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Enhancing 21st Century Technology Skills with a 1:1 Tablet Initiative and Microsoft Office 365

• Dr. Michael Otaigbe, School Board
• Dr. Steven L. Walts, Superintendent

Keith Imon, Associate Superintendent of Communications and Technology Services AJ Phillips, Supervisor of Instructional Technology Services

Today’s Outcome

Today’s participants will:

• Learn about Prince William County Public

Schools

• Learn how to implement a 1:1 initiative.
• Understand the benefits of a 1:1initiative in

correlation with 21st century technology skills.

• Learn classroom strategies for implementing

Microsoft Office 365 in your district.

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Where is Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS)?

Located approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., 70 miles southwest

• f Baltimore, and

85 miles north of Richmond, Virginia.

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PWC Schools at a Glance

• 2014-15 Student Enrollment: 86,209 (Second

Largest School Division in Virginia)

• Total number of Schools: 94

– 57 Elementary Schools – 1 K-8 (Elementary/Middle) – 16 Middle Schools – 11 High Schools – 3 Special Education Schools – 2 Alternative Schools – 2 Traditional Schools – 1 Special Site – 1 Academic Year Governor’s School – Participation in Thomas Jefferson High School for Science/Technology

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PWCS Student Demographics

Race and Ethnicity:

• White . ………………………………………33.14%
• Hispanic/Latino…………...............................31.60%
• Black or African-American…………….........20.63%
• Asian………………………………………......7.84%
• Two or more races…………..............................6.31%
• Other…………………………...........................0.48%
• ESOL…………………………........................21.77%
• SPED…………………………........................11.43%
• Economically Disadvantaged………………...37.51%

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Schools need to prepare our students for their future, not ours

“Today’s industrial-age, assembly-line educational model – based on fixed time, place, curriculum and pace – is insufficient in today’s society and knowledge-based economy. Our education system must be redesigned from a mass production to a mass customization model to better meet the diversity of students’ backgrounds and needs and the higher expectations set for all students.” Innovate to Educate Symposium (2010)

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The 21st Century Model School

• Collaborative - where the classroom environment is

similar to the workplace.

• Equitable - access to learning tools and technologies.
• Provides the opportunity for . . .

– student problem-solving – project-based learning – critical thinking – global awareness

Waltham Public Schools. Massachusetts, 2013-14 1:1 Initiative

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The 21st Century Model School

• The use of one-to-one mobile

technologies is an excellent way to create a 21st century classroom.

– Information is in the palm of their hands. – Students are at the center of their learning. – Teaching and student learning are improved. – Quality instruction is improved. – Teachers can use the technology to enhance the pedagogy.

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One-to-One Technology Initiative

• What is a 1:1 technology initiative?

– “An environment in which all students use computing devices, such as wireless laptops or tablets, in order to learn anytime and anywhere.”

(1:1 Computing, A Guidebook to Help You Make the Right Decisions)

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“It’s Not About the Technology”

Implementing a 1:1 initiative:

– Is more than distributing devices, it is about student learning – Requires ongoing, sustained, and targeted PD – Means lessons centered around active participation in the learning – Means teachers model 21st Century learning and global citizenship

“It’s about changing the culture of instruction — preparing students for their future, not our past.”

• Dr. Mark Edwards, Superintendent Mooresville

Graded School District

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PWCS 1:1 Digital Device Story

2013-14 School Year 1:1 Pilot: – Mt. View Elementary School: iPad pilot in 5th grade – Patriot High School: Chromebook pilot in AP geography eLearning Backpack Supplemental Grant: – Virginia Department of Education offered the eLearning Backpack grant for eligible schools.

• 3 PWCS high schools qualified for the grant.
• A multi-year initiative to provide every student in the

selected schools with a tablet intended to assist schools in the transition to digital content.

Why, how, where, and when do we begin?

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1:1 Mobile Learning Traditional Learning

Student Centered Teacher Centered Mobility/Anywhere/Anytime Learning Computer Lab/Classroom Only/Takes Place in School Access for All Students Access for Some Students Assessed for 21st Century Outcomes Assess on Knowledge Learned Online Information is Up-to-Date and Easily Accessible Information Comes from a Textbook and is Dated

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PWCS 1:1 Learning Goals

• 1. To provide 21st Century tools and resources

to impact and empower student achievement.

• 2. To provide students with the knowledge,

skills, and experiences necessary for academic and workplace success.

• 3. To increase student engagement, ownership
• f learning, and individualized differentiation
• f instruction.

Based on the 2011-15 PWCS Strategic Plan

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• Create a flexible timeline (we changed ours three times)
• Start small with:

– one content area – one grade level

• Collaborate with colleagues on the

implementation (Student Learning, Professional

Development & Accountability)

• Involve school-based administrators and

teachers in decision-making process

Slow and Small is the New Strong

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• July 2014: devices ordered centrally

(over 4,000)

• August – October 2014: devices are

delivered to schools and prepared for student use

• September – October 2014: Central Office

creates procedures and documents to support the one-to-one

• November 2014: Professional

Development for math teachers

Timeline

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• December 2014: devices are used by students for day

use only in math classes

• January 2015: Professional Development for English

Language Arts teachers. Central Office creates parent night presentation

• February 2015: devices are used by students in Math

and English Language Arts classes

• March 2015: meeting with the Office of Accountability

to establish evaluation metrics

• May 2015: devices will be collected for summer

maintenance

Timeline

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• Improve wireless infrastructure/bandwidth
• Choosing a device:

