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Sylacauga High School FBLACommunity Service Project 2016-2017

Grace Abernathy and Ibby Dickson Alabama FBLA | Chapter #2304

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Table of Contents Purpose of Project........................................................................................................2-4

•StatementofProjectGoals.................................................................................3

•ServicetotheCommunityanditsCitizens..........................................................4

PlanningandDevelopmentofProject...........................................................................5-6

Implementation of Project...........................................................................................7-9

ImpactandBenefitstotheCommunity.....................................................................10-12

EvidenceofPublicity.................................................................................................13-14

Appendix..................................................................................................................15

1SylacaugaHighSchoolFBLA—ALegacyofLeadershipDigitalbyDesign

FutureBusinessLeadersofAmericaCommunityServiceProjectReport

SylacaugaHighSchoolSylacauga,Alabama

Chapter#2304

2Sylacauga High School FBLA — A Legacy of LeadershipDigital by Design

Introduction Manyschools throughout theUnitedStateshaveembracedaone-to-one initiativeconvincedthatifeverystudenthadadeviceandifeveryteacherweretrainedtousethesedevices,thenstudentlearningwould riseautomatically. Unfortunately,addingadigitaldevice to theclassroomwithoutafundamentalchangeinthecultureof teachingandlearningwillnot leadtosignificant improvement.TheSylacaugaCitySchoolSystemrecognizedtheemphasisinaone-to-oneinitiativeshouldbeondesigningassignmentsthatareengagingandempowering.Theemphasisshouldbeonthelearning,notthedevice. TheSylacaugaCitySchoolSystemchosetouselanguagethatdescribesaninitiativethatsetsthetoneanddirectionforamoreinspiringvisionthansimplygivingeachstudentadevice.Thesystemnamedthe initiativeDigitalbyDesignto indicatemorefocusondesigning limitlessopportunitiesforlearningthanonthedeviceitself. Thesystemdeterminedthateventhoughthefocuswouldbeonensuringthattechnologyisseennotasanotherinitiative,butasintegraltocurriculum,numerousdecisionshadtobemaderegardingimplementationandlayingasolidfoundationforthisinitiativetobesuccessful.Whichdeviceshouldbepurchased?Whattrainingwillberequired?Howmuchwilltrainingcost?Whatotherresourceswillbeneeded? TheSylacaugaCity School System chose theGoogleChromebook due to affordability anddurability.Inaddition,Googleprovidesproductsdesignedtohelpyoustayorganized,getanswers,keepintouch,andmore.Googleapplicationsalloweasycollaborationandconvenience. Thesystemwanted todevotefinancial resources to leveraging the technology for innovative

teaching and learning but the systemalso recognizedthatstudentsandteachersneededtobetrainedontheGoogleapplicationsaccessiblethroughtheChromebook.With limited financial resources,Mrs. JenniferRosato,Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, knewthe systemhad to explore options for providing directinstructionondigitalcitizenship,navigationandGoogleapplications. Mrs. Rosato approached lead FBLAAdviser, Tyler Laye, to see if the local FBLA chaptermembers would be interested in training students,Seventh grade students

receiving Chromebooks

Purpose of Project


faculty,andparents.SylacaugaFBLAunanimouslyvotedtoadopttheDigitalbyDesigninitiativeasthe2016-2017CommunityServiceProject.

Statement of Project Goals

The primary goal of Sylacauga FBLA community service projects is to establish a desire inits members for volunteerism that impacts Sylacauga and surrounding communities. Members ofSylacaugaFBLAarecommittedtoexposingthemselvestoavarietyofareasofserviceandfeelthatproviding service to the community is vital to their personalgrowthandtothestrengthoftheirchapter. InorderforSylacaugaFBLAtocreatealastingimpactonthecommunityofSylacaugathroughthe2016-2017Digitalby Design Community Service Project, the following goalsweredeveloped:• ProvideassistancetotheSylacaugaCitySchoolsystemin

theDigitalbyDesigninitiativefreeofcharge• Educatestudentsontheimportanceofdigitalcitizenshipas

wellasteachstudentshowtouseGoogleapplications.• Buildleadership,communication,technology,eventplanning,multimediaproductions,networking,

administrative,clerical,marketing,anddesktoppublishingskills.Inaddition,SylacaugaFBLAmembersagreed that thisyear’scommunityserviceprojectmeets thefollowingFBLAgoals.• Developcompetent,aggressivebusinessleadershipskills.• Strengthentheconfidenceofstudentsintheirwork.• Encouragememberstodevelopprojectstobenefittheschoolandcommunity.• Encouragescholarshipandpromoteschoolloyalty.• Assiststudentsintheestablishmentofoccupationalgoals.• Facilitatethetransitionfromschooltowork.

