Trends In K-12 Educational Technology: It's STILL About Teaching and Learning! March 12, 2007

How are educators meeting the challenges of addressing student needs and increasing student achievement while incorporating 21st century skills and tools into the educational process? How can educators use new technologies to inform their instruction?

How are educators meeting the challenges of addressing student needs and increasing student achievement while incorporating 21st century skills and tools into the educational process?

How can educators use new technologies to inform their instruction?

Our day Technology implications on teaching and learning Teacher/Administrator uses of technology Personal tool Instructional tool Student uses of technology Personal tool Constructivist tool

Technology implications on teaching and learning

Teacher/Administrator uses of technology

Personal tool

Instructional tool

Student uses of technology

Personal tool

Constructivist tool

How is technology used in K-12?

Technology Implications

Digital Natives - today’s students "native speakers" of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors

"native speakers" of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet

think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors

Digital Immigrants - us! adapt to their environment always retain, to some degree, an "accent," a foot in the past

adapt to their environment

always retain, to some degree, an "accent," a foot in the past

Digital Natives “ are comfortable with using digital tools to accelerate ways of experiencing knowledge.” Digital Immigrants “ are programmed to experience knowledge in slow, sequential, and long-shelf-life ways.”

“ are comfortable with using digital tools to accelerate ways of experiencing knowledge.”

Pew report - Digital Disconnect Disconnect between how students use the Internet at home and at school http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=67

Disconnect between how students use the Internet at home and at school

Digital Disconnect Study Savvy students who rely on Internet for their work Complete more work Less confused More up to date work Better multitasking Allow deep self guided learning about specific interests

Savvy students who rely on Internet for their work

Complete more work

Less confused

More up to date work

Better multitasking

Allow deep self guided learning about specific interests

How students perceive the net Virtual textbook Virtual tutor Virtual study group Virtual guidance counselor Virtual locker, backpack, notebook Pew Study-2002

Virtual textbook

Virtual tutor

Virtual study group

Virtual guidance counselor

Virtual locker, backpack, notebook

How students perceive the net Virtual meeting place Location to share user created content

Virtual meeting place

Location to share user created content

Digital native skill set (hopefully!) Find information Determine relevance Verify accuracy Create new knowledge Share and communicate

Find information

Determine relevance

Verify accuracy

Create new knowledge

Share and communicate

Digital native skill set (reality!) Share personal information Accept what they read Little if any verification Create content “ Borrow” content Share and communicate using text, audio, still pictures, video

Share personal information

Accept what they read

Little if any verification

Create content

“ Borrow” content

Share and communicate using text, audio, still pictures, video

Technology adds value to learning by providing: Real world contexts for learning Connections to outside experts Visualization and analysis tools Scaffolds for problem solving Opportunities for feedback, reflection, and revision John Bransford, How People Learn

Real world contexts for learning

Connections to outside experts

Visualization and analysis tools

Scaffolds for problem solving

Opportunities for feedback, reflection, and revision

Why access to technology is important 21st century skills ( enGuage ) Digital literacy Inventive Thinking Effective Communication High Productivity Increased motivation and creativity Differentiation of instruction

21st century skills ( enGuage )

Digital literacy

Inventive Thinking

Effective Communication

High Productivity

Increased motivation and creativity

Differentiation of instruction

Historical perspective of instructional computing Evolution of computers in schools How many computers in a classroom is the right number? Pros and cons of labs Mobile era Laptops and PDA’s

Evolution of computers in schools

How many computers in a classroom is the right number?

Pros and cons of labs

Mobile era

Laptops and PDA’s

Mobile carts Allow technology at the point of instruction Widely used Efficient use of building space (no dedicated computer lab room) Allow for flexibility and collaboration Some short comings Time to move cart, logon Decrease of time on task in best scenario Recharging batteries No ownership

Allow technology at the point of instruction

Widely used

Efficient use of building space (no dedicated computer lab room)

Allow for flexibility and collaboration

Some short comings

Time to move cart, logon

Decrease of time on task in best scenario

Recharging batteries

No ownership

One-to-one computing Laptop truly a personal tool Extends learning beyond the school day Students take control of their learning Greater time on task Same tools available at home and at school Levels the playing field

Laptop truly a personal tool

Extends learning beyond the school day

Students take control of their learning

Greater time on task

Same tools available at home and at school

Levels the playing field

Technology in HHH (and many K-12 schools) WAN connecting: 7 Elementary Schools 2 Middle Schools 2 High Schools Central Office, Transportation Building Administrative Network Instructional Network

