HotTechBreakout

Hot Technologies for K-12 Schools : 

Hot Technologies for K-12 Schools

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CoSN’s Work on Emerging Technologies Given that the vast majority of district CTO’s are educators by training, and given that technology changes quickly… One of CoSN’s core mission’s is to help education technology leaders understand emerging technologies.

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Clinic Agenda 2:30-3:15 Overview on CoSN’s Report 3:15 – 4:00 Case Examples of Hot Technologies in TX school districts 4:00-4:15 Small Group Work 4:15-4:30 Report Out & Wrap Up

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CoSN’s Work on Emerging Technologies Existing ET reports: Wirless LAN’s Handhelds Hot Trends in Technology Digital Learning Spaces Coming Soon – Collaborative Technologies

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CoSN’s Work on Emerging Technologies The Hot Trends in Technology report was particularly important because it hopefully provides a strategic context to technologies that in the next 3-5 years that could transform schools. Also, it gives a framework for thinking about new and emerging technologies.

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Let’s Make this Fun & Interactive Jump in with Questions, Comments and Concerns But first, lets go around room and everyone say their title/organization, and tell us one “new” technology you have recently adopted.

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Which Hot Tech Matters? Addresses major challenges Transformative, a fundamental change Feasible—is it cost effective or cost prohibitive? Emerging technology

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Tommorrow’s Technologies Will Be… Convergent Collaborative Creative Compliant Convenient Capable Customized and feature rich

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5 Key Educational Issues Galvanize instruction and promote authentic learning Improve assessment and evaluation Address diverse learning styles and needs Build community Improve administrative efficiency

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I. Galvanize Instruction 1. Active Highly Portable Storage Devices 2. Datacasting Transformative value: Incorporating compelling, up to date audio, video, and data into everyday instruction Empowering students to play an active role in their own learning

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Active Highly Portable Storage Devices Uses: store and transfer LARGE amounts of data, listen to audio books and music, learn foreign languages, create, store, and transmit digital portfolios, and record classroom lectures and discussions Trends: increasing capacity and portability, merging of devices, revival of interest in portfolio style work, shifting costs to student

Are you using podcasts in any way? : 

Are you using podcasts in any way? http://www.techlearning.com/instantpoll/2006/0410.jhtml;jsessionid=D5GQJRAYHMPWQQSNDBOCKH0CJUMEKJVN

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Datacasting Uses: Schools can download large instructional multimedia files (with accompanying software, lesson plans, interactive student activities, games, etc.) and store on in-house servers, which teachers can then access over the LAN. Trends: collaboration between public broadcasting stations and schools, new content providers, engaging content, new avenues of professional development for staff Where: Clark Co. Georgia

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II. Improving Assessment & Evaluation Digital Assessments Intelligent Essay Graders Intelligent Pattern Analysis Transformative value: Making NCLB required assessments easier to perform Managing mountains of data and finding the “gems” that actually assist in making better decisions

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Digital Assessments Uses: use of wired or wireless handheld devices in classrooms for instantaneous feedback from students. The information can be automatically entered into analytical software on teacher’s desktop to allow him to immediately assess progress of individual students or the entire class.

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Intelligent Essay Graders Uses: trainable software programs that can do a “first pass” basic assessment of student writing assignments, allowing teachers more time for meaningful grading and allowing for easy tracking of students’ progress in writing.

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Intelligent Pattern Analysis Uses: making smarter use of available data. The software works 3 ways: analyzing data to find patterns not readily apparent, projecting future performance of students based on past performance, and providing visual displays of results.

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Assessment & Evaluation Online grades and progress reports for parents and students

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Improving Assessment & Evaluation Trends: closer ties between teaching, learning, and assessment; more writing assignments; more frequent and better use of data driven decision making; and better dissemination of best practices. Vision to Know and Do www.3d2know.org

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III. Address Diverse Learning Styles Sound-field amplification Multisensory customized learning tools Transformative value: All students can benefit from these technologies Additional help for struggling readers Personalized learning

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Legal/Policy Context Background: Result of ADA/IDEA and the principles of Universal Design – the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

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Sound Field Amplification Uses: wireless devices and speakers to amplify teacher’s voice while also muting background noise. Although originally developed to assist children with hearing loss to stay in regular classrooms, research shows it’s useful for ALL children, particularly kids with ADD/ADHD.

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Multisensory Learning Tools Uses: tools that address the needs of all learning styles in critical subjects like reading and math.

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Accessible Technologies for ALL Students Trends: universal design, “crossover” products, increasing attention to alternate delivery methods that take account of the needs of all students www.accessibletech4all.org

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IV. Build Community Programmable phone systems Student Information Systems Learning Management Systems Blogs Transformative value: Engaging parents and the larger community Enabling schools to reach increasingly diverse populations Substituting electronic communication for printed reports and face-to-face conferences

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Programmable Phone Systems Uses: allow schools to send pre-recorded phone messages in a variety of languages easily and cheaply to pre-selected phone numbers.

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Student Information Systems Uses: web-enabled systems to allow parents to track their kids’ school careers at their convenience.

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Learning Management Systems Uses: displaying course content online for students and parents to access outside the classroom, which can help parents be more active participants in their kids’ learning experiences.

