JUNEJUNE

88 LPS people at TIE88 LPS people at TIE

JULYJULY

Two new Asst. Two new Asst. Directors…Directors…

AUGUSTAUGUST

Dana Levesque stolen Dana Levesque stolen away from Englewoodaway from Englewood

All LPS schools have All LPS schools have wireless LPS-1 signalwireless LPS-1 signal

SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER

New filter system with New filter system with teacher bypassteacher bypass

OCTOBEROCTOBER

First n-Computing First n-Computing station at GMSstation at GMS

NOVEMBERNOVEMBER

N-computing stations N-computing stations at almost all LPS at almost all LPS

schoolsschools

DECEMBERDECEMBER

First Linux Deployment First Linux Deployment (officially) at LPS(officially) at LPS

JANUARYJANUARY

Most LPS schools have Most LPS schools have open wireless networkopen wireless network—students and staff —students and staff

are bringing in are bringing in personal technology personal technology

FEBRUARYFEBRUARY

AHS hosts CoLearning AHS hosts CoLearning 2.0 2.0

First LPS principal, First LPS principal, Mike Montgomery, Mike Montgomery, begins to podcast.begins to podcast.

Randy Stall turns 50Randy Stall turns 50

MARCHMARCH

Office 2007 Office 2007 deployment begins…deployment begins…Fileway testing beginsFileway testing begins

Almost 100 people Almost 100 people apply for TIE--apply for TIE--

NCTE themes Annual NCTE themes Annual Conference around Conference around

video entitledvideo entitledShift HappensShift Happens

APRILAPRIL

MAYMAY

Mail box size increased, Mail box size increased, laptop replacement option laptop replacement option

for summer refreshfor summer refresh

All schools converted over All schools converted over to DNN, which hosts videos, to DNN, which hosts videos, blogs, calendars, document blogs, calendars, document

librarieslibraries

What’s happening in our What’s happening in our schools???schools???

Ames: Video conferences, live blogs, science tutorials, 1st graders podcasting

Centennial: Podcasts using students’ writing, in Kindergarten, multi-media music classes

East: 2nd graders building their writers’ voice using Photostory, around the theme “Who am I?”

Field: Students using Google Earth to complete geography assignments, Kindergartners using clickers to guide instruction

Franklin: Teachers and students using tablets to model their writing, biographical podcasts

What’s happening in our What’s happening in our schools???schools???

Highland: Smartboard integration into the classroom—dedicated time for staff development

Hopkins: Students blogging, students doing read alouds to other kids, (in Southern Colorado)

Lenski: Students writing collaboratively on Wikis, using Google Earth to study the regions

Peabody: Model classroom developed for second grade, tech coming for all grade levels

Moody: 5th graders developing PhotoStories, regions project goes digital

What’s happening in our What’s happening in our schools???schools???

Runyon: Google Earth and Sky explorations for students, content area blogs, clicker assessments, dynamic Webquests

Sandburg: Digitalized science tutorials, lego robotics competitions with sister schools

Twain: MLK Photostory shared school wide, students document their strategies with test examples

Whitman: Students doing digital writer’s workshops, SPED on the Smartboards

Wilder: Students blogging with Steve Spengler and a sister school, students celebrating their year with digital media

What’s happening in our What’s happening in our schools???schools???

Euclid: Student access to math resources increased, Art tutorials produced, student run Wikis, student videos

Goddard: Blogging culture developing, students continue to demonstrate growth with SuccessMaker, Tech for All reaches 180 kids

Newton: Students write via a blog in PE, student produced podcasts for book reviews, IB Wikis

Powell: The school newspaper is a Wiki, world languages begins podcasts, students use digital technologies for Mosaic

ReDirections/Pathways: Students use electronic resources for learning, share resources on information analysis and internet safety

What’s happening in our What’s happening in our schools???schools???

AHS: iPoem, students video conference with Daniel Pink, world languages Skypes with South America, Chinese instruction goes digital

LHS: Camtasia used for tutorials, Students video conference with South Africa, SPED uses adaptive technologies , Web design teams win.

HHS: MAD week goes digital, students fund raise for Internet link for Sierra Leone, world languages goes digital

OHS: Career day is broadcast, students blog with staff, students use electronic learning resources, science podcasts lessons

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

PROGRESS HAPPENS.