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Using Technology on both sides of the desk to
improve Student Achievement

• CoSNs 9th Annual K-12 School Networking
  Conference
• March, 2004

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NCLBSection 2416 specifically states

• Schools should use technology to "develop or
  expand efforts to connect schools and teachers
  with parents and students to promote meaningful
  parental involvement, to foster increased
  communication about curricula, assignments, and
  assessments between students, parents, and
  teachers, and to assist parents to understand the
  technology being applied in their child's
  education, so that parents are able to reinforce
  at home the instruction their child receives at
  school."

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The Essential Question
Where do we find the motivations we need to
improve Student Achievement?
How do we improve Student Achievement?
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Technology
Provide tools for learning that students like and
relate to in their worlds
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But

• Teachers have to be there too!!

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Skills
Applications

Higher Order Thinking
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Develop Applications for Technology

• Create curriculum driven technology experiences
  for students
• Insure a uniform application of technology for
  students
• Empower teachers and students with web based
  tools
• Attack both sides of the desk
• Teacher tools
• Student tools

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The Brewster C.S.D Implementation Plan

• Phase I Teacher web sites 2002-03
• Phase II - Create applications, curriculum units,
  lesson database
• Phase III Student portfolios pilots 2003-04
• Phase IV Student portfolios/tools Grades 4-12
  2004-05

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Template Based Web Tools

• Low TCO
• Eligible for Erate funding
• Encourages extended access (students and
  teachers)
• Broadens the audience

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Phase I Teacher Web Sites

• Introduce sites to teachers
• Train
• Pre-test and post test data
• Set expectations for updating
• Create technology experiences for students
• Increase content

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Teacher web based tools to

• Improve technology literacy
• Become comfortable with Internet
• Centralize technology resources
• Include tools for resources and lessons
• Personalize technology

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Phase II Student Web Portfolios

• 2002-03 Pilot student portfolios in all schools
  and create curriculum link
• 2003-04 All students will have portfolios for
  writing
• 2005-04 All students will add additional
  subjects

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Student web based tools can

• Collect and store best work
• Encourage quality as the audience increases
• Encourage ownership of work
• Encourage parental involvement
• Encourage student reflection
• Peer review/teacher comments
• Allow students to gather all types of work, from
  writing to pieces of art
• Broaden the audience for the publishing phase of
  the writing process beyond the teacher and
  assorted classmates - because of this broader
  audience, students are motivated to revise and
  edit more thoroughly with so many more people
  able to view their work

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Tools that helped this work

• Create a How-To section on the website
• Teacher web page help/drop in sessions
• Teacher leaders in buildings to provide
  assistance ()
• Allowing teachers remote access to our system
  (Citrix NFuse)
• Participating in Microsoft Work at Home program
  7 Office CD

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Assessment

• Teacher pre/post survey data
• Increased use of facilities
• Curriculum driven technology integration (CVS
  Units)
• Data from student portfolios

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Question Before Training After Training
I encourage students to work collaboratively on technology-based activities. 37 52
I have learned how to teach in new ways as a result of technology 72 83
I am comfortable helping other colleagues with computer-related technology. 51 70
I am comfortable using email and I send and receive email attachments. 76 94
I can copy a graphic from an internet site and place it into another document. 43 60
I feel comfortable using a search engine like Yahoo to find information on the Internet. 84 97
I can use a digital camera to take pictures and preview the pictures on a computer. 34 49
I can use a digital camera to take pictures and preview the pictures on a computer. 36 47
I can open documents in a number of different applications and save them to different locations. 69 81
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Teachers Comments

• Electronic portfolio allows students to gather
  their best writing in an 'easy to manage'
  fashion. They can access/update their portfolios
  from school and home, and it is very easy for
  students to add new pieces.
• The Portfolio is something that can be used in
  the students application process to colleges. It
  is neat and easily accessible.
• It allows the children to create meaning out of
  the information - it a constructivist approach to
  learning.
• The teacher isn't the vehicle for instruction -
  the children's learning is dependent upon their
  own ability and their peers.
• The children are highly motivated and do work on
  their own time.
• Because of this broader audience, students are
  motivated to revise and edit more thoroughly with
  so many more people able to view their work
• People who view the portfolio can interact with
  the writer through the comment windows creating a
  dialogue about student writing
• Within the portfolio, students reflect on their
  writing to monitor their own growth as a writer.
  By becoming more self-aware about their writing,
  they can apply their strengths about writing to
  the next piece they write

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Using Technology on both sides of the desk to
improve Student Achievement

• Steven Moskowitz
• Brewster Central School District
• www.brewsterschools.org