Learn and Connect webinar Sept 2010

Blackboard K12

Driving Greater Student Performance with Blackboard

LearnTM and Blackboard ConnectTM

Some housekeeping items

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• Today’s webinar is scheduled to last for 1 hour

• All participants will be muted to ensure the presentation can proceed without interruption

• Questions can be submitted via the Q&A screen at any time

• We will do our best to answer all questions. Due to the size of the audience today, a number of questions will have to be answered following the session

About Today’s Speakers

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Duncan MossSr. Director K12 MarketingBlackboard

Scott SmithChief Technology OfficerMooresville Graded School District (NC)

David AdneyPrincipalMinnetonka School District (MN)

Forward Looking Statements

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We may make statements regarding our product development and service offering initiatives, including the content of future product upgrades, updates or functionality in development. While such statements represent our current intentions, they may be modified, delayed or abandoned without prior notice and there is no assurance that such offering, upgrades, updates or functionality will become available unless and until they have been made generally available to our customers.

Mobile Education & Connectivity

Multi-Modal Mass

Communication

Campus Commerce &

Security

Web Based Teaching & Learning

Synchronous Learning &

Collaboration

K-12 @ Blackboard

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Our Vision: • Close the gap between

the way students live and the way they learn

• Empower district leadership to communicate directly and effectively

• Engage parents in their child’s academic progress

• Deliver a 21st Century educational experience

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Blackboard K12 Value Proposition

Share essential classroom information more effectively with your learning community. Promote greater collaboration among teachers, parents, students and local community members to significantly improve student performance and district success.

Learn & Connect …

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The Connected District

Administrators can…

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The Connected District

Parents will be…

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The Connected District

Teachers can efficiently…

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The Connected District

Students will:

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The Connected District Solution

21st Century Learning

Dr. Scott Smith, Chief Technology Officer

Mooresville Graded School District

• Close the Digital Divide

• 21st Century Readiness

• Real World Experience

• Instructional Practice

• Improve Academic Achievement

Why a Digital Conversion?

• Online content in a context for today’s learners available virtually 24/7

• Ubiquitous Wireless

• A meaningful instructional tool at the fingertips of every child

• NOT a Technology Project

• Cultural Shift

What is a Digital Conversion?

What does the data say?2009 - 2010

Performance Composite = 82%Expected Growth & High GrowthMet all 27 AYP Target Goals (08-09)

Attendance improvedfrom 96.5% to 97.4% (08-09)

Suspensions decreased from 86 (07-08) to 21 (08-09)

Mooresville Intermediate School

Suspensions went down 64% from 07-08 to

08-09.

18% overall gain in 4 years

MOORESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL END OF COURSE DATA

Academic AchievementAYP

• Out of 115 School Districts - only 6 districts made all AYP Targets.

• Mooresville was one of the 6 districts in North Carolina.

• Mooresville had the highest number of targets met.

District # of Targets

Mooresville City 54

Polk County 46

Currituck County 42

Mount Airy City 42

Yancey County 38

Camden County 30

Academic Achievement

District

Percent Proficient using

EOG Reading and Math; EOC

Per Pupil Expenditur

e(state rank)

District Enrollment Numbers

1 Chapel Hill Carrboro 89% $10,579

(13) 11,054

2 Polk County 88% $10,449 (17) 2,363

3 Camden County 87% $8742 (66) 1,891

Carteret County 87% $9272 (43) 8,166

Mount Airy City 87% $10,069

(24) 1,595

Watauga County 87% $9305 (41) 4,292

4 Elkin City 86% $9358 (39) 1,154

Mooresville City 86% $7902

(101) 5,422

Transylvania County 86% $8860 (59) 3,595

5 Union County 85% $7739 (108) 38,282

Davie County 85% $7751 (107) 6,524

Yancey County 85% $9417 (37) 2,360

Dare County 85% $11,011 (10) 4,766

Formula: Number of Proficient Test Scores on Reading Grades 3-8, Math Grades 3-8, and EOCs divided by the total number of tests taken in school year 2009-2010.

MGSD Ranked 4th in

the State

School Year:2009-2010

Rutherford Per Pupil Expenditure $8,456.08 (71)

Minnetonka High School

ConnectingParents – Teachers – Students

With Blackboard andBlackboard Connect

The Need:

The Need:

Has greater impact on students’ lives

Find a way to offer Health Instruction that:

Expands students’ choices in scheduling other classes

Builds stronger adult support systems for students to use in decision-making

Is responsive to current health issues

The Minnetonka Solution

Embedded Health Model

Traditional Format

One semester of selected topics offered during the sophomore year in

a typical classroom setting.

Approximately 80 hours

Embedded Format

Selected topics presented over four

years at age-appropriate times

in a “pullout” classroom format.

Approximately 80 hours

Senior CPR Course

Blackboard & Blackboard Connect

Online Lessons, Assessments

Textbook

Questions?

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Thank You!

For more information:

Visit Blackboard.com/LearnAndConnectNow

or

Call 800-424-9299 ext. 2427