WAN connecting:

7 Elementary Schools

2 Middle Schools

2 High Schools

Central Office, Transportation Building

Administrative Network

Instructional Network

Users of Administrative Network CO administrators Principals Assistant Principals Directors/Supervisors Deans Psychologists Nurses Guidance Counselors Clerical support staff

CO administrators

Principals

Assistant Principals

Directors/Supervisors

Deans

Psychologists

Nurses

Guidance Counselors

Clerical support staff

Instructional Network Classroom computers Wired labs Mobile labs Libraries Printers Scanners Digital cameras USB microscopes Document cameras Electronic whiteboards Servers Data Media-podcasting eBoard Web server-Finalsite

Classroom computers

Wired labs

Mobile labs

Libraries

Printers

Scanners

Digital cameras

USB microscopes

Document cameras

Electronic whiteboards

Servers

Data

Media-podcasting

eBoard

Web server-Finalsite

Data Management - Applications SIS: Infinite Campus Financial: Finance Manager Purchase Orders, Payroll, Personnel records Lunch: QSP (http://qsppos.com/) Transportation: EduLog (http://www.edulog.com/) Library Card Catalog and Circulation: Follett Special Education: IEP Plus Professional Development

SIS: Infinite Campus

Financial: Finance Manager

Purchase Orders, Payroll, Personnel records

Lunch: QSP (http://qsppos.com/)

Transportation: EduLog (http://www.edulog.com/)

Library Card Catalog and Circulation: Follett

Special Education: IEP Plus

Professional Development

Infinite Campus (Student Info System) Teachers Daily attendance, interim reports, quarterly grades, gradebook Administrators Access to student info, discipline reports, data analysis Parents - info on all their children Attendance, class grades, standardized test grades Secondary Students Attendance, class grades, standardized test grades

Teachers

Daily attendance, interim reports, quarterly grades, gradebook

Administrators

Access to student info, discipline reports, data analysis

Parents - info on all their children

Attendance, class grades, standardized test grades

Secondary Students

Attendance, class grades, standardized test grades

Communications Applications District Website Automated phone notification service, Connect-Ed Email notification system

District Website

Automated phone notification service, Connect-Ed

Email notification system

Website as communication Information about the district and programs Student work Communications from the Superintendent and Board of Education Information regarding school closings and delayed openings Other timely announcements

Information about the district and programs

Student work

Communications from the Superintendent and Board of Education

Information regarding school closings and delayed openings

Other timely announcements

Challenges Maintaining the infrastructure Speed Equipment Support Access to information 24/7 Providing for the needs of all Professional Development Security

Maintaining the infrastructure

Speed

Equipment

Support

Access to information 24/7

Providing for the needs of all

Professional Development

Security

Instruction / Curriculum

Tool Software (Less is more!) Web browser: Firefox , Internet Explorer Concept Mapping: Inspiration Works/Productivity: AppleWorks, Microsoft Office Image Editing: Photoshop Elements Multimedia Authoring: iPhoto, iMovie, Audacity, Media Blender

Web browser: Firefox , Internet Explorer

Concept Mapping: Inspiration

Works/Productivity: AppleWorks, Microsoft Office

Image Editing: Photoshop Elements

Multimedia Authoring: iPhoto, iMovie, Audacity, Media Blender

Subscription Services United Streaming AP Photo Archives Net Trekker Teaching Books Brain-Pop Turn-It-In Galenet

United Streaming

AP Photo Archives

Net Trekker

Teaching Books

Brain-Pop

Turn-It-In

Galenet

Instructional Uses eBoards http://www. halfhollowhills .k12. ny .us/page. cfm ?p=1866 HS Soc Stud Podcasts http://media. halfhollowhills .k12. ny .us Foreign Lang. Vocab Movies Long Way Year in Review

eBoards http://www. halfhollowhills .k12. ny .us/page. cfm ?p=1866

HS Soc Stud

Podcasts http://media. halfhollowhills .k12. ny .us

Foreign Lang. Vocab

Movies

Long Way

Year in Review

Who we are Corinne Carriero Director of Instructional Technology [email_address] Ellen Robertson Coordinator of Instructional Technology [email_address]

Corinne Carriero Director of Instructional Technology [email_address]

Ellen Robertson Coordinator of Instructional Technology [email_address]

Questions ?? Thoughts ?? Observations ?? Comments ??

