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21st Century Learning Spaces
Office of the Chief Technology OfficerMontgomery County Public Schools
Technology Modernization
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:• Describe the 21st Century Learning Spaces initiative
and the implications for teaching and learning• Describe Google Apps for Education and the
implications for communication, collaboration, and differentiating students’ learning experiences
• Identify MCPS safety and security precautions to protect students in this closed virtual environment.
Outcomes
MCPS Strategic Technology Plan
21st Century Learning Spaces
Anywhere, anytime access to learning
Creating connected classrooms
Ubiquitous access to mobile
technologies
Foster communication and
collaboration
Technologies @ Play
Chromebooks
Google Apps for Education
Google Drive – online storage (30 GB)
Google Docs – online word processor
Google Slides – create presentations online
Google Sheets – create spreadsheets & charts online
Gmail – email inbox
What is a Chromebook?
• Designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and data residing "in the cloud".
• Login to devices using an MCPS GAFE account.
Examples of Instructional Uses
• Building class rules using a shared document• Creating a book trailer for an adventure story students
are writing• Read an article and watch a video about the same
topic to compare perspectives• Creating an “all about me” poster in Google Draw• Use a site to model a science concept before reading
about it• Learning to type using proper form• Using web-based virtual manipulatives to learn
mathematics concepts• Your idea here!
Student Accounts
• Students have assigned accounts ([email protected])• Logins and passwords match all desktop and laptop
logins that students have used every year to access documents and interactive websites
• Students use this account to access their Drive, share files with each other, and receive and send files to their teachers
● Teachers have a dynamic class dashboard that lets them see and manage:o All documents createdo All emails sent, received, and thrown awayo Every open tab on a student’s deviceo The current screen a child is viewing
How Do Teachers Manage?
What Can Teachers See?
Google & MCPS Agreement
Per terms of agreement with MCPS, Google will:
Comply with Family Educational Rights and Privacy ActFERPA - Federal law that protects the privacy of student education recordsComply with Children’s Online Privacy Protection RuleCOPPA - Prevents Google from collecting students’ personal information while using Google Apps account
Safety & Security Precautions
❏ mcpsmd domain - “walled garden” where only MCPS staff and students can connect
❏ Students can only send and receive email from authorized MCPS account holders.
❏ No advertising❏ No data mining❏ No Google + (Can’t be contained)❏ Chat is turned off (can’t be monitored)❏ All communication is visible and monitored❏ All communication is https encrypted to prevent
hacking or unwanted 3rd party data collection
Safety & Security Precautions
Internet Monitoring• Students’ online interactions are
monitored in accordance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
• Online content deemed harmful to minors is blocked/ filtered.
• Any device connected to MCPS network is subject to Internet filtering policies.
Safety & Security Precautions
Google Safe Searchenabled within domain
•When SafeSearch is on, inappropriate video and images will be filtered from Google Search result pages, along with results that might link to explicit content.
How do we help teachers?
❏ Orientations❏ Already-made lessons and materials❏ Collaborative planning❏ Shoulder to shoulder modeling, co-teaching❏ On-going support
Questions….