technology directors’ meeting region 8 february 7 th , 2013
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Technology Directors’ Meeting Region 8 February 7 th , 2013. Why Home Base?. Improve teacher effectiveness by providing tools that promote efficiency by connecting grade books, lessons, instructional resources, and assessments - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Technology Directors’ Meeting
Region 8
February 7th, 2013
Why Home Base?• Improve teacher
effectiveness by providing tools that promote efficiency by connecting grade books, lessons, instructional resources, and assessments
• Ensure daily parent access
to student grades and assignments
• Provide time saving tools that give ongoing data, results, and recommendations to teachers and students
Sign-On
Student Information and Learner Profile
Professional Development &
Educator Evaluation
AssessmentInstructional Design, Practice &
Resources
Lesson Plans
Data Analysis and Reporting
Standards & Curriculum
Timeline
Began transition to new SIS
Integration of the SIS and the IIS Pilots for IIS
Components of Home Base
Home Base goes Live*
September2012
Early 2013 Mid - 2013
Starting 2013-14 School Year
Fall 2012
Preparing Content for Home Base
December2012
IIS Vendor Approval & Contract Award
* Includes the Student Information, Curriculum, Instruction and Educator Evaluation components, with other components to follow.
Home Base - http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/
Home Base – Student/Parent View
Home Base – Student View
Home Base – Teacher View
Home Base – Teacher View
Home Base – Teacher View
Home Base – Teacher View
• Search for assessment items/tasks
• Create, administer, and score assessments at classroom, school, and district levels
• Administer statewide assessments
• Formative Assessment Strategies and Resources
Home Base – Teacher ViewAssessments
Digital Devices ToolsServices InfrastructureApplication Support
ThingsInterconnectionsInstruction
Something on which to
press Enter
Making sure that pressing
Enter always works
Ensuringpressing
Enter helps
students learn
Technology3 Key Categories
Technical Requirements
• Home Base is expected to deliver all of its functionality through a web browser. It is expected to run well on major HTML5-compatible browsers on the current release and past two releases and require no additional browser helpers or plugins for full accessibility and functionality.
Technical Requirements (continued)
• These browsers shall include but not be limited to the following list: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. In addition, the IIS is expected to run well on a wide variety of mainstream hardware platforms that use the aforementioned browser technologies.
Technical Requirements (continued)
• These hardware platforms shall include but not be limited to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS desktops, laptops and netbooks, Apple iOS devices, Chrome OS devices, Android devices, as well as other tablets, smart phones, and eReaders.
Technical Requirements (continued)
• Vendor solutions shall comply with the World Wide Web Consortium web development specifications (“W3C Recommendations”) and shall comply with Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act.
ObjectiveReceive prospective user feedback on tools, content and interface
The Team:
Bladen Co. SchoolsCatawba County SchoolCharlotte-MecklenburgCraven County SchoolsCurrituck County Durham Public SchoolsEdenton-ChowanFBSGreene County SchoolsHarnett County Johnston County SchoolsLee County Schools
N. Hampton CountyNash-Rocky Mount SchoolsPender Co. SchoolsPolk County SchoolsRowan-Salisbury SchoolsSampson County SchoolsWake County SchoolsWashington County SchoolsWayne County Public SchoolsWilson County SchoolsWinston-Salem Forsyth
User Group
ObjectiveReceive prospective user feedback on tools, content and interface
The Members Represent the Following Counties:• Cherokee County • Hoke County• Wake County• Iredell County• Sampson County• Durham County• Greene County
• Char-Meck • The NCAE• Strategic Educational
Alliances
Stakeholder Group The Group Consists of:
• NC PTA Director • HR Director • Assistant Superintendent • Instructional Technology Director• Director of Curriculum
Development
• NCAE Rep • Associate Superintendent for
Curriculum and Instruction• Associate Superintendent for
Assessment • CFO
Objective Solicit and gather content from LEAs and Schools
The Members Represent the following School Districts and Schools:Alamance-Burlington
SchoolsAsheboro City SchoolsBeaufort County SchoolsBurke County Schools Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCleveland County SchoolsCumberland County SchoolsEdenton-ChowanForsyth County SchoolsGaston County SchoolsGuilford CountyHalifax County Schools
Hoke CountyHyde CountyJones County SchoolsLee CountyMartin County SchoolsMontgomery County SchoolsMoore County SchoolsMooresville Graded Schools Newton-Conover City SchoolsNorth Carolina School of Science and MathematicsOnslow County SchoolsOrange CountyPerson County Schools
Pitt County SchoolsRutherford CountyTransylvania County SchoolsUnion CountyWake County Public SchoolsWayne County Public SchoolsWhiteville City SchoolsWinston-Salem/Forsyth County
** New members from Summer Institutes, NCSBA and Tech. Directors’ meetings
Resource Consortium
Questions?
Today’s Presenter
LaVerne Weldon, Learning Systems Consultant, IIS Project [email protected] 919-807-3266
ContactSarah McManus, Director of Learning Systems
919-807-3668; [email protected]
Vanessa Jeter, Director of Communications
919-807-3469, [email protected]
Cynthia Crowdus, IIS Project Coordinator
919-807-3205; [email protected]
Linda Lowe, SIS Conversion Project Manager
919-807-3733; [email protected]
Rosalyn Galloway, SIS Conversion Project Lead/NC WISE Portfolio Manager
919-807-3261; [email protected]
You may also contact the Home Base staff at: [email protected]