keynote presentation covering examples of beneficial uses of educational technology for students and a plan or guideline for implementing in schools

1. Journey
a
Targeting Technology for Maximum Student Benefit
Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
is
It
Brian Kuhn My Coordinates…
School District 43 (Coquitlam) http://www.shift2future.com
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2. “Late in the 1800s, during the Industrial
Revolution, business leaders began complaining
about all these rural kids who were pouring
into the cities and going to work in our
factories. Business leaders said that these kids
were no good, and that what they needed was
an educational system that would produce
"industrial discipline.” (paraphrase: show up,
be on time, follow rules), Alvin Toffler

3. “How does that system fit into a world
where assembly lines have gone away?
It doesn't. The public school system is
designed to produce a workforce for an
economy that will not be there. And
therefore, with all the best intentions in
the world, we're stealing the kids'
future.”, Alvin Toffler

4. http://www.greglimperis.com/
Education needs to change…

7. Transforming
Exploring
Preparing
Stages of Technology Adoption

8. We can't afford 1:1
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“no matter whether I wanted to pursue 1:1
technology in our school or not, I am confronted with
one big chunk of reality in our school of 1400
students”Source: http://thelearningnation.blogspot.com/2011/12/we-cant-afford-11.html

9. But with shared access… Source: http://thelearningnation.blogspot.com/2011/12/we-cant-afford-11.html
Critical Thinking
Interdependence Collaboration
Excitement
Peer
Teaching
Sharing
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10. Before the technology/constructivist shift in
my classroom,… We’d read books, answer
questions, and then address those questions in
class. I’d lecture a lot, with supplemental
grammar lessons here and there,… extremely
teacher centered… I’d hope they learned
something about writing and thinking. Istockphoto.com #6759491
Shelley Wright is a teacher/education blogger living in
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/12/life-in-a-21st-century-english-class/

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Instead, inquiry and technology are a
natural part of our English classes. It’s what
my students have come to expect and have
started to design themselves. Instead, of
saying, “hand in your assignments,” I say,
“publish your assignments and send me the
link.” They think about connecting and
sharing their learning in the larger world.
Shelley Wright is a teacher/education blogger living in
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/12/life-in-a-21st-century-english-class/

13. Technology is important to this Student!

14. …Mobiles
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Computers…
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15. Special software
programs / apps /
web sites that
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area learning
outcomes
Applications for Curriculum

16. Learn through Manipulating things
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19. Math Online Manipulatives
Students learn
through interaction…
… and immediate
feedback!

20. In reference to students with special
needs: “Without technology my students
would have one more hurdle in front of
them in addition to the ones they already
have.”
Male student, grade 1: “Computers let
you look at things and then you can
learn how to do things that you didn’t
know before.”
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Assistive / Adaptive Software / Apps

21. Assistive Apps for Tablets

22. http://atclassroom.blogspot.com/2010/07/universal-design-for-learning.html
Support Students with Special Needs

23. increase ‘access’ to general
curriculum materials and, at the
same time, provide support for the who find it physically
children
learner’s particular challengestaxing to carry books or turn pages,
digital books can relieve this
burden
“text-to-speech” technology can be
a powerful tool for visually and
processing speed impaired
students to keep pace and
comprehend what they are readingused to “even the
technology is
playing field” and allow the child
independent access to the
students who are dyslexic, usecurriculum
programs that read content aloud
and have the ability to read written
text back
http://atclassroom.blogspot.com/2010/07/universal-design-for-learning.html
Support Students with Special Needs

24. Electronic Mail
Instant Messaging
Internet Phone
Video Conference
Web Conference
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Communication Applications

25. Research Tools
• Distance
• Routes
• Geography
• Field trips
• International culture
• Planning

26. In 2006, a survey found that 63% of Americans ages
18 to 24 could not find Iraq on a map of the Middle
East. A professor described the problem as
“geographic illiteracy.”

