A keynote presentation given to Campbell River teachers, principals, and staff at their Aug. 30, 2011 professional development day. Campbell River is implementing a learning portal based on Microsoft Sharepoint in January 2012 and this keynote was helpful in that it shares one District's journey.

1. Digital Learning and Work Surfaces Brian Kuhn Manager of Information Services School District 43 (Coquitlam) www.sd43.bc.ca Campbell River School District – Aug. 30, 2011 tools staff content students design teachers Learning and Work Portal My Coordinates… http://www.shift2future.com http://twitter.com/bkuhn http://www.slideshare.net/bkuhn bkuhn@sd43.bc.ca learning work

2. Imagine the possibilities… istockphoto.com # 12970974

3. istockphoto.com # 8573353 The connected home!

4. Who are our students?

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4211829440/

6. Connect anywhere! istockphoto.com # 2079663

7. Devices are small, powerful, and everywhere Internet… wireless everywhere… just like oxygen being connected is not optional just like breathing… Kindle istockphoto.com # 3654579

9. http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4211829560/

10. Student says critical thinking is key

11. Learning with Technology Strategy from 2005-6 Learning, teaching and leading is enhanced through effective and meaningful use of technology Exemplars Learning Staff Development Equitable Access istockphoto.com # 5373874

12. “Nothing great is ever done alone! You need a team around you to achieve your goals.”, Doug Keeley istockphoto.com # 11562895 “helping people to do things they didn’t know they could do until they did them”, Doug Keeley

13. my43

15. Log-in once – it knows who you are

16. Built on Sharepoint, incorporates Office, Outlook – familiar tools

17. Connect open source, Web 2.0, commercial, custom – imagine…

19. my43 is a virtual community that transforms the learning and work in our School District to prepare students for the future In the beginning… 2006-7 Early Adopter Educators Sharepoint in Fall 2003 Committees Technology RESISTANCE! It’s a business tool…

20. my43 is a virtual community that transforms the learning and work in our School District to prepare students for the future Sharepoint goes viral… 2006-7 Fragmented Dependency Migration Challenge!

21. "In times of change learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." - Eric Hoffer

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24. Change istockphoto.com #12625357

25. Build a plan you can financially support to encourage the “early adopters” Designs by Shell www.zazzle.com/seashell2 my43 Leadership – Context is Everything

26. Build a plan you can financially support to encourage the “early adopters” Use “early adopters” – if appropriate – as champions to support colleagues Designs by Shell www.zazzle.com/seashell2 my43 Leadership – Context is Everything

27. Build a plan you can financially support to encourage the “early adopters” Use “early adopters” – if appropriate – as champions to support colleagues Make technology available as part of an instructionally focused plan connected to improving an aspect of student learning Designs by Shell www.zazzle.com/seashell2 my43 Leadership – Context is Everything

28. Build a plan you can financially support to encourage the “early adopters” Use “early adopters” – if appropriate – as champions to support colleagues Make technology available as part of an instructionally focused plan connected to improving an aspect of student learning Find 1-2 key instructional practices that allow teachers to do what they currently can not do Designs by Shell www.zazzle.com/seashell2 my43 Leadership – Context is Everything

29. Build a plan you can financially support to encourage the “early adopters” Use “early adopters” – if appropriate – as champions to support colleagues Make technology available as part of an instructionally focused plan connected to improving an aspect of student learning Find 1-2 key instructional practices that allow teachers to do what they currently can not do Share EASY but POWERFUL educational technology options for teachers Cultivate opportunities/optimism and bridge the gap between teacher needs and technology’s value Designs by Shell www.zazzle.com/seashell2 my43 Leadership – Context is Everything

31. Other coordinators assist

32. Train the trainer (100’s, full days)

33. Teacher websites (100’s trained)

34. Learning Groups / Teams(~30/yr)

35. District & In-School ProD Events

36. Informal (1-1, group, after school)

37. E-mails, E-mails, E-mails- change can be elastic -

38. my43 supports an English 12 project

39. District Web Presence

40. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Parents and Students can access all recommended, licensed, and free online resources…

41. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Employees access news, announcements, events, business services, budgets, pay statements, attendance apps, etc. my43 District Intranet

42. my43 District Intranet

43. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Our Superintendent posts education and other articles and presentations for staff to stay informed of current thinking… my43 District Intranet

44. my43 District Intranet

45. my43 District Intranet

46. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Admin appointments, HR direction, staff contacts, key resources & documents, benefits, etc. Human Resource Department my43 District Intranet

47. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Teams, programs, services, events, PD calendar, resources, celebrations, PD registration, … my43 District Intranet

48. my43 District Intranet

49. my43 District Intranet

50. my43 District Intranet

51. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Based on access roles and rights, employees access pay info, staff info, budgets, reports, etc. my43 District Intranet

52. istockphoto.com # 11850475 School websites are for parents and community members – once built, easy for various staff to maintain…

53. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Parents can choose to fill in annual e-forms instead of paper forms plus report absences online…

55. Secured Parent “e” Forms Data

59. istockphoto.com # 5373874 Technology Powered Learning + Teaching

60. Designing Moody Middle 2014

61. Student leads a discussion

62. Teacher Librarian Included

63. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Students hand-in assignments electronically, self assess, and receive assessment / feedback from teacher Middle School Explorations Class

64. Grade 11 English Student e-Portfolio

65. Grade 12 English Assignment

66. Grade 4/5’s Hand-in / Assessment

67. Middle School Hand-in & Assessment

68. Middle School Computer Explorations

69. How do we support this student?

70. The Future… District – School – Teacher – Student – Parent Web Spaces Public Internet District Intranet my43 District Website School Intranet my43 School Website Virtual Classrooms my43 Teacher Website Student Space my43 Parent Space my43

71. Student Learning Tools

72. “With the exception of alphabets and number systems, the Net may well be the single most powerfulmind-alteringtechnology that has ever come into general use... istockphoto.com # 4540526 …At the very least, it’s the most powerful that has come along since the book.” The Shallows (kindle 1991)

73. “Printing gave humanity the written word. The Web makeseveryoneapublisher.Printing enabled the distribution of knowledge. The Web provides a platform fornetworkinghuman minds… istockphoto.com # 4540526 …Printing allowed people to know. The Web enables people to collaborateand to learn collectively.” Macrowikinomics (kindle 566)

74. “Teaching young people how to scrutinize, validate, and put things in context will be among the toughest tasks for educators.” Macrowikinomics (kindle 4390) istockphoto.com # 11819618 “the true test of rigor is for students to be able to look at material they’ve never seen before and know what to do with it.” 21st Century Skills (kindle 241)

75. “The characteristic feature of a piece of new knowledge, whether practical or esoteric, … istockphoto.com # 6664728 …whether technical or social, is that you can give it away and still keep it.” Rational Optimist (kindle 3766)

76. What does the future hold? “technology is not just advancing gradually: it is accelerating”,The Lights in the Tunnel, Kindle location 227 “If you make some very logical, and even conservative, assumptions about where technology is likely to lead in the coming years, much of the conventional wisdom about what the future will look like becomes unsupportable”,The Lights in the Tunnel, Kindle location 222 istockphoto.com # 1084313 Connect  Share  Learn  Try

77. and supportive Parents…