why i pads and 1 to 1 march 2013 (1)
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Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
March, 2013
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist [email protected] @boonielu
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Walsh Jesuit is committed to partnering with families to:
○ Foster a learning environment focused on analysis, evaluation, and creation
○ Actively serve as a relevant and realistic part of the learning process
○ Model appropriate behaviors in both online and face to face environments
○ Provide real world 24/7 access to information, learning, and resources
○ Prepare students for college and careers
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist [email protected] @boonielu
Current Walsh Jesuit Curriculum
Positives● All core subjects are taught to mastery● Students are leaving content ready
Opportunity● 21st Century themes can be more thoroughly
woven into core subject instruction
● Life and Career Skills
● Learning and Innovation Skills
● Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist [email protected] @boonielu
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
Preparing 21st Century Learners
● Life and Career Skills● Flexibility / Adaptability● Initiative / Self-Direction● Productivity / Accountability● Leadership / Responsibility
● Learning and Innovation Skills○ Creativity○ Critical Thinking○ Communication○ Collaboration
● Information, Media, and Technology Skills○ Access, Evaluate, Manage, Apply
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist [email protected] @boonielu
1:1 iPads at Walsh Jesuit
We want classroom time
spent here!
These are thehigher order
thinking skills(HOTS)
Essential toCreativity
and Critical
Thinking!
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist [email protected] @boonielu
“Like the chalkboard of our school days, the best technologies fade into the background - they
weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable.”
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist [email protected] @boonielu
Project Goals
● Engage students using real world data, tools, and experts they will encounter in college, at work, and in life.
● Actively engage students in solving real world problems using real world tools and resources
● Use technology as a tool to research, organize, and communicate information
● Provide 24/7 embedded access to technology
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist [email protected] @boonielu
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
Why iPad?
● Low profile
● Instant on
● All day battery
● Management efficiency
● Shared language and experience○ Established in the education market○ Robust app market○ iTunes U, iBooks, iCloud
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist [email protected] @boonielu
Project Timeline
● Summer/Fall, 2012 Infrastructure upgrades, planning● Spring, 2013 Student and teacher pilot● Spring, 2013 Freshmen teacher training● Summer, 2013 Freshmen rollout preparation● Fall, 2013 Class of 2017 is 1:1
● Classroom training● On-going staff development
● Winter 2013 Staff training and preparation● Spring, 2014 Review and iterative revision
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
all other classes have devices available for
use
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist [email protected] @boonielu
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
1:1 Classroom Pilot
● 9 teachers, 9 classes○ Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Accounting
● 183 students across all grade levels● January - May● Adoption Phase
○ Note taking and Research○ Communication and Collaboration○ Content Creation in planning stages
● Apps○ GoodNotes, Google Drive, Adobe Reader, AP Test
Prep, and more....
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
What do we expect .....
● Fall, 2013 freshmen integration● Ongoing department level textbook and curricular reviews ● Increased use of electronic devices in all classrooms
○ iPads, cell phones, laptops, tech labs● Greater Moodle presence in all classes ● Integration of Google Docs and gmail to all classrooms● Increase in blended learning, flipped classrooms,
enhanced learning experiences for all students● More avenues of communication
○ Moodle pages, shared Google docs, Twitter feeds
Walsh Jesuit High School1:1 Technology Integration Project
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