Purpose of Project

FBLA members preparing to train parents on Chromebooks


Service to the Community and its Citizens

TheDigital byDesignCommunity Service Project filled a great need in the SylacaugaCitySchoolSystemandtheSylacaugacommunity.TheSylacaugaCitySchoolSystemdecidedtopilottheDigitalbyDesigninitiativeinthe7thgradeatNicholsLawsonMiddleSchool.Thepurposeofpilotingtheinitiativeinonegradeonlywastoworkoutanyissuesbeforeimplementingitthroughouttheentiresystem.TheSylacaugaFBLAmembersassistedwithChromebookinventory,Chromebookdistribution,andtrainingparents,students,andfaculty.TheassistancethattheSylacaugaFBLAmembersprovidedrepresentedamajorcostsavingstotheschoolsystemandprovidedneededtrainingsoteacherscouldfocusoncurriculumdevelopmentutilizingthenewtechnology. Incredibly and unexpectedly, businesses and organizations in the Sylacauga communityrequestedtheservicesoftheFBLAGoogleTrainers.FBLAGoogleTrainersledtrainingsessionsattheSylacaugaChamberofCommerce,B.B.ComerMemorialLibrary,severalsmallbusinesslocations,andtheSylacaugaAllianceforFamilyEnhancement.Thesetrainingsessionseducatedcommunityandbusinessleadersonhowthecloud-basedGoogleapplicationscouldbenefittheirorganizationsbymodernizingtheircommunications,filemanagement,storagesolutions,andmore.

Purpose of Project

FBLA members teaching parents Google applications


SylacaugaFBLAofficersmetonJuly27,2016toplanactivitiesfortheupcomingyear.Oneoftheitemsontheagendawasadiscussionregardingideasforthecommunityserviceproject.TheofficersdecidedtorecommendthattheDigitalbyDesignprojectbethefocusofthisschoolyear’scommunityserviceprojecttotheFBLAmembersatthefirstchaptermeetingonAugust14,2016.AfteramajorityvotetoadopttheDigitalbyDesignCommunityServiceProject,GraceAbernathy,member,andIbbyDickson,officer,werechosentobetheco-chairs. GraceAbernathy, IbbyDickson, project chairs, JackWilbanks,ChapterPresident, andTylerLaye,LeadFBLAAdviser,metwithPaulaBruno,NicholsLawsonMiddleSchoolAssistantPrincipal,andCeciliaDean,NicholsLawsonMiddleSchoolMediaSpecialistandCertifiedGoogleTrainer.ThepurposeofthismeetingwastoidentifythecapacityinwhichtheSylacaugaFBLAchaptermemberswouldservetohelpmaketheDigitalbyDesigninitiativeasuccess.ItwasdeterminedthatSylacaugaFBLAmembers would help with Google Chromebook Inventory, Google Chromebook Distribution,GoogleTraining-ParentMeetings,andGoogleTraining-7thGraders. It was also determined that Sylacauga FBLA members would be trained by Cecilia Dean,Nichols LawsonMediaSpecialist andCertifiedGoogleTrainer. This trainingwouldensure that allFBLAGoogleTrainerswere trained on thesame applications in the same way andwouldbepreparedtodelivertrainingto1757th graders. These sessions were video-recorded to be available formemberswhowereunabletoattendtraining. DuringourOctoberchaptermeeting,FBLAmemberswere given the opportunitytovolunteertoparticipate inthecommunityserviceproject.Memberscouldvolunteertohelpwithinventory,distribution,andtraining.

Planning and Development of Project

FBLA members training on Google applications


Committees Members volunteered to participate in various committees. Creating committees within theserviceprojectallowedmanymemberstobe involvedandpromotedigital literacy in theSylacaugacommunity. Executive Committee: Grace Abernathy and Ibby Dickson served as Community ServiceProjectChairsandledtheexecutivecommittee.SylacaugaFBLAPresidentJackWilbanksandVicePresidentAllexusPhillipsalsoservedontheexecutivecommittee. Scheduling and Logistics Committee: SylacaugaFBLAmemberson theSchedulingandLogisticsCommitteecreatedschedules for trainingstudentsandparents.Thiscommitteewasalsoresponsibleforensuringallscheduledmemberswerepresentatevents. Public Relations Committee: ThePublicRelationsCommitteewasresponsibleforpublicizingSylacaugaFBLA’sDigitalbyDesigncommunityserviceproject.Thiscommitteewrotepressreleasesandworkedwiththedesigncommitteetoensureaccurateinformationwasonflyers. Design Committee: The Design Committee led the designing of event logos and flyers.SylacaugaFBLAmemberLyndseyDaviscreatedaDigitalbyDesignlogofortheentireschoolsystemto use.

