Three school districts of varying sizes discuss how they selected educational technology solutions to improve teaching effectiveness. Richardson ISD in Texas chose Dukane document cameras to allow 3D projection of materials and increase student engagement. Wayne MSD in Indiana installed data projectors in every classroom and uses Convey software for easy control of devices. Lovejoy ISD in Texas standardized on Dukane document cameras and has added Convey student response systems and Airslates, finding they simplify classroom technology use.

1. Bringing new dimensions to education
DOCUMENT
CAMERAS
DATA
PROJECTORS
AIRSLATES
STUDENT
RESPONSE
SYSTEM
Three progressive school districts bring educational technology to life using
powerful yet simple solutions to make K-12 teaching more effective
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In this whitepaper, representatives from three school districts of varied sizes relate how they selected
educational technology and how these choices served to better the effectiveness of education in their districts.
Each administrators discuss how these choices met important goals in professional development and cost
management while establishing a foundation for progress in educational technology.
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2. Table of Contents
Interviews on educational technology with 3 progressive school districts
Page 1.........................................................Interview with Sandra Hayes
Executive Director of Information Technology
Richardson ISD, Richardson, Texas
Document Cameras Add “3-D” to Education
Page 2.........................................................Interview with Pete Just
Chief Information Officer
Wayne MSD, Indianaoplis, Indiana
Data Projectors, Airslates and Convey Audio Visual Control
Interactive Learning
Page 4........................................................Interview with Tina Phillips
Technology Coordinator
Lovejoy ISD, Allen, Texas
Document Cameras, Airslates and Convey Student Response
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3. DOCUMENT CAMERAS BRING
DIMENSION TO LEARNING
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RICHARDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, RICHARDSON, TEXAS**
Interview with Sandra Hayes, Executive Director of Informational Technology
at Richardson Independent School District in Richard, Texas.
When Sandra Hayes and staff at Richardson ISD (TX) began developing plans to
improve educational technology across district campuses, their first priority was to
“think in 3 dimensions.”
That is, one of the primary objectives was to replace the flat, two-dimensional method
of using overhead projectors with the 3-dimensional, true to life projection possible
using document cameras.
Richardson and a team of IT professionals, curriculum managers and district staff
chose the Dukane Document Camera 335 to accomplish additional goals such as
ease of use, a key priority to make it possible for all teachers to enjoy success using
educational technology.
“We wanted a standardized educational technology platform at all our campuses. The
document camera is a versatile solution that fits into any curriculum. They don’t take
up a lot of space. They allow a great visual line of sight for students. The light on the
DOCUMENT camera lets you control the image quality and you can capture and save whatever you
display. It’s also a tool that works at any grade level,” Hayes notes. “Plus it’s almost
CAMERA 335 self explanatory to set up and use. You can take them out of the box and be teaching
in minutes. Our support personnel on each campus are primarily there to help teach-
ers see how educational technology works together; document cameras, projectors
With its unique flexible gooseneck
and curriculum material.”
design, high resolution lens and ability
Richardson ISD also specified the Dukane Audio Visual 5-Year Warranty in its bid for
to zoom, capture and display images, document cameras because the Richardson ISD investment in educational technol-
the Camera 335 has proven to be a ogy will be supported well into the future.
key classroom solution for Richardson Feedback from teachers using the Camera 335 in the classroom include observations
about “better student engagement as students can see the material being presented
ISD.
much better when it is captured by the Camera 335 and delivered on screen through
data projectors.”
Building on the success of its While Richardson ISD has been pleased with its transition from 2-D to 3-D instruction,
document camera line, Dukane the district is adding yet another dimension to its classrooms: teacher mobility, which
is made possible through purchase and use of Dukane AirSlate3 annotation slates.
Audio Visual developed the affordable “Teachers like the Airslates because they can move around the classroom while they
work with students. They aren’t tied to their desk and can even share the slates with
ImagePro Cam9000, a combination
students and let them use the Slates to answer questions and participate in class.
document and web camera (below). The AirSlates are very durable and get handed around the room during class. We’re
using them with secondary math primarily, and are planning a rollout of AirSlate3’s to
3 other campuses.”
Richardson ISD has come a long way from simply wanting to replace and expand
display materials in the classroom. That is the sign of a school with its eyes on the
future of educational technology.
**Richardson ISD covers serves more than 34,000 students.
http://www.richardson.k12.tx.us/

