Department of Social Sciences

Social Sciences Digital Training

“A New Era in Social Sciences: A Digital Timeline for Success”

Digital Training OBJECTIVES

Willingness to embrace change for successful technology integration

Understand that technology is continuously, and rapidly, evolvingIt is an ongoing process and demands continual learningWhen effectively integrated into the curriculum, technology tools can extend learning in powerful ways

These tools can provide students and teachers with:• Access to up-to-date, primary source material• Methods of collecting/recording data• Ways to collaborate with students, teachers, and experts around the world• Opportunities for expressing understanding via multimedia• Learning that is relevant and assessment that is authentic

Today you will do the following:

HOPES & FEARS

Trends Challenges

• Digital textbook mandates

• FLORIDA standards• Digital testing mandates• Active + personal learning• Proven 1:1 initiatives• Developing BYOD

Strategies value still unknown

• High costs• Manageability• Security• Path to success is

unclear• Time to Implement• Resistance to Change• Meaningful Success

Why Digital, Why Now?

Mobile Digital Devices: Dipping Your Toes in Technological Waters Hill, Rebecca A. Teacher Librarian39.1 (Oct 2011): 22-26.

69%

• of all schools ban student cellphone use during the school day (Common Sense Media).

65%

• of cell phone-owning kids at schools that ban those same phones still bring them every day to class

58%

• of those students still use them (Lenhart).

HOME LEARNING ASSIGNMENT

Workflow “Workflow is a term used to describe the tasks

procedural steps, organizations or people involved, required input and output information, and tools needed for each step in a business process.” (Margaret Rouse,

Editorial Director, Whatis.com)

In the academic world, our workflow involves a number of different elements which may include: planning and scheduling, project management, reading and writing, information management (gathering, sorting, storing), collaboration (students, colleagues, department, college, and organizations),

participation in meetings and committees, as well as interfacing with cyberspace (email and web).

There are many additions to make to the list.

WHAT we have learned5 most common DEVICE errors!

Focusing on content apps

Lack of Teacher Preparation

Failure to communicate a

compelling answer to “Why

DIGITAL DEVICES?”

Treating DIGITAL

DEVICES like multi-user

devices

Treating the DIGITAL DEVICE as a computer

DIGITAL DEVICE CONTACT PERSON

Share updates with teachers

TRAIN teachers on apps and lesson plans

Participate in District trainings

Serve as the eyes & ears for teachers

Notify IT dept/technician of ANY issues

School Technician Duties

Restore devices to original district Image

Mail Device to UDT for service

Receive device back from UDT

Check device was repaired properly by UDT

Notify DSP of device repair

DAY 2: TimelineTIME Civics 7th Grade Civics 7th Grade World History 9th World History 9th

8:00 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

8:35 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.

Promethean /ACTIVInspire

Promethean/ ACTIVInspire

McGraw Hill

McGraw HILL

10:05 A.M. -11:30 A.M.

McGraw Hill McGraw Hill Promethean/ ACTIVInspire

Promethean/ ACTIVInspire

11:30 A.M. -12:30 P.M.

LUNCH

12:35 P.M. – 1:35 P.M.

7th grade

Civics

Lesson Demonstration

7th grade

Civics

Lesson Demonstration

9th grade

World History Lesson

Demonstration

9th grade

World History Lesson

Demonstration

1:40 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.

PREPARING FOR 1st Day of Instruction

MY BIG CAMPUS BUNDLE BUILDING

PREPARING FOR 1st Day of Instruction

MY BIG CAMPUS BUNDLE BUILDING

PREPARING FOR 1st Day of

Instruction MY BIG CAMPUS

BUNDLE BUILDING

PREPARING FOR 1st Day of Instruction MY BIG CAMPUS

BUNDLE BUILDING

Questions & Answers