Planning and Development of Project

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Google Application Teams

Google Docs, Slides, and Drive:FBLAGoogleTrainerspresentedtheirskillsonJanuary17,2017,fortheseventhgrade.ThetrainerscoveredthedifferentfeaturesintheGoogleDocs,Slides,andDriveapplicationsincludinghowtoshareadocumentandslideandhowtocreate,organize,andmovefoldersandfilesfortheirclasses. Gmail, Forms, and Digital Citizenship: A different team of FBLA Google Trainers taughtseventh grade students Gmail, Forms, and Digital Citizenship. The trainers covered the differentfeaturesinGmail,Forms,anddigitalcitizenshipconceptsincludingcreatingforms,surveys,quizzes,presentations,internetsafety,cyberbullying,anddigitalfootprint.


DigitalbyDesignCommunityServiceProjectCo-Chairs,GraceAbernathyandIbbyDickson,andFBLAPresident,JackWilbanks,metwiththeNichols-LawsonMiddleMediaSpecialistandCertifiedGoogleTrainer,Ms.CeciliaDean,todiscussdatestotrainFBLAmembers.TheFBLAmembertrainingtookplaceoverathreedayperiod,November28-30,2016,atNicholsLawsonMiddleSchool.ThetrainingcoveredallofthebasicGoogleapplicationsandDigitalCitizenship. FBLAGoogleTrainersfurtherpreparedtotraintheseventhgradestudentsatNicholsLawsonMiddleSchoolbycreatinglessonplansandvisualaids.ThelessonplansandvisualaidsweresharedwithallGoogletrainersandweremeanttoensureconsistencybetweenalltrainersandalllessons.Abriefsynopsisoftheinformationcoveredinthelessonplansisasfollows.

Google Drive:• Organizing/movingfiles• Creatingnewdocuments• Sharingdocuments• Changingviewsettings• Showingdifferentapplicationsonthe“wafflemenu”

Google Docs:• Namingdocuments• Insertingimages,links,charts,etc.• Sharingfiles• Editingfiles• Add-onfeatures

Google Slides:• Creatingshortpresentations• Differenceofthemes• Addingcommentsunderpresentation• Slidetransititions• Addingphotos,videos,charts,andlinks

Implementation of Project


Google Forms:• Creatingsurveys• Usedifferentoptions-multiplechoice,shortquestion,linearscale• Editthesurvey• Sendingandsharingsurveys• Organizingresponses

Gmail:• Personalizeemail• Searchforspecificemailsusingkeywords• Creatinggroups• Directory• Howtosendanemailtooneormorepeople

Digital Citizenship:• Whattodoandnotdoonline• Howtotreatpeopleviaonline• Theharmfuleffectsprivatechatroomscanhave• Whydigitalcitizenshipisimportant

OnDecember15-16,2017,FBLAmemberstraveledtoNicholsLawsonMiddleSchooltoassistwiththeinventoryofthenewGoogleChromebooks.Membershadtoassignassetcodes,documentChromebookidentificationnumbers,andassignChromebookstoeachofthe7thgraders. OnJanuary10-12,2017,FBLAGoogleTrainersmetwithparentstodemostratetheapplicationsthestudentswouldbeutilizingatschoolandathome,todiscussdigitalcitizenshipandexpectationsofstudents,andtohelpanswerquestions. OnJanuary11,2017,FBLAmembersdistributedtheChromebookstoeachofthe7thgraders.Allofthestudentswereveryexcitedtoreceivetheirnewdevice. OnJanuary17-18,2017,FBLAGoogleTrainerstrained1757thgradestudents.Thestudentswereallveryexcitedandlearnedsomuch.FBLAGoogleTrainershelpedthe7thgradestudentslogintotheirSylacaugaCitySchoolsGmailaccountandtrainedthemonGmail,Docs,Drive,Forms,Slides,andDigitalCitizenship.

