An Educators Guide to Successfully Starting a 1:1 Program by @JeffBradbury
Added by @jeffbradbury on May 10, 2013.
What happens when you combine cutting edge technology with a little bit of thought and planning?
On Thursday May 9, the Passaic City Public School District welcomed teachers and administrators from across New Jersey and New York to discuss and demonstrate a new technology program they have recently begun implementing in their middle school. Through the help of state and federal funding, Passaic City Schools, a district of more than 15,000 students, is transforming into one of the largest urban school districts to make the shift to a 1:1 learning environment.
This introduction to what a 1:1 (one to one) program could and should be, is just the beginning of what will be a 5-6 year technology plan being rolled out in the Passaic High School and Middle Schools. Referring to the 2012-2013 school year as “Year Zero,” Students in Lincoln Middle School have recently begun to merge learning and technology using Passaic’s introduction of what will be more than 5500 Samsung Chromebooks.
Allowing students quick access to the internet in a student-friendly, safe environment, Samsung Chromebooks provide students and educators an affordable mobile solution to engage in 21st Century digital learning. Students will be able to take advantage of the benefits Chromebooks offer by creating documents and quickly sharing them with their classmates and teachers. It is because of this sharing and digital technology that the school system will be seeing a drastic cut in technology costs. Gone will be the days where the district provides copier toner and ink for printers. These days, the students and faculty are creating a collaborative network of learning through their new cloud based ecosystem.
On Thursday May 9, the Passaic City Public School District welcomed teachers and administrators from across New Jersey and New York to discuss and demonstrate a new technology program they have recently begun implementing in their middle school. Through the help of state and federal funding, Passaic City Schools, a district of more than 15,000 students, is transforming into one of the largest urban school districts to make the shift to a 1:1 learning environment.
This introduction to what a 1:1 (one to one) program could and should be, is just the beginning of what will be a 5-6 year technology plan being rolled out in the Passaic High School and Middle Schools. Referring to the 2012-2013 school year as “Year Zero,” Students in Lincoln Middle School have recently begun to merge learning and technology using Passaic’s introduction of what will be more than 5500 Samsung Chromebooks.
Why go 1:1?
According to Joshua Koen, the Director for Instructional Technology, “technology should be implemented in the classroom to make teachers more effective and efficient in the classroom.” Koen who leads a district wide team of Technology Coaches is currently rolling out the district’s second wave of Chromebooks in the middle school.Allowing students quick access to the internet in a student-friendly, safe environment, Samsung Chromebooks provide students and educators an affordable mobile solution to engage in 21st Century digital learning. Students will be able to take advantage of the benefits Chromebooks offer by creating documents and quickly sharing them with their classmates and teachers. It is because of this sharing and digital technology that the school system will be seeing a drastic cut in technology costs. Gone will be the days where the district provides copier toner and ink for printers. These days, the students and faculty are creating a collaborative network of learning through their new cloud based ecosystem.
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