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As our school journeys down the path of becoming a 1-1 HS the 21st century tools we learned about in our WebCT class will certainly give us ammunition and resources that can aide teachers in the classroom.
Because of our new focus, I have also been working on compiling iPad/iPod resources for our teaching staff via the following wiki:
iPad Project Learn

During our studies the tech committee decided to choose the iPad as our tool of choice for 1-1 implementation.
The committee recommended to the board in January 2011 that our school become 1-1 with the iPad for all 6--12 graders. The board was agreeable to our plan but unfortunately finances dictated that we scale the project back to 9--12 grade and all teaching staff receiving iPads for the 2011-2012.
the year.
Because of scheduling conflicts our planned in-services for the spring 2011 did not focus on 21st century skills, which would of helped with our Action Research question. Instead we focused our in-services on the new plan of becoming a 1-1 school, which of course did not specifically help us answer our action research question.
As our school journeys down the path of becoming a 1-1 HS the 21st century tools we learned about in our WebCT class will certainly give us ammunition and resources that can aide teachers in the classroom.
Because of our new focus, I have also been working on compiling iPad/iPod resources for our teaching staff via the following wiki:

at the ms and hs.
During our studies ourthe tech committee tool of choice.choice for 1-1 implementation.
The committee recommended to the board in January 2011 that our school become 1-1 with the iPad for all 6--12 graders. The board was agreeable to our plan but unfortunately finances dictated that we scale the project back to 9--12 grade and all teaching staff receiving iPads for the 2011-2012.
Hence the focus for our school and Project Integrate changed during the year.
Because of scheduling conflicts our planned in-services for the spring 2011 did not focus on 21st century skills, which would of helped with our Action Research question. Instead we focused our in-services on the new plan of becoming a 1-1 school, which of course did not specifically help us answer our action research question.
As our school journeys down the path of becoming a 1-1 HS the 21st century tools we learned about in our WebCT class will certainly give us ammunition and resources that can aide teachers in the classroom.

December 2010 Survey
{WinterSurvey.pdf}
May 2010 Survey:
{Spring Survey.pdf}

Work in ProgressDecember 2010 Survey
{WinterSurvey.pdf}

In the effortAs a district our goal is always to answerincrease learning by helping staff understand the meaning of 21st Century Skills.
Many of our questionstaff were not familiar with 21 Century skills and what that meant in their classrooms, so we administrated a surveydecided to staff: December 2010.
The following isfocus on 21st Century skill base knowledge.
Unfortunately, our baseline data
{WinterSurvey.pdf} Dec. 2010
{Spring Survey.pdf} Mayin-service plan did not play out the way we had hoped.........
Because of our new "iPad for learning" plan we are implementing the fall of 2011 our focus shifted to helping teachers understand how the iPad works, what the iPad can do for their classroom and how the iPad capabilities can benefit students.

In the effort to answer our question we administrated a survey to staff: December 2010.
The following is our baseline data
{WinterSurvey.pdf} Dec. 2010
{Spring Survey.pdf} May 2011

WorkMy job is TECHNOLOGY, never really sure how I "arrived" in Progressthe administrator group of Project Integrate but I listened and learned.
As well as helping teachers with technology integration I also sponsored:
Wanna Know Wednesdays focusing on 45 min of after school technology know how. We focused on:
Learn360
Smart Board training
Ed Modo
Drop Box
iPod Apps
iPad Apps

During the process of completing our PI activities our school began the process of investigating the tools available for a 1-1 implementation at the ms and hs.
of choice.
The committee recommended to the board in January 2011 that our school become 1-1 with the iPad for all 6--12 graders. The board was agreeable to our plan but unfortunately finances dictated that we scale the project back to 9--12 grade and all teaching staff receiving iPads for the 2011-2012.
research question.
As our school journeys down the path of becoming a 1-1 HS the 21st century tools we learned about in our WebCT class will certainly give us ammunition and resources that can aide teachers in the classroom.