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One-to-One Frequently Asked Questions. Technology and Today’s Students 95% of 12-17 year olds are Internet users. This is not to say they are adept at finding accurate information on the Internet or are discerning consumers of information, but that they are users. Mobile Internet usage: 50% of teens 13-17 have Smart phones--that number increased by 22% in just one year. (This statistic is 9 months old)92% of American children have some type of online presence by the time they are two-years old. (This statistic is from 2010).[1]The average cost of a textbook is between $70-150. What does a 1:1 pilot mean? A 1:1 pilot in grades five, eight, and nine means that every single 5th, 8th, and 9th grade student will have technology available to them every single day of the school year.

Why is Perrysburg piloting a 1:1 in grades 5, 8 and 9? Technology is a part of every student’s everyday life. Students in all buildings will be taking online tests beginning in 2014-15. What is the tentative plan for the future? Insurance. One-to-One District Laptop Service Agreement. This District Laptop Service Agreement is between Perrysburg Schools and the parent/guardian. In order for students to take their laptops home, they will be required to pay a $25 assessment/$75 deductible per occurrence per Chromebook and $50 assessment/$150 deductible per occurrence per MacBook Air. If the assessment is not paid, students will be provided a device to use during the school day, but will not be permitted to take the device home.

The Service Agreement will provide for the repair for accidental damage or non-warranty work. District Laptop Service Agreement Coverage includes: All repairs due to non-negligent damage. Additional Information: In cases of theft, vandalism and other criminal acts, a police report, or in the case of fire, a report MUST be filed by the student or parent within three days for the protection coverage to take effect. Negligent Damage (NOT covered under the District Laptop Service Agreement) One-to-One Laptop Program. If a family moves over the summer, they may also use this contact information to set up a time to turn in their device. August Device Pickup Perrysburg Schools is continuing to pilot a one-to-one technology program this school year, where all students in selected grades are issued a laptop to use in class and take home each night. Devices will be issued on August 13 & 14 at Perrysburg High School to the 2014-15: 5th Grade (11” Lenovo Chromebooks)7th Grade (11” Lenovo Chromebooks)8th Grade (11” Samsung Chromebooks)9th Grade (11” MacBook Airs)Students new to the district in grades 6 and 10 All parents/guardians of students in Grades 5, 7, 8 and 9 will need to be present to sign for their student’s device.

The pickup windows will be August 13-14 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the at Perrysburg High School media center. Parents should plan on being there for about 20-30 minutes. Students are responsible for the device they are issued. 1:1 Technology Parent & Student Academy for Grades 5-10. Red Oak School District - Red Oak One-To-One Rollout Nights. 4fff7ac108909 Arrival Day Story image 1_1 Setting Up 775 laptops in limited space! Arrival Day The Red Oak Technology Department is busy preparing to distribute 775 laptop computers for the Fall Semester. All students in grades 6 through 12 will receive a laptop for school use.

One-to-One Laptop rollout nights will be held August 7, 8, 9 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Red Oak Community High School. Parent/Guardian last name A-G Tuesday, August 7 Parent/Guardian last name H-P Wednesday, August 8 Parent/Guardian last name Q-Z Thursday, August 9 In the event that a parent/guardian is unable to attend one of these nights, their student(s) will have a laptop to use while at school. Our goal is to provide access to relevant technology to all our students when they need it. Helpful Links: Student Laptop Handbook, Acceptable Use Policy, Laptop FAQ Sheet Any questions should be directed to: Keys to Implementing a Laptop Program. Connecticut's Thomas Edison Middle School issued every one of the school's 6th graders a laptop computer. More than 30 major planning meetings and countless person-hours went into the rollout, which was declared a success by everyone involved.

How did they do it? Can you do it, too? Find out how. Included: A step-by-step guide to the TEMS laptop rollout. Driving up to Thomas Edison Middle School (TEMS) in Meriden, Connecticut, you might think you were approaching a high-tech corporation. The building that houses this inter-district technology magnet school is futuristic in appearance. The day Education World visited the school, something else dramatic was going on: One of the three sixth-grade teams was issuing each of its 80 students a laptop computer. "We looked at all the information on laptop programs that we could find," said Dan Metz, senior systems network engineer for Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES), the inter-district agency that governs the school. How to Roll Out a 1:1 iPad Program. When The Westside School decided to grow its established primary school into a leading middle school program, parents, teachers, students and administrators mapped out an integrated project-based learning environment designed to engage and challenge all participants.

