1:1 Learning Collaborative Webinar Series

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11 Learning CollaborativeWebinar Series

• Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
• North Carolina State University
• 2008

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What Do You Need to Do Before You Order the
Machines?

• Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 300pm
• Moderator Frances Bradburn
• Program Director, North Carolina New Schools
  Project
• Guest Christine Hunt
• Director of Media Services and Instructional
  Technology
• Davidson County Schools, NC

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Davidson County, NC
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About Davidson Early College

• 4 Core Classroom Teachers
• 1 Lead Teacher
• Approximately 100 students
• Located on the campus of Davidson County
  Community College
• Students can earn dual credit (high
  school/college) completing High School Diploma
  and Associates Degree
• August 2007 - Selected to participate in 11
  Laptop Pilot

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Goals of a 11 Program

• Improve student achievement
• Improve teaching and learning
• Prepare students for the world of work or college
• Integrate technology into curriculum
• Eliminate the digital divide

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Selecting the Tools

• What can you support (hardware and software)?
• What is going to meet curricular goals?
• Weight
• Sturdiness
• Battery life

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Implementation Process

• 6 months to 1 year prior to rollout
• Meet with staff and administration to discuss
  goals and vision
• Evaluate Infrastructure (bandwidth, server, etc)
• Begin meeting with vendors to select hardware
• Determine Technology Needs of staff
• Allocate on-site Technology support
• Visit other 11 programs
• Plan Staff Development options

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Implementation Process

• 3 to 6 months prior to rollout
• Teacher laptops on-site
• Begin communication with parents, students,
  community about project goals
• Investigate other tools (such as projectors,
  interactive whiteboards, voting systems, document
  cameras) window shopping event for teachers

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Implementation Process

• 2 to 3 months prior to rollout
• Develop procedures and policies
• Investigate Insurance
• Parent Meetings to discuss expectations
• Order, inventory, and image hardware
• Product Demonstrations
• Staff meetings with Instructional Technology
  Facilitator to address curricular needs

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Implementation Process

• 1 month prior to rollout
• Schedule rollout event
• Facility
• Agenda
• Support (Technical and Non-Technical)
• Attendees
• Alert Media
• Complete Parent Meetings

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Implementation Process

• Rollout day
• Everyone knows their role
• Communicate Guidelines clearly to students and
  parents
• Keep it short and sweet!

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Implementation Process

• 2 weeks following Rollout Event
• Increased on-site technical support for the
  unexpected
• Close monitoring of laptop use

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Implementation Process

• Post-rollout
• Establish student technology team
• Student training on tools
• Ongoing professional development with teachers

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Things to Consider

• Batteries/power adapters
• Day user program
• User fee
• Cases - consider durability
• Desktop pattern
• Refresh plan
• Security
• Classroom Management

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Things to Consider

• Summer plans (equipment turn-in)
• Summer training opportunities for students and
  teachers
• Reporting technical issues
• Wireless Access Points
• Parent training
• Laptop Etiquette (such as classroom expectations)

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Final Thoughts

• Highlight best practices by teachers AND students
• Staff development is crucial!

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A Framework for a School-level 11 Initiative
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Questions, Comments, and Suggestions

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