1. Technology Plan for SchoolYear 2014-15 Mary Kay Polly Primary ICT Coach David Taylor PYP Coordinator May 26, 2014 Raha International School

2. What are the skills students will need to prepare themselves for the challenges of the future? 3. Agenda Past and Current ICT initiatives at RIS IB/CIS and ADEC Reports for 2014 RIS ICT Vision and Aims Skills for 21st Century ICT Standards, 2014-15 Google Apps for Education, 2014-15 BYOD deployment for 2014-15 1:1 iPad Classes, 2014-15 4. 2012-13 *BYOD in gr 4 and 5 including 1 iPad dedicated class for gr 4 and 5 each 2013-14 (current year) *BYOD gr 3-5 including 2 dedicated iPad classes in gr 4 and 5 each 2014-15 *several changes as we move ahead in our technology plan ICT Initiatives at RIS 5. IB and CIS Reports 2014 commendation on RISs integration of technology in lesson planning and student learning. 6. ADEC: the extent to which students are able to demonstrate 21st century skills: ability to work both independently and collaboratively think logically solve problems research collect and make effective use of data present their findings think creatively 7. ADEC Report 2014 High Performing Strengths: *students high academic standards, very good progress and exce *Students skillfully apply information and communication technolo *The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative is an innovative and 8. What are the skills students will need to prepare themselves for the challenges of the future? 9. What are the implications to education? 10. Ris ICT Vision and Aims ICT provides opportunities for the transformation of teaching and learning and enables students to investigate, create, communicate, collaborate, organise and be responsible for their own learning and actions. 11. RIS ICT Vision and Aims ICT allows students to make connections and reach a deeper understanding of its relevance and applicability to their everyday lives. 12. RIS ICT Vision and Aims Through the use of ICT, learners develop and apply strategies for critical and creative thinking, engage in inquiry, make connections and apply new understandings and skills in different contexts. 13. ISTE Standards http://www.iste.org Creativity and Innovation Communication and Collaboration Research and Information Fluency Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Digital Citizenship Technology Operations and Concepts 14. Grade 5 Arabic Class 15. Pic Collage 16. Pic Collage 17. iMovie Brain Pop Pic Collage 18. KgL Class Blog 19. Whats New for 2014-15 School Year Google Account for students gr 2-5 20. *All parents and students must sign the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) BYOD Grades 2-5 Classes w/ 1:1 iPad Classes w/ BYOD iPAd 2 each in grades 4 and 5 grades 2-5 parents sign agreement Optional/ no parent agreement signed iPad3 required iPad3 encouraged spend up to 500AED for apps /subscription no requirementof Apps purchased vs 21. Grades EY 1, EY 2 and Grade 1 EY1 EY2 Grade 1 Share an iPad Trolley Share an iPad Trolley Share Netbook Trolley 22. Across All Disciplines and Departments SEN: Bitstrips comics, Blogging, recording words, pre-w * Music: Garage Band for composing and recording * Art: photographing artwork in progress Coding BloggingiMovies * PE: create movies for improving skills. slamic: record voice for pronunciation, words and pics 23. Sturdy case * iPad3 or higher * iPad mini 24. What Raha will provide * Locked storage for devices * doubling of bandwidth from 2 lines to 4 * desk tops for those who opt out * Apple Tvs & teacher iPads * Professional Development for teachers * Parent Info Session at start of year * Parent Tech Talks with ICT Coach 25. RIS Tech Blog ristechblog.blogspot.ae Created for Parents and Teachers with updated posts about current trends in ICT for your children. 26. Common Sense Media Great resource for Parents about how to guide your child s use of digital devices commonsensemedia.org