generally available to our customers.
Mobile Education & Connectivity
Multi-Modal Mass
Communication
Campus Commerce &
Security
Web Based Teaching & Learning
Synchronous Learning &
Collaboration
K-12 @ Blackboard
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Our Vision: • Close the gap between
the way students live and the way they learn
• Empower district leadership to communicate directly and effectively
• Engage parents in their child’s academic progress
• Deliver a 21st Century educational experience
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Blackboard K12 Value Proposition
Share essential classroom information more effectively with your learning community. Promote greater collaboration among teachers, parents, students and local community members to significantly improve student performance and district success.
Learn & Connect …
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The Connected District
Administrators can…
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The Connected District
Parents will be…
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The Connected District
Teachers can efficiently…
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The Connected District
Students will:
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The Connected District Solution
21st Century Learning
Dr. Scott Smith, Chief Technology Officer
Mooresville Graded School District
• Close the Digital Divide
• 21st Century Readiness
• Real World Experience
• Instructional Practice
• Improve Academic Achievement
Why a Digital Conversion?
• Online content in a context for today’s learners available virtually 24/7
• Ubiquitous Wireless
• A meaningful instructional tool at the fingertips of every child
• NOT a Technology Project
• Cultural Shift
What is a Digital Conversion?
What does the data say?2009 - 2010
Performance Composite = 82%Expected Growth & High GrowthMet all 27 AYP Target Goals (08-09)
Attendance improvedfrom 96.5% to 97.4% (08-09)
Suspensions decreased from 86 (07-08) to 21 (08-09)
Mooresville Intermediate School
Suspensions went down 64% from 07-08 to
08-09.
18% overall gain in 4 years
MOORESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL END OF COURSE DATA
Academic AchievementAYP
• Out of 115 School Districts - only 6 districts made all AYP Targets.
• Mooresville was one of the 6 districts in North Carolina.
• Mooresville had the highest number of targets met.
District # of Targets
Mooresville City 54
Polk County 46
Currituck County 42
Mount Airy City 42
Yancey County 38
Camden County 30
Academic Achievement
District
Percent Proficient using
EOG Reading and Math; EOC
Per Pupil Expenditur
e(state rank)
District Enrollment Numbers
1 Chapel Hill Carrboro 89% $10,579
(13) 11,054
2 Polk County 88% $10,449 (17) 2,363
3 Camden County 87% $8742 (66) 1,891
Carteret County 87% $9272 (43) 8,166
Mount Airy City 87% $10,069
(24) 1,595
Watauga County 87% $9305 (41) 4,292
4 Elkin City 86% $9358 (39) 1,154
Mooresville City 86% $7902
(101) 5,422
Transylvania County 86% $8860 (59) 3,595
5 Union County 85% $7739 (108) 38,282
Davie County 85% $7751 (107) 6,524
Yancey County 85% $9417 (37) 2,360
Dare County 85% $11,011 (10) 4,766
Formula: Number of Proficient Test Scores on Reading Grades 3-8, Math Grades 3-8, and EOCs divided by the total number of tests taken in school year 2009-2010.
MGSD Ranked 4th in
the State
School Year:2009-2010
Rutherford Per Pupil Expenditure $8,456.08 (71)
Minnetonka High School
ConnectingParents – Teachers – Students
With Blackboard andBlackboard Connect
The Need:
The Need:
Has greater impact on students’ lives
Find a way to offer Health Instruction that:
Expands students’ choices in scheduling other classes
Builds stronger adult support systems for students to use in decision-making
Is responsive to current health issues
The Minnetonka Solution
Embedded Health Model
Traditional Format
One semester of selected topics offered during the sophomore year in
a typical classroom setting.
Approximately 80 hours
Embedded Format
Selected topics presented over four
years at age-appropriate times
in a “pullout” classroom format.
Approximately 80 hours
Senior CPR Course
Blackboard & Blackboard Connect
Online Lessons, Assessments
Textbook
Questions?
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Thank You!
For more information:
Visit Blackboard.com/LearnAndConnectNow
or
Call 800-424-9299 ext. 2427