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Blogs Uses: an easy and inexpensive way to create and update web pages, which allows teachers to do this without having to learn HTML or get access to school or district web servers.

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Trends in Building Community Blended communication strategies, greater role for teachers as communicators, increased student engagement and increased and more meaningful parental involvement.

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V. Improve Administrative Efficiency RFID – Radio Frequency Identification Transformative value: Student safety Eliminating time consuming busy work of taking attendance Tracking inventory

RFID Technology: 

RFID Technology http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=526 http://mobiquitous.com/rfid/prepare.html http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-5919648-4.html http://rapidttp.com/transponder/presre56.html

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RFID Uses: can know the location of any smart tag within range of the transceivers, simplifying tracking of people and items Trends: tracking buses, taking attendance, equipment inventory, textbook inventory, checking out library books, securing equipment, charging student accounts

Smart Classrooms: 

Smart Classrooms Smart Rooms Like invisible butlers. Cameras, microphones, and other sensors, provide inputs, interpret what people are doing, help them Smart Tags Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology identifies and tracks people and objects in a Smart Space Environment

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CoSN Policy Statement on RFID Think Before Banning: A Response to Concerns About RFID http://www.cosn.org/about/press/042706.cfm

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Laundry List of Obstacles to Adoption of Hot Technologies Schools are behind business Kids are generally far ahead of their teachers (Pew Internet & American Life Project survey www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Report.pdf) Funding shortages Creating good policies with regards privacy and security Potential to further increase the digital divide Critical role of metadata standards Training for teachers Training for students Training for parents

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Major Barriers to Adoption Learning cycle for individual adoption Organizational change of processes and procedures Leadership and vision for decision making and persuasion Contrary to conventional wisdom, we found that school budgets may not be the biggest barrier to deploying and utilizing technology effectively in the classroom. Instead, visionary leadership coupled with an aggressive development of community and parental support seems to drive change in the most technology-intensive schools. Peter Grunwald of Grunwald Associates

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Report Recommendations Overall: Technologies will engage, empower, and motivate students and teachers Think before banning Consider educational goals first Consider all the factors: instructional, legal, security, privacy, technical, and financial Involve all the stakeholders

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Discussion 1. Are you currently using any of these technologies? 2. If so, what have been your experiences (positive and negative)? 3. If not what’s on your wish list and why?

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Case Examples Luke Fox Chief Information Officer, Spring Branch ISD Greg Veal Executive Director of Technology Lewisville ISD

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Spring Branch ISD Hot Technologies Current Year Parent Access to Student Grades Electronic Whiteboards Next Year Event Notification System SAT Preparation Handheld Device Visitor Tracking Systems Blogging

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Parent Access to Student Grades Product: Intouch Online Vendor: Edulink Systems Piloted at three schools this past spring Results of Pilot (6 weeks) 635 parents registered 12,912 page hits Parent Survey Comments 94% reported information was helpful 85% reported information made a positive impact on their child’s performance Teacher Survey Comments

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Parent Access to Student Grades Parent Survey Comments 94% reported information was helpful 85% reported information made a positive impact on their child’s performance Teacher Survey Comments 36% believed student effort improved 28% believed it had a positive impact on student performance 47% were required to change my record keeping habits in the electronic grade book

-Mp3 Players-On-line Course Management Software Moodle (School Web) Forums, blogs, post videos, calendar, post any documents, quizzes, Wikis, assignments, track student access, journaling-Podcasting -On-line student credit courses into School Web-Interactive Whiteboards-Interactive Response Pads: 

-Mp3 Players -On-line Course Management Software Moodle (School Web) Forums, blogs, post videos, calendar, post any documents, quizzes, Wikis, assignments, track student access, journaling -Podcasting -On-line student credit courses into School Web -Interactive Whiteboards -Interactive Response Pads “Hot?” Technologies for Lewisville ISD

-Interwrite School Pads Allows mobility in the classroom with the teacher Ability to create a slide show and make it available on-line-Handhelds Science Discourse (Interactive and provides immediate assessment)-Document Cameras-Digital Cameras Small video clips-Streaming video: 

-Interwrite School Pads Allows mobility in the classroom with the teacher Ability to create a slide show and make it available on-line -Handhelds Science Discourse (Interactive and provides immediate assessment) -Document Cameras -Digital Cameras Small video clips -Streaming video “Hot?” Technologies for Lewisville ISD

-Open Source Tools Starfall.com Movie Maker Photo Story-Projectors Creating options for teachers-Parental and student access to gradebook and lesson plans (web portals)-Telephone announcement\alert  system: 

-Open Source Tools Starfall.com Movie Maker Photo Story -Projectors Creating options for teachers -Parental and student access to gradebook and lesson plans (web portals) -Telephone announcement\alert system “Hot?” Technologies for Lewisville ISD

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Share Your Perspective Take the next 15 minutes and turn to the person next to you. Discuss what new technology most excites you? Note: Does not have to be MAJOR technologies …could be smaller interventions.

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Purchase Report FREE Executive Summary handout and online Purchase report $19.95 CoSN members $24.95 non-members At NECC look for future report on Collaborative Technologies: Anywhere, Anytime, Any Way

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Consortium for School Networking Consortium for School Networking 1710 Rhode Island Avenue NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 www.cosn.org