iPads Inspire iNation Waxahachie ISD
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iNation Comes to Waxahachie ISD
Meet the iNation Team David Truitt, Deputy Superintendent Shelle Blaylock, Coordinator of Curriculum & Instruction Robert Keith, Director of Technology Debbie Needham, Coordinator of Instructional Technology Chealsie Sanchez, Coordinator of Instructional Technology Eli Saenz, Software Engineer District Librarians
Snapshot of Waxahachie ISD Students: 7,800 Administrators/Teachers: 580 Support Staff: 170 Schools: 7 Elementary Campuses 2 Junior High Campuses 3 High School Campuses
Today’s Session ●Laying the Foundation ●Teacher Rollout ●Surprises ●What We Have Learned Why start with teachers instead of students?
Laying the Foundation
Technology Steering Committee formed Met with experts and visited other districts Researched funding options Infrastructure upgraded Leadership team and WISD School Board were comfortable with iPads Curriculum and Technology formed an implementation team Laying the Foundation
iNation Timeline December, 2012 o Board approved upgrade to infrastructure January - March, 2013 o Two WISD teachers piloted mobile technology o Researched other districts o Met with Apple to discuss purchase options o Met with TCEA Director of PD to discuss training options February, 2013 o Technology Steering Committee viewed “21st Century Classroom”
iNation Timeline Continued... March, 2013 o Met with WISD Technology Steering Committee to discuss iNation plan April, 2013 o Board approved lease of 600 iPads May, 2013 o iPads arrived in WISD o Management: iBoss
iPads arrive!
iNation Timeline Continued... June - August, 2013 o Teacher Rollout
Teacher Rollout
Teacher Rollout: June - August, 2013 ●Training Model ○Monica Martinez, Dir. of Professional Development for TCEA ○45 Training iPads ●30 iPad training sessions ○502 teachers attended ○19 basic ○11 advanced
Summer iPad Training
Teacher Rollout August, 2013 o Doceri Software and iPad App - August Connecting to teacher computer Librarians trained at each campus November, 2013 o Reflector Reflecting teacher iPads
Ongoing Teacher Support... Technology Tuesdays Lunch & Learn Campus Training - Librarians District Training Appy Hours
January 6, 2014
Day to collaborate and learn together.
Speed date your iPad...
BYOD - Grades 6-12
Student Survey Data: Grades 6-12
Surprises
Creating Apple IDs Basic means “Basic” Insurance How to handle lost or stolen devices iPad covers Process for purchasing Apps Student usage Surprises
What we have learned...
Infrastructure Mobile devices Purchasing options Rollout Training What we have learned...