Resources Mark Prensky Pew Digital Disconnect http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=67

Mark Prensky

Pew Digital Disconnect http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=67

Web 2.0 Characterized by a shift from “read only” to “read/write” No longer a need to know geeky html, FTP, server side language With XML content, RSS and Atom feeds, we have gone from geek to sleek Anyone can be a publisher on the web with these technologies You can “drive” without needing to know what is “under the hood”

Characterized by a shift from “read only” to “read/write”

No longer a need to know geeky html, FTP, server side language

With XML content, RSS and Atom feeds, we have gone from geek to sleek

Anyone can be a publisher on the web with these technologies

You can “drive” without needing to know what is “under the hood”

Web 2.0 Shift from static content to ability to remix and re-publish microcontent according to individual needs These new tools are profoundly social Web is evolving into an area of social and idea networking: Negotiating connections Exchanging content Creating something new--ideas are saved, summarized, copied, quoted and constructed into new knowledge

Shift from static content to ability to remix and re-publish microcontent according to individual needs

These new tools are profoundly social

Web is evolving into an area of social and idea networking:

Negotiating connections

Exchanging content

Creating something new--ideas are saved, summarized, copied, quoted and constructed into new knowledge

Shift from Web 1.0 to 2.0 Ofoto Mp3.com Britanica Online Personal websites Publishing Content management systems - Directories (taxonomy) Flickr Limewire Wikipedia Blogs Participation Wikis Tagging (folksonomy)

Ofoto

Mp3.com

Britanica Online

Personal websites

Publishing

Content management systems -

Directories (taxonomy)

Flickr

Limewire

Wikipedia

Blogs

Participation

Wikis

Professional Development

Professional Development Summer Training Professional Development Program Inservice courses Curriculum writing Masters Program with LIU Online courses District website The district is committed to providing ongoing professional development for all members of our learning community.

Summer Training

Professional Development Program

Inservice courses

Curriculum writing

Masters Program with LIU

Online courses

District website

21st Century Skills Digital-Age Literacy Inventive Thinking Effective Communication High Productivity See enGauge http://www. ncrel . org/engauge/skills/skills . htm

Digital-Age Literacy

Inventive Thinking

Effective Communication

High Productivity

Instructional Network Elementary K - 5 Classrooms: 3 networked computers, printer Wireless mobile lab Full class set of laptops Fifth grade laptop carts Additional laptops Secondary 6 - 12 Classrooms: network computer, printer 3 labs Wireless mobile labs English, Social Studies, Science, General purpose cart

Elementary K - 5

Classrooms: 3 networked computers, printer

Wireless mobile lab

Full class set of laptops

Fifth grade laptop carts

Additional laptops

Secondary 6 - 12

Classrooms: network computer, printer

3 labs

Wireless mobile labs

English, Social Studies, Science, General purpose cart

Instructional Network Libraries K - 12 Research Card catalog Circulation 7 - 10 networked computers and printer Users Students Teachers

Libraries K - 12

Research

Card catalog

Circulation 7 - 10 networked computers and printer

Users

Students

Teachers

Goals of Instructional Technology Promote technological literacy Use multimedia tools: text, sound, graphics and video Use the Internet as a resource Empower students to imagine, create, and use critical thinking skills Develop effective communicators 21st Century Skills

Promote technological literacy

Use multimedia tools: text, sound, graphics and video

Use the Internet as a resource

Empower students to imagine, create, and use critical thinking skills

Develop effective communicators

Planning Technology Integration Planning Committee Teachers, Administrators, Parents, Students, Residents Developing/Updating a Long Range Plan Implementation of the Plan Assessment of the Plan

Technology Integration Planning Committee

Teachers, Administrators, Parents, Students, Residents

Developing/Updating a Long Range Plan

Implementation of the Plan

Assessment of the Plan

Planning Central Office Technology Team Administrative and Instructional Tech staff, Assistant Superintendent Bi-monthly meetings Status of hardware, software and use Technology Liaisons Tech savvy teacher from each school Monthly meetings

Central Office Technology Team

Administrative and Instructional Tech staff, Assistant Superintendent

Bi-monthly meetings

Status of hardware, software and use

Technology Liaisons

Tech savvy teacher from each school

Monthly meetings

Funding Annual line item in district budget Grants Bond referendums

Annual line item in district budget

Grants

Bond referendums

District Website