On a side note...

This video is for an activity I have planned for this morning with 3rd grade students...

2013 - 2014 EASD iPad Initiative - Let's start here...

In what ways can we redesign our instructional environment to reflect student "PACK skills" (AKA: Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity, Information Literacy, Life-long Learning Skills, Flexibility and Adaptability) utilizing the unique features of mobile learning devices?

What are the benefits? What are the challenges?

How to we build a professional learning community to best meet the needs of our students and teachers across all four elementary buildings (and across the district)?

In order to begin to build up, we need to lay a solid foundation for our goal. Following are some introductory and “housekeeping” items that will need to be considered and addressed. In addition, some items are designed to drive the goal over time.

ITEM ONE: Develop / access basic tool instructions (for teachers and students)

The Blue Valley School District in Johnson County, Kansas series of “How-to-Guides” can be reviewed as a model. The series includes:

· iPad Basics and Introduction

· iPad Camera Guide

· iPad Organization and Personalization

· Sharing from the iPad (Teacher Version)

· Sharing from the iPad (Student Carts)

What else do we need? Please reply with recommendations for any local (flipped) directions for what to do if…or common trouble-shooting items like access to WiFi, cart issues, etc...

 

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EASD Tech Integration Moodle site - Where, What, and Why

As part of the coursework for the Millersville University, Summer 2013, Technology Integration Institute, we were asked to create a screencast that would be useful in our work. 

I am hoping that over time, faculty and staff will find the resources shared on the District Tech Moodle page of such practical use that they consider this site one of their first "go to" places when planning lessons or looking for best practice ideas for their classrooms .

Following are directions to locate the site from the District Homepage, log-in information and a brief overview of my professional perspective regarding learning design and technology integration.