Township High School District Technology in Education

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Township High School District
Technology in Education
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District 214 Technology TodaySnapshot

• - 6,300 Computers
• iPods iPads Netbooks Chromebooks
• Twitter Facebook Moodles Doodles
• Linked In Linked Out Texting and iTunes
• Pilot Programs

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District 214 Technology TodaySnapshot

• Organizationally
• Director of Technology
• Technology System Supervisors
• Instructional Technology Coordinators
• Network Operations Manager
• Webmaster
• Awards
• NSBA Technology Trailblazer
• Digital School District
• Digital Education Achievement
• Apex Website
• Apple Distinguished District

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How Did We Get Here?

• It took the commitment of all
• It took the collaboration of all
• It took overcoming fears of failure
• It took the honesty to say I dont know
• It took leaps of faith
• It took the honesty to ask for help

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Where Were We?

• In 2002 We didnt know what we didnt know about
  technology and what District 214 needed.
• Administration and Board decided we needed
  assistance Where are we? What should we do?
  Where are we going? How do we get there?
• We needed big time help!!!!

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What did we do?2002

• Brought in an outside technology information
  system expert to
• analyze current technology environment
• conduct in-depth organization interviews
• suggest technology system design
• suggest technology organization structure and
  technology administration design
• define a short and long-range plan

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What did we do?2003

• ACTION D214 administration and Board initiated
  the technology plan process by establishing
• short/long-range technology plans
• parameters for organization structure
• parameters for employee skill sets needed
• parameters for basic technology system design
• parameters for technology administration

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More To Do2004

• ACTION - D214 administration and Board initiated
  plan for control of technology
• Educational Technology Replacement and
  Investigation Program (ETRIP)
• established initial administrative job
  descriptions and hired technical and educational
  support and management expertise
• established clear/solidified hardware/software
  standards
• a commitment that hardware/software remain
  current
• establishment of standards for hardware/software
  across all sites in district
• introduced preliminary controls of both
  purchasing and introduction
• established an equipment life cycle management

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Curriculum/Student Learning2005

• CRITICAL Technology must support student
  learning, and curriculum must drive technology
• innovation embraced and encouraged
• targeted administrators/supervisors encouraged to
  submit research and development proposals to a
  tech sub-committee
• PCs were the platform
• other platforms hardware/software encouraged
  for investigation

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Systems Stability2005-2009

• SUCCESS Gain confidence back from staff
• Computer network systems running optimally
• Confidence in delivery of classroom instruction
• Hardware/software standards processes enforced
• Proactive monitoring of all technology systems
• Increased staff demand for more technology

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Curriculum/Student Learning2009

• Educational Technology Replacement and
  Investigation Program (ETRIP) changednow
  Educational Technology Replacement and Initiative
  Program still ETRIP but initiative is added
  and a formal commitment is INNOVATION

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Curriculum/Student Learning2009

• Critical aspects of the new ETRIP were
• Reaffirmation of clear/solidified
  hardware/software standards
• Recommitment that hardware/software remain
  current
• Reaffirmation of standards for hardware/software
  across all sites in district
• Developed a Clear Social Media Policy
• Policy addresses student access/activities with
  social networks (Facebook, Twitter)

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Curriculum/Student Learning2009

• Technology infrastructure ready to handle any
  hardware and software
• Established the Technology Initiative Proposal
  (TIP) process A BIG CHANGE
• Participation for technology classroom
  initiatives expanded to include all teachers
  they are the ones in the classroom that should be
  driving technology in the curriculum for student
  education.

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Technology Initiative Program (TIP)2009

• How does TIP process work?
• KeyPilot ProgramsMobile Devices
• Measured and controlled process
• Strict criteria to initiate a pilot program
• All pilot proposals addressed through 3 phases
• 1 Building initial analysis
• 2 District level analysis
• 3 Building/District evaluation process
• Innovation Change Committee
• Presentations success/failures
• Qualitative and Quantitative measures

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Technology Initiative Program (TIP)2009

• Budget Neutral Trade Off Desktops???
• Transitioning to mobile devices
• Results must be measureable

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Technology Initiative Program (TIP)

• First Year Program
• 2010-2011 School Year
• Classroom Launch
• Teacher proposals via TIP process Spring 2009
• Approved proposals Spring 2009
• 350 iPads purchased/programmed Summer 2009
• Informational letters to parents Summer 2009
• Orientation/training for students 2 class days
• Quarterly review Innovation Change Committee

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Technology Initiative Program (TIP)

• Second Year Program
• 2011-2012 School Year
• Data collected/reviewed from first year
• Investigate if iPad should be the standard
• Motorola Xoom Tablets, NetBooks, Laptops,
  Chromebooks
• Added 500 devices total 850
• 2nd year pilot teachers train 1st year teachers
• Quarterly review Innovation Change Committee

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Technology Initiative Program (TIP)

• Third Year Program
• 2012-2013 School Year
• Review current pilots (Jan. April)
• Expansion 1,800 more devices 2,650 total
• New committee formed January 2012
• Mobile Computing Feasibility Committee
• Review and approve new proposals for 2012-13
  May 2012
• 2nd 3rd year pilot teachers train 1st year
  pilot teachers summer Internal University
• Quarterly review Innovation Change Committee

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Where Are We Now?

• Philosophy of the Board and Administration
  regarding technology
• - PRIMARY Curriculum and technology must be
  student focused students are why we exist
• - Curriculum and technology must be
  academically positive
• - Must meet Districts three instructional goals

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Where Are We Now?

• We believe
• - Curriculum subjects/programs and technology
  should not be made safe for studentsstudents
  must be made safe to deal with curriculum and
  technology.
• - Objective is to teach students to make
  positive decisions with curriculum and
  technology in high school and for the future
  after high school.
• - We believe teachers and curriculum drive use
  of technology through pilots.

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Where Are We Now?

• We believe
• - new technology programs must be able to be
  replicated across district
• - and support innovation OK to fail Learn
• - strict budget considerations we do not
  chase technology for technology sake
• - expensive lacks control
• - the community should understand the use of
  technology in education

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The Future

• 2012-2013 (3rd year pilots) will be a mock
  model for
• Distribution
• Insurance
• Device management
• Application distribution
• Agreement forms
• Fees
• Establishment of Internal University Courses for
  Teachers
• 2013-2014 Expansion
• Spend a year on Focused Professional Development
• Expansion of Internal University Courses for
  Teachers
• Prepare teachers for 11 classrooms
• Comprehensive subject area expansion
• 4,000 total mobile devices

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Key to TechnologyIntroduction and Use

• Planning
• Monitoring
• Curriculum
• Innovation