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1:1 Laptop Program

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Areas of Focus Today

Survey from Sidwell Friends

Research

Why Tablets

Who? When?

PC vs Mac

Professional Development

IT Department Infrastructure Improvements

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It is n o t a b o u t th e

te ch n o lo g y

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Its all about enhancingstudent learning

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"When interviewing teachers aroundthe world, the overwhelmingresponse has been "we would not

want to go back to not usinglaptops." And when I surveyedstudents around the world, the

overwhelming response has been'we want to learn with laptops.'"

Pamela Livingston 1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs that Work

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Survey from Sidwell

Friends

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S id w e ll Frie n d s

Pare n t Fe e d b a ck

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Sidwell FriendsParent Feedback

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Its all about enhancing

student learning

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Sidwell FriendsStudent Feedback

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S id w e ll Frie n d s

S tu d en t Fee d b ack

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Notable improvements in: Increased student collaboration

Project based learning

Students as independent learners

Quality of student work

Student organizational skills

Efficiency Equity- students with individual learning

profiles no longer singled out

Ubiquity- allow for spontaneous

investigation

S id w e ll Frie n d s

Te ach er Fe ed b ack

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What the Research Says..

The Maine Center forEducation Policy reports that

a large majority of Mainesmiddle schools havesuccessfully implemented the1 to 1 laptop program andthere is already substantialevidence that studentlearning has increased and

improved.

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Its all about enhancing

student learning

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It is not about the

technology

Wh T bl t

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Why Tablets versusTraditional Laptops?

Improved Classroom Communication/Interaction

All in One" capability : computer or tablet

Digital Notebooks using MS OneNote

Flexibility: stylus or keyboard

Annotate diagrams , mathematical equations

Digital Drawings

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Why Tablets versusTraditional Laptops?

When the vehicle for learningallows more fluid use and multiple

modes for input and manipulation,its possible for student thinking tooccur more quickly and easily.

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Tablets and OneNoteAll the capabilities of a laptop and

more

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PC vs Mac

No Mac tablet....yet

Limited to one vendor

Many parents/students do have PCs

Should not have students andteachers on separate platforms

Would add huge layer of complexity

to IT Department, computer imagingand network administration

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Who?

Grade 7 and 8 Sept 2010

Grades 7 to 10 Sept 2011

Grades 7 to 12 Sept 2012

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When?

Laptop Orders: April, 2010

Laptop distribution: Sept 8th: Grade 8 Orientation Day

afternoon

Sept 9th &10th: Grade 7 Preparing toLearn Days

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Professional Development Conferences

Cincinatti Country Day School

Lausanne Laptop Institute

PD Days with Technology Sharing

1:1 Implementation Team

Subject specific PD. Release time/department meetings

Laptop School Visits

June PD

August PD IB Web 2.0 online classes

Technology Integration Specialist

Panel Discussions with teachers and

students

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IT Department

Each period will have a designated ITSupport Teacher

1 additional Help Desk Employee

COOP student for busy periods

Loaner Pool: laptops, batteries andadaptors

Onsite Warranty Repair New wireless

New firewall

Internet Bandwidth doubled

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Your Concerns andSuggestions

What do you have questions about?

Professional Development

Classroom Management (Facebook,

youtube, distractions) Student expectations/Teacher

expectations

Benefits/Drawbacks of 1:1 Power/batteries/ backup

Other