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Jill Abair

PD Artifact- Abair - 1 views

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    This is my link for my PD Artifact Blog Post. The link for my PD artifact can be found in my post.
Jill Abair

Tablets in the Classroom A Practical Guide to Planning and Deploying Large-Scale Table... - 0 views

  • To provide students with a more engaging, individualized learning experience, Central Unified is transitioning from traditional textbooks and working with a publisher to develop customized, interactive learning materials that will adapt to students’ learning levels and abilities.
  • BYOD policy
  • . CCSD had the tablets preconfigured and installed a district image and set of district apps,
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  • it worked best to have consistency across schools,
  • Through the pilot, we learned that even though consistency is good, we need to give the students as much flexibility and freedom as possible so they can personalize the device and put the apps they want on it. That way they have ownership and feel responsible for the device.
  • The initial deployment includes tasks such as asset tagging, kitting and custom imaging. The tablets are removed from their retail packaging and assembled into “kits” as necessary — for example, adding a headset and case — and given an initial charge
  • A tablet initiative should involve extensive professional development and training for teachers and IT/support staff
  • Involve teachers in the planning process.
  • Provide teachers with a variety of opportunities
  • Don’t neglect professional development/training on new equipment for technology staff
  • Procure a stockpile of replacement devices to prevent learning from grinding to a halt due to a device problem
  • Areas to measure include attendance, student engagement, teacher and student feedback on the
  • learning experience, student outcomes, test scores, levels of independent learning and use of collaboration
  • TABLET INITIATIVE CHECKLIST
Jill Abair

Jill Abair (JMAbair) on Twitter - 1 views

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    The latest from Jill Abair (@JMAbair). Mother of Two, Wife, Librarian, Technology Integrationist, Avid Reader, Sci-Fi Lover, Music Lover
Jill Abair

Educators Need to be 21st Century Learners Too... - 1 views

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    Amy Heavin is the principal at Ryan Park Elementary School, MSD of Steuben County in Angola, IN. She has been a school administrator since 2010, and taught middle school English for 8 years prior. Passionate about curriculum and instruction, she pursues learning opportunities to blend 21st century essential skills instruction with best practices.
Jill Abair

10 Great Digital Citizenship Lessons from Google ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Le... - 1 views

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    July 15, 2014 Digital citizenship has a central place in teaching curricula.It is through educating kids on the appropriate ways to use, navigate, interact,create and share web content that they develop the skills necessary for thriving in a knowledge economy.
Jill Abair

The Secret of Effective Motivation - 2 views

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    THERE are two kinds of motive for engaging in any activity: internal and instrumental. If a scientist conducts research because she wants to discover important facts about the world, that's an internal motive, since discovering facts is inherently related to the activity of research.
Jill Abair

Tim Wilhelmus - 1 views

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    I've been using Tim's Livebinder here: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/365641 for years. He has always had great resources to share and is very active in the Ed Tech community.
Jill Abair

What Teachers Need to Know about The New Creative Commons 4.0 Licenses ~ Educational Te... - 2 views

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    May 5, 2014 Creative Commons has recently rolled out its new 4.0 licenses and made it available for adoption worldwide. This is a fruit of two years of hard work to overcome some of the weaknesses that marked the 2011 version CC licenses .Some of the features and improvements included in 4.0 licences which make them easily shared and re-used include : improved readability and organization and common-sense attribution.
Jill Abair

iPads for Teaching - 4 views

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    PAGES OF THE SITE Activators and summarizers Assessing with the iPad Bloomin' apps BYOD Classroom workflow Collaborating with the iPad Creating with the iPad Critical evaluation of apps Educational...
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