– battery life (keep a charge for the entire day) – wi-fi enabled – storage capacity/RAM – operating system (Windows) & work with Microsoft Office 365 – media (audio, camera, headphones) – keyboard accessory

Technology Considerations

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Communication

• Letter to

parents/students

• Parent/student

handbook

• New regulation
• Digital device loan

form

• PWCS website

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New Regulation to Support 1:1

• Accounting of Student “Take-Home” Digital

Devices

– correlates with Responsible Use Policy, Student Code

• f Behavior, and Guidelines for Purchasing &

Disposition of Textbooks

• Focus

– student loan agreement & user fee – digital device accountability – digital device inventory procedures – assessment for lost of damaged digital devices beyond repair – disposition of digital devices

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1:1 Digital Device Computing: Student Learning Anytime, Anywhere

• Parent/Student Handbook

– care of digital devices – using your digital device at school – using your digital device at home – managing your files and saving your work – responsible use – liability – damaged or lost digital devices – digital device payment

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Digital Device Student Loan Agreement

• User Fee

There is an annual $40 user fee to cover repairs and maintenance of the loaned device. As an alternative, students can opt-out of taking the device home and only use the device at school. Families undergoing economic hardship may make a request for a partial or full waiver

• f the digital device user fee.

Check one: _____paid for home use option _____opt-out: in-school/day user _____waiver amount

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Professional Development

• Data driven professional development in the

content areas of Math and English Language Arts.

• Math – started in November

– ½ day of PD on using the device, then teachers were allowed to keep the device to get used to using it – ½ day of content PD – 1 full day of PD collaborating with content team and tech support at school

• English Language Arts – started in January

– same as above

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Parent/Student Night

• Each school held

their own night with the same presentation.

• Parent attendance

was required for students to take the device home.

• If a parent did not

attend, then the student is a day user.

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• Instructional Support

– building level: Instructional Technology Coach (ITC) – PWCS 1:1 web page

• Tutorial videos on Windows 8, use of

Office 365, and resources on using the Asus Tablet

• Parent Resources: FAQs, 1:1 Computing:

Student Learning Anytime, Anywhere Handbook, Device Loan Agreement, Opt-Out Email Form

• Technical Support

– building level: Technology Support Specialist – central level: Information Technology/Help Desk – vendor: Asus

Digital Device Support

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Instructional Use of the Devices

• 2012-13

– PWCS started thinking about moving towards cloud computing.

• Why move towards Cloud Computing?

– prepare our students for workplace readiness – easy access to file storage at home and school – access to common content creation tools such as word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations and – ability to collaborate on documents inside and

• utside of the classroom

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Why Microsoft Office 365?

Microsoft was listed as one of the top 3 skills needed for workplace readiness.

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Instructional Use of Office 365

• Implement in grades 3-12
• Student email
• Real-time collaboration
• Online learning
• Cloud storage
• Video conferencing
• BYOD

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Office 365 Enhances Student Learning

• 1. O365 organizes information for all subjects in a single

digital notebook. (OneNote or OneDrive)

• 2. Students can edit a document without needing

internet connection. Applications are on the computer/tablet, as well as in the cloud.

• 3. Students can co-author a document with fellow students

using Office 2013 and Word Web App.

• 4. Students can follow their group members’ input to a

document with tracked changes from each student.

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O365 Collaboration at Its Best

• Easy access to file storage at home and school
• Access to common content creation tools such

as word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations

• Publish with peers
• Contribute to team projects to solve real world

problems

• Ability to collaborate on documents inside and
• utside of the classroom

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Teacher Benefits of Using O365

• 1. Collaborative lesson planning
• 2. Staff/grade level meeting notes
• 3. Shared lesson repository
• 4. Reading response journals

– Instead of lugging home 30 reading response journals every week to comment on, have students keep their journals in OneNote or in OneDrive.

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PWCS 1:1 Digital Device Computing

• http://tinyurl.com/PWCS1-1

–Parent/Student Handbook –Digital Device Loan Agreement –School Board presentation –Parent Night presentation –Parent and student resources

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O365 in the Digital Classroom

“For today’s digital natives, Office 365 Education matches their anywhere, anytime learning style, putting them on a path to succeed.”

Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Worldwide Education

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Thoughts from Our Staff & Students

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Next Steps

• Implement same initiative in a 4th high school
• Make plans to expand to other content areas
• Provide additional PD for current teachers using

the devices, and for science and history teachers

• Make plans in FY16 to implement in

11th-grade and FY17 for 12th-grade

• Consider replicating in elementary or middle

schools

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PWCS & NSBA TLN Site Visit

Highlights of the site visit will include: – Inet, a state-of-the art, high speed network infrastructure – BYOD – The 1:1 /eLearning Backpack Initiative – Microsoft Office 365 – SWAT (Students Working to Advance Technology) and Virginia Star (Student Training and Refurbishment) Program – An elementary Makerspace – Student Geek Squad – Going paperless in Office of Facilities Services – The role of 87 Instructional Technology Coaches

www.nsba.org/tlnsitevisits

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To Learn More About PWCS

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Enhancing 21st Century Technology Skills with a 1:1 Tablet Initiative and Microsoft Office 365

• Dr. Michael Otaigbe, School Board
• Dr. Steven L. Walts, Superintendent

Keith Imon, Associate Superintendent of Communications and Technology Services AJ Phillips, Supervisor of Instructional Technology Services