NextGen IDOE Summer of eLearning Conference
June 17, 2015
10:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.-12:00p.m.
Randy Maurer, Principal
308 South Harrison Street
Greentown, IN 46936
Successful eLearning In and Out of the Elementary
I. Introduction of Workshop
- QR Code and Ow.ly (Url shortener)
- The Principal's Tie Rack Blog
II. What Makes E-Learning Successful?
- Audience Answers- Thank you, Candace (IDOE eLearning) for you clarification on the expectations and the guidance you shared with us today.
- My Four Points
- Relevance of the Curriculum
- The Staff, Students, and Parents
- Accessibility of the Material
- The "Tech"
III. Relevance
- Standards Based Curriculum
- Continuation of the Classroom
- Not Busy Work!!!!!
- Example from other schools
- Engaging or be prepared for complaints.
IV. The Staff, Students, and Parents
- Teachers-Building Islands of Success
- PD and Sharing
- Tech Coach or Manager
- Parent Tech Night
V. Accessibility of the Material
- All Means All-Everyone should be able to access the material at home. IEP's can be met and other accommodations.
- The materials you send home should be available to all students, whether they have wifi at home or not.- 1 teacher said she had a class where all kids had wifi, once. Everyone else knows of staff or students without wifi.
- Make the information transfer point at school.-All of the information should be downloaded and uploaded from school.
VI. The Tech
- What do you all use?-iPads and laptops seem to be what everyone is using.
- BYOD-Noone is using BYOD. It is informal.
- School Provided Tech-Everyone is in a "school provides tech" district.
- Teacher choose the apps and software. This provides vetting and ownership. It will get used until something better comes along.-We charge $5 in the book fees to pay for the new apps the teacher is using that year.
- Flipping the classroom and the office.-Be the star because the kids love you. They will "share you." Video and audio are important because it personalizes it for the kids.
- Relevance
- Staff and Parents
- Accessibility
- The Tech-Vapps, Pictures, Maps, and More.
Every day is what you make it. Make it a great day!