10 SIGNS THAT THE SHIFT TO DIGITAL IS UNDERWAY -AND 5 WAYS TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE.

November, 12 2015

#ShiftToDigitalEd

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Agenda

Introductions

Signs That the Shift to Digital is Underway

Ways to Get Ahead of the Curve

Closing Remarks

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John Watson

• Founder of Evergreen Education Group

• Study/advise on K-12 digital learning since 2000

• Publish Keeping Pace and other reports tracking online, blended, and hybrid learning

Mickey Revenaugh

• Co-founder of Connections Education, and Director of New School Models at Pearson

• iNACOL Board Member since 2008, and current President

• Generation DIY blog on Getting Smart

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1. You’ve moved beyond deciding whether you need computers for most students, and are now well

into determining which devices to use.

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2. You’ve long since stopped confiscating students’ cell phones and only wake up in a cold sweat once every two weeks (as opposed to every other day) about what could go wrong with your Bring Your

Own Device initiative.

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3. You’ve had your first bandwidth failure. And maybe your second as well.

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4. You have irrefutable evidence that teenagers really do their homework at 1am.

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5. Students don’t know why digital is a big deal.

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6. Your students’ chiropractor bills have gone down.

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7. You’ve broken up with at least one content provider.

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8. Your worries about teacher use of digital content has shifted from “how can we get them to use digital resources?” to “how can we make sure

we’re not infringing on copyrights?”

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9. You suddenly get why Data Privacy is such a big deal – and such a two-edged sword.

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10. You’re tired of hearing about Rocketship, Carpe Diem, Summit, and other charter schools,

because what they’re doing doesn’t seem very different than what your school is implementing.

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Five Ways to Get Ahead of the Curve

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1. Check out one or more of the case studies from Proof Points of Blended Learning Success in

School Districts on kpk12.com

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2. Go deep on digital thinking about your own online learning program. For great handholding

guidance, see How to Start an Online Program from iNACOL -

http://www.onlineprogramhowto.org/

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3. Get your own inside source on what’s happening with digital learning by subscribing to the online

newsletter from Getting Smart -http://gettingsmart.com/

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4. Join the Online & Blended Learning Community on Teachability, where you can get innovative

strategies, share your story, and vent -http://www.teachability.com/community/online-

blended-learning

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5. Get 10 fifth graders or 15-year-olds into a room with their favorite devices and have them show you what they do with technology OUTSIDE of school. Zip your lip, keep an open mind, and imagine how your school might harness some

small portion of that excitement.

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5. Let your teachers experiment…

Try

Learn

Iterate

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Sources Referenced:

iNACOL – How to Start an Online Program -http://www.onlineprogramhowto.org/

Keeping Pace - kpk12.com

Getting Smart - www.gettingsmart.com

Teachability -http://www.teachability.com/community/online-blended-learning

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Thank You!