A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste

2. A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste ~Economist Paul Romer

3. Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • Crisis on the Horizon… Technologies to watch • Systemic Technology Integration Initiatives Dr. Lee Grafton, Palm Springs USD • ARRA and SFSF: One-Time Investments in Long-Range Success • Strategies and Tools for Reporting to Stakeholders • ARRA EETT-C Rollout

4. Crisis A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger • a time when a difficult or important decision must be made • the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place, indicating either recovery or death • the point in a play or story when a crucial conflict takes place, determining the outcome of the plot

5. from Greek krisis = decision

7. What’s Next? • Mobiles <1 year • Cloud computing <1 year • Geo-everything 2-3 years • Personal web 2-3 years • Semantic aware applications 4-5 years • Smart objects 4-5 years

8. Mobile Computing • Multi-touch display • High-speed internet • Accelerometer • GPS • Third-party applications

9. “It is clear that many smart phones are now almost as powerful as the laptops the University first deployed during the mobile computing initiative.”

10. Cloud Computing • Distributed cluster • Real time data • Scalable on demand • Device/location independence • Models • Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) • Platform as a service (PaaS) • Software as a service (SaaS)

11. Geo-Everything • Automatic geolocation data • Dynamic updating on mobiles • Context aware applications • Transparent reality visualization

12. Personal Web • Personalized start pages • RSS / Aggregators • Tagging • Collaboration

13. Semantic Aware Apps • Metadata • Natural Language Search • Visualize Relationships

14. Smart Objects • Radio frequency identification tags (RFID) • Quick response (QR) codes • Smartcards

15. What will school look like for him?

16. “Dream how technology cannot only improve education but also transform what we think of as education.”Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education

17. Systemic Technology Integration Initiatives Dr. Lee Grafton, Palm Springs USD

18. Using 1-Time Funds for Long-Range Success

19. Value of Investment Total benefit towards school mission or goals vs. Anticipated costs of project

21. Where are we going? “When you see a fork in the road, take it.” “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up somewhere else.”

22. School superintendents, district administrators and school boards need to understand that technology can dramatically reshape and improve not just administrative functions, but the teaching and learning experience in every classroom. CoSN Grunwald Survey Recommendation

23. Technology Investments • Infrastructure improvement • Administrative computing applications • Community outreach technologies • Teacher computing • Student computing

24. Qualitative Benefit Analysis • Evaluate proposed projects • Projects competing for funding • Sell a proposed project • Specifically, what we expect to accomplish • Succinctly describe or justify a project • Sustain a project • Going back for continued funding

25. TCO vs. VOI • All costs of networked environment • Equipment • Software • Direct labor • User overhead • Facilities costs • Includes TCO • Dollar savings • Efficiencies • Additional revenue generation • Qualitative benefits • Relate directly to school mission, goals and mandates

26. VOI Process • Estimate project TCO • Assess risk: probability of success • Subtract dollar savings • Determine and score measurable qualitative benefits toward district goals • Analyze net cost versus qualitative benefits • Evaluate results

27. www.edtechvoi.org • CoSN Leadership Initiative • Methodology to determine costs and benefits of proposed projects • Project cost estimator • Benefits worksheet • Case studies

29. Cost vs. Benefits • Compare projects competing for the same funds • Confidently articulate costs and benefits in measurable terms Student laptop pilot project Score 206 vs. $212,000 Bang for the buck = .87 /$1000 Upgrade and Refurbish auditorium and stage –Score 35 vs. $83,000 Bang for the buck = .42 /$1000

30. Guiding Questions • Are we using technologies that will allow students and educators to develop proficiency in 21st century skills? • Are we providing educators with professional development that will enable them to use technology effectively to support learning? • Are we taking full advantage of technology as a critical learning tool?

31. Guiding Questions • Are we ensuring that students are mastering rigorous technology skills? • Are we using technology to extend our ability to reach and support every student? • Do we allow, encourage and teach students to use popular personal technologies, such as cell phones, MP3 players and other portable digital devices, as learning tools in school and elsewhere?

32. Considerations • To what extent does this one-time purchase… • galvanize instructional process and promote authentic learning • improve assessment and evaluation at all levels • address diverse learning styles and student needs • build community in the school environment • improve efficiency of school administration

33. Questions?

34. ARRA EETT-C