Incoming grade 5 students

5th grade Chromebooks will be available in the 5th grade students' block 1 classrooms. The Chromebook handbook and information regarding insurance will be available at that time.

Grade 1-4 students

Grades 1 - 4 - Chromebooks will be made available to each student from their classroom at the start of the school year. Students will not take devices home; each device will be stored in a cart located in each classroom.

Students Gr 5-12 (midyear)

• Students should report to the Chromebook service desk (located in each building). They will receive a form to be completed by their parents regarding the equipment and optional insurance.

• Return the completed form to the main office as instructed, along with cash, a check or a money order for the insurance fee (*Note - write the student's school ID on the check or money or, or the envelope containing the cash).

• The Chromebook will be issued to the student once the form is completed and returned.

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Dates for distribution will be announced in August.

Grades 5-12 - Optional insurance fees may be paid online through Campus Parent, to the Chromebook service desk (located in the MS & HS building) or the main office of the high school or middle school, during the insurance pay period. This is an optional fee and will be collected on an annual basis. (maximum $100 for a family)

Insurance fees for SY 21-22 are due by SEPT 30, 2021 (Insurance fees will be accepted after AUG 1, 2021).

To ensure that the district is able to repair damaged Chromebooks and provide loaners at all times for students experiencing problems, Twin Valley School District provides optional technology insurance. Families of 5-12 grade students are offered an optional insurance in the amount of $20 to be paid annually. 5-12 grade Students that do not purchase the optional tech insurance will be responsible for the full cost of repair or replacement of the device in the event of immediate damages or loss.

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Our story of "going 1:1" began in 2016 with our commitment to using the Google platform as a serious learning tool. Before long, our teachers found that Google provided a terrific environment for storing teaching and learning materials, and sharing them among their peers, but more importantly with their students. Teachers at all levels have found a place for using the Google apps, but our secondary teachers have woven Google apps and extensions into their everyday routine with their students. While we let this organically grow throughout the Middle School and High School, it became clear that needing a device that integrated with the Google platform would be necessary. Enter Chromebook carts!

During school years 16-17 and 17-18, we introduced Chromebooks stored on carts throughout the High School, and Middle School. Each cart contains a classroom-set. By the time we ended the 17-18 school year we introduced department and grade-level specific carts providing as many class-sets as we could. Popularity in using the carts grew with each passing month, so it became clear that providing a device per student was an effective direction to pursue.

Through our 1:1 initiative, we provide a standardized learning environment. Google + a device is the WHAT of our initiative, but the WHY is so much more exciting! Our 1:1 Initiative will provide anytime/anywhere access to learning and expand the possibilities of where learning occurs - the places we learn are many and don't always require brick and mortar. Our 1:1 Initiative will provide flexible access to instructional materials, allowing our students to learn at a pace they self-manage. Our 1:1 Initiative will provide a continuous cycle of feedback as students process instruction and practice subject matter. Finally, our 1:1 Initiative will support a transformation in classroom time -- a time for higher level thinking and discussion as students produce projects and achieve milestones exhibiting a mastery in their learning.

A 1:1 Initiative is a tool for learning. We do not expect our 1:1 to be the ultimate solution for academic success, but finding those niches where a standardized tool for learning enhances the process is a step in the right direction. It is the answer to the question "What does it mean to go to school at Twin Valley?" It is a milestone, one of many, in our learning culture that provides the answer "Technology and learning, at Twin Valley, are coexisting threads in the fabric of our learning community."