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Meeting the Demands of 21st Century Learners

Learn about Natick Public Schools' technology plans and initiatives, including grants for professional development, new interactive technology in classrooms, and a senior internship program. Discover how the district is creating a 21st-century learning environment and investing in technology resources. Highlights include Google Apps for Education, Moodle course management system, and future plans for wireless infrastructure and a 1-to-1 student device model.

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Meeting the Demands of 21st Century Learners

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  1. Natick Public SchoolsTechnology UpdateApril 26, 2010 Dennis Roche, CISA, CISM Director of Technology

  2. How do we meet the demands of the 21st Century Learner?

  3. Agenda • NEF Grant for Professional Development • Taste for Technology • Senior Internship • Technology Plans for the Next Few Years

  4. NEF Grant for Professional Development

  5. Taste for Technology • Cognex 10K donation in Classroom Technology: • New Interactive Technology for the High School • Portable Interactive Technology for Middle and Elementary Schools.

  6. New High School Solution

  7. Elementary & Middle SchoolSolution

  8. Senior Internship • Senior who is A+ Certified and interested in technology and hardware repair. • Learning how to… • deploy software in a large environment • troubleshoot and repair various technology hardware • interact with technology staff and our customers

  9. Technology Plans for the Next Few Years • Create 21st Century Learning Environment • Focus on Professional Development • Investments in Technology Resources

  10. Creating the 21st Century Learning Environment • Need real solutions for collaboration: • Google Apps Education Edition • Moodle – Course Management System

  11. Google Apps for Education

  12. Moodle • Open source web based course management system widely accepted and used in Higher Ed and K12. • Provides areas to store digital content. • Flexible security can be set to limit who participates and sees course content. • Has the ability to have calendars, wikis, blogs, forums and post podcasts to name a few.

  13. On-line Moodle Classes for Students

  14. Technology Plans forJuly 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 • District Wide: • Final Payment on Teacher & Elementary Laptop Lease • Professional Development – Annual Technology Day • Middle School Level: • Introduce Managed Wireless Infrastructure • Replacing Oldest Student Computers with Laptops • High School Level: • Review HS Schedule to increase Professional Development opportunities. • Create Technology Model Classroom • Create Apple Classroom • Expand Nova Net Program

  15. Technology PlansJuly 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 • District Wide • Professional Development • Elementary School Level: • Introduce wireless infrastructure (all 5 schools) • Upgrade wiring closets needed at Brown and Lilja • Middle School Level: • Expand wireless infrastructure • High School • Develop 1 to 1 Vision for students

  16. Technology PlansJuly 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 • District Wide: • Professional Development • Refresh all teacher laptops (5 years old) • Redeploy 5 year old teacher laptops for student use and retire equipment 6 – 11 years old. • High School Level: • Open new High School with student 1 to 1 model

  17. Technology PlanSummary • By the time the new High School opens: • All schools will have a wireless infrastructure in place. • All district owned computers will be within 1 – 5 life. • Robust Professional Development program will be in place. • One to One model for High School students will be implemented.

  18. Potential One to One Student Device

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