TSS Presentation

1. Message
• What problems do I solve?
– Most teachers are not using 21st Century
Teaching Skills with their students
– Students learning is not as positively
influenced by technology as it could be
– Many Schools PAY way to much for to use
Fileserver-based networks and support

2. • TSS promotes 21st Century teaching and
learning in all content areas. To that end,
we are creating online modules to
efficiently facilitate and further the
professional development for all school
staff.

3. Message
• What Value do I have?
– Extremely Progressive and “in touch” with the
times
– 25 years experience with K-8 schools
provides a wide persective
– Unique value – in so many different schools –
best of the best- wide variety of experiences,
knowledge
– Not a canned program

4. Message
• Why am I better than competition?
– Simplest, easiest to use
– Focus on improving student use of technology
in their lives
• Cell phones
• Ipods
• “Their World” with social media

5. Competition
• Cost of full time salary
• Short term?
• Limited time to stay current
• Limited point of view
VS
• School wide, better education
• Experience, exposure to a variety of schools

6. IMAGE
• Ipad
– Picture on the back
– Classroom
• Need a video on the website
• Pixability.com
• Advertise on Craig’s list, $20 – looking for
someone with experience marketing

7. Value
• Students
• Teachers
• Principal
• Parents
• Short

8. What are the 3 biggest challenges
schools face in integrating the use
of 21st Century technology?
Produced by Fred Suchy
Technology Integration Solutions

9. Areas Covered
• What does research suggest regarding
the effects of technology on student
learning?
• What are the 3 biggest challenges schools
face in integrating technology?
• Clouds-based Solutions

10. Consider the question.., What is one of the most
important “Skill Sets” teachers need to teach..,
…to prepare our Students for their Future World?

11. Students Need:
• Language
• Critical Thinking
• Math
• Science
• History
They must also learn to communicate, create, analyze and
collaborate to solve complex problems in an
online, networked, global environment
.

12. Research reveals..,
“Students learn more in less time when they
receive technology-based instruction”
“Students like their classes more and develop
more positive attitudes toward learning when
instruction includes technology”
“Students’ attitudes toward learning and their own
self-concept improved consistently when
computers were used for education”
Source: Sivin-Kachala’s Review of Research

13. There are 3 challenges schools face
in trying to integrate technology
Based in part on..,
• panelists at the ITSE Conference held in Dallas in June 2010
• report from the World Innovation Conference held in Dec 2010

14. #1 CURRICULUM: Schools do not
provide teachers with an
Integrated Curriculum to follow
“less than 40% of schools surveyed have a
written technology curriculum”
Source: National Survey conducted by I.E.C.

15. #2 TRAINING: Schools do not provide
teachers adequate or effective training
“only 50% of
teachers
nationwide
consistently use
technology with
students to teach
their curriculum”
Source: National Survey conducted by I.E.C.

16. #3 ACCOUNTABILITY: Teachers are
encouraged but not typically held
accountable for using technology.
“.., desktop computers and other hardware are used less
than 50% of the time they are available for use”
Source: National Survey conducted by I.E.C.

17. #4 Most schools have not migrated
to use “the cloud”
This can be frustrating!
.

18. What do teachers need?

19. A 21st Century Curriculum that is built
on “clouds-based” applications
higher levels of thinking, creativity
and collaboration

20. #2 TRAINING: Teachers need to learn
online tools that students relate to

21. #3 ACCOUNTABILITY: Teachers
need to be held accountable for
using technology as a teaching tool in both
the classroom and computer lab.

22. #4 Initiate a Migration to “The Cloud”

23. Typical Solution –
hire a “computer teacher”
• Curriculum Integration?
• Teacher Training?
• Accountability for Classroom Teachers?
• Long Term, Comprehensive Solution?
Consider a better solution..,

24. Everything Your School Needs for Curriculum Integration
Serving K-8 Schools since 1985

25. We provide
Curriculum, Training &
Accountability

26. #1 CURRICULUM: We will provide an
Online Resource Center
With all the resources your teachers and
students need in one online location

27. #2 INDIVIDUALIZED ONGOING
TRAINING: provided at a teacher’s
level and pace
• Onsite Training:
– Computer Lab Research Projects
– Classroom Activities using Projection
– Educational Uses of Wikispaces
• Online Training:
– Weekly training guides, some with You tube videos
– Plans & Procedures pages in Project Guides
– You Tube instructional videos
• Unlimited Support:
– Unlimited support in the use of our curriculum via email 24-7
– Unlimited support via phone and text messages

28. #3 ACCOUNTABILITY: We will provide a
technology integration “coach” to provide
• support in the use of the
Online Resource Center
• as needed training via
email, phone or onsite
• Accountability!
“coaching increases the
effectiveness of training by 400%”
Source: Chet Holmes, “Training Mastery Program”

29. Solution #4: We will teach you to
perform simple tasks ‘in house’
Or perform these tasks for your school in an
efficient, cost effective manner

30. With an online curriculum, ongoing
training, accountability and support
teachers will use your technology tools in
ways they have never used them before

31. Technology Integration will become a
stable part of your academic curriculum
Your Parents will love the ability to view their
children’s work online!

32. Your School will have
an online teaching, learning and
collaboration platform

33. Your teachers and students will gain a
competitive advantage
through the use of an Integrated Curriculum that
prepares students with real life skills

34. The next logical steps..,

35. Step #1 Meeting with classroom
teachers
• Computer needs assessment
• Vision with goals and objectives for utilization of
technology in classroom and computer lab
• Discuss any concerns or potential problems
* Teachers are more likely to embrace a program
that they help design

36. Step #2 Provide some FREE
education for parents
• Guidelines for safe use of home
computers and online resources
• Top FREE Educational Web Sites K-
Adults
• Money and time saving utilities