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Instructional Technology McKinney ISD. …Empowering 21 st century learners to be 21 st century leaders. Staffing. Lara Lindsey - Director of Instructional Technology and Library Services Lea Anne Daughrity- Elementary Instructional Technology Facilitator
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Instructional Technology McKinney ISD …Empowering 21st century learners to be 21st century leaders
Staffing • Lara Lindsey- Director of Instructional Technology and Library Services • Lea Anne Daughrity- Elementary Instructional Technology Facilitator • 31Library Media Specialists 1 LMS on each PK-12 Campus • 3Technology Integrators 1on each high school campus
Goals • Leverage technology tools in order to accelerate change and support curriculum • Move student learners to become producers vs. consumers of technology • Encourage and model an effective and meaningful approach to information literacy • Meaningfully integrate technology tools and resources in to the existing curriculum • Promote an integrated technology approach to teacher professional development
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Early Childhood • SMART Tables • SMART Boards • Circulating library • iPad stations in classrooms • Letters Alive and Augmented Reality
“I like to use our white board at school because I like to touch it and see what happens.” -Kate
“My favorite thing about our whiteboard is I don’t’ have to stay in my chair. We can all move around and dance” -Callie
“My friend has a chair with wheels. I help him reach so he can learn too.” -Paul
“One time I did not know the color words. But I used the pointer and now I know ALL the color words” -Gabriel
“I try to listen all the time. But I listen the most best to my teacher when we get to use our whiteboard. It’s fun. I wish I had one at home.” -Teddy
ElementaryInnovate 4 Tomorrow • Webb 1:1 Learning at 4th and 5th grade with Netbooks • McGowen model classroom with 1:1 iPad learning • Title 1 campuses Apple initiative • Burks experimental digital literacy library for 4th and 5th grades • SMART Boards in every K-5 classroom • Safari Montage • Discovery Learning • BrainPop • Learning.com
SecondaryInnovate 4 Tomorrow • BYOT • Student email/Cloud Storage • Social Networking • Digital Library • Research Databases • SMART Boards in math and science • Safari Montage • Discovery Learning • BrainPop ESL • Apex Learning
Professional Development • iPads in Schools • MISD Technical Tutorials • Tech Stars • Integrated Technology in PD • Adobe Captivate
Libraries The mission of the MISD Library Media Center is to ensure that students and staff are effective evaluators, users, creators and communicators of ideas and information, enabling them to be literate life-long learners, and are equipped with the processes and strategies to meet the diverse needs of the 21st century and beyond.
“OverDrive” McKinney ISD’s First Digital Library