Implementation of Project


Implementation of Project AfterhearingaboutthesuccessfultrainingatNichols-LawsonMiddleSchool,MargaretMorton,ExecutiveDirector of SylacaugaAlliance for Family Enhancement, a local, non-profit organization,contactedTylerLaye,LeadFBLAAdviser,requestingtheservicesofFBLAGoogleTrainersattheirnextstaffmeeting.FBLAGoogletrainersledatrainingsessionformorethanfortystaffmembersJanuary23,2017. Other local businessesand communitymembers voiced interest inGoogle training, aswell.FBLAGoogleTrainersledadditionaltrainingsessionsattheSylacaugaChamberofCommerceandtheB.B.ComerMemorialLibrary.Inaddition,FBLAGoogleTrainersprovidedafewone-on-onesessionswithlocalbusinessownerswhowereunabletoattendthepreviouslyscheduledtrainingsessionsopentothepublic. TheFBLAGoogleTrainersaddedtwoadditionalapplicationstothelessonsforthecommunitytrainingsessions:GoogleHangoutsandGoogleCalendar.

Google Hangouts• HowtolocateHangoutsthroughgmailorwafflemenu• Sendingmessages• Calling• Videochatting• Uploadingcontacts

Google Calendar• Sharingdates/events• Puttingindates• Sharinginvitations• Respondingtoinvitations• Accessingcalendarfromotherdevices

ThetrainingsessionsofferedoutsidetheoriginalscopeoftheDigitalbyDesignCommunityServiceProjectwereunexpectedadditionsbutprovedtoaddvaluetotheoverallproject.TheSylacaugaFBLAmemberswereextremelyproudthattheirserviceswereindemandandtheireffortswereratedexcellent.


Impact and Benefits to the Community

Through the 2016-2017 Digital by Design Community Service Project, the Sylacauga CitySchoolSystem,teachers,parents,and1757thgradersbenefitedfromtheGoogletrainingprovidedbySylacaugaFBLAmembers.SylacaugaFBLAchaptermembersprovidedaservicethatsavedtheschoolsystemfinancial resourcesandprovided thestudentswithasolid foundationofGoogleanddigital citizenship knowledge. This foundationwill aid the students and teachers in a successfullypilotedDigitalbyDesigninitiative.ParentsalsolearnedabouttheGoogleapplicationstheirchildrenwouldbeusingatschoolandathome.

Local businesses and organizationshavealsobenefittedfromtheDigitalbyDesignproject. Small business owners, leaders ofa non-profit organization, and communitymemberslearnedhowcloud-basedtechnologycan modernize communication, improvecollaboration, organize files while providing

accessfromanydeviceequippedwithaninternetconnection.OrganizationsweresopleasedwiththetrainingresultstheyhavealreadyrequestedadditionalsessionswiththeFBLAGoogleTrainers. SylacaugaFBLAmembersbenefittedfromtheDigitalbyDesignCommunityServiceProject.Theplanning,development,implementation,andmanagementofDigitalbyDesignnotonlyincreasedthemembers’knowledgeofGoogleapplications,butalsoofcommunication,graphicdesign,publicrelations,timemanagement,eventplanning,presentationskills,andmore.Participatinginreal-worldexperiencesnotonlyprovidespractical skillsandknowledgetothemembersbutalsoputsthematanadvantageandmakesthemmoremarketable upon entering the workforce.Sylacauga FBLA members have beenpositively impactedthroughtheir involvementwithDigitalbyDesign. Based on the positive resultsand testimonies fromall involved, theDigitalby Design Community Service Project hasbeendeemedahugesuccess.

SAFEemployeesreceivingGoogletraining

FBLAmembersteachtrainingsessionat SylacaugaChamberofCommerce


“It isreallysatisfyingwhenyouareabletoteachothersaboutsomethingthatwillmakethemmoreproductiveandtechnologicallyadvanced.Ittaughtmemoreaboutcommunicationandpresentationskillsandhowtopresentmyselfconfidentlyinfrontofanaudience.”

-Dawson Brown, Sylacauga FBLA member

“AsaGoogleTrainer,IhelpedothersbecomemoreknowledgableandIgrewmyskillsaswell.Thisexperiencewilldefinitelyhelpmeincollegeandmyfuturecareer.”

-Claire Hodges, Sylacauga FBLA officer

“GoogleTraininghelpedmesomuchwithlearninghowtousemyChromebook.IlearnedsomuchandwithoutthetrainingIwouldn’tbeasefficientasIam.

