Technology in Billings Public Schools

Technology Integration November 4, 2011 Classrooms Curriculum Staff Development 21st Century

Classrooms
at least 1 mobile lab in each elementary
mobile and stationary labs at middle and high schools
tablet labs in 2 elementary buildings, 4 high school buildings
each classroom has a projector (K-12)
most classrooms have a document camera (K-12)
interactive white boards in many classrooms (K-12)
classroom response systems available in most schools (K-12)
e-readers in middle and high school libraries for check out

Curriculum
video, ipods, and classroom response systems for formative assessment
ipods for struggling readers
Google Sites for digital portfolios
Google Docs for paperless classroom
Web 2.0 tools for creation, communication and collaboration
Interactive whiteboards for student-centered instruction
video conferencing with experts outside the classroom

21st Century Learners
1st grade - students use Mimio interactive tools in literacy centers
1-4 grades - students use ipods to record book discussions
2nd grade - students use Flip videos to create real-world math problems
4th grade - students from Bitterroot and Burlington collaborate to create a wiki for two novels
3rd grade - students from Eagle Cliffs and Bitterroot collaborate with students at Skyview High School on “community”
9th grade - Senior High students Skype with Kyrgystan students in Environmental Studies
10th grade - West High students Skype with Kyrgystan students in Genocide
9-12 grade - West High students use PolyCom conferencing system to participate in a distance learning project for Health
11-12 - Career Center students create web sites for elementary schools in the district in Web Design class

21st Century Teachers
1st & 2nd grade - teachers use SoundCloud to publish students reading to a blog
3rd grade - teachers use Livebinders and Weebly to create a learning center
4th grade - teachers use video Blogger to teach the Word of the Day
K-12th grades - teachers use Blogger to communicate classroom activities to parents
K-6th grades - teachers use VoiceThread to engage students in topic discussions
9th grade - Earth Science & Health teachers team teach using GPS units, Video, and Google Earth
7-12th grades - teachers use Edmodo to create classroom social networks
7-12 grades - teachers use Polls Everywhere and cell phones for quick response activities
9-12th grades - teachers use Remind101 to text students homework and reminders
4-12th grades - teachers use document cameras and screen-casting to publish tutorials on the web for students and parents

Staff Development
Professional Learning Networks
TILT: Teachers Integrating & Learning Technology
IT=EC: Innovative Teachers = Engaged Classrooms
Saturday Cadre: Connecting Billings to surrounding schools
YouTube Channel - video tutorials [youtube.com/caskeyd]
Blog - Emerging Technology newsletter [emergingt.blogspot.com]
Wiki - Pairing teaching strategies & digital tools [marzano.wetpaint.com]
Twitter - micro-blogging resources [caskeyd]
Technology Integration section of BPS website [billingsschools.org > Departments]

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Technology in Billings Public Schools

by Desiree Caskey on Nov 03, 2011

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