Hershey Project LEAP OnetoOne Computing

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HersheyProject LEAPOne-to-One Computing

• Neta
• April 25, 2008
• Jane Davis Media/Tech
• Kathy DaMoude Foreign Language

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Project LEAP

• Laptops Enhancing Academic Performance

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Topics Covered

• Planning
• Technology Committee
• Hardware
• Software
• SIS/Learning Management System
• Infrastructure
• Tech Support
• Training Staff Development
• Policy/Procedure
• Funding/Budgeting

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Planning

• December 2005 Surveyed students and teachers
• February 2006 Went to school board with survey
  results and presentation asking for permission to
  come up with a plan for 11 computing
• March 2006 Presented at school board meeting on
  progress of technology committee.
• April 2006 Students and staff presented at
  school board meeting how they would use
  technology if they had access to it.
• May 2006 Board approved plan. Ordered
  hardware/software.
• June July 2006 Made images, offered staff
  development. Handed out teacher laptops.
• August 2006 Hired new technology staff position
  and handed out laptops to students during the
  first week of school.

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Technology Committee

• Student
• Staff
• Community
• Teachers
• Administration
• Met at least once a month, they listened to
  vendor proposals and helped to created the
  software list. Gave input on policy.

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Goals

• Learning Goal
• GOAL Infuse 21st Century learning skills into
  current curriculum
• Technology Goal
• GOAL Transforming current curriculum into
  digital curriculum and 11 learning in Language
  Arts, Social Studies, Science and Math.
• Teachers
• Teachers need training on how to use technology
  to make their teaching easier, more productive
  and more effective.
• need ease of use
• Teachers need to know that the data is secure.
  (login password)
• Teachers need access 24/7
• Students
• Students need portability, ease of use, and a
  task to use them for.
• Students need to be able to save data to a secure
  storage location.
• Students need security i.e. login, virus
  protection
• Students need access 24/7

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Our proposal

• Provide laptops to 7-12 staff members
• Provide laptops to Board of Education
• Provide laptops to 9-12 students
• Provide a 24 station laptop cart for 7-8 grade
  use.
• Provide a 24 station laptop cart for grades K-6.
• Free up one computer lab so that it can be an
  extra classroom

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Partners

• ESU 16 Software training
• ESU 10 Hardware support Wireless
  infrastructure.
• GovConnections Hardware supplier
• Lenovo Hardware replacement/repair
• MyElearning of Nebraska
• Capital Leasing

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Hardware

• Laptops
• All laptops will need 3 year accidental coverage,
  which covers them for everything except theft or
  fire.
• Digital cameras and camcorders will be available
  in the library for checkout to staff.
• Teachers will need docking stations, mouse and
  keyboard.

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Hardware

• Durable
• We purchased extra warranties that provided for
  accidental drops and electrical surges.
• Parents' coverage
• Homeowners covers because it is leased and the
  students have it 24/7
• Parents can purchase a rider called a "Personal
  Article Policy" - no deductible
• We found that 3 years was more cost effective
  because of the price of the warranty for the 4th
  year
• Don't skimp on RAM or Hard drive space.
• Purchased extra batteries and chargers
• Purchased docking stations w/keyboard mouse for
  each teacher

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Software - Choose software that will emphasize
student learning

• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements
• Microsoft Office 2003 - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  and Publisher
• Microsoft Student 2006
• Sonic - Record Now
• Vital Source
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Macromedia's Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Sophos Anti-Virus
• Windows Media Player
• Windows Movie Maker
• Winnebago Spectrum Client
• Inspiration 8.0
• South-Western keyboarding software

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Student Information System

• PowerSchool this was already in place and all
  stakeholders were already comfortable using it.
• Gradebook
• Parent Access
• Teacher Access
• Student Access

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Learning Management System Solution

• Angel/MyElearning
• ANGEL is a place where the teachers can tie all
  the elements of their classes together.
• ANGEL is a virtual locker area where teachers and
  students can keep all their materials together,
  helping them become more efficient and better
  organized.
• Once teachers have courses in ANGEL they can
  easily modify and reuse the content in
  consecutive years.

