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Emerging Technologies Task Force. June 15, 2012. Welcome to Session #2. Why are we here? What is our task?. What do we already know?. Cloud Technology. Technical Requirements. Instructional Applications. BYOT. Students and staff are currently bringing their own.
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Emerging Technologies Task Force June 15, 2012
Welcome to Session #2 Why are we here? What is our task?
Cloud Technology Technical Requirements Instructional Applications
BYOT Students and staff are currently bringing their own. RTSD does not currently have a policy.
Online Learning • District commitment • Several teachers will be participating in summer training related to how to teach online • Proposals currently under review
Social Media/AUP Teachers are using social media in their classrooms. Need ways to harness the power for instruction. Need to amend our policy to reflect the use of these tools.
Where we are headed – our roadmap • Conduct research, interview districts, collect data • summer work • Develop Action Plan • August 16th • Meet every other month depending on the needs • of the group • Communicate findings • Administrators - August • School Board - October • District Staff - October
Summer Work • Conduct your own research • refer to resources on the wiki) • Contact other districts • watch your group wiki page and look for notifications in email • Complete the Connecting with Other Sites sheet • Upload your sheet to your group wiki page (or send it to Joan if you have difficulty) • Review your group wiki page and be ready to discuss on August 16th
August 16th – Administrative Retreat9:00 – 1:30 • Part #1 • Workgroups to begin to develop an action plan for • their initiative • Other administrators receive an overview of the • initiatives and work to date • Part #2 • Workgroups share out summer findings and action • plans