The document describes how O'Neill Public School in Nebraska implemented a 1:1 device program and 24/7 digital learning opportunities to empower students, break down barriers, and cultivate a culture of pride. The school provided students with choice in devices and learning, challenged them with real-world problems through challenge-based learning, and leveraged various technologies to publish student work and connect their learning community.

1. Empowering
RURAL SCHOOLS
FOR TOMORROW
Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance
Nov. 2013

3. Resources & Digital Handout
http://tinyurl.com/WIRuralSchools

4. Katie Morrow
teach42morrow.com

6. O’Neill Public School
O’Neill, Nebraska

7. OPS 24/7 Learning
v2.0

8. How do you measure success?

9. What can we do now that we
couldn’t do before?

10. Opened Opportunities

11. Changing
ecosystem brings
opportunity.
Authors
Artists
Programmers

12. In the last 24 hours on Facebook...

13. ADDED PROFICIENCIES

14. BROKEN DOWN BARRIERS

15. CULTIVATED A CULTURE OF PRIDE

16. How did we do it?
Our process

17. Access
24/7
Access

18. Choice in Device

21. “We need to move beyond the idea that
an education is something that is
provided for us, and toward the idea that
an education is something that we
create for ourselves.”
~Stephen Downes

22. Student Choice &
Involvement
Bottom-up

23. Meet Addie

24. Creators, not just Consumers of Content
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25. Community Commercials and
Public Service Announcements
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26. 4th Grade Nebraska History

27. “The whole purpose of education
is to turn mirrors into windows.”
~Sydney J. Harris

29. Community of Learners
Community

30. Break down classroom walls

31. iBooks Author
iTunes u courses

33. Publish and Promote

34. OHS YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://www.youtube.com/user/ONeillPublicSchool

35. Harness the Back Channel
Edmodo
Socrative
iChat

36. Develop and maintain a PLN
Twitter
Symbaloo
Facebook

37. "Learning must be lifelong,
life-wide, and available on
demand."
~National Educational Technology Plan

38. Do things differently?
Do Different
Things

39. Challenge Based Learning
1.
Real problems.
2.
Learn together.
3.
Do something!

40. http://challengebasedlearning.org

41. Reduce your school’s paper waste
Design an app to improve communication on your campus.
Increase recycling in your community
Cultural Shift: Disprove a misconception about your generation
Make your town more energy efficient
Improve the online behaviors of youth in your community
Increase the percentage of students in your class who stay in school for one more year.
Change a policy in your school.
Transform apathy into engagement
Create cross-cultural connections in your school and/or community.
Increase the number of healthy food choices served at school (or at home).
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44. Making
a
Difference...
CBL is effective in building 21st Century Skills
90% of teachers reported significant improvements in twelve key 21st century
skill areas
CBL Engages Students in Learning
Over 75% of students, across every age group, felt they learned more than
they expected, worked harder than they normally do, and were part of solving
a big problem.
Teachers find CBL engaging, effective,
& a good use of time.
Over 90% of teachers, across every grade
level, felt that CBL was a good use of their
limited time and would use it again.
2009 CBL Pilot Report, New Media Consortium; 2011 CBL Implementation Report, New Media Consortium

45. nelovesps.org
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46. Never
stop
learning!

47. iPad Action Research
English 8 at OHS

49. Video Reflections

50. Reflection:
What simple but powerful things can
you do to promote technology-impacted
learning in your school?

52. Entrust our Students
Shift some of the control

53. Start with the “WHY”
Focus on the verbs, not the nouns

54. Stay in the Question

55. Publish and Share!
Transparent learning process

56. Take Responsible Risk
Celebrate failure!

57. Be the Change
Small steps towards progress

58. Don’t Just Do Things Differently...
... Do Different Things

59. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

61. Leveraging Technology
in a Meaningful Way

62. “It’s about the journey,
not the destination.”