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Infrastructure

• We had three companies come and give bids.
• Contracted with ESU 10 to choose, install and
  supply tech support with Cisco System.
• We felt this one area that had to work well.
• We both wanted security and ease of use.
• We wanted it to work seamlessly with our LAN.

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Cisco- Secured Wireless Solution

• Our wireless infrastructure is comprised of Cisco
  access points
• HP Procurve Power over Ethernet switches
• CAT6 cabling to all access point locations
• Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Express device to
  manage current and future access points.
• Access anywhere in the building and allows users
  to move about the building without dropping
  connection.
• Only authenticated users have access to our LAN
  through domain certificates that install once
  authenticated.
• Centrally managed system

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Offline file synchronization

• You can make network files available offline by
  storing shared files on your computer so they are
  accessible when you are not connected to the
  network.
• Any shared files or folders on a Microsoft
  network can be made available offline

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Tech Support

• Created a new position
• ½ time
• Full time in year 2
• Lenovo - 3 year complete care package
• ESU 10 HelpDesk/Odie Tickets

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Training

• Staff
• Students
• Parents
• Administrators
• Board Members

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Staff Development

• ESU 16
• Local teachers/technology coordinators
• Made a list of mandatory/optional training

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Policy/Procedure

• Find out from other schools what works
• Be flexible, realize that things will come up
  that will force you change your policy

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Funding/Budgeting

• Leased with fair market buyout
• Utilize all sources
• REAP
• SPED
• Title IID
• Grants
• Library
• Textbooks

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What would we do differently?

• Spend more time on staff development.

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How has learning changed

• Creating more digital content to store and
  retrieve.
• Needed a new tape backup system.
• A greater expectationteachers post assignments,
  notes in MyElearning for student review.
  Students expect the information to be available
  to them when they need it.

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How has learning changed cont

• An expectation that the learning day is longer.
  Teachers and students expect to use their laptops
  at home in the evening and on weekends to be
  productive.

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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
Is it beneficial to you to be able pull
PowerPoints, pictures and notes from MyElearning
to review information? 98 Agree
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
When teachers use the LCD projector and laptop in
class it makes it easier to learn course content?
93 Agree
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
Having laptops this year has made my classes more
interesting. 88 Agree
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
Having laptops this year has allowed me to enjoy
school more. 89 Agree
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
Having laptops this year has allowed me to enjoy
learning more than without laptops. 81 Agree
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
laptops this year has allowed me to collaborate
more with other students in class. 68 Agreed
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
Having laptops this year has allowed me to master
new skills more easily. 91 Agreed
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
Having laptops this year has allowed me to
complete more assignments on time. 78 Agreed
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
Having laptops this year has allowed me to do a
better job of revising my work.
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
Having laptops this year has allowed me to do a
better job on oral presentation.
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Anecdotal dataHershey High School145 9-11th
Grade Students Polled on May 15-17, 200785-95
students responded
Having laptops this year has made me more
responsible for my own learning
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Student Quote

• Working on assignments on the computer because
  it is faster and easier. We could have the
  teacher's notes right with us and could refer to
  them a lot easier. I learned better by having my
  notes with me at all times.

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Student Quote

• It allowed me to take assignments home and
  really fine tune them to get them where I wanted
  them. As opposed to last year when I only got to
  work on typed assignments at school for 1 or two
  periods a day.

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Teacher thoughts Survey Data May 2007
Do you feel that because of Project LEAP - you
enjoy teaching...
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Teacher thoughts Survey Data May 2007
Do you feel that because of Project LEAP -
Differentiated instruction is..
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Teacher thoughts Survey Data May 2007
Do you feel that because of Project LEAP -
Planning for enrichment activities is?
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Teacher thoughts Survey Data May 2007
Do you feel that because of Project LEAP - The
students are actively participating in your
classrooms?
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Teacher thoughts Survey Data May 2007
Do you feel that because of Project LEAP -- The
students are learning?
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Q A

• Jane Davis jdavis_at_esu16.org
• Kathy DaMoude kdamoude_at_esu16.org