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WVUSD Blackboard Learn Project

Expected Outcomes:• Integrated Student Learning• Teacher Advancement in Professional

Development• Group Collaboration & Communication• Parent Involvement• Gateway to WVUSD Information and

Services

WVUSD Blackboard Learn Project

Objectives:1. Increase access to learning

– Course work, evaluation, and collaboration for students– Online professional development for staff– Anytime/Anywhere connection

2. Support and enhance communication through strong networks for collaboration– Build professional learning communities for teachers and staff – Green Learning (Central Document Repository – Paperless Environment)– Foster the Anytime/Anywhere connection for parents and students– Single sign-on (gateway) to access WVUSD information and services

3. Efficiency– Teacher preparation time– Redundancy and effort

WVUSD Blackboard Learn Project

Implementation Sequence:• Purchase K-12 Starter Edition - 2007• Train early adopters - 2007/8• Upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise with the addition of Content and Learning Systems• Purchase Community System - March 2009• Upgrade to Blackboard Release 9 - March 2009• Form a Blackboard Advisory group• Reconfigure Learning System, Community and Content• Creation of the WVUSD branding by advisory group• Develop a Training Package• Select District Trainers (Technology Integration Specialist) (Waiting for names to replace RIF’d trainers)• Training for all Trainers (Tentatively scheduled for July ’09)• Add District Curriculum • Develop Online Courses• Professional Development Opportunities• WVUSD Administrator training• Parent Login

WVUSD Blackboard Learn Project

Implementation Team• Educational Technology Specialist to oversee project• Advisory Group

Teams:

Curriculum and Instruction• Asst. Superintendent for Ed Services• Curriculum Coordinators• Program Specialists

Technology• Educational Technology• Systems Specialist• SIS Database Analyst

School Site• TREE or Professional Dev. Trainer• Site Administrator• Grade level coordinator or leader

Professional Development• Assistant Supt. Ed Services• Site Administrator• Courage2Lead• Educational Technology

Blackboard RolloutImplementation Plan• Developed mission statement, objectives and timeline

Learning System/Integration• Determine Institution Roles• Integrate to Aeries SIS• Automate Roles• Develop Course Templates• Learning System settings• Develop Training Plan and document with Blackboard trainers

Community System• Develop site domains, brands and pages• Setup domain administrators• Create organizations

Content System• Develop Folder Structure• Set Quotas• Set Privileges

Blackboard Rollout

Market Blackboard by the numbers:• Show Active Courses• Show Active Users• Show Active Organizations• Show Page Views Per Day• Show Users

Blackboard Rollout

Potential Concerns• Connecting the dots for users to understand relevance (buy-in)• Time constraints on training and implementation• Consistency as far as ongoing participation and commitment from schools

and administrators• Time constraints on adding curriculum to Content System• Inadequate number of support personnel with only one fulltime Ed Tech

specialist

Blackboard Rollout

Critical Success Factors• Project requires dedicated Staff – Instructional, Administration and

Technology• A well defined Timeline for installation, custom development and training• Clear communication to sites on goals and objectives• Building of relevant content/curriculum• Ongoing evaluation for improvements

Teacher Web• email reminders• Parent notifications• Blogs• Announcements• Teacher Bio• Class Calendar• Online Quizzes• Videos, Podcasts etc.

Blackboard• Single Sign-on• Module Driven• Literary Response• Collaboration• Parent Tab• Integration to SIS• Community• Anti-Plagiarism• Safe Discussions • 21st Century Skills• File Storage• Scholar• Wiki/Blogs• Lesson Plans

o Comm. Toolo Calendarso Parento Announcementso Online Quizzeso Videoso Podcasts

Blackboard vs. TeacherWeb

KIDS

TEACHERS

OPERATIONS

TOOLS

Technology is Strategic at Walnut Valley

Classroom

End-User Support

Business Goals

Infrastructure

•Active Directory Integration• Users• Courses

•Grade Center/Aeries Gradebook• Integration

•Virtual Learning•Parent Portal

Tomorrow … A Few Thoughts …

WVUSD 2009-2010

KIDS FIRST, “Every Student Everyday”