infusing and promoting computer-based learning

Infusing and Promoting Computer-Based Learning

Tania Kelly

October 26, 2014

All About Franklin…Franklin Township School District 2013-2014 (data)

• Located in Somerset County• 46.85 square miles• 1 high school (9-12),

1 middle school (7-8), 1 intermediate school (5-6), 6 elementary schools (PK-4)

• Total district population: 7,680 students

• Free/Reduced Lunch: 33.76%• Classified Students: 16%

http://www.state.nj.us/education/

Franklin Park Elementary School 2012-2013 (data)

• Grade Span: PK-4• Total Enrollment: 967• Teacher Population: 150• Kindergarten largest

population: 178• English spoken at home:

61.7%• Ethnic Racial Enrollment:

45.2%• Economically Disadvantaged:

22%• Students with Disability: 17%

Purpose of this Presentation

• To excite and encourage all staff about the positive possibilities of infusing computer-based learning into our daily lessons.

• To show the benefits and urgency of technology for both our staff and students and how it ties into student achievement with example studies.

• To understand the impact technology will have on us now and in the future on our children and us as educators.

• “It is essential to incorporate advances in the use of technology in teaching and learning and assess their effects on achievement measured through test scores and the acquisition of 21st century skills (i.e., the skills that are required for students to succeed beyond high school and thrive in the “Digital Age”). Such skills include: effective digital communication; the creation and use of multimedia documents, databases, and works of art; and the ability to make decisions based on the analysis of data, to name a few.”

ISTE Policy Brief, 2008, p. 5

We need to be willing to change and help create a

digital culture in our school.

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

George Bernard Shaw

www.brainyquote.com

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

John F. Kennedy

Current Technology in Franklin Township

• Apple MacBook Air Laptops for all staff• 143 COWS equipped with 30 Apple MacBook

Air Laptops for a total of 4,290 for student usage• 350 DELL desktops• 500 Interactive Ceiling Projectors • Nooks for teacher and student use• Smart Tables for sign out usage• ELMO document camera• Smartboards

Students excited to utilize the MacBook Air Apple laptops from the classroom COW (Computers On Wheels) during Small Group.

What is Computer-Based Learning?

• E-learning is an inclusive term that describes educational technology that supports learning and technology.

• Create a ‘blended learning’ environment where the students

utilizing different classroom aids or laptops, in which traditional classroom time is reduced but not eliminated, and is replaced with some online learning.

• The “E” should be interpreted to mean “exciting, energetic, enthusiastic, emotional, extended, excellent, and educational" in addition to "electronic.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/

Where can CBL be used?

Literacy

Math

Science

Social studies

Music

Physical Education

Art

Health

Math

• Laptops can be used for either independent or group activities

• Visual manipulatives• Timed skill practice• Multiple-Choice, Open-Ended,

and Problem Solving tasks aligned with the Common Core Standards

• Many educational websites to use• Engaging, Motivating & FUN to

learn for auditory, visual and tactile learners.

(In this picture, the student is practicing her multiplication facts on the website: www.xtramath.org)

Literacy

• Research project either independent or in group (collaborative work environment)

• Create their own newsletter (taps into their own creativity and shows ownership)

• Reading using e-books (less textbooks to carry around – 24 hour access using their Ipad or laptop.

• Storytelling using multimedia devices - video clip, animations (assist all ability learners)

Science/ S.S• Websites like educonnect.com have programs to assist in teaching

common core content for both subject matter

• Technology is evolving daily, with computers you can teach what it current, as opposed to textbooks that are dated.

• Show video clips of experiments that may not be safe to perform in class but the students still have access to view and understand.

• Take a virtual trip to understand depth of knowledge/content and make a connection.

• Visual representations with the use of animations or illustrations both past and present help the learner to understand the material/content better.

Benefits of ‘Blended Learning’

• Students are focused longer

• More excited to learn

• Learn at their own pace

• Prepares students for the future

http://www.nms.org/blog, 2013

Studies have shown when implemented appropriately, the integration of technology into instruction has a

strong, positive impact on student achievement.

