I have enjoyed my time at the conference and have learned some new things that will lead us to the future:
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There is no perfect 1 : 1 program as each school has had struggles with parents, teachers and sometimes students.
Focus on the Learning and Engagement and not the [...]
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Lee Tilley, Director of Technology at Chaminade College Prep
First year was 2004.
Last year all MS curriculum is electronic – web-based and are adding Japanese this year
11 courses have e-textbooks
Chaminade Approach:
No Internet Only
Teacher Decision
Fully loaded on Laptop images (may have issues with publishers because they want limited access as only students who [...]
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Igor Zagatsky – Systems Admin
Howard – Director of Technology
Melanie – Laptop Facilitator
They have 10 servers (all but 2 were Windows) Active Directory, Print (LPR) and File Server, FirstClass, WinSchool, Raisers Edge and FileMaker, Voicemail, Web Server; Apple Remote Desktop Task Server; Internet monitoring; Fundware (accounting) and Avaya IP Office for phone and voicemail. Teachers [...]
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6 Components for Success by Mike Muir from the Maine Center for Meaningful and Engaged Learning
1. Teacher Practice
2. Leadership
3. Professional Development
4. Technology Access & Support
5. Partnerships
6. Funding
It is not called a laptop program as Seymour Papert worked with Gov. Angus King worked together and wanted to focus on learning.
Maine Learns web site
Maine Learning with Laptops [...]
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Karen Douse from Harpeth Hall (5-12 all girls school)
1:1 since 1999, teachers had the laptops one year in advance
5th and 6th use carts while 7th – 12th parents purchase the laptops/tablets.
It is not a Laptop Program, but an EXTENSION OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT!
Keys to success: They were successful with some areas and did not do [...]
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Karen Ward and Bill Hamilton from Anytime, Anywhere Learning Foundation is speaking this morning about how to not only have a laptop program but to connect learning to the digital equipment. I joined DA in the AALF as an institution (free).
On their site, they have a response to the New York Times Article on [...]
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Although most students treat the equipment with care, obviously the headphones are a problem. I know I buy inexpensive models that may break more easily. However, I think the real problem is that you try to take them off too fast or you are “playing” with them too hard. Please take better care of the [...]
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Will Richardson is now offering his take on the new multimedia creation on the Web. He says it has increased 3200% in the last year. I know that we have added to this growth with the many podcasts we produced.
Poducateme is an awesome site with tutorials and ideas on how to podcast.
Teachertube is a good [...]
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I saw this at the Apple Booth. It allows you to make moving slideshows with audio and other effects. Pulpmotion ($45.00) and iDive ($55.00) allows you to organize all of your movies. Neat software ideas. Pulpmotion would be cool to have a slideshow when visitors come to our school.
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Lori Hébert teaches at Urban School in SF. Chinese, Spanish and French. Her new web site is at GoLingual
Evolving Tools:
Online Textbooks with Resources such as audio and video. Most students leave their textbooks at school.
Interactive Whiteboards
She teaches with a lot of Flash with her SMARTBoard. She sets up galleries [...]
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