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Creating a Digital Learning Environment
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Creating a Digital Learning Environment
Welcome!
• Jeremy Brown – [email protected]• On Twitter @jbsd43 • Science Teacher and Digital Immersion (DI)
Coordinator at Riverside Secondary• Designed and Implemented the DI program
and the 1 to 1 iPad project.
• 1350 students & 80 teachers
• South side of Port Coquitlam
• Mixed population with very low to middle socio-economic families
• Most of our technology has come in house with some coming through SD43’s TLI project.
• Most students bring tech from home but we have some devices to share.
• Strong Leadership over the past 9 years
• The last 2 principals have gone on to senior leadership roles in Vancouver and West Van.
• Strong staff commitment to become the district leaders in technology.
Technology Programs
• Digital Immersion 9-10• Learning with Technology• Science Coop• Cisco Networking• Digital Media Classes• Traditional ICT courses
• Blended Classrooms• Connected School • Positive Student Digital
Footprint• Digital Citizens• Environments where
Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) are routinely used.
Money
EquityTime
The Sweet Spot
Infrastructure
Connecting to the Internet
• Do you want to use the internet? • How will the internet improve your
practice?• Does your school have Wi-Fi? How
many connections can it hold at one time?
• Are your students able to bring in devices with data plans?
• What about texting? – Polleverywhere?
Devices - Teachers
• Want vs. Need• Laptops vs. Tablet
computers• Single User Devices– iPads– Samsung Android Tablets
(Galaxy Note 10.1)– Windows RT Machines
Want Need
Devices - Students
• What works best for kids?• Laptops vs. Tablets vs. Phones
Keeping Connected• What do you want
from a connected classroom?
• Where is your comfort level?
• What happens when you lose connection?
• What happens when students access inappropriate content?
Software - Students• FREE is your favorite word.• Student Favorites– Skype– Google Drive– Blogger– Engrade– Prezi– Wolfram-alpha– Facebook – but not as much as before
Software - Teachers
• Teacher Favorites– Google Drive– Google Reader– Engrade– Classmarker– Twitter– Quizlet
Management
• How do you manage content?
• Do you want to?• Where do students
hand work into you?• How do you give
instant feedback?
What do you have/need/want
Worksheet
Passion
ExpertiseSupport
What makes a good technology teacher?
• Passion + Perseverance + Planning
• Notice how I didn’t say knowledgeable?
• You need a base level of knowledge but you can’t know everything
• You can’t be afraid to ask the students for help!
Professional Development
• Start in your school… • You have experts…they just might be the
students!• Join and Participate in a Webinar like
Classroom 2.0• Social Media and Personal Learning Networks
Social Media and PLNs• I believe that Twitter is
the greatest Pro-D resource available to you.
• #edtechbc, #edchat, #cpchat
• Set up a connected environment within your schools and between schools. #rside43
• Teaching by Design was the original framework we used for setting up the new courses and adapting the others.
• Digital Fluencies were put into place this last year to propel us forward
Framework
What students work well in these environments?
• Creative• Innovative• Independent• Collaborative• Decisive• Critical Consumers• Students with written output.
What do you want to accomplish?
Project Based Learning
• Technology and Project based learning fit• Mastery Projects, Digital Backpacks, Passion Projects,
etc…• Subject Specific projects – How can you leverage
technology to make the projects you already do better?
DTeachers are the greatest Apps of the 21st Century – Ian Jukesct Instruction
Technology saves you from minutia but it does not teach for you.
Front end loading
Create an Action
Plan
Measure your Progress
Your first year
Will every student be bringing some sort of device to school? What about those who
can’t afford it?
What’s your plan?
