i-Connect to Home and Hospital Bound Students

Today’s Presentation

• http://iconnecthome.wikispaces.com/

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Presenters

Prince George’s County Public Schools• Sharon Neill – Office of Home & Hospital

Teaching

• Carmella Doty – Technology Training Team

• Eron Cohen – Calverton Elementary School

• Barbara Noll – Technology Training Team

Objective

Participants will learn how to use selected computer applications in order to keep home and hospital bound students connected to the their classroom(s), classwork and prepare for high-stakes state testing.

• Students enrolled in Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS)

• Ages 3 through 21 years of age• Unable to attend school due to a verified

physical or emotional condition

PGCPS Home & Hospital Bound Students

• PGCPS serves approximately 600 to 900 students a year

• The goal is to keep students current with classroom instruction and connected to their classmates

PGCPS Home & Hospital Bound Students

Simple i-Connect Tools

• Email• Instant Messaging • Live video chat

(Google Chat and/or Skype)

• Web Sites including wikis

Teachers can keep students connected using

Instant Messaging

• Live

• During class, a student can Instant Message class activities to home bound student

• Can be recorded

• Many providers

• Google has group messaging

• Easy to use

Google Video Chat

http://www.google.com/chat/video

• Live video/audio

• Works inside of Gmail

• Both users MUST have Gmail and application

• Webcam required

PGCPS Office of Home & Hospital Teaching

• One on one instruction (teacher meets with student face to face)

• Virtual Classroom • Learning Portal• Video Conferencing

Service Options for Home & Hospital Bound Students: