Emanuel proposed technology plan including choice of chromebook as the device to deliver one to one in the grades 6-8 classrooms.

1. Creating Online Texts
Dr. Suess. Oh the Places You’ll Go
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2. Thinking about Possibilities
S Khan Academy
S 2,800 Videos
S CKFlexbooks -Flexible Texts
Edit, Add, Create and use in many ways

3. New Apple Possibilities
S iTunesUniversity now available for K-12
S Take free courses on your iPad
S iBooks2 Author
S Reviewing iBook Author

4. Any Direction You Choose

5. Considerations
S Chromebooks – consumption
S iPads – creation
S Current macbooks – good combination of both of the
above but unsustainable in our school economy
S Martin Spriggs, WELS CTO, summarizes the difference
between chromebooks and iPads as devices very well.
Blog

6. Emanuel’s Proposed Direction
S Beginning a one to one chromebook initiative in 6-8

7. Three Pronged Attack
S Evaluation of our existing infrastructure –
completed 1/2012
S Video on Becoming a Google Apps School
S Video on Chromebooks for Education

8. Projected Cost
S $3600 - 2012-2013
S $7200 – 2013-2014
S $10,800 – 2014-2015
S We would need to sustain this amount to continue this
following the three year pilot.

9. Option 1: 15 devises - 1yr – 449x15 = 6,735 Option 2: 20x36x15 = 10,800
- 2yr - 5x12x15 = 900
-3 yr - 5x12x15 =900
Total 3 yr (6-8) = 8,535

10. Any Direction You Choose
What can we do to provide this opportunity for learning for our Emanuel students