4. 2 DATA PROJECTORS, AIRSLATES & STUDENT
RESPONSE CREATE INTERACTIVE CLASSROOMS
WAYNE METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA**
Interview with Pete Just, Chief Information Officer at Wayne Metropolitan School
district in Indianapolis, IN
In 1999, Wayne Township School District installed data projectors in every one of its
classrooms. That seemingly simple step puts Wayne ahead of many districts in the
United States who are seeking to update educational technology now that it has been
declared a key priority by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and President
Barack Obama.
In addition to Installing a dependable source of data projection, Wayne MSD decided
to take another important step in managing its educational technology. The district
contracted Dukane Audio Visual whose Convey Solutions software makes it easier for
teachers to use audio visual technology in the classroom. Convey Audio Visual Con-
trol has been deployed in every Wayne Township classroom and enables teachers run
all their audio visual equipment from a control panel on their personal computer.
AIRSLATE3 Chief Information Officer Pete Just of Wayne Township explains the reason for choos-
ing Convey: “The great thing about Convey is that it not only enables us to help
teachers become better users of audio visual devices, it is allowing us to more eas-
Teachers can move freely about
ily transition our classrooms to newer technology. For example, VCR tapes were a
the classroom using Dukane’s staple in many classrooms for years, but that technology is essentially being phased
out. Now, using Convey, a teacher can replace material they once called up on tape
AirSlate3, the annotation teaching
by going to the web to grab curriculum material that is far easier to use, and in many
device that weighs just 3 lbs. and cases more current.”
uses stable RF technology.
Pete Just says the district’s commitment to making
classroom technology more available and easy to
Audio use has been a “game changer” in more ways than
one. “When we elected to make it possible to bring the Internet into the class, we
Visual Control changed the pedagogy* and devices like overhead projectors have started to disap-
pear.”
Putting educational technology The Wayne MSD transition continues with introduction of the Dukane AirSlate, the
mobile annotation tablet enabling teachers to run programs on their desktop computer
to use in the classroom is much
from anywhere in the classroom. The AirSlate3 lets users annotation and capture les-
simpler using Convey sons for review or distribution after class is through.
Solutions Audio Visual Control
Convey software and the AirSlate3 make Wayne MSD classrooms an easier, more
from Dukane. The software does functional environment for teachers. Using Convey Audio Visual Control software
they have remote control of audio visual devices. Using the AirSlate3 teachers can
all the work of turning devices
now move more freely about the classroom room to lead lessons while interacting
on and off. It even notifies the with students. Students can even share in the presentation process and lead lessons
themselves using the AirSlate3.
central office when maintenance
is needed. “The amazing thing about the AirSlates,” Pete Just observes, “is they’re a superior
technology that is actually as affordable as some of our older technologies like over-
head projectors. We certainly like that!”
While the district is in constant assessment of next steps in educational technology,
CIO Pete Just is pleased that almost every teacher in the district now embraces the
benefits of well managed educational technology. “That was one of our key goals,”
he enthuses.
**Wayne Metropolitan School District serves 15,547 students.
* method of teaching
Web site: . http://www.wayne.k12.in.us/

5. DOCUMENT CAMERAS OPEN CHANNELS 3
TO NEW EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
LOVEJOY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALLEN, TEXAS
Interview with Tina Phillips, Technology Coordinator at Lovejoy Independent School
Lovejoy ISD in Allen, Texas.
Lovejoy Independent School District serves 3250 students on 5 campuses in Allen,
Texas. When the district set out to standardize its educational technology, issues of price,
function and utility were obvious considerations. Technology Coordinator Tina Phillips,
Mitci Allen, Director of Instructional Technology and a team of curriculum and IT directors
selected the Dukane Document Camera 335 because it offered the versatility necessary
to function across a spectrum of grades, subjects and curriculum goals in the district.
Interest in the Document Camera 335 began when the products were first offered to
teachers attending a 2-week summer educational technology training course. Word
spread quickly about the benefits of the Camera 335 as a teaching tool. “They were so
popular,” Tina Phillips admits, “Teachers were fighting over them.”
The Camera 335’s popularity derives from how many things it can do. Math teachers
project and capture lessons from hard copy material. Science teachers easily present real
objects in magnified form. Literature, social studies and history instructors present images
and text with ease using the camera’s high-resolution lens on an adjustable gooseneck
mount.
CONVEY STUDENT
As the district moved to install an integrated media system in each new and existing class-
room, the Camera 335 was incorporated as a standard for all classrooms. The rollout did
RESPONSE
require something of a transitional period. “Most of our teachers are early embracers of
technology,” Phillips notes. “But not everyone. We provide an instructional technology
support staff to work with our teachers. We also provide a web site and
associated seminars titled “Learning at Lovejoy” that teachers can use if
they have questions.”
The district’s standard integrated media system includes a data projec-
tor, whiteboard and the Dukane document camera 335. Recently Lovejoy
began integrating Dukane’s Convey Student Response System as well as
Dukane Airslates in selected classrooms. “When our teachers see what
Dukane’s newest student response can do for learning, they embrace it pretty quickly. There’s not a lot of
product: Document prep work needed to get started.”
Camera 335B
Currently Lovejoy has distributed Convey Student Response kits to 3 of its 5 campuses.
“We’d used another kind of student response before, but teachers complained there
was too much setup and it wasn’t easy enough to use. Convey has proven to be a
more efficient, effective option for us,” Tina Phillips says.
Students and teachers in Lovejoy ISD have now come to expect these forms of edu-
cational technology in the baseline for learning. One new teacher who joined Lovejoy ISD
before document cameras were standardized to each classroom called the central office
to admit, “I don’t think I can teach without one.” These days everyone at Lovejoy ISD
CONCLUSION
While educational technology continues to advance, getting the basics right to make ed
tech easier for teachers to use in the classroom is key to success in implementation.
The Lovejoy Independent School District serves
DOCUMENT CAMERA 335B
2,000 students in the vicinity of Allen, Texas.
http://www.lovejoyisd.net

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