Georgetown Elementary Technology Learning Community

1. GETLC Georgetown Elementary Technology Learning Community

2. Philosophy Needs Initiatives & Standards GETLC Hardware & Software Funding Evaluation Bibliography Professional Development Maintenance & Timeline

3. Philosophy • Education is important • Education should be creative • Teachers should be leaders GETLC

4. next Needs • 65% of staff rate their technology aptitude as intermediate or higher. • Approximately 10% have established wikis, blogs or other types of websites. • 10% responded that they have created projects with or for students using any of the following: programs such as PowerPoint or Movie Maker, scanners, digital cameras or video, or used internet scavenger hunts or WebQuests. Virtual tours, podcasting, collaborative internet projects are virtually non-existent. GETLC

5. next Initiatives & Standards • U.S. Department of Education – National Educational Technology Plan http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/index.html http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/2004/site/stories/edlite-teachertraining.html • Department of Education Delaware http://www.doe.state.de.us/programs/pcs/default.shtml http://www.doe.state.de.us/files/pdf/pcs_DRCNews1.pdf • ISTE –NETS http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-netst.html GETLC

6. Hardware & Software • Use existing equipment • Mobile interactive whiteboard/laptop/projector/wireless internet based in Computer Lab. • Learn methods to acquire funding for future. GETLC

7. Funding • 0$ required for startup! • Obtaining grants and other funding will be a goal in the future. GETLC

8. Professional Development -The Plan • Project based on three principles 1) Staff is unaware of many technologies as well as how to best use those presently available in our school. 2) Undertraining of staff 3) Few funds available Solution??? GETLC

9. Maintenance & Timeline First week of July Present to G.E. Administrators July 8 - 22 Identify startup committee members Recruit teachers/students for mini-fair. Complete wiki & blog sites. July 22 – Aug. 25 Set-up and run through of mini-fair Aug. 29 Technology mini-fair Aug. 30 First two weeks of Sept. Emails & communication with staff Update wiki & blog, create interest w/ questions, tips, links and discoveries. Sept. 4 Sept. 13 1st hands-on session GETLC Grant submitted and followed to completion Last week of Sept.

10. Evaluation • Short term – participation • Middle of first year – Wiki and blog become a growing resource of information; development of classroom wikis and blogs; internet scavenger hunts and WebQuests used in computer lab; teachers pursuing finding. • Long term – Acquisition and integration of technology into classrooms. Staff pursuing outside information to share. GETLC

11. Bibliography • Delaware English Language Arts Standard 3 http://www.doe.state.de.us/programs/pcs/english.shtml • Delaware Mathematics Standard • http://www.doe.state.de.us/files/pdf/pcsMathGLE8-06.pdf • Delaware Statewide Recommended Curriculum Project Update September 2005 http://www.doe.state.de.us/files/pdf/pcs_DRCNews1.pdf • Delaware Science Standard 1 • http://www.doe.state.de.us/files/pdf/schoolcurr_Standard1Final.pdf • George Lucas Foundation Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/index.php • ISTE National Educational Technology Standards Projects http://cnets.iste.org/index.shtml • Microsoft 101 Ideas for Innovative Teachers http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/b/5/bb584cad-99cb-4f13-97c2-1f1cf7d42fba/101_angol_3.pdf • National Education Technology Plan http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/2004/site/stories/edlite-teachertraining.html • Salem State College, Massachusetts http://www.salemstate.edu/soas/cpmsie/ GETLC page 2

12. Bibliography Page 2 • Teachers Improving Learning With Technology http://tilttv.blogspot.com/ • San Deigo Supercomputer Center Teacher Tech http://education.sdsc.edu/teachertech/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=14&meid=-1 • U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/index.html • WWW For Teachers – Sharing Technology http://www.4teachers.org/testimony/hageman/index.shtml GETLC

13. next Professional Development -The Plan SOLUTION -begin grass roots technology movement in Georgetown Elementary by forming an in-house Technology Learning Community (GETLC) GETLC

14. next Professional Development -The Plan • Create interest in technology! -mini technology fair -sharing of ideas, programs, discoveries, expertise - creating classroom wikis, blogs -hands-on sessions in computer lab -involve students -keep GETLC organized but informal. No stress on teachers time. Participation optional. GETLC

15. Professional Development -The Plan • Establish reliable support system using wiki, blog and the collective expertise of all staff members. Find answers, tips, resources reliably. • No Funds??? No startup costs! Use available equipment; computer lab, rooms equipped with interactive whiteboards, free wiki & blogs space. GETLC

16. next Needs • 100% of surveyed felt it was important to use technology in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning. • Majority of teachers questioned used computers only CCC or Earobics when in use by students. • 50% indicated they would use an online source (wiki or blog) as a resource for collaborative tech. learning. • 65% would attend voluntary hands on sessions GETLC

17. next Needs How about a little support??? -Eight interactive whiteboards in school (approx. 28 classrooms). Three acquired by efforts of teachers through grant process. ***THREE OF EIGHT PRESENTLY DO NOT FUNCTION*** (one bulb out for over two weeks, two boards hung in March but projector and wiring never connected.) GETLC

18. next Needs Staff needs to do whatever they can. SmartBoard…OOOH! Projector??? GETLC

19. Initiatives & Standards • George Lucas Foundation Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/index.php • Microsoft 101 Ideas for Innovative Teachers http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/b/5/bb584cad-99cb-4f13-97c2-1f1cf7d42fba/101_angol_3.pdf GETLC

20. Needs Another nice SmartBoard…OOOH! Projector??? GETLC