Review of uses of Windows 8 Tablets. Leadership choices and steps.

1. Looking at Academic Benefit and Technology Planning
Nancy Caramanico, Technology and Education Specialist

2.  Where are you calling in from today?

3.  Welcome
 Research and Educational Technology Trends
 Leadership Looks at the Academic Benefit
 Windows 8 Features
 Windows 8 Tablets vs. Ipads
 Examples of Use in Schools
 Technology Deployment Planning, Choosing and
Peripherals
 Policies and Ownership Models
 Assessing Progress for Students, School
 Next Steps for Your School

4. http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2222/news-media-network-television-cable-audioo-radio-digital-
platforms-local-mobile-devices-tablets-smartphones-native-american-community-newspapers

6. ALL 3 -
SMARTPHONE, COMPUTER,
TABLET/IPAD SMARTPHONE,
COMPUTER, TABLET/IPAD
SMARTPHONE
COMPUTER
MOSTLY –
EXPLORING
TRADITIONAL – OPTIONS
RESEARCHING
OPTIONS

7. National Educational
Technology
Standards for
Administrators

8.  Change is a Constant
 __How can we look out
on the ‘Horizon’?
 __How can we heed the
Research?
 __How does this apply
to our Mission, Vision?
 __How can this
information benefit
your students, school?
 __How will you inspire
and lead others toward
a shared vision to
support change?

9.  Mobile Apps - One Year or Less
 Tablet Computing - One Year or
Less
 Game Based Learning - Two to
Three Years
 Learning Analytics - Two to Three
Years
 Gesture Based Computing – Four to
Five Years
 Internet of Things – Four to Five
Years
 TechConnects Blog – N Caramanico
 http://ncara.edublogs.org/2012/0
2/09/emerging-technologies-to-
watch-2012/

10.  __What instructional innovations are
improving learning today?
 __What supports are in place for all learners?
 __How can we foster effective practice in
our school?
 __How can we connect to digital learning
ideas and collaborate with other schools,
educators?

11.  Benefits
 Complete redesign
 Innovative in terms of layout
 Connect to all devices
 Use the same operating system across
devices

12.  Features:
 Intelbased CPU with always on Technology
 HDMI port, Memory port
 Detachable keyboard
 Three Modes
 18 hour battery
 Wake from sleep 2.5 seconds, connect to
cloud and wifi quickly
 Slim, light .35 inches thin

14.  Ipad vs. Win Tablet  Two Areas
 Mac vs. PC  Curriculum
 Reason for Purchasing? Considerations
 What can be done on
 IT Considerations
tablet OR Ipad that
can’t be done on
current computer?
 Are you BYOD?
 Student Engagement
 To College, Work, Life
 Questions we consider

15. Image Credit

16.  Apps and Ebooks -  Apps and Ebooks - Most
Growing number  Many mobile
 Management solutions management systems
for schools, new and established
solutions. Manage
launches
remotely.
 Server and remote
 Server and Apple TV
management compatibility
 Digital Textbooks –  Digital Textbooks – Many
Some  Smartboards
 Smartboards
Windows 8 Ipad

17.  Current Choices of
Windows 8 Tablets?
 Attendee choices
and reasons for
choosing.

19.  Consumer Reports
 http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/tablet
s.htm

21.  Study of Learning Tpack and Ipads
 http://tips2012.edublogs.org/

22.  Math – Khan Academy
 English –EssayMaker, Shakespeare
 Theology/Religion –Bible,Blogger
 History – World Maps
 World Languages – Audioboo, Spanish
Learning
 Science – Periodic Table

23.  What do you look for in apps? What
functionality?
 What is most important to you
 Write it on the whiteboard

24.  Educational,
Productivity
 Content Related
 Engagement,
Supports Pedagogy
 Functionality
 Assessment Capable
 Storage Options
 Sharable – Email,
Social, etc

