1. Saskatchewan iT Summit 2012
One to One Netbooks:
Year Two

2. Who We Are
Ryan Hackl - Spiritwood
ryan.hackl@lskysd.ca
Micheal Hagel - Luseland
micheal.hagel@lskysd.ca
Mavis Hoffman - Major
mavis.hoffman@lskysd.ca

3. Technology in Our Division
Division goals:
Give students access to technology
1. Ubiquitous access to digital learning tools
2. Strengthen 21st Century skills that engages
students
> Continuum of Skills
http://bit.ly/JY5uk6

4. Cost of Netbooks (today)
Netbook Cost: "Drop Warranty" (important)!
> today's cost: $538 + tax for a > 3 year drop warranty is $48. 00
Dell Latitude 2120 (for a bulk 4 years is $68.00
order, closer to $500 taxes inc.) 5 years is $83.20
Software Cost: List of Software:
> Microsoft agreement covers just
about every product in their line, http://bit.ly/K7ijYF
and comes off our grant.
> Adobe agreement was about $42
per student based on FTE.

5. "What Does Success Look Like?"
> 'definition of the classroom' changes
> where students are getting information
> how students are using information

6. Benefits of Being One-to-One
> Portability
> "Just-in-time learning"
> Real-world learning in the 21st Century
ex - Appropriate Uses of Technology
10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have

7. Changes in 21st Century Learning
Before:
Shifting Focus:

8. Process Year One - Teachers Only

9. Year Two Process
> "Maintenance phase"
> Resource sharing:
> Yammer (http://www.yammer.com)
> blogs, Twitter
> PLCs
> informal sharing with staff
> Supporting teachers as they develop skills
> out-of-class (with teachers)
> in-class (with teachers and students)

10. Implementation in Our Schools
aka... "It doesn't have to look exactly
the same everywhere"

11. Luseland and Major Implementation
> Parent Meeting and User Agreement
> Ubiquitous Access the Norm
> Living Sky User Agreements and other documents
http://bit.ly/JwLni5
> Charging at Home
> Charging at School

12. Spiritwood: Stored in Carts
Rationale:
> more transient student
population meant staff were
unsure that 'taking netbooks
home' would be the best
option
> parents were happy that
netbooks would stay in
school

13. Spiritwood: Daily Routines
START OF DAY:
> 9 am homeroom class...
students pick up netbooks
END OF DAY:
> 3:05 pm homeroom class...
students 'hand in' netbook
DURING THE DAY:
> goes with students
> keep in their lockers at
noon
> hand in to library if gone
earlier in the day

14. Daily Use of Netbooks
NETBOOK USE:
> daily classwork / research
> less "paperwork"
> digital textbooks
> typing notes, create graphs
> presenting to class
> simple photo editing
LAPTOP USE:
> video editing
> photo editing
DESKTOP USE:
> drafting software

15. Management of Netbooks
> Organization is KEY!!!
> Excel spreadsheet helps
keep track of:
> who has what netbook
> passwords
> which ones are away
for repair

16. Future Directions?
Shifting Focus:
> students interact with and
find their own information
> students use the netbook as
the 'textbook' and find current
news articles
> students develop more
'process skills' and
deeper thinking
> learning moves beyond
http://tinyurl.com/7repfse
classroom walls

17. Challenges:
Broken Netbooks:
> on warranty
> drops and misuse
Time Wasting:
> "Youtube backgrounding"
slows down Internet
speeds
Bandwidth: http://tinyurl.com/82xkaec
> with more netbooks comes
the need to monitor
'excessive use'

18. Links that may help:
1. Advice for Parents of 1:1 Programs
http://bit.ly/KBd8kv
2. Teaching With Netbooks
http://bit.ly/2EW7VT
3. Starting a Revolution
http://bit.ly/Jzu0qr
4. One to One Netbooks Programs
http://bit.ly/9ZsBNM
5. One to One Learning
http://bit.ly/bnUeh
6. Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites
http://bit.ly/9VhrcX
7. It is Not about the Gadgets
http://bit.ly/AbqZJq

19. http://tinyurl.com/7wm2jyf