Wisconsin K12 Technology Use, Research,

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Wisconsin K-12 Technology Use, Research, Costs

• Michelle Turner Mangan
• Tim Schell
• Wisconsin Adequacy Task Force
• April 24, 2006

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Overview

• Context of technology in the school setting
• 250 per pupil recommendation
• Distance Education
• Virtual Schools

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Context

• Theoretical benefits of technology in the school
  setting
  
• Convenience productivity
• Interactivity
• Personalization
• Support is key included in current model
• Professional development
• Stable level of investment
• Ongoing technical support maintenance
• Governance, leadership, vision
• Current technology use in Wisconsin
• 97 of K-12 WI classrooms with at least one
  computer online

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250 per pupil

• Fiscal resources for educational technology
• Federal, State, Local
• Allocating the 250 per pupil
• Computers (100)
• Operating System, productivity and other
  non-instructional software (50)
  
• Network equipment, printers, copiers (50)
• Instructional software other hardware (50)
• Telecommunications part of district-level costs

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Computers

• Average Computer Purchase 1,200
• 3-year on-site warranty
• Replacement Cycle
• Model 4 years
• Current Use in WI 5.6 years!
• Student-to-Computer Ratio
• Model 31
• Current Use in WI 2.81

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Operating System, Productivity
Non-instructional Software

• Operating system (3 yrs) 57
• Productivity Suite (3 yrs) 55
• Server Software (3 yrs) 1,500
• Database (3 yrs) 150
• Antivirus anti-spyware (annually) 10
• Other Network 17

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Network Equipment, Printers, Copiers

• Network Equipment (26pp)
• Annual replacements service contract 17 per
  pupil
  
• Internet 9 per pupil
• Printers (18pp)
• 4 year replacement cycle 11 per pupil
• Paper, ink, toners 7 per pupil
• Copiers (6pp)

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Instructional Software Hardware

• Hardware (25pp)
• Instructional Software (25pp)
• I CAN Learn Education Systems
• Research Kirby, P. C. (2004). Comparison of I
  CAN Learn and traditionally-taught 8th grade
  student performance on the Georgia
  Criterion-Referenced Competency Test. Unpublished
  manuscript.
• Cost 300,000 one-time expense for a 30
  workstation classroom. Over three years with 400
  students, the cost calculates to 167 per pupil
  for the software.
• Renaissance LearningTM
• Research Nunnery, J. A. (2006). A Randomized
  Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of
  Accelerated Reader/Reading Renaissance
  Implementation on Reading Achievement in Grades 3
  to 6. Journal of Education for Students Placed
  At Risk, 11(1), 1-18.
• Costs For 500 students, 4.39-16.17 per student
  in start-up costs, with 1.54-2.18 per student
  in follow-up years.

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Technology Costs Example
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Distance Education

• Description
• Real-time video conferencing over a state managed
  network
  
• Trend to incorporate other technologies to
  supplement video conferencing (JEDI)
  
• Current Use
• 20,000 K-12 students
• 285 high schools in regional networks
• Participation rates highest in small schools
• Research
• Effectiveness (Learning Point Associates, 2005)
• Wisconsin Distance Education Needs Assessment
  (WENCC, 2002)
  
• Costs
• 7,000 Network membership maintenance
• 143-275 per student course fees
• 3,000 State video service (post-discount)
• Variable local supervision costs

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Distance Education (contd.)
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Distance Education (contd.)
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Distance Education (contd.)
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Virtual Schools

• Current Use
• Approximately 5,000 WI students
• 1/3 in virtual charter schools
• Research
• Effectiveness (Learning Point Associates, 2005)
• Costs (Colorado Study, 2004)
• Costs
• Virtual charter schools report 6,000 per pupil
• Service Providers charge 325 per pupil per
  semester
  
• 8 to 10 enrolled students needed for cost
  recovery
  
• Districts can purchase learning management
  service access for 1,100 annually plus a 9 per
  pupil cost.

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Thank You

• Michelle Turner Mangan
• maturner3_at_wisc.edu
• [phone]
• Tim Schell
• tschell_at_waunakee.k12.wi.us
• [phone]