25.  Bloom’sTaxonomy Apps, Kathy Schrock
http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-
apps.html
Search Engine for Apps
https://www.quixey.com/

28. Vocabulary Review

34.  Over 3400 videos
 Track access
 Find track and text

35. App
 Skype
Online meetings
 Lesson Ideas:
 Connect with another classroom
 Connect with an author
 Skype in to professional development

36. Apps
 Skitch
 Sky Drive
 Lessons:
 Social Studies – Have students collect and edit
images for use if a project collage
 ILA – Have students create digital stories based
on a writing projects
 Blurb Website
http://www.blurb.com/mobile/home

37. Apps
 Stanford U
 Khan Academy (Web and Ipad)
 Kindle and more
 http://www.polleverywhere.com/#video
 Flipped Classroom http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2H4RkudFzlc#!

38.  __What changes to policy do you need?
 __What changes to classroom procedures will
be necessary?
 __What additional information literacy skills
will students require?
 __ What Online Safety and Digital Citizenship
resources can be used to enhance knowledge
and practice?

39. • Technology Plan
• Make a
Difference for
Learning
• Smart Goals

41.  Beginning to Go Digital Checklist
 Network Readiness
 __Are you wireless?
 __Other network upgrades needed?
 __What about printing?
 __Display options?

42.  Beginning to Go Digital
 __Mission and vision correlations?
 __Academic correlations?
 __Standards correlations? Common Core,
Other
 __Buy-in from faculty?
 __Professional Development Tie ins?
 __Buy in from School Community, Parents,
Stakeholders?

43.  Pilots
 __Who will pilot?
 __What will they use? Tools? Pedagogy?
 __How will you evaluate?
 __What worked? Benefits
 __What did not? Challenges, Needs
 __How will you refine this?
 __How will you communicate results of pilot?
 Plan Next Round of Implementation

44.  How have you piloted Windows Tablets?
 What successes can you share?

45. ALWAYS
UPDATING
NEWLY
UPDATED,
NEED FINE FOR
CHANGESNOW
NO TO
MOBILE POLICY
POLICY

46.  School Owned Sets – Gwynedd
 School Owned One to One – Roman Catholic
 BYOD – Bring Your Own Device – New Canaan
 Student Owned and Purchased – St. Hubert’s
 Insurance

47.  __What changes to policy do you need?
 __What changes to classroom procedures will
be necessary?
 __What additional information literacy skills
will students require?
 __ What Online Safety and Digital Citizenship
resources can be used to enhance knowledge
and practice?

48.  AUP – Acceptable
Use Policies
 Classroom
Guidelines
 Parent
Communications
 Insurance
Info/Guidelines

49.  __How can teachers and administrators learn
using today’s technologies?
 __What professional development can be
accessed? Both formal and informal?
 __How can leaders use technology in their
professional practice?
 __What digital communications tools are
being effectively used today for staying in
touch w/staff, families and the broader
school community?

50.  Objectives
 Activities
 Assessment
 What are effective lessons?
 How can technology be a meaningful component?
 What features of the tool can help students to
demonstrate or enhance understanding?
 What apps should I look at which will help students to
showcase mastery or enhance learning?
 How can we evaluate and assess progress?
 http://ncara.edublogs.org/2012/08/13/connected-
educators-a-to-z-e-is-for-evaluation/

51.  Content and Components
 Langwich

52.  How will you proceed?
 What information do you need to gather?

53.  http://blog.proqc.com/s-m-a-r-t-quality-
planning-goal-setting/
 www.mashable.com
 www.Fasticon.com
 http://www.scribd.com/doc/94980508/iPad-
App-Evaluation-for-the-Classroom
 http://jasonh1234.deviantart.com/art/PC-
vs-Mac-Kids-v2-85030232

54. Nancy Caramanico, Instructional
Technology and Learning Specialist
www.caratechnology.net
Education Blog
http://ncara.edublogs.org
Nancy@caratechnology.net
Twitter @ncara