Topics

• Enhancing Education through Technology (EETT)

• Blackboard

• Brevard Virtual School

• Inventory for Teacher Technology Skills

Enhancing Education Through Technology

• Part of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

• Fourth Year

• Two Parts:– Part I ~ Allocation (‘05 = $223,940– Part II ~ Competitive

Enhancing Education Through Technology

• Improve student academic achievement through the use of technology

• Assist all students in crossing the digital divide

• Promote effective integration of instructional learning tools

Enhancing Education Through Technology

Provided hardware: • Wireless Laptops (student and teacher)• Access Points• Projectors• Digital Cameras• Electronic White Boards• School Pads• Digital Microscopes• Science Probes• PDAs• Servers (Blackboard and Streaming Video)

Enhancing Education Through Technology

Provided software: • Microsoft Office for all computers

• Star Gazer

• Vernier MicroProbe

• Blackboard course management system

• Most of the hardware also included software

Enhancing Education Through Technology

• Provided training and professional development for participants

• Online and Face-to-Face

• Improved the integration of technology-delivered educational content

• Developed new distance learning courses for administrators, teachers, staff, and students

CMS vs. LMS

• Course Management Systems– Blackboard – Web CT– Moodle

• Learning Management Systems– VSA (Florida Virtual School)– NetDimensions

Blackboard Statistics

1269 users105 courses

13 courses “retired”

Subscription since 2002

Next school year: All employees

Cost per year for 10,000 users: $30,000

Blackboard CoursesExamples

• ESOL for Administrators/Guidance Counselors

• ESOL Empowerment for Teachers• Online Resources • New Hires Orientation• Information Literacy• Service Learning• Collegiate High School

Looking at Blackboard

http://blackboard.brevard.k12.fl.us/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_21_1

BVS 2004 -05

Course NameStudents Active in the Course

Courses (1 Semester)

FCAT 8 6 1

FCAT 10 11 1

SAT Prep 10 1

Total Term 1 27 3

Life Management 16 2

SAT Prep 17 2

Personal Fitness, S. 1 17 2

Personal Fitness, S. 2 15 2

American Government 25 2

Economics 16 2

Total Term 2 106 12

TOTAL 2004-2005 133 15

BVS Fall, 2005

10 courses: Physics, Latin I, Personal Fitness (2 sections), Life Management, SAT Prep, American Government/Honors, Economics/ Honors, FCAT 10 Prep, and Voluntary Public Service

14 teachers ~ all from Brevard Public Schools

176 active students ~ BPS, private schools, and home schooled.

10 courses: Physics, Latin I, Personal Fitness (2 sections), Life Management, SAT Prep, American Government/Honors, AP Microeconomics, Economics/ Honors, AP American Government, and

Voluntary Public Service

14 teachers ~ all from Brevard Public Schools

Registration: November 1st - January 3rd

220 students have been assigned to courses which began January 4th ~ BPS, private schools, and home schooled.

BVS Spring, 2006

BVS Example

• http://bvs.flvs.net/

• http://vsa.flvs.net/

Instructional Technology

• http://www.flstar.org/

Inventory for Teacher Technology Skills

An online tool that helps educators identify basic technology skills that

need reinforcement.

Developed by Florida DOE

“No Child Left Behind” Goal

Full integration of technology in the curriculum

Ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to

Communicate

Solve Problems

Access, Manage, Integrate, Evaluate, and Create Information to improve learning.

Acquire lifelong knowledge and skills

District Use of the Inventory?•Technology Planning both District and School levels.

•Staff Development offerings at both District and School levels.

•Level of technology integration for reporting on the STaR Survey.

•Strategic Goal of all Teachers being at Level II Proficiency by end of 2006.

•Professional Development Plan for individual teachers

Schools Assisting the District

DeLaura Middle School

Saturn Elementary School

Suntree Elementary School

•Instructional Staff access to the Inventory: August 22-September 2

Inventory Content

• Basic Operations & Concepts

• Productivity

• Communication

• Research

• Planning, Management, & Instruction

• Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues

Results (85 Teachers)

• Individual and School (see handouts)• District

– Basic Operations 82%

– Productivity 88%

– Communication

97%

– Research 89%

– Planning, Management, & Instruction 96%

– Social, Ethical, Legal, & Human Issues 91%

Useful Tool??Comment from Gerry Sprengle,Technology Specialist at Suntree Elementary:

“I really like the survey. I think it can be a useful tool. I hope we can somehow salvage the survey as it can really pin down our strengths and weaknesses (I think we are going to have a lot of weaknesses!!!!).”