The document discusses plans for implementing mobile technology at Hershey High School. It considers options for distributing sets of 16 mini-laptops either together in one classroom, rotating between classrooms, or distributed in sets of 4 across classrooms. It also describes an opportunity for teachers to apply for mini-grants to receive one-to-one devices for their core classrooms. Teachers are instructed to brainstorm ways to use various tools and strategies supported on the technology to enhance learning.

1. Introductory Workshop Oct. 10, 2008 Afternoon session

2. Implementing Mobile Technology Research and experience One-to-one vs. shared or “cart” model Ultimate goal for Hershey is one-to-one Current reality and plan Combination of one-to-one and shared 16 mini-laptops dedicated to each team One-to-one for core classrooms selected through mini-grant

3. Implementation Options

4. Option 1: Set of 16 in one room Set of 16 stays together; in one class initially (may move during flex) Pros and cons English Math Social studies Science

5. Option 2: Set of 16 rotating Set of 16 stays together; rotate as deter-mined by team (may move during flex) Pros and cons English Math Social studies Science

6. Option 3: Set of 4 in each room 4 in each room Pros and cons English Math Social studies Science

7. Option 4: All of the above Combination of all of the above; scheduled weekly or monthly Pros and cons English Math Social studies Science

8. Mini-Grants Benefits of participation Short, focused application Six teachers will be awarded mini-grants DUE DATE : Oct. 20 Will be scored anonymously and without indication of TIME status by a group made up of 50% out-of-district people

9. Break into two groups

10. Brainstorming team plans Look at Core Tools on the wiki Think about instructional goals and strategies and your classroom Develop a short statement about how your team best utilize these tools to support learning Post to the C3E3 blog

11. Synthesizing ideas with a VoiceThread Go to the VoiceThread link on the wiki Choose a few of the instructional strategies from CITW and add your comments (video, audio, text – try one of each) about how you could use the tools we’ve explored to implement the strategy in your classroom

12. Closing Questions Please complete the post-workshop evaluation and give input for future support needs (link on the workshop page of the wiki) Look at dates on the C3E3 project calendar. (Later, you can add this to your Google calendar.)