The planning team made a list of skills and tools that would support learning, and decided on a 1:1 iPad program to support their vision. I was brought on as technology coordinator to plan and support the curricular and technical deployment for the start of the 2011-12 school year. After a year or two of early adopter experimentation with education-based iPad deployments, a collaboration of IT departments, edTech consultants and third party vendors pieced together a best practice scenario for iOS management. Equally as important to successfully implementing a 1:1 program is the social and curricular roll-out to your school community. Outline of a Phase-In EdTech Guiding Statement Week 1-2: Personal Academic and Social Success.

One-to-One Laptop Schools/San Diego. Alway-on Learning: The one-to-one laptop initiative in San Diego[edit] Introduction[edit] The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) serves over 130,000 students at 187 different sites. This makes SDUSD the eighth largest district in the United States. It is an urban district with close to 70% of its students receiving free or reduced school lunch.

The student community is very diverse with large percentages of both Hispanic and Asian students. For the last few years, SDUSD has been developing plans to give each of their students access to a computer on a regular basis, an arrangement that is known as one-to-one computing. At one time, one-to-one laptop initiatives were big news in education circles.

Always-on Learning[edit] Phase one[edit] The first phase of the Always-on Learning initiative was rolled out in March of 2007. Phase two[edit] Phase two of the program was initiated in February of 2008. A new direction[edit] Wireless access at home[edit] Conclusion[edit] References[edit] Information Technology / One-to-One Initiative. Roadmap In 2000, Kent School District passed its first Technology Levy since 1988. With this funding came increased equity of access to technology to students. The basis of this commitment led the KSD Board of Directors to create a road map to guide all future technology projects and funding. This road map enabled the various groups and teams involved with the One-to-One Laptop Initiative to lay important groundwork, including fiber infrastructure, increasing wireless access points, developing a hardware life cycle, and centralizing district servers.

Joint Initiative In 2004, plans began to fall into place to launch an exciting new venture: one laptop for each student. Strategic Goals Embarking on a One-to-One Laptop Initiative is no small task. Starting Small In 2005, the Kent Technology Academy opened at Mill Creek Middle School. The success of the first year of this program led to a second year with the addition of more teaching staff and another grade level of students. One-to-One / Section Home. Educational Handouts and Tips | Popular Education Hashtags. How podcasts can make you a better teacher. Podcasts are growing in popularity. They’re free. And they’re a great learning opportunity in the palm of your hand. (flickr / Colleen AF Venable) Like you, I find that I’m on the go a lot. School and extra-curricular activities. Baseball and basketball practices for my kids.

Visits to family. I’m a runner, so I’ll go run four to six miles on a given day on the county roads around my house. I go to a lot of conferences, so there’s lots of travel time there. The common denominator for all of the above: lots of idle time. For a while, I turned to music to keep me interested, but after getting my first iPod several years ago, I found something better. Podcasts. They’re like radio shows for your phone, mp3 player or computer. They’re free, too. In fact, I’ve listened to most of Michael Hyatt’s “This Is Your Life” podcasts about intentional leadership (He says, “My goal is to help you live with more passion, work with greater focus and lead with extraordinary influence.”

Related September 28, 2015. Google. TubeChop - Chop YouTube Videos. Kick-start your Google+ profile: 10 edu-communities to join. Social media is a great place for educators to connect and share. Google Plus is a powerful discussion and sharing tool, and several communities can get you started quickly. (via coreysmith.ws) Google Plus — Google’s social media network — is a great resource for educators. The resources and dialogue there are great, and it can be set up and running in a snap. I think it doesn’t always get a fair shake, though. It explains the idea behind several social media sites with bacon (see graphic).

Twitter: I’m eating bacon.LinkedIn: I have skills including eating bacon.Instagram: Here’s a vintage photo of my bacon. But when it comes to Google Plus: “I work for Google and eat bacon.” Google has been written off as a failure, but all you have to do is look at the powerful ways educators are using it to see its potential. It’s a great place for dialogue (instead of 140-character snippets). The design encourages more in-depth reading, digesting and collaborating about its content. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

How to Use Augmented Reality in the Classroom. App Ed Review | app resource for teachers. XP End of Support. Standardized testing is a well-known stress inducer for parents and students, but it’s also a big issue for teachers and school districts. Funding and performance evaluations can all be on the line. With so much at stake, it makes sense to create a testing experience that is as smooth and painless as possible. The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is a state-led group that works to develop advanced testing methods that give everyone involved—students, parents, and educators—an accurate picture of student progress so that teachers and schools can improve instruction and help students succeed.

Representing 22 states stretching across much of the West Coast and New England, the consortium helps implement assessment for the State Standards. Today’s lesson: technology There’s no doubt that a lot of attention has been paid to the content of different assessment methods. Not your typical story problem Minimum Requirements for Current Computers: Windows XP Service Pack 3. Next Gen Assessments. Inspirational Teaching Videos: Covering Common Core, Math, Science, English And More.