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=Information collected by the Brady Schools 1 to 1 group:=

=Why go 1 to 1 (Understanding the Need)= The vision answers the question, Why are we doing this? Developed after much discussion and research among all of the constituents involved.

Revised Mission Statement: To strive for the best possible teaching and leaning opportunities for our students and staff at Brady. To improve student learning, achievement and success in learning by eliminating the digital divide. The learner is the center of his/her learning environment.

Mission Statement: //To not only improve but strive for the best possible teaching and learning opportunities at our school. To improve student learning, achievement and success in learning eliminating the digital divide. Technology will be a large part of every facet of the student lives and we need to prepare them for their future.//

Vision Teachers will integrate tech when it is available to the teacher and student ALL the time. Teachers get frustrated not having access and give up on trying. Replace student's dependency on computer labs with 24/7 access Technology helps students that are visual learners. Enable individualized learning Increase world view and sense of world community. Gain the ability to collaborate with others to produce projects that are meaningful and exciting and relevant to what they're doing Students acquire a base knowledge and analyze more, higher blooms taxonomy learning Quality learning time instead of busywork Teachers can teach different level learners with the same assignment. High level students can just go more in depth. Every classroom becomes a lab. Students have access to educational resources for research and assignment completion more hours in the day. This would allow deeper knowledge in all areas and allow teachers to assign more complex assignments. Allows for international communication with other students via video conferencing i.e. Skype. Students acquire a more in-depth and high level knowledge of technology and what it can do in the real world. //Research Tells Us// students with routine access to notebook computers score higher in writing assessments, demonstrate better analytical skills, collaborate more, and have lower absenteeism and dropout rates Research from Omaha, Westside Community School District Learners are moving to a collaborative approach rather than an up/down approach- technology the vehicle for collaborative learning. Technology in school offers the opportunity to teach Internet safety, ethics, and true collaboration. "To erect a firewall between the writing students do outside of school and in school...'is counterproductive'".(Dr. Yancy, NCTE) Technology offers the tool for authentic learning assignments: powerpoint, imovie, blogging, podcasting,digital storytelling, etc. This also provides a authentic environment and, maybe more importantly, an authentic audience.
 * 1) improving student achievement - the more engaged the students are in the learning
 * 2) improving teaching and learning
 * 3) increasing student performance on standardized tests
 * 4) preparing students for the world of work and/or college academic work
 * 5) eliminating the digital divide
 * 1) 61% of students say they are completing their assignments more easily
 * 2) 63% of students believe they have increased their overall learning
 * 3) 62% students said writing more essayse

=Money= Tech coordinator will need more free periods per day, a para or student help Ratio for tech help to computers 1 to 50 computers, Apple: 3 or 4 year lease purchase Roll down school buys for $1.00 Cooperative lost agreement $25 a kid, break twice student pays for the damage. If they do not have the money for the deposit the student could work off at the school. Parents check home owner insurance "lease writer".

= = =Hardware= PC vs. Apple __More Hardware discussion:__ Apple doesn't have local support, Kearney nearest support for repair (Marge) Matt stated that the techs would come to us at our meeting am I correct? We need to know turn around in writing for repairs (Marge) [|www.cdwg.com] government pricing site Elmo is a document camera, would need a projector (need to find out what the teacher plans to do with it) With Apple this is included with package. Will need a VGA out cable to connect to projectors $20-30 PC rep Marcia Werner 402-525-9273 marcia.werner@workscomputing.com Aaron will be in NP on March 31st *Who is Aaron? (Robbi) He is a PC rep coming to talk with NP schools. Plan to purchase extra computers, batteries Remote desktop software, - computer classroom management, extra costs With Apple this is not an extra costs, included with the price  Where do they charge computers? (Marge) *** at any classroom plug in (Robbi)** Need to consider when purchasing to include a set of head phones and thumb drive (1G minmum) per computer (Marge) * Again things to think about, I like the idea of students furinishing there on headphones. We will just have to be careful of the Fee Laws. **Why do they need a thumb drive? I think in Arnold the students provided their own headphones. Most already have them (Robbi)** Will need a VGA cable to connect computer to projector $20-30 (Marge) **Does this need to be on the 1 to 1 list? (Robbi)** We should include these items as the board and administration will want to know what possible extra costs could take place. I ask Matt and these are included in the package with apple. Hand School another software that is available for classroom management. (Marge) *** I don't understand what you mean here? What type of applications installing on the laptops?** These again were softwares that if teachers wanted would they be extra costs is why I mention them. (Marge) **Kidspiration** (on El. lab)**, geogebra** (Free), **neooffice/open office** (no, must have Microsoft Office)**, adobe creative suite** (there are some free online things we may be able to use instead)**, sketch-up** (???)**, atomic learning licences**(???)**, alice** (programming)(Not right away) Free blog and wiki on apple server **(There are free online versions of these for both PC & Apple) (Robbi)** NP is looking a the netbook: ASUS 904HA (**Sara & I have been researching Netbooks and feel that they would be an idea for El. mobile lab only (Robbi))** After visiting with Matt I do not believe this is the way to go, but researching items is much better to be able to answer staff and board members questions. NETBooks ASUS 904HA (China), HP2140 HP (American), Lenovo S10e (China).(slower process, 1.6 GB single process, camera, mic, SD reader, battery 5 hours average, 1 G RAM, 160 GB harddrive, No CD or DVD drive Cambridge, NE Apple whole package was so much broader than anything we saw on the PC side. "Apple's professional Development offered full in-service training...plus, the iLife suite was really exciting. Everyone realizd that going with Apple was the right thing to do." Ron Streit Supt No Virus worries with an Apple computer KISS - keep it simple (Marge)
 * Norton Antivirus.** **We are currently using Sophos as our AntiVirus (Robbi)** That is good, just stating if we had PC's we would need an Antivirus.

=Professional Development in areas of technology integration into the classroom is KEY!=