FISBO/MISBO Conference, The Bolles School, Jacksonville, FL - May 6, 2013

1. How Technology Devices Could
Potentially Do Nothing More Than
Raise Your Electricity Bill
FELIX JACOMINO & MARIVÍ NEVIN 2013
ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL THE BOLLES SCHOOL, JACKSONVILLE
If you bring in these technologies and don't think ahead to
how they'll be used to promote learning and the acquisition of
skills, then the only thing that will change in school is the
electric bill
-David Thornburg
Tuesday, May 7, 13

2. Outline
Professional
Development
Role of Business Officer
Costs
Devices
Adoption
Professional
Development
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3. Open Letter to Educators - Dan Brown
felixj.me/db19
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4. Poll Everywhere
How would your
teachers respond if
asked, How do you feel
about professional
development at your
school?
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5. Professional Development
PROS
•Very inexpensive
•Can be done often
•Differentiation
•Groups
•Most flexibility
CONS
•Led by peers
•Quantity/Quality is
harder to balance
•Lack an “outsider’s”
view
In-House
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6. Professional Development
PROS
•Outsider influence
•Experts
•Top quality
CONS
•Expensive
•Tough to
differentiate*
Professional Clinicians
TONY VINCENT
TAMMY WORCESTER
TRAVIS ALLEN
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7. Professional Development
Conferences
PROS
•Great variety of
speakers & subjects
•Opportunities to
network with other
educators
•Off campus
CONS
•Travel expenses
•Some can be
hit or miss
•
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8. Professional Development
Local Opportunities
PROS
•Close by
•Tend to be less
expensive
CONS
•Some can be
hit or miss
•May not be targeted
at your specific
situation
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9. Professional Development
School Visits
PROS
•Personal attention
•First-hand
•Authentic environment
CONS
•Leadership or structure
may be different
•Financial situations may
differ
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10. Webinars
Blogs/Videos
“Unconferences”
Virtual Conferences
The “T” word
MOOCs
Professional Development
Web based
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE
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11. BUSINESS OFFICER/MANAGER ROLE
NOT JUST FOR FINANCES ANYMORE
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12. Business Office
Role: not only take
care of finances
but of overall value
COST OF TUITION
OUTCOME
= VALUE
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13. Value
Tuition - $20k
Uniforms - $300
Annual Fund - $10M ;)
The feeling of knowing
your child is safe and
cared for at school?
Priceless
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15. Customer Service
•Children and money
•Main office
•Administrative offices
•Employees
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16. Why? How?
The relationship between IT and EdTech must be strong
and each must see the other’s needs
Business
Office
IT EdTech
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17. Technology
financing
•Funding
•Reserves
•Parent Association
•Donor Ask
•Fees
•Creativity
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18. TECH TIPS
with Felix
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19. http://ifttt.com
Receive a text
when your
Head of
School sends
you an email
If This, Then That
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20. Devices
iPad
Chromebook
MacBook
Tablet Computer
Smart Phones
Laptop
Things to consider...
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21. A TALE OF TWO SCHOOLS
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22. A B
A TALE OF TWO SCHOOLS
Identical Setup
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23. A Tale of Two Schools
A Adopted 1:1
because they
thought it
would make
them “21st
Century”
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24. A Tale of Two Schools
BUnderstood
21st Century
Learning
and saw the potential
in having 1:1 devices
as tools
21st Century Learning
is NOT Synonymous with Technology
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25. A Tale of Two Schools
A Consulted
the Network
Manager
about most
choices
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26. A Tale of Two Schools
BKnew to start
by asking
TEACHERS
Questions related to
education,
curriculum, lessons,
needs, etc.
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27. A Tale of Two Schools
A Spent lots of
time looking
for the “best
apps”
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28. A Tale of Two Schools
BProvided PD
for teachers to
deepen their
understanding
then started looking
for the best way to
meet their needs
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29. A Tale of Two Schools
A
Believed doing
things digitally
rather than
traditionally
would improve
anything
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30. Appropriate Use
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31. Appropriate Use
HTTP://YOUTU.BE/UKP--K_7NVW
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32. A Tale of Two Schools
BDiscovered
how to do new
things, new
ways
rather than use new
devices to do things
the old way
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33. A Tale of Two Schools
A Has seen a
change in
their electric
bill but not
student
engagement
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34. A Tale of Two Schools
BStudents are
authentically
engaged
in turn, teachers are
more involved,
making students feel
they care... It s
cyclical!
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35. http://felixj.me/pbliw
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36. Which School Do You Want Yours to Be?
BA
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37. Which School Do You Want Yours to Be?
B
Understood 21st Century
Learning
Knew to start by asking
TEACHERS
Provided PD for teachers to
deepen their understanding
Discovered how to do new
things, new ways
Students are authentically
engaged
Tuesday, May 7, 13

38. How Technology Devices Could Potentially Do
Nothing More Than Raise Your Electricity Bill
FELIX JACOMINO & MARIVÍ NEVIN 2013
ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
Q&A / Sharing
THE BOLLES SCHOOL, JACKSONVILLE
Tuesday, May 7, 13

39. How Technology Devices Could Potentially Do
Nothing More Than Raise Your Electricity Bill
FELIX JACOMINO & MARIVÍ NEVIN 2013
ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
felixj.me/fm13
Thank You!
THE BOLLES SCHOOL, JACKSONVILLE
Tuesday, May 7, 13