For TIES11

1. Tami Brass
St. Paul Academy and Summit School

3. 2001 - 1:1 PC laptops pilot in 7th grade
2004 – Faculty began using tablet pcs; 1:1 grades 7-10 traditional PCs
2008 - Piloted student 1:1 w/tablets in 7th grade

4.  Parent & faculty feedback/surveys
 Fewer bells and whistles (just enough for class work)
 Smaller, lighter
 Longer battery life
 Durable, “ruggedized”
 Lower cost
 School-owned & managed
 Loaner pool & school supporting repair
 No-fault , no hassle warranty
 Training for kids about life w/technology
 Why stop in 10th grade?
 Expectation of use

5. ClassmatePC -
 Intel designs - http://www.classmatepc.com/
 Equus manufactures - http://www.equuscs.com/
 Semi-ruggedized & water-resistant
 We upgrade to 2GB RAM & Win 7 Pro
 Convertible model has touchscreen

6. 2001 - 1:1 PC laptops pilot in 7th grade
2004 – Faculty began using tablet pcs; 1:1 grades 7-10 traditional PCs
2008 - Piloted student 1:1 w/tablets in 7th grade
2009 – Nobi Netbooks 6-7, tablets 8-9
2010 – Nobis 6-7-8, tablets 9-10-11-12; Nobis in LS lab
2011 – Same as 2010 + Intro Nobis 1:1 (in school only) in 5th

7. Lower • In 2010-11, we replaced the primary lab with Nobis.
• In 2011-12, 1:1 spreads to 5th grade (pilot) using
refurbished Nobis during school day only. We are
School adding a cart of Nobis for grades 3-4.
Middle • Grade 6 – Nobi, Wellnology, most support
• Grade 7 – Nobi (yr 2), Wellnology integrated
School • Grade 8 – Nobi (yr 3), Wellnology integrated
Upper • Grade 9 – Toshiba tablet (yr 1), initial training
• Grades 10-12 – Toshiba tablet (yrs 2-4)
School

8. Support
 No-fault warranty for life of laptop
 Limit “images” to one per computer model/grade
 24 hour turn-around time to reimage or repair
 Tech coordinator assists w/user issues & classroom needs
 Loaner pool for students and faculty
Charging
 Power strips in classrooms
 Encouraged to charge at home
Finances
 Private School - Tech fee in MS; family purchase in HS
 Minimal software suite; using many free/open/online tools
Specs
 Max the RAM
 SSD vs standard drive
 Touch screen convertible

9. 2005-06 2011-12
 Word processing
 Word processing  Peer editing
 Heavy printing  Extensive revision
 Research  Collaborative writing
 Desktop publishing  Printing when appropriate (MFPs)
 Pockets of innovation  Extensive Research
 Multimedia resources
 Audio/video recording & projects
 Choice – student toolbox
 OneNote - Shared notebooks on
server
 More consistent integration across
teaching teams
 Shared innovation
 “Getting there” in grades new to
1:1 and in non-academic courses

10.  Serious video editing
 CD/DVD based resources
 Running more than 3 apps
simultaneously
 Serious gaming
 Some hi-res apps
 Fingertip touch
 Extensive use w/o case
 Kids still want some paper
 Older online resources that need larger
screens

11.  Most productivity applications
 Flash & Java (won’t work on iPads yet)
 Online
interactives, manipulatives, games, simulatio
ns, webquests & games
 Research pathfinders
 eBooks, textbooks
 Using outdoors, in sci lab, at home, in car, etc.
 Touch (fingernail or stylus)***
 Inking (with stylus)***

12.  Dark desktops have best contrast
 Don’t change screen resolution
 Zoom in on apps like Office – 125%
 Avoid animated cursors
 F11 when online
 Ctrl+ and - online
 Hide the taskbar
 Learn shortcuts
 Close windows
 Save, save, save

13. Software
 Traditional
 Office 2007
▪ Word
▪ PowerPoint
▪ Excel
▪ OneNote
 Browsers
 Antivirus

14. Software
 Traditional
 Creative
 Artrage
 Audacity & Sound Recorder
 Webcam
 MovieMaker
 Photostory 3
 Paint.net & Paint
 Picasa
 Comic Life

15. Software
 Traditional
 Creative
 Productivity
 OneNote
 Tablet Flash
 Inspiration
 Scratch
 Google Earth
 Sketchup
 Fox It Reader SP (ePub, PDF annotation)

16.  Quia
 Conjuguemos
 United Streaming
 Nettrekker
 Gaggle**
 Typing Pal
 Class Zone & electronic or online textbooks
 Online databases through library
 Schoology
 Voicethread

17.  Simulations – Salem St. Paul  Interactive Sites
 Wikis  Manga High
 Collaboration  Fun Brain
 Resource sharing  Learn Alberta
 Pathfinders  Shodor
 XP Math
 Interactives  Thinklets
 Beads  Calculation Nation
 Square Roots  BBC Languages
 Nutritional Analysis  PhET Interactives
 Tree identification  Science NetLinks
 USA Games  Hooda Math
 Global Warming  Maths Zone
 Prime shooter  Sumdog (math)
 Online Flashcards  Spongelab
 Citation Machine
 GeoGames  Others:
http://www.diigo.com/user/brasst/interactive

18. Resources:
http://teachingtoolbox.wikispaces.com/
Contact:
Tamilu.brass@gmail.com
@brasst on Twitter