{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"2663529","dateCreated":"1202361249","smartDate":"Feb 6, 2008","userCreated":{"username":"KJOLLY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/KJOLLY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/KJOLLY-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mid-deltechnology.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/2663529"},"dateDigested":1532144805,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"summary of discussion","description":"For the sake of carpel tunnel avoidance, I have copied all of the initial comments regarding our personal visions of what matters most into one comment.
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\nareid08 writes: Solving the accessibility issue
\nWe must solve the accessibility issue ranging from use in the classroom to students having access from home.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:50 am
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\nktodd1 writes: Teacher Training - Status Quo My vision
\nStaff development would be specifically designed for different segments of the Mid-Del population. No more one size fits all technology training. All teachers would define their individual technology goals for the year and those are the items that onewould be evaluated on.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:50 am
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\njlkjgrkl writes: What matters most
\nAll students, when they leave secondary school, should be able to use their problem solving skills and work ethic so they can be productive members of society.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:51 am
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\nKJOLLY writes: Integration as a learning tool
\nTechnology provides a path\/method to life-long learning when it is integrated into the learning PROCESS. Technology should be used as a means of learning to learn, not as an end.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:51 am
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\ndmoss writes: What matters most?
\nAll students will excel in technology that will meet the demands of the future.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:52 am
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\nstoombs writes: What matters most?
\nHow to make a well rounded student with the use of technology and be able to integrate the resources required for each individual student. Prepare each student with an adequate knowledge of technology to grow with the future.
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\ntmurphy1 writes: What Matters Most?
\nWhat matters most is providing meaninful, interactive instruction that is multi-modal to enable students to become creative problem-solvers, rational thinkers, and ultimately effective citizens.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:52 am
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\ncanderson27 writes: Important to me
\nI believe that making learning interactive, meaningful and fun so that students have the "drive" to want to learn is important.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:53 am
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\nsallen2 writes: What matters most?
\nWhat matters most is what skills, information, and abilities our students leave our schools with.
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\nWhat matters most is our ability, as a district to provide access to worlds of information, opportunities and possibilities, daily to our students.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:53 am
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\njfrydrych writes: What matters most!
\nMid-Del schools needs to have the equipment, services, philosophy, and training to provide its students with an environment of technology integrated into the learning of the skills and attitudes necessary to be successful in college, career, and high-stakes testing.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:54 am
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\nraxtell writes: My vision
\nIntegration will happen when employees have had the opportunity to participate in professional development technology training to eliminate the "Statue quo" and build a comfort level of technology utilization. Only when utilization occurs can accessibility for all employees and students be achieved.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:54 am
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\njosban writes: INTEGRATION
\nIntegrate technology learning resources in the classroom to improve instruction. Provide professional development to assist teachers and administrative staff with the knowledge and application of these learning resources.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:56 am
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\nbriansperry2002 writes: Technology should be used to address different learning styles in the classroom.
\nTechnology should be used to make learning more interesting and keep students engaged in a lesson. Technology does not take the place of learning but encourages learning.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:56 am
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\nssutton1 writes: Vision
\nTechnology instruction for teachers to help students get what they need to succeed.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:57 am
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\nMElliott writes: What Matters Most
\nMid-Del Schools will provide a learning environment that encourages students to become self aware, problem solvers who understand life-long learning, citizenship and collaboration.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:57 am
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\nlshipley51 writes: Integration
\nIntegrate technology learning in the classroom to improve instruction. Provide professional development to assist staff with the knowledge and application of these learning resources.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:58 am
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\nbeverlyingram writes: What Matters Most
\nDevelop a varied\/flexible learning environment offering technology methods on a regular basis with consistency and availability of equipment. Coupled with progressive skills training for both teacher and student.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:58 am
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\nbdalrymple writes: what matters
\nTo use technology more effectively teachers need to be willing to learn and use it to teach things in multiple ways so students can learn in the best way for them. This might include group planning and lesson preparation.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 11:59 am
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\nsnewberry writes: Vision Statement
\nTechnology integration is a process that must be undertaken by the community and can be facilitated by the school. To prepare academically and civically successful students, curriculum must be taught in the context of society's innovations in order for it to be meaningful to past, present, and future generations. Therefore, technology must become a vital part of instruction because it is the only medium with the capacity to instantaneously join these eras together and make them meaningful to all.
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\nMore to come.
\nPosted Jan 29, 2008 2:23 pm","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"2536049","dateCreated":"1201711962","smartDate":"Jan 30, 2008","userCreated":{"username":"dwilson777","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dwilson777","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/dwilson777-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mid-deltechnology.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/2536049"},"dateDigested":1532144805,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Director's Vision","description":"Please find below a document that I have been compiling for some time. Although it isn't a dissertation (been there done that) it is a little lengthy for a vision document. Please be patient and read it all. I would really like to know what you think.
