Emerging Technology ReportCutia Blunt

City Schools of Decatur * Glennwood ElementaryJuly 2013

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Ziggi HD Document Camera &Wireless Station for iPad

Emerging Technology from IPEVOIPEVO Ziggi HD

High Definition USB Document Camera Visual presentation tool5 megapixel cameraVivid resolution

Up to 2592 X 1944Swiveling headBuilt-in microphoneIntegrated Evernote

supportIPEVO Presenter

Software$94

Emerging Technology from IPEVOIPEVO WS-O1

Wireless Station for iPad and USB Document CamerasStream live images

from Ziggi HD to iPadEnables Ziggi HD to

become wireless$69

Technology Mission City Schools of Decatur (CSD) promotes the effective and

appropriate selection, integration, and utilization of technology resources in our schools for rigorous, engaging, intentional, and developmentally appropriate learning experiences. The district’s mission is to provide students with technology tools to not only achieve curriculum objectives and state standards but also provide life skills. To enable our graduates to be successful in post-secondary endeavors in the 21st century, the technology department will provide support and opportunities for all students and all staff. Technology will play an essential role in teaching, student learning, communicating with families, and district operations.

City Schools of Decatur (CSD)

All students and teachers will have equal access to appropriate and high quality technology resources and tools as they work to master the Georgia-required curriculum.The combination of the Ziggi HD and Wireless

Station for iPad provides students and teachers in all grade levels (K – 12) with another high quality technology tool that can be integrated into every content and curriculum area – from math to science to culinary arts.

CSD’s Tech Vision to Improve Access and Impact for Instruction

Digital information sources aligned with academic goals and standards, online communication tools, and up-to-date video and audio resources will give students engaging, authentic, and developmentally appropriate learning experiences and will allow students to collaborate within the district, the city, and with broader global audiences. The combination of the Ziggi HD and Wireless

Station for iPad is an up-to-date video resource that fosters engaging, authentic, and developmentally appropriate learning experiences for students in all grades.

CSD’s Tech Vision to Improve Access and Impact for Instruction

Teachers and students will share their work with each other and the community through online resources, video and audio presentations, and by using Web 2.0 tools and other social media. The combination of the Ziggi HD and Wireless

Station for iPad allows for work to be shared easily between the devices and the interactive whiteboards that are already mounted in many (approximately 190) classrooms across the district.

CSD’s Tech Vision to Improve Access and Impact for Instruction

System Requirements & User Manuals

Ziggi HD Mac OS 10.5 and above Windows XP/Vista/7/8 512MB RAM

1GB recommended CPU 1.4GHz and above

Graphics Cards Mac

144MB of dedicated video memory for 3 megapixel resolution

256MB of dedicated video memory for 5 megapixel resolution

PC 64MB of dedicated video

memory for 5 megapixel resolution

Wireless Station IPEVO Document

Camera Ziggi HD Ziggi Point to View (P2V)

Related Accessories from IPEVO

Ziggi Carrying Case Safely transport and store $19

Scan Kit Simplifies the scanning

process of documents and small objects

Provides an additional way way to interact with the iPad

$29Whiteboard App for iPad

Add text/drawings to images streamed via Ziggi and Wireless Station

Free

Additional Related EquipmentiPad ($399 - $799)

Over 750 already in use across the district

Digital projectorOver 225 already in use

across the districtApple TV ($99) or

Reflector ($13 or less) Wirelessly project

image feed to pull-down white screen or interactive whiteboard via projector

VGA adaptor for iPad ($29)Project image feed to

screen/whiteboard via projector with a hardwire connection

SD Card ($5 - $60)Wireless Station can

take the role of a USB drive or card reader

Wirelessly (via Apple TV)

StreamingHardwired

(via VGA Adapter)

Customer Service & Technical Support from IPEVO

Customer Service1-408-490-3085

(phone)1-408-516-8168

(fax)Live Online Help

Monday – Friday8:00am – 4:00pm

PSTComplimentary

Support.IPEVO.comQuestions and

AnswersSoftware DownloadsDocuments

Quick Start GuideUser ManualiPad Template for

ProjectionComments

Limitations Supply and Demand

Currently (July 2013) in limited supply

Additional Required Equipment The Ziggi HD can not be

directly connected to a projector in order to stream the feed

It must go through an iPad or computer

Microphone Quality Reports that the sound quality

of audio recordings could be improved

Mobile Device Operating Systems Incompatible with Android OS

Screen Resolution/Frame Rate The frame rate is quite low at

the highest resolution (2592 x 1944)

Video Recording Presenter software does not

support video recording Need to use a third-party

software option to conduct video recording

Camera head Can not be detached from stand

Warranty Only one year Technical support does continue

Obtain agreement from students before streaming their work

Develop and enforce student procedures for transporting and handling all technology equipment

Students and teachers should use hand sanitizer before and after handling all technology equipment

Regularly check content on iPadsDelete inappropriate content (photographs,

videos, documents, etc.)

Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

Possible Funding SourcesDistrict and/or

school technology budget

IPEVO Wish PoolDecatur Education

FoundationTeacher Innovation

GrantsDonors Choose

Describe objects in the environment Use Ziggi HD to display pictures of various environments that are

not found on/near school grounds (an amusement park, a beach, etc.).

Stream to iPads that are in the hands of students. Students will locate then use the language of the standard to name

and describe the shapes of the objects and their relative positions in the various environments.

Common Core State Standard K.G.A.: Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres).

1. Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

NETS-S: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage

projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

Classroom Application: Kindergarten Math

Streaming the performance of dissections In the lesson ‘Flex Your Biceps’, students can have an

iPad sitting at their dissection stations alongside the dissection equipment. The iPad will be streaming the dissection process in real-time, as demonstrated/modeled by another student. Georgia Performance Standard S7CS2: Students will use

standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations

B. Demonstrate appropriate techniques in all laboratory situations.

NETS-S: Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge,

and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

Classroom Application: Seventh Grade Life Science

Analyze and Critique Work Use the Ziggi HD to display a student’s drawing or

painting. Stream it to individual student iPads. Students use the IPEVO Whiteboard app to analyze

and critique each peer’s work of art. Common Core State Standard VAHSDRPR.4: Keeps a

visual/verbal sketchbook journal, consistently throughout the course, to…

C. Analyze and critique works of art – personal, peers, and professional.

NETS-S: Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate

and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Classroom Application: Ninth – Twelfth Grades Visual Art

Content SS2G1 (Grade 2): Use the Ziggi HD to display a topographical

map of Georgia to student iPads. Small groups each identify and represent a different region and share their work with the class.

Process All standards and grades: Display any assignment using Ziggi

HD and iPads. Students can work independently or collaboratively in the part of the room most conducive to their learning (desk, carpet, table, hallway, etc.)

Product W.3.3 (Grade 3): Display a ‘mystery object’ related to another

content area standard (a 1996 Olympics souvenir, a fossil, etc.) via the Ziggi HD and iPads. Students will write a narrative that develops their varied responses to the mystery object, using descriptive details.

Classroom Application: Differentiated Instruction

Teacher and students can provide immediate verbal feedback once documents, images, and/or objects are displayed using the combination of this equipment

The teacher (or even a tech-savvy student) can utilize third party software to create a screen recording of lessons for sharing with absent students or for all students as a review at a later date

Introverted students can demonstrate Speaking and Listening Common Core Standards from the comfort of their own seats, rather than presenting ‘at the front of the room’

Directly address College and Career Readiness (CCR) Speaking and Listening Anchor Standards 1, 2, and 5

Classroom Application: Communication

Assistive Technology (AT) The Ziggi HD and Wireless Station combination

can also be used as an AT device that digitally magnifies text and images

Project-Based Learning The combination also enables students to acquire

and engage with sources of information in a unique way

Higher Order Thinking Skills Compare, contrast, model, appraise, describe,

examine, analyze and categorize items shown via Ziggi HD

Classroom Application: Unique Situations

Case Study 1Broadneck Elementary School ‘Benefits of Document Cameras over other Classroom

Technologies’Real-time displays allows for immediate feedback and instructionIncreased student attention and on-task behaviorDisplay of work caused students to be more organized and neat

Case Study 2Dysart Unified School District ‘Technology Integration in Canyon Ridge School’

Daily incorporation of student-centered instruction Increased student motivation and engagementStudents love to be the ‘teacher’

Note: Neither case study utilized IPEVO’s Ziggi HD. This research is about document cameras in general.

Research: Using Document Cameras in the Classroom

Identify teachers and support staff that are currently utilizing a document camera (any brand/model) for instructional purposes on a regular basis.

Purchase a minimum of one combination (Ziggi HD & Wireless Station) per school. Select at least one teacher from the compiled list to ‘pilot’ the use of this combination.

The media specialist from each school will oversee the pilot using the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM).Order and set upOrient teachers to IPEVO Support SiteCollect data and annotations regarding use

Implementation Plan

Reflection While completing this project, I

realized it is imperative that technology coaches possess the research, organizational, and presentation skills necessary to recommend the integration of emerging technology after selecting and evaluating it.

This experience strengthened my ability to step back and look at the ‘big picture’. For equity purposes, I wanted to choose technology that could be used in most teaching environments. I also had to consider the district’s existing technological resources that are necessary for this combination to be fully operable. Finally, I had to communicate my research and recommendations in a clear and professional manner.

“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From

the quiet reflection will

come even more effective action.” – Peter Drucker