• A research study, conducted in Auburn, Maine showed that Kindergarten students using iPads scored much higher on literacy tests than students that didn’t use the device. Source: TUAW

• A study from KIPP Academy in Houston, TX showed the percentage of students who rated either proficient or advanced (the 'passing' rate) was 49% percent higher in the 'flipped classrooms' using the iPads than in the traditional classrooms with no iPads. Source: TUAW-

• At Northdale Middle School in Coon Rapids, MN, iPads in the classroom have led to increased engagement among disabled students and have accelerated and improved their learning and comprehension. Source: Star Tribune-

• Another study centered on an iPad game, Motion Math, has shown that the iPad can help with fundamental math skills. Fifth graders who regularly played the game for 20 minutes per day over a five-day period increased their test scores by 15 percent on average. Source: Game Desk


http://www.securedgenetworks.com/secure-edge-networks-blog/bid/86775/8-Studies-Show-iPads-in-the-Classroom-Improve-Education, 2013

Missouri’s eMINTS ProgrameMINTS focuses on innovative instructional processes, and supporting elementary teachers to develop student-centered inquiry-based instructional practices through multimedia and computer technology.


(ISTE Policy Brief, 2008, p. 5)

Example of Innovative Integration

"We’re training kids for jobs that don’t exist yet, so how do we do that?" said Aaron Sams, a Colorado teacher who was the recipient of the 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence for Math and Science Teaching. His "flipped classroom" take on teaching melds computer and video technologies: Students watch lectures at home and participate in workshops and discussions in class.

"I’m teaching them how to learn, how to be self-motivated, how to teach themselves," Sam explained.

www.njspotlight.com, 2011

10 Reasons why we NEED Technology in the classroom.

1. Help prepare students for future careers (inevitably include the use of wireless technology).

2. Reach diversity in learning styles.

3. Allows for interaction/collaboration with their classmates.

4. Helps prepare for real world environment (must learn to be tech-savvy).

5. Helps students stay engaged.

6. Excited about technology therefore more apt to learn.

7. Access to most current information quicker and easier than before.

8. Traditional passive learning mold is broken. Teacher becomes the encourager, adviser, and coach.

9. Students are more responsible (ownership of their learning).

10. Access to digital textbooks that are updated, vivid, creative, and cheaper than old heavy books.

www.securedgenetworks.com, 2013

Technology Jobs w/median salary in 2012*Fastest growing fields between 2012-2022*

• IT Manager $120,950• Software developer $90,060• Information security analyst $86,170• Mechanical engineer $80,580• Computer systems analyst $79,680• Civil engineer $79,340• Database administrator $77,080• Computer Programmer $74,280• Computer Systems Administrator $72,560• Web developer 62,500

www.money.usnews.com, 2014

Call to Action

• Technology will benefit our students so they can compete in the global field of education and the future job market.

• This will help keep us competitive with other countries.1• Benefits all age ranges and different types of learning

styles.• Increase in test scores and gain entry into competitive

educational institutions/colleges.2• World is changing every day… so is technology.• We need to stay current with the times to be able to

benefit in the long run.3

Inspiration for Change QuotesPick Just one Quote

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

Barack Obama

www.brainyquote.com

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”

Winston Churchill

Resources• http://www.state.nj.us/education/pr/1213/35/351610080.pdf• ISTE Policy Brief (2008) p. 5• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_change.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/• http://www.nms.org/Blog/TabId/58/PostId/188/technology-in-the-

classroom-the-benefits-of-blended-learning.aspx• http://www.securedgenetworks.com/secure-edge-networks-blog/bid/

86775/8-Studies-Show-iPads-in-the-Classroom-Improve-Education• http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0530/2255/• http://www.securedgenetworks.com/secure-edge-networks-blog/bid/

95375/10-Reasons-Today-s-Students-NEED-Technology-in-the-Classroom

• http://mashable.com/2010/11/22/technology-in-education/• http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-technology-jobs