21st Century Learning Spaces

Office of the Chief Technology OfficerMontgomery County Public Schools

Technology Modernization

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:• Describe the 21st Century Learning Spaces initiative

and the implications for teaching and learning• Describe Google Apps for Education and the

implications for communication, collaboration, and differentiating students’ learning experiences

• Identify MCPS safety and security precautions to protect students in this closed virtual environment.

Outcomes

MCPS Strategic Technology Plan

21st Century Learning Spaces

Anywhere, anytime access to learning

Creating connected classrooms

Ubiquitous access to mobile

technologies

Foster communication and

collaboration

Technologies @ Play

Chromebooks

Google Apps for Education

Google Drive – online storage (30 GB)

Google Docs – online word processor

Google Slides – create presentations online

Google Sheets – create spreadsheets & charts online

Gmail – email inbox

What is a Chromebook?

• Designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and data residing "in the cloud".

• Login to devices using an MCPS GAFE account.

Examples of Instructional Uses

• Building class rules using a shared document• Creating a book trailer for an adventure story students

are writing• Read an article and watch a video about the same

topic to compare perspectives• Creating an “all about me” poster in Google Draw• Use a site to model a science concept before reading

about it• Learning to type using proper form• Using web-based virtual manipulatives to learn

mathematics concepts• Your idea here!

Student Accounts

• Students have assigned accounts (654738@mcpsmd.net)• Logins and passwords match all desktop and laptop

logins that students have used every year to access documents and interactive websites

• Students use this account to access their Drive, share files with each other, and receive and send files to their teachers

● Teachers have a dynamic class dashboard that lets them see and manage:o All documents createdo All emails sent, received, and thrown awayo Every open tab on a student’s deviceo The current screen a child is viewing

How Do Teachers Manage?

What Can Teachers See?

Google & MCPS Agreement

Per terms of agreement with MCPS, Google will:

Comply with Family Educational Rights and Privacy ActFERPA - Federal law that protects the privacy of student education recordsComply with Children’s Online Privacy Protection RuleCOPPA - Prevents Google from collecting students’ personal information while using Google Apps account

Safety & Security Precautions

❏ mcpsmd domain - “walled garden” where only MCPS staff and students can connect

❏ Students can only send and receive email from authorized MCPS account holders.

❏ No advertising❏ No data mining❏ No Google + (Can’t be contained)❏ Chat is turned off (can’t be monitored)❏ All communication is visible and monitored❏ All communication is https encrypted to prevent

hacking or unwanted 3rd party data collection

Safety & Security Precautions

Internet Monitoring• Students’ online interactions are

monitored in accordance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).

• Online content deemed harmful to minors is blocked/ filtered.

• Any device connected to MCPS network is subject to Internet filtering policies.

Safety & Security Precautions

Google Safe Searchenabled within domain

•When SafeSearch is on, inappropriate video and images will be filtered from Google Search result pages, along with results that might link to explicit content.

How do we help teachers?

❏ Orientations❏ Already-made lessons and materials❏ Collaborative planning❏ Shoulder to shoulder modeling, co-teaching❏ On-going support

Questions….