- Lacey Wood, Seventh Grade Student

“Mystudentslovedit!Myclassesgavegreatfeedback.Theysaidthatthehighschoolstudentshelpedtheminwaysthatteacherscouldn’t.Theysaidthattheinformationwaspresentedintermsthattheyunderstood. Several have asked when they could come back. Thanks so much for allowing yourstudentstodothis.”

-Natalie Hubbard, Seventh Grade Teacher

“TheFBLAGoogleTrainershavebeenmorethananinstrumentalcoginourDigitalbyDesignwheelatNLMS.Thetimetheyhavetakentotrainparents,students,andteachershasbeeninvaluable.Wehopetocontinuewiththispartnershipaswecontinuetolaythefoundationfortheschool-wide1:1DigitalbyDesigninitiativenextschoolyear.”

-Gary Rivers, Nichols Lawson Middle School Principal

“SylacaugaFBLAmembersdidanoutstandingjob!ItwasveryhelpfulandallowedthestafftoseelotsofwayswecanuseGoogletohelpusinourdaytodayprofessionalandpersonallives.”

-Margaret Morton, Executive Director of SAFE



The original intent of Sylacauga FBLA’s Digital by Design Community Service Project wasto trainstudents,parents,and teachersabout theGoogleapplications thestudentswillbeusing in

the classroom and at home on the new GoogleChromebooks. Due toSylacaugaFBLAmembersextraordinary effort and excellence in training,the project transformed into so much more. Fromtraining local businesses, citizens, and students,the project not only promoted Sylacauga FBLA,theSylacaugaHighSchoolBusinessManagementand Administration program, and Career andTechnical Education but also transformed the wayorganizationsandclassesoperate.Theimpactithas

madethroughoutourcommunitycontinuestogrow.TheSylacaugaFBLAchapterplanstocontinuethisprojectwiththerolloutofDigitalbyDesigntotheentireSylacaugaCitySchoolSystem. Thecommunityreceivedavaluableserviceandbecameawareofthepositivecontributionsthatstudentsaremaking.SylacaugaFBLAmembershavelearned,first-hand,thetime,energy,andeffortittakestoservebutmostimportantly,thememberslearnedthatservingrewardstheserversasmuch,ormore,thanthosebeingserved.


GivingtipstoseventhgradeparentsPresentingtoseventhgradeclass

TrainingSAFEemployees


Evidence of Publicity PriortostudentsreceivingChromebookdevices,SylacaugaFBLAprerecorded“Schoolcasts,”announcementssentviaphonetoparentsofallseventhgradestudents.Theseannouncementsgaveparents important informationondates,parentsessions,andtraining information. Inaddition,whenfirstsemesterreportcardsweresenthome,SylacaugaFBLAcreatedflyersattachtothereportcards.Theseflyersinformedparentsontrainingsessions. Following a successful service project, SylacaugaNews.com, the online news source forSylacauga,publishedastoryhighlightingSylacaugaFBLA’sefforts. SylacaugaCitySchoolsmadepostsonitssocialmediaoutletswithmorethan3,000followershighlightingSylacaugaFBLA’sworkintheDigitalbyDesigninitiative. WhenworkingwiththeSylacaugaChamberofCommerce,theChamberutilizedanemailblastcapability,emailingmemberswithinformationregardingtrainingsessionsfromFBLAmembers. ProjectChairIbbyDicksonwasalsoabletosharethisexcitingprojectwiththeSylacaugaRotaryClub,theSylacaugaChamberofCommerce,andtheSylacaugaCitySchoolsFoundation.

DigitalbyDesigntrainingsessionflyer

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Sylacauga City Schools

Sylacauga City Schools7th Grade Parent Meetings

Training provided by

January 10-12, 2017NLMS Library

Learn the ins and outs of Google apps students will be using on Chromebooks in the new Digital by Design initiative!

EmailofferingGoogletrainingsessions


ArticleonSylacaugaNews.comhighlightingSylacaugaFBLA’sserviceproject

Evidence of Publicity


Appendix

PromotingSylacaugaFBLAandtheDigitalbyDesignCommunityServiceProject

ProvidingGoogletrainingattheSylacaugaChamberofCommerce

DistributingChromebookstoseventhgradestudents

TakinginventoryofnewChromebooks

FBLAmembertrainingaseventhgradestudent

GoogletrainingatSAFE

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