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Selecting and Vetting Materials and Resources

Selecting and Vetting Materials and Resources. Digital Resources Overview. Sign in sheet DLS team iPad survey Brief Overview Positive Approach. Intermediate/Middle. 1 to 1 - planned for school year 2015-2016 iPads as an instructional enhancement

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Selecting and Vetting Materials and Resources

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  1. Selecting and Vetting Materials and Resources

  2. Digital ResourcesOverview Sign in sheet DLS team iPad survey Brief Overview Positive Approach

  3. Intermediate/Middle • 1 to 1 - planned for school year 2015-2016 • iPadsas an instructional enhancement • iPads will serve as a platform for digital textbooks • Textbooks housed on the iPad – access equity • iPads as a learning tool-not a personal gaming device • Gradual process – textbooks, calculators, APPs • Literature sets

  4. Elementary K-4 iPadsas a learning tool to enhance instruction Classes use iPad carts The hope is eventual migration to etextbooks APPs to be vetted

  5. Vetting Materialsand Resources Free APPs and paid APPs will both go through the vetting process to validate their use with the curriculum Keynote, Pages, Numbers already vetted Office 360 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint Other writing , presentation and spreadsheet APPs should be considered

  6. Vetting Materials and Resources Digital Learning Professional Development Evaluation and Fidelity Check –very important for GRANT records Please attach professional development rosters or course completion records along with any pertinent feedback documentation to the professional development forms when you turn them in to your media specialist or upload forms to the MCS website. Critera for Vetting Digital Materials Vetting – Evaluation of Digital Materials

  7. Selection Process Sharing Vetted APPs and Textbooks will be posted on MCS website - TBA Communication/Sharing Wikis, online forums - TBA

  8. Role of the Media Specialist DLS Team Member - trainer Vetting Coordinator – assists with submitting completed forms Collaborative Partner Resources Specialist Catalogs iPads and circulates to students (1 to 1) First contact for repairs/service (includes APPs)

  9. Getting Started… Materials and Resources - grade/subject area Discussion - Currently using Organizing Exploring Sharing

  10. Organizing with Symbaloo http://www.symbalooedu.com/ (product information/registration) www.symbaloo.com (home page) http://www.symbaloo.com/?quickstart=1 (Example-Fair Grove Elementary) http://www.livebinder.com

  11. Exploring and Sharing Hands-on Activity Search for a textbook and/or APP Vet the textbook or APP Complete the vetting forms Share with the group

  12. Helpful Resources Professional Subscriptions The Journal – online registration http://thejournal.com/Home.aspx http://thejournal.com/articles/list/digital-media.aspx 9 Lessons from Digital Pioneers http://ipadapps4school.com/

  13. Wrap Up Plans for training at school sites – redelivery method Forms for Feedback and grant fidelity Urgency – Vetting Textbooks/APPs to start with in fall ( high school) Workshop Feedback

  14. Digital Learning Professional Development • Macon County Schools • School _________________________ • Professional Development Goal: • Adoption of Digital Learning Materials and Textbooks • Strategy: • Provide professional development through the use of grade level or curriculum area Digital Learning Specialist Teams at each school, which will allow for teacher input on the selection and vetting process for the digital learning materials. • Action Steps (check action steps addressed): • Provide initial professional development for all Digital Learning Specialists. • Digital Learning Specialists meet with their teachers and teams to explain goals, provide materials and begin vetting and evaluation of materials. • Digital Learning Specialists meet with their teachers and teams to discuss recommendation and adoption of materials and textbooks. Digital learning materials are recommended for adoption. Provide reflection and feedback on the professional development process. Other: • Professional Development Work Session Name: • DLS Team: • Target Audience: • Resources Needed:

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