Slide deck from School Technology Summit 2013 presentation: "Creating Your Technology Vision 101"

1. Chris Casal
Technology Coordinator/Teacher
P. S. 10 Brooklyn (15K010)
ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
Creating Your Technology
Vision 101
School Technology Summit 2013 - 7/31/13
Presentation Materials:
http://goo.gl/YBkr1Y (case sensitive)
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2. P. S. 10 - an overview
New York City Department of Education public school
Park Slope vicinity, Brooklyn
~950 students
K- 5th grade
40 classroom teachers, 7 clusters, 10 Related Services
(OT/PT/SETTS/Speech) 2 coaches, 2 administrators
http://ps10ipads.wikispaces.com
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3. P. S. 10 iPads
Initiative spearheaded by Principal Laura Scott & Technology
Teacher/Coordinator Chris Casal
All K-5 classroom teachers invited
38 teachers accepted, 2 declined
2 Pre-K & 1 long-term sub not currently eligible
2 Science teachers involved
Each has “teacher” iPad plus shared 20 iPad cart for student
use
Assistant Principal, Literacy Coach, Math Coach & Related
Services also involved
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4. Teacher iPads
Teachers who accept the iPad agree to:
attend 4 hours of introductory PD, non-paid
sync only to DOE classroom computer or iCloud
create iTunes/iCloud account using DOE email
use personal credit card
99% of apps used are free
paid apps are paid for by teachers, no
reimbursement
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5. Mobile Cart
20 iPads
1 MacBook
iTunes account tied to official school email account
iTunes account tied to Principal’s DOE issued “P-Card”
each iPad numbered
labeled externally & “Home” & “Lock” screen images
Great “how to” http://learninginhand.com/blog/
classroom-ipod-touches-ipads-dos-and-donts.html
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6. Professional Development
Introduction/issued iPad - 4 hours - mandatory
2x 2 hour sessions
setup, syncing, email, basic apps
Workshop series - 10 hours - optional
5x 2 hour sessions
each session devoted to specific apps or tasks
Continual/ongoing support
ps10iPads.wikispaces.com
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7. P. S. 10 looking forward...
Ongoing professional development
Loaner iPad 1 devices - managed via Configurator
In process:
iPad 2 upgrade for all staff
not “new” - 16 GB iPad 2 @ $399 is a no brainer for us - “new” iPad doesn’t
offer enough to disregard savings
existing iPad 1s recycled to Kindergarten
2 iPads per class for student use
Managment flexibility - via Configurator or teacher controlled
Applied for TeachingMatters.org Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize for School Innovation
grant, NYC Reso-A grants...
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8. The process...
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How...
(...and not necessarily in that order...)
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10. Why do you want iPads?
Truly ask yourself that question.... why?
To keep up with the trend?
To invest in current technology?
Because they’re cool?
Because someone told you to?
Answer that question and it’ll be easier to answer the...
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12. What will you use them for?
This will help you align and clarify your goal
teacher use?
student use?
both teacher and student?
What are the tasks the iPads will undertake?
What do you hope to achieve with the iPads?
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13. When...?
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14. When to begin, assess,
evaluate, reflect...?
What is your timeline?
In a week we will...
In a month we will be...
By the end of the year we will be...
Next year we will start off...
A timeline ins’t just for starting & stopping but should
include ongoing benchmarks to judge progress,
success & next steps...
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16. Who is involved?
Lock down all the players...
Who is the point person for the initiative?
Who orders, inventories, issues, etc...?
Who provides training?
Who are the users?
Who approves the purchases, designs the curriculum,
issues the devices to users, provides training, provides
tech support, uses them daily... might be many, might be
one. Name names...
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17. Where...?
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18. Where is this happening?
Identify necessary facilities...
Secure storage
Location to accept, prep, inventory & issue
Professional development site (real or virtual)
Use - library, lab, classrooms, carts...
Where isn’t just about where they’ll be used, it’s about
where they’ll be stored when not in use, where staff will
meet for PD, where tech support & updates will occur...
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19. How...?
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20. How...? The greatest of all
How will this happen?
Start-up funds - $$$
On-going funding - $$$
Organizing purchase, delivery, issuing, PD, etc
Staff buy-in: excited for use, excited for toy, annoyed
at “additional responsibility”...?
You have figured the easy parts, now, how will you make
it happen? How will you bring your plan to reality?
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21. Our answers...
Why - mobility, access, paperwork
What - conferring & assessing, collaboration, communication
When - 9/10 test a few, 1/11 20 iPads to gr. 3-5, 6/11 all classroom
teachers, 11/11 clusters (Art, Music)
Who - tech, admin, classroom teachers, coaches (Lit & Math), Science
students, clusters...
Where - computer lab for prep & PD, classroom teachers, cart for
Science students
How - NYSTL, Reso-A, any available funds (enthusiastic
administration), build interest & excitement for staff buy-in through
methodical & effective roll out and professional development
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22. PS 10 iPads, virtually speaking...
http://ps10ipads.wikispaces.com
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23. Implementing your iPads...
Be smart, plan well, train effectively, support continually,
and always spend wisely....
(...and pretty much in that order...)
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24. Contact
Christopher M. Casal
Technology Teacher/Coordinator
P. S. 10 (15K010)
Email: ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
Diigo: mrcasal
www.mrcasal.com
thecasalos.blogspot.com
ps10ipads.wikispaces.com
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