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1. Dr. Leigh Zeitz
University of Northern Iowa
Drzreflects.com
zeitz@ uni.edu

4. Is NOT about Hardware
Is NOT about Software
IS about Kidware!

5. Research reviewed 996
1:1 learning environments

6. 2010 – 2011 42 Districts
2011 – 2012 100 Districts
351 School Districts in Iowa

7.  Goals and Objectives
 Financial Planning
 Procurement
 End-User Support
 Curriculum Integration
 Marketing and Communication
 Faculty Development
 Infrastructure Development

9. Van Meter High School

10. Flickr.com/soopahgrover
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Flickr.com/jsim93

11. Cognitive Tools Engagers
droberton.wordpress.com
Thesituationist.wordpress.com

12. Janae (UCEA Castle)

14.  More than knowledge acquisition
 Forming networks
 Connecting nodes/information sources
 Learning may reside in non-human
appliances
 Nurture/Maintain connections

15. tinyurl.com/networkedstudent

16.  Teachers
 Curriculum
 Teachers
 Leadership
 Teachers
 Environment
 Teachers

17.  Control HOW/WHEN
tech is used.
 Adapt materials to
incorporate 1:1
 Emphasize Project-
Based Learning

18.  Students can complete complex tasks
 Tech is a tool with many applications
 There IS high quality info on the Web
 Will use technology appropriately
 Expectations changed after seeing how
skilled students used technology

19.  Entry
 Delivers Curriculum - PowerPoint
 Adoption
 Directs students in procedural tech tool use
 Adaptation
 Facilitates students exploring tech tool use
 Infusion
 Teach provides context, students select tools
 Transformation
 Tech tools used for HOTS. Achieve new things
ACOT

20.  Active
 Actively engaged in using tech as a tool
 Collaborative
 Use tech to collaborate with others
 Constructive
 Use tech to connect new info w/prior knowledge
 Authentic
 Use tech to link learning to real world
 Goal Directed
 Use tech to set goals, plan activities, monitor progress

22.  Change doesn’t happen without PD
 Teachers, Principals, Administrators, EVERYONE
 Different Forms and On-going
 Teach how to teach with technology
 ISTE NETS for Tech Coaches
 Develop Student-Centeredness
 Gen YES
 Student provide the support

24. Little evidence that TECHNOLOGY makes a
difference in scholastic achievement.

25.  Maine
 After 5 years: Little effect
 Writing up 3.4 points out of 80 points
 Michigan
 4 higher, 3 lower, 1 no difference
 Texas
 Math slightly higher
 Reading the same
 Writing slightly lower.

26.  Uniform integration of tech
 Teacher learning and
collaboration (monthly)
 Use technology DAILY for
online collaboration and
cooperative learning

27. Orchestrated Immersion
 Complex, interactive
experiences
Relaxed Alertness
 Safe and highly-challenging
environment
Active Processing
 internalize info by actively
processing it

28. Collecting data is important, but more
important is collecting stories.

29. “Differentiated in genuine ways for all
students, with teachers who gather and mine
just-in-time data.
Further, teachers, students, and parents
use technology every day to collaborate
about what to do next in their collective
pursuit of learning.”
(Weston & Bain 2010)

30. “Each student and
teacher would
struggle to see the
relevance of such a
question, because
computers have
become integrated in
what they do.”
(Weston & Bain 2010)

31. Matt Levinson
Assistant Head
Nueva School
Hillsborough, California

32. We must teach our students
for their tomorrows,
NOT our yesterdays.

33. Thank You