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\nMy Eductaional Technology Message:
\nMy message centers on student engagement and teacher relevance. It simply makes sense. If students are engaged, by definition, they devote time and energy to the task. The complaints of our students revolve around incompetence of teachers when discussing technology use. The Pew Internet in American Life research clearly indicates that although most students respect their teachers, most find those same teachers woefully lacking in technology skills. Although my own research is far from definitive, there is a suggestion that teacher relevance could be waning with students. What disturbs me about that is the fact that developing minds need expert guidance. If students start turning to the first hit in Google for their answers, I believe our world is in trouble.
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\nPASS is our curriculum. Since we measure PASS, PASS is what gets done. Right or wrong, I work to accomplish the PASS goals and incorporate information skills. Technology is the perfect vehicle for that. The brain science has taught the emotional relevance is the key factor for any information to actually get to the brain. Boredom is a learning killer as surely as an out-of-control classroom is on the other end of the spectrum. Technology can help classroom teachers elicit a level of engagement that makes it possible for students to attend to the information being presented.
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\nOne great example of integration is the Intel Teach to the Future initiative. The pedagogical approaches and the product driven nature of the program make it a perfect match for any teacher attempting to integrate technology and still teach to the standards. The teachers leave with a standards based unit of instruction that uses technology to engage the student with not only the skill addressed, but the over-arching concepts the Intel curriculum calls \u201cThe essential question.\u201d
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\nThe final piece of the puzzle in my mind is a Learning Management System (LMS). This technology piece marries the curriculum to the technology. Anything less is destined to become add-on or tertiary to the teachers.
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\nAn LMS allows an organization to manage the learning as the name implies.
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\nLearning Management Systems allow the district to:
\n\u2022 Set expectations
\n\u2022 Build in differentiation
\n\u2022 Build in best practices
\n o instructional
\n o remedial
\n o enrichment
\n\u2022 Link the standards to unit plans with resources and activities
\n\u2022 Link to student assessment resources like Edusoft.
\n\u2022 Provide student feedback
\n\u2022 Maintain teacher and student portfolios","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"2662799","body":"Successful implementation of any plan requires . . . a plan. Strategic plans are most likely to succeed. Preparation includes not only choosing what to grow, but when to plant it and where to grow it. Let us not forget to consider potential weeds and additional nourishment\/pruning that might be required.
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\nWhat can we begin doing NOW to impact student engagement and teacher relevance?","dateCreated":"1202356388","smartDate":"Feb 6, 2008","userCreated":{"username":"KJOLLY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/KJOLLY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/KJOLLY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"2663405","body":"What are the options in reference to learning management systems? A few examples are listed on the What Do We Need? page linked here<\/a>.","dateCreated":"1202360011","smartDate":"Feb 6, 2008","userCreated":{"username":"KJOLLY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/KJOLLY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/KJOLLY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"2683505","body":"Dr. Wilson,
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\nI agree with your vision statement, but how do we tell veteran teachers that their technology skills are "woefully lacking?" The key to this plan's success is "selling" it to the district. So many teachers are discontented with the current innovations such as Edusoft and Integrade Pro because they see these things as additional burdens rather than time savers. I agree that teachers may be less relevant to their students but remember there is a disconnect between generations in most instances (student v. teacher). Students have been raised on video games and the Internet, so it is natural to assume they will go to Google for answers. Rather than fear that, I think we should encourage that. Didn't we decide as a class last semester that inquiry-based learning is the key to engaging students and promoting independent, life-long learners? Wouldn't incorrect information make for good classroom discussion, and veteran teachers are expert in their fields. Wouldn't they enjoy proving someone else wrong! (I would!) The bottom line is, we have to tap into the potential that both students and teachers have and incorporate that into our plan, the curriculum, and the district. I like the Intel to Teach program, but we have to stop looking for "the next best thing in education" and work with the materials we have. We have computer labs, we have Internet access, we have qwizdom, smart boards, etc. etc. Let's help teachers where they are. We need to break down the barriers of fear that prevent many teachers from using the equipment they have and tell them it's ok to let kids show them how to do it. In many cases, they know more than we do. As far as the LMS is concerned, it has to be another added piece of the puzzle, but again, they way it has been added is another time constraint placed on teachers. Until we are given adequate time to feel comfortable with all this "stuff," our students will continue to wonder how we ever got degrees without it. So what is the answer? Matching the best piece of technology to help meet the PASS objective in any given situation. The district needs to create a space such as this one to post integrated lesson plans, questions, and advice. We need to know there are more of us out there struggling with the same problems. We need to build a digital community composed of students, teachers, and parents. What a great way to network!","dateCreated":"1202437286","smartDate":"Feb 7, 2008","userCreated":{"username":"snewberry","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/snewberry","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/snewberry-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"2692432","body":"I think the digital community you are describing is what I am calling an LMS. I also agree that we might not want to name call. I was trying to summarize a large amount of research. In actuality, the students reported great admiration for their teachers. Read the entire study here:
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