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While we will continue to update the status of the Future Ready 1:1 Implementation Plan, we invite parents, students, teachers and community members to read research-proven studies that illustrate the necessity and role that educators have in order to fashion not only digitally literate, but also digitally responsible students. Below you will find links to such research:
Office of Educational Technology
The National Education Technology Plan is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. The Plan articulates a vision of equity, active use, and collaborative leadership to make everywhere, all-the-time learning possible. While acknowledging the continuing need to provide greater equity of access to technology itself, the plan goes further to call upon all involved in American education to ensure equity of access to transformational learning experiences enabled by technology. The principles and examples provided in this document align to the Activities to Support the Effective Use of Technology (Title IV A) of Every Student Succeeds Act as authorized by Congress in December 2015.
"How every school can promote safety in a digital world" - Harold Reaves - eSchool News (2016)
Global Manager of Absolute Safe Schools (an organization dedicated to providing safe learning environments for students), Harold Reaves discusses the need to educate students to become responsible digital learners. Vast, the internet can provide myriads of credible resources for students, but on the other hand, it can become an enchanting void. Reaves poses the idea that schools--coupled with parents/guardians--have an essential role in helping kids learn how to navigate the web safely.
"Sharing the Screen in 1:1 Classrooms" - Monica Burns - Edutopia (2016)
Confronting the largest criticism of technology use--the lack of face-to-face communication, relationship-building opportunities, educational consultant Monica Burns discusses how the implicit social-building opportunities are not to be lost in a 1:1 classroom, and offers various methods through instructional strategies and applications to ensure that students still receive personalized curriculum while collaborating with others.
"Technology as a Distraction: Raising Kids in the Digital Age" - Devorah Heitner, PhD - Raising Digital Natives (2016)
Here, Heitner discusses the reality of what technology can pose in a classroom that is not armed with a plan to help guide learners to use it appropriately. At the same time, she advances her argument by suggesting that the skills will only help as the students as they grow, and use the technology in a less-distracted manner than is perhaps seen by adults today. Most notably, Heitner offers advice for parents who may be concerned with the amount of time that children spend using devices.
"Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line" - Susan Oxnevad - Getting Smart (2013)
In her 2013 article outlining the SAMR Model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition), EdTech pioneer Susan Oxnevad describes her experiences providing professional development for teachers and how the model (developed by Dr. Ruben R. Puentedura) has helped teachers utilize technology appropriately to not only redefine some aspects of traditional learning, but at the same time, promote responsible digital citizens. As technology continues to become infused within society to truly make a "global environment," the need to show students how to use technology appropriately and efficiently has become eminently apparent.
The intention of providing this article is to inform parents how Dunlap will initially approach 1:1 technology. Just like Bloom's Taxonomy (tiered "higher-levels of engagement activities"), the "Redefinition" phase will not overtake the successful strategies and methods of instruction seen throughout our district, rather the occasional "redefined" lesson--as well as the other levels of the SAMR model--will help us achieve our goal of providing truly college-and-career-ready graduates who know how to use technology appropriately.
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