Instructional Technology in Idaho

Alex MacdonaldDirector of Instructional Technology

Idaho State Department of Education

http://db.tt/WG45WK4O

Correct/update email and phone numbers for District Administration, Building Principals, Technology Coordinators, etc.

http://www.sde.idaho.gov/idci/

Contact SDE Support if you need logins: support@sde.idaho.gov or 208-332-6923

Idaho District Contact Information

Regional Teams comprising of Building Admins, teachers, technology coordinators, SPED, and ELL

Building Leaders identified as a Curriculum Lead and Technology Lead

TASK 1: Develop and make available tools and strategies to increase effective use of technology with instruction.

TASK 2: Assist in the expansion of Professional Development opportunities

Technology Integration Teams1:1 and Classroom Tech

Budget for School Year 2012-13: $30 per K-12 student

Acceptable uses posted on http://www.studentscomefirst.org/advancedtechnology.htm

Classroom Integration ReportLocated in the WISE ToolReport back on Planned Use, Budgeted Amounts, and Programmatic GoalsMust received an accepted plan by Decemeber 31, 2012

Classroom Technology Funds

IT Support Funds-Budget $125 per district support unit Minimum of $5,000 for elementary only, $10,000 for all else

1:1 Mobile Device Integration Funds Range from $3,000 to $5,000

Title II-D Enhancing Education Through Technology Up to $115,000 available for 4 awardees http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/grants_contracts.htm

INL Transfer Program—Surplus technology!

Other Funds Available

Student Response Systems Turning Technologies eInstruction Promethean

Idaho iPad Pilot Project Http://

www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/grants_contracts.htm

Loaner Classroom Devices

Data Driven Instruction Discovery Education ISU EETT Training Resources PD Planner

Schoolnet

Wireless Deployment All schools housing 9-12 grades will receive wireless

infrastructure before September 2013 Laptop Deployment

All certified teachers, administrators, counselors in high school grades will receive their laptops Sept/Oct 2012

Planned 3 year rollout of student devices Buffer pools available at each district

Online Course requirement Two credits of online courses to graduate Starts for this current Fall 9th Graders LMS is slated to be on the device

SCF Timelines

http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/digitalLearning/

Effective for all students who enter the ninth grade in the fall of 2012 or later. Two (2) credits are required, which shall be from an asynchronous or synchronous online course.

Districts or LEA’s that offer their own online or blended learning courses, either to their own students or part of a consortium, do not need SDE approval.

Online Course Requirement

Education in which the majority of course content is delivered online or through the use of technology. Courses may be delivered in an asynchronous or synchronous course format and may include blended or hybrid course models or fully online course models. Online learning does not include printed-based correspondence education, broadcast television or radio, videocassettes, and stand-alone education software programs that do not have a significant internet-based instructional component. Online learning is not simply computer based instruction, but rather requires that the online teacher and the student have ongoing access to one another for purposes of teaching, evaluating and providing assistance to the student throughout the duration of the course. All online learning must meet the Idaho content standards.

Definition of Digital Learning

Asynchronous course. An online course in which an online platform is used to deliver all curricula. The majority of communication exchanges occur in elapsed time and allow students and teachers to participate according to their schedule. Asynchronous courses do not prohibit the use of a paraprofessional, certificated staff or other staff member being present at the physical location during instructional periods where instruction takes place such as a schools computer lab.

Synchronous course. A course in which the teacher and students interact at the same time. May be applied to both traditional and technology based courses.

Blended Course. A blended course, sometimes called hybrid course, consists of a course having at least 51% of the course content delivered through the use of technology and may include models such as rotation model, flex model, or online lab model. a. Flex Model. Features an online platform that delivers most of the curricula. Teachers provide on-

site support on a flexible and adaptive as-needed basis through in-person tutoring sessions and small group sessions.

b. Online Lab Model. Programs rely on an online platform to deliver the entire course but in a brick-and-mortar lab environment. Paraprofessionals or other staff supervise, but offer little content expertise.

c. Rotation Model. Students rotate on a fixed schedule between learning online in a self-paced environment and sitting in a classroom with a traditional face-to-face teacher.

Online Course Types

Leverage Federal subsidies for bandwidth Window has closed for current funding year Contact the IEN to ensure that you are part

of the consortium to leverage statewide reimbursement rate.

Brady Kraft, brady.kraft@ien.idaho.gov 208-332-1840

E-Rate

Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration – http://cilc.org

CAPspace portal for videoconference projects - http://projects.twice.cc/

VC Content Provider Database – http://www.vccontentproviders.org/searchprogram.php

Current IEN Course Catalog - http://ien.idaho.gov/courses.htm List of Teacher Resources -

http://www.ien-training.blogspot.com/p/teacher-resources.html

IEN Resources - http://ien.idaho.gov/resources.htm

Idaho Education Network

Partnership between the Dept. of Ed., and the Dept. of Administration Identify potential district WAN implementation obstacles, for

districts and/or schools identified that will be receiving a wireless LAN and SCF devices in year one (school year 2013/14)

Work with school districts to correct identified obstacles prior to start of classes for the 2013/14 school year. Examples of potential implementation obstacles may include: Inadequate WAN capacity to connect SCF buildings to the IEN.

Inadequate WAN capacity may include: Insufficient physical infrastructure to support anticipated

1:1 computing bandwidth requirements, Inadequate firewall/filtering capacity to support anticipated

1:1 usage. Provide resources or technical assistance to school districts to

correct identified WAN implementation obstacles, and distribute SCF WAN Project funds to school districts to correct identified WAN implementation obstacles.

Department of Admin is currently collecting data to move forward with a scope and sequence.

SCF WAN Project

Provides guidance and assistance on FERPA regulations and privacy initiatives

GoogleDocs, student email, Facebook, etc. Provides Case Studies Provides Guidance on communication with

parents, and form letters http://

www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/ptac/index.html

Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

I am glad to always assist and support you with any questions or clarifications.

Alex Macdonald amacdonald@sde.idaho.gov 208-332-6955

Questions?