This document outlines an agenda for a staff development session on implementing the EasyTech program to build students' digital literacy skills and prepare for Common Core standards and PARCC assessments. The session will demonstrate how to use the Learning.com platform to create classes, enroll students, assign digital literacy curriculum and activities. Attendees will learn how to search resources, create their own content like journals and activities, and share with other educators in the Pine Plains School district. By the end of the session, staff will be able to describe digital literacy components and create and assign EasyTech activities on the Learning.com platform.

1. Implementing EasyTech
…Integrating CCSS and PARCC Readiness
October 25, 2013
Stissing HS
(grades 3-5) 8:15 – 11:30 am
(grades K-2) 12:15 – 3 pm
Ellen Robertson, facilitator
Pine Plains Public Schools

2. First, Some Housekeeping…
• Your TEACHER log in to learning.com:
username:
password:
• The STUDENT demo account is for today’s
initial lesson or k-2 staff, if needed, only:
username: demo01
password: 12345
district: PD Demo
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4. “Technology, used effectively, can help all
students meet and exceed the rigorous
learning goals embedded in the Common
Core State Standards by providing
access to tools and resources that
personalize instruction and creating rich,
engaging and relevant learning
environments”.
~ ISTE position on CCSS
Presentation Title

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9. Objectives
• Help build student and educator digital literacy skills
• Utilize Learning.com resources to build digital
literacy and utilize classroom hardware
• Provide a platform to prepare for 2014-15 common
standards/assessments
• Learn how to produce and share best lessons and
resources from within and outside Pine Plains
Schools (time permitting)
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10. Deliverables
By the end of the session staff will be able to …
1. Describe 6-8 digital literacy curricula and
components
2. Create classes, enroll students, choose and
assign EasyTech computer literacy activities
Time permitting:
Create an activity, journal or weblink that teaches an
essential question, common core standard(s) and
share with other Pine Plains educators
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11. Part One: Build Digital Literacy
• Overview of EasyTech
– Sample student experience (K-2 if needed)
– Review content/units/alignment
• Key Learning.com “three-step”:
1. Create a class
2. Enroll students
3. Assign curriculum
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12. Part Two: Marketplace / My Curriculum
• Demo:
– How to search by category, standard, and
keyword to find content area activities to
align with EasyTech activities
– How to create a journal, activity, or weblink
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13. Part Two: Marketplace / My Curriculum
• Immersion:
– Search the marketplace, the web and your
own resources and use the Learning.com
digital learning environment to create a journal,
weblink, or activity to teach an essential
question, common core standard(s), or project.
– Include the following keywords in your journal,
activity, or weblink:
<Last name>, Pine Plains, <grade level>, <subject
area>, other
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15. Closure
• Where to get Help
– Help / Implementation Resources
– Please take the survey at:
Help / Implementation Resources / PDWorkshops /
Onsite Training Survey
• What are…
– 3 things you learned today?
– 2 critical things to remember?
– 1 question that didn’t get answered?
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