27. In 2006, a survey found that 63% of Americans ages
18 to 24 could not find Iraq on a map of the Middle
East. A professor described the problem as
“geographic illiteracy.”
Two years later, we sat students down in front of a computer
and said, “Find Iraq.” One hundred percent of the students
were able to do so—and more. They asked, “Street view or
aerial?” “Do you want to focus on any particular region or the
whole country?” “Should I turn the satellite imaging on or do
you want it in map form?” Clearly those students were able to
complete the task with remarkable sophistication and detail.
They were able to use the maps’ interface to explore the
richness of the technology to shape and reshape meaning.
<https://kindle.amazon.com/work/new-culture-learning-cultivating-ebook/B004S72WOS/B004RZH0BG>

31. What
happened?

32. Twitter
Facebook

33. Note
Taking
Word
processing
Wikis
Blogging
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34. Significant results through writing with computers

35. Organizer
http://www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/ledosque/Insects/
Images/graphic%20organizer.jpg
Graphic

36. This student likes to write through her Blog

37. Reading transformed by Technology
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Flipboard
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Web Articles

39. V
i
d
e
o
Students create science
promotional video
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Google
Sketchup
Dream Rooms

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Geometry learned
through visual (MIT
Scratch) computer
programming.
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42. istockphoto.com # 11850475
Students hand-in
assignments
electronically, self
assess, and receive
assessment / feedback
from teacher
Middle School Explorations Class

43. Flickr – langwitches # 4211065001

44. Flickr – langwitches # 4211065001
“imagine, as a student, that you could not only read
about what it is like to be a scientist, an architect, an
artist, an entrepreneur, or an engineer, but also
collaborate with fellow students in a safe virtual
environment to recreate that experience for yourself.”
Macrowikinomics (kindle 2907)

45. Learning Social Responsibility - 3D Immersive Learning

46. BC Learning NEXUS: A
universe of virtual worlds
for exploring, collaborating,
and learning…
V
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Access is Key to Learning through Technology

48. Devices are small, powerful, and everywhere
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49. Devices are small, powerful, and everywhere
Internet… everywhere…
just like oxygen
being connected is not optional
just like breathing…
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51. Computer Labs Still Effective for Learning

52. Tablets
for
Learning
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53. istockphoto.com # 13034189
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You or I may
not choose a
handheld for
writing, but
kids will…
Handheld Writing

54. Interactive White Boards…
…visually Powerful Learning Devices

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Choose from a Variety of Tools to Access Learning

56. Ongoing Professional Learning is Essential

58. Professional Learning via Collaboration Time

59. Show Possibility + Importance of Technology

60. Exponential Change
A Five Year Plan: Challenges
Change
Time
Costs and http://tvsearcher.snapstream.com/wp-content/
Budgets lower? uploads/2010/12/technology-students.jpg
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61. Evergreen
Technology
Teacher
Laptops
BYOD will change
Everything
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62. Preparing (literacy)…
is primarily lab based and time limited. are
assigned to use specific tools for specific “computer” tasks.
computer is just an (optional) tool.
Exploring (adaptive)…
is also in classrooms and is regular. tools,
some chosen by students, are becoming integrated into
curricular learning for research, planning, writing,
presenting. are becoming necessary for learning.
Transforming…
is expected wherever, whenever. tools
available and support student choices for how to learn and
demonstrate learning. is through projects and
inquiry and is designed to leverage numerous tools.
not bounded to the classroom or school day.

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64. Elementary Schools (K-5)
Preparing Exploring Transforming
BYOD

65. Middle Schools (6-8)
Preparing Exploring Transforming
BYOD
Online Learning
Curricular Apps 3D Immersive

66. Secondary Schools (9-12)
Preparing Exploring Transforming
BYOD
Online Learning
Curricular Apps Video Subscription 3D Immersive

67. Safe Learning Platform:
blogging, wikis,
discussions, document
sharing, messaging,
friending, learning
evidence, parent access
and contribution
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68. Professional Learning - essential
Allocate sustainable funding
Targeting Technology for Maximum Student Benefit
Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
Support experimentation
Showcase New Learning
Plan for the plan to Change