Out of the Box Solutions

How to implement and how to solve access/implementation issues.

Specialists
  • Teacher training
  • More money
  • Wireless
  • Technology Coach-K-2
  • Cluster Coach 3-5, 6-8
  • Use Heidi Hayes-one technology in the assessment goal
K-2
  • Mini-lab
  • Another mobile lab
  • etwork-connected computers in classrooms
  • Portable projectors and laptop
  • Training/Mentorship
3-5
  • Authentic
  • Clear on priorities to show growth
  • Logistic consideration-choose project to build on
  • Block scheduling for project rather than assigned weekly time
  • Another lab run by classroom teacher
  • Mobile lab

6-8
  • Second lab location
  • Additional mobile lab
  • Graphing calculator use across curriculum
  • Split up technology frameworks by subject/grade
  • Tech time as a scheduled class (in advisory)
  • Create scope & sequence to build up skills by subject & year
  • Schedule alignment
  • Every grade level cluster has their own mobile lab
  • Smartboards to used regularly and interactively


Requests

Rank in order of the most important to your cluster group

Specialists
  1. hardware
  2. coaching
  3. access to stop block on lyric websites (unlock it)
K-2
  1. New network-connected computers in classrooms (replace current older computers)
  2. Training 
  3. New mini-lab
  4. Projectors
  5. Digital Camera
  6. Smartboard 
  7. Visualizer
3-5
  1. laptop/projectors
  2. computers
  3. printers
  4. mobile lab
  5. Smartboard

6-8
  1. Mobile lab
  2. Smartboard w/training
  3. Laptop with projector
  4. Clickers
  5. Set of iPads
  6. Wireless in entire school
  7. Training in most current software applications
  8. Kindles that talk