1. The Right Mix: Virtual Learning Environments, E- texts, and Library/On-line Resources Copyright Gerald Benson, Durham Academy 2008. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

2. Objective Identify best practices of classroom technology integration

3. Location Visits School of the Future Philadelphia, PA Urban School San Francisco, CA Berkeley Prep Tampa, FL Science Leadership Academy Philadelphia, PA Girls Preparatory School Chattanooga, TN Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC St. Mary’s School Raleigh, NC St. Agnes/St. Dominic’s Memphis, TN

4. Common Themes Berkeley Prep Administration support, some e- textbooks, Blackboard virtual classroom, faculty training, technology in performance review, ergo-furniture Science Leadership Academy Collaborative learning environment/learning after hours, Moodle virtual classroom, project based digital content, afternoon training Urban School Collaborative learning, First Class virtual classroom, project based digital content, anytime faculty training Girls Preparatory School Headmaster decision, school has science mission, Blackboard virtual classroom, electronic textbooks, structured training

5. Urban School Howard Levin, Director of Technology Apple Distinguished School Grades 9 - 12 Collaborative Learning

7. The Right Mix Virtual Learning Environment E-textbooks/digital content Digital library resources Structured professional development On-site tech coordinator help Administration support/usage standards Collaborative, experiential, project based learning

8. Durham Academy Virtual learning Environment E-textbooks/digital content Digital library resources Structured professional development On-site tech coordinator help Administration support/usage standards Collaborative, experiential, project based learning

9. Essentials Adopt & Build Foundation Virtual learning environment E-textbooks Library digital resources Infrastructure Usage standards Structured professional growth Hardware

10. Action Plan Voluntary or mandatory Re-do professional development Budget Grade level or levels for implementation Implementation sequence

11. Sixth Grade Strong team Fifth grade in separate building Established student Organized, familiar with assignments and assessments Content creators

12. 6th Grade e-text Science Human Biology/Health Animals Motion/Forces Electricity/Magnetism Pearson Spanish En Espanol McDougall Littell History History Alive, The Medieval World Teachers Curriculum Institute French Discovering French Bleu McDougall Littell

13. Subscription/On-line Resources Organize resources to augment e-texts and VLE content Remove obstacle to access resources Assist in development of classroom content with faculty Requires significant coordination

14. What’s Happening? Widespread use of Moodle Virtual Learning Environment Explosive growth in student created content E-textbooks being implemented in target grade Developing ease of use and relevancy for subscription based on-line resources Teachers are asking for student laptops in middle school Student laptop utilization in upper school has reached 21%

15. Student Created Content Content Creators Content Organizers Content Distributors

16. Student Created Content

17. jerry.benson@da.org