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You can do THAT with a netbook?Tami Brass
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Look familiar?
2008 - Piloted student 1:1 w/tablets in 7th grade
2004 – Faculty began using tablet pcs; 1:1 grades 7-10 traditional PCs
2001 - 1:1 PC laptops pilot in 7th grade
Time to rethink…
Revising the model: 2006-08 Parent & faculty feedback/surveys
Fewer bells and whistles (just enough for class work) Smaller, lighter Longer battery life Durable, “ruggedized” Lower cost School-owned & managed Loaner pool & school supporting repair No-fault , no hassle warranty Training for kids about life w/technology Why stop in 10th grade? Expectation of use
What’s a Nobi?
ClassmatePC - Intel designs - http://www.classmatepc.com/ Equus manufactures -
http://www.equuscs.com/ Semi-ruggedized & water-resistant We upgrade to 2GB RAM & Win 7 Pro Convertible model has touchscreen
2011 – Same as 2010 + Intro Nobis 1:1 (in school only) in 5th
2010 – Nobis 6-7-8, tablets 9-10-11-12; Nobis in LS lab
2009 – Nobi Netbooks 6-7, tablets 8-9
2008 - Piloted student 1:1 w/tablets in 7th grade
2004 – Faculty began using tablet pcs; 1:1 grades 7-10 traditional PCs
2001 - 1:1 PC laptops pilot in 7th grade
Tablet & netbook use at SPA
•In 2010-11, we replaced the primary lab with Nobis.
•In 2011-12, 1:1 spreads to 5th grade (pilot) using refurbished Nobis during school day only. We are adding a cart of Nobis for grades 3-4.
Lower School
•Grade 6 – Nobi, Wellnology, most support
•Grade 7 – Nobi (yr 2), Wellnology integrated
•Grade 8 – Nobi (yr 3), Wellnology integrated
Middle School
•Grade 9 – Toshiba tablet (yr 1), initial training
•Grades 10-12 – Toshiba tablet (yrs 2-4)
Upper School
Devil in the Details…Support No-fault warranty for life of laptop Limit “images” to one per computer model/grade 24 hour turn-around time to reimage or repair Tech coordinator assists w/user issues & classroom needs Loaner pool for students and faculty
Charging Power strips in classrooms Encouraged to charge at home
Finances Private School - Tech fee in MS; family purchase in HS Minimal software suite; using many free/open/online tools
Specs Max the RAM SSD vs standard drive Touch screen convertible
Instructional Impact
2005-06 Word processing Heavy printing Research Desktop
publishing Pockets of
innovation
2011-12 Word processing
Peer editing Extensive revision Collaborative writing
Printing when appropriate (MFPs) Extensive Research Multimedia resources Audio/video recording & projects Choice – student toolbox OneNote - Shared notebooks on
server More consistent integration
across teaching teams Shared innovation “Getting there” in grades new to
1:1 and in non-academic courses
What hasn’t worked on netbooks
Serious video editing CD/DVD based resources Running more than 3 apps
simultaneously Serious gaming Some hi-res apps Fingertip touch Extensive use w/o case Kids still want some paper Older online resources that
need larger screens
What works with netbooks Most productivity applications Flash & Java (won’t work on iPads yet) Online interactives, manipulatives,
games, simulations, webquests & games Research pathfinders eBooks, textbooks Using outdoors, in sci lab, at home, in
car, etc. Touch (fingernail or stylus)*** Inking (with stylus)***
Tips from the kids…
Dark desktops have best contrast Don’t change screen resolution Zoom in on apps like Office – 125% Avoid animated cursors F11 when online Ctrl+ and - online Hide the taskbar Learn shortcuts Close windows Save, save, save
Tools we use
Software Traditional
Office 2007▪ Word▪ PowerPoint▪ Excel▪ OneNote
Browsers Antivirus
Tools we use
Software Traditional Creative
Artrage Audacity & Sound Recorder Webcam MovieMaker Photostory 3 Paint.net & Paint Picasa Comic Life
Tools we use
Software Traditional Creative Productivity
OneNote Tablet Flash Inspiration Scratch Google Earth Sketchup Fox It Reader SP (ePub, PDF annotation)
Online Tools: Subscriptions
Quia Conjuguemos United Streaming Nettrekker Gaggle** Typing Pal Class Zone & electronic or online textbooks Online databases through library Schoology Voicethread
Online tools
Simulations – Salem St. Paul Wikis
Collaboration Resource sharing
Pathfinders
Interactives Beads Square Roots Nutritional Analysis Tree identification USA Games Global Warming Prime shooter Online Flashcards Citation Machine GeoGames
Interactive Sites Manga High Fun Brain Learn Alberta Shodor XP Math Thinklets Calculation Nation BBC Languages PhET Interactives Science NetLinks Hooda Math Maths Zone Sumdog (math) Spongelab
Others:http://www.diigo.com/user/brasst/interactive
Questions???
Resources:http://teachingtoolbox.wikispaces.com/
Contact:[email protected]@brasst on Twitter
