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One District’s JourneyOne District’s Journey
Electronic Classroom Makeover
Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified School District
Stacey Campo ~ Joyce DaubertStacey Campo ~ Joyce Daubert
Blackboard User Conference 2006 ~ San Diego, CaliforniaBlackboard User Conference 2006 ~ San Diego, California
Presentation Agenda
•Why a make-over was needed •What was the process•How have we realized the
benefits
Who Are We…..Enrollment 33,000 Student; 1800 Teachers
Area 99 sq. miles in the cities of San Diego and Poway
32 schools
4 high5 middle 21 elementary1 continuation high1 alternative8 On-line Class
Tech Support & Specifics
1 Staff Developer/ Bb Admin3 Student Information Support 3 Database Support7 Network Analyst24 LAN Supports
What was driving the change…..INCREASING….Internet connectivity was empowering learning
INCREASINGINCREASING….Teacher desire to have a Web Voice
INCREASING…Home-to-School communication & connectivity
The Classroom HADHAD Expanded ~ 1997•Web editing tools entered the market
•District Website: www.powayusd.com
•Virtual Classrooms: www.powayusd.com/online
•Internet connection to all schools
•Email for all Staff
HADHAD
The Electronic Classroom Immerges•Webpage Training ~ Frontpage
•Nobody Following ~ No Time / No Energy
What do We Have…..Blackboard.com ~ LearningPoint.org
Systems Community System and Learning System
Structure Design
Integrated with Student Information System (SASIxp)Three Roles: Students / Teachers / Support / Admin
Each teacher gets (1) electronic classroom that comes pre-populated with their assigned students
Hardware Design
2 application servers (web app & content/user)1 collaboration server1 load balancing device
Support Design
No dedicated FTE’s to the E-learning initiativesOwn our own equipment Housed at an office site location www.isp-planet.com/resources/backbones/level3.html
Partnership for Technical support and expertise (24/7/365) www.callccs.com
Make-over Begins
•“Webpage” Training TO “Content” Training
•Everybody Following ~ Automating the Process
Apply the “worth-it” Test
• improved attitudes towards themselves as learners
• the use of computers in education, and towards computers in general, course subject matter, quality of instruction, and school in general.
Cotton, K. (1992). Computer-assisted instruction. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Retrieved October 26, 2001, from http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/5/cu10.html.
The Poway Accountability Plan
Goal: Increase achievement for all students
through a comprehensive literacy effort
Initiatives:Close the achievement gap
College readiness for allNCLB compliance
Targets: The District has adopted seven key performance indicators to monitor progress…
Apply the “Plan
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API
District API2002-2005
Before:Before: Tutorial Wed. and Thurs. 2:00-2:45After:After: Tutorials + 24/7 access to
classroom materials and expectationscourse requirements and assignmentsemail access
• Before:Before: additional face-to-face time6:15-7:30 Mon-Thurs2:30-5:30 Mon-Fri
• After:After: email and discussion boardsReal dialog with peers and teacherReal time dialog with large groupFront load in class discussions
• Before:Before: home phone number for information
• AfterAfter: home phone number for support and strategies
• Before:Before: Open classroom on Saturdays• After:After: Open classroom on Saturday +
open world 24/7
• Before:Before: Material prep and distribution• After:After: no copying time or expense
+ 24/7 access+ no lost documents+ single iteration of
documents
Successes & LearningsSuccesses LearningsStudent in charge of their own learning
24/7/365 Learning EnvironmentPartnerships are essential
Parents as true partners K-12 Technical Skill Set# people to # of Users # of Servers
Maximizing Resources Under estimate by administration of the power and impact on learning.
Correlations between use and student success
Vendor unmindful of the financial conditions , infrastructure differences and intention of use at the the k-12 level
Differentiation of Instructions Essential to plan for expansion use and involvement of new technologies
12 Plus Preparation The day is never over
Let the STATS Speak for Themselves
Number of Active Users
15892
Number of Active Enrolled Users
15885
Number of Active Courses 982Number of Active Organizations 8
Page Views on Most Active Date
75316Average Page Views Per Day
30909
Move THAT BUS
Let the STATS Speak for Themselves
Elementary: • Strong use for curriculum projects•Collaboration & Communication
Secondary: •Strong use for curriculum projects•Collaboration & Communication•On-line Classes
www.learningpoint.org
Thank You!www.powayusd.com
Stacey Campo: [email protected] Daubert: [email protected]
Partnerships:Partnerships:
Computer & Communication Computer & Communication Services, LLC.Services, LLC.
(858) 569-8149 (858) 569-8149www.callccs.comwww.callccs.com