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HHESEdTechInternship

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MeetwithprincipalandAPto Technology Summer2016 Letterofintentforthe

shareideasandgoalsof Coaches,Principal, principaltosign
proposedPDplanon AssistantPrincipal,
technology.

Reflection:OurAdminseemedtobeonboardwithourideas,supportiveofourideasandplans.They
seemedexcitedaboutwhatweweredoingwhichinturnmademefeelexcitedaboutwhatwedoing.
TheyaskedustotakechargeofthemorningannouncementsandgetthemoffourPAandfigureouta
waytostreamthemtotheclassrooms.Iwasmostexcitedabouttakingtheleadonthisand
immediatelygotlotsofideasforhavingagreenscreen,addingstudentandstaffspotlights,lettingkids
wearcostumeslikelittlenewsanchors,wewereabletobeascreativeaswewantedtobe.Rarelydo
yougetthechancetohaveaprojectwithablankslateandmakeityourown.Itwouldbealotofwork
butwewerelookingforwardtoitbecauseitseemedsofun,interesting,andbeneficialtoourschool.

Pre-servicePD:WhatsGAFE? Technology Summer2016 Addingstaffsharedto

Howdoweuseit?Howdoour Coaches drive,GoogleForms
studentsuseit?Howcanwe survey
individualizeinstructionusing
it?FocusonDocs,sheets,and
usinggoogledrive-Create
Slides&Form

Reflection:WefoundoutwewereinchargeofoneofthedifferentiatedPDsessionsduringPre-service
week.Wehadatechnologysessionandwewereexcitedtogetthatfacetimewithourstaff.We
decidedtofocusonGAFEandmakingsureeveryoneknewhowtoaccesstheirdrive,sharedocs,
searchourstaffsharedgooglefolder,andotherbasictointermediateskills.Asweweredeveloping
ourideaswedecidedweshouldprobablysplitinto3groupsandeachtakeagroup.Oneofuswould
dobeginner,onewoulddointermediatewithafocusonGoogleClassroomandIwoulddotheexpert
groupthatreviewedthebasicsofGooglebutintroducededtechtoolsthatwouldbenefitteachingand
learning.EachofusleftthemeetingknowingourperspectivegroupsandwouldworkonaGoogle
SlidesforourpresentationtoSITandthenwewouldcreateapre-assessmenttogathermoredatafor
ourinternship.
PresentPDmap&preservice TechnologyCoach, Summer2016 Thumbsup/Thumbs
presentationtoSITteamfor leadershipteam, downagreement
leadershipbuyinand administration,
approvalofstakeholders. staffdevelopment
teacher

Reflection:Everyonewasonboardwithoursession.Weexplainedthatwedidntwantthetechnology
tobeonemorethingbutitwouldenhanceourteachingandlearning.Wewantedittobeusefuland
alignwithwhatwealreadydoasfarasSIOPandbeabletoincorporateUDLstrategies.Therewasa
lotofexcitementfromtheleadershipteam,theyallwantedtoknowiftheycouldcometooursessionat
leastoncebutourprincipalsaidnobecausetheyhadtheirownsessionstolead.

Create&sharegoogle TechnologyCoach, Priortofirstdayof Allcommitteerepswill

classroomasaSTEM STEMcommittee schoolAug2016 receiveanemailwith
committeeoutlettoteachers. members loginandaccessto
Wewillshareresources, googleclassroom.
answerquestions,provide
supportetc.

Reflection:WethoughtthataGoogleclassroomwouldbethebestplacetohouseallofourtechnology
support,anddocumentourPDsessions.Wecreatedaclassroomandshareditwithourcommitteeso
thatinthefuturePDsessionswewouldallhaveaccessasteachersandbeabletoutilizetheresource
forPD.

PDTechnologySession- Technology Pre-ServiceWeek GoogleFormstobe

deliverdifferentiated Coaches (Aug23&25th) submittedviaMCPS
instruction,Googleforms: breakoutsessions account
facultygooglesurveyasking
whattechnologyPD,
preferences,andcurrentskill
set.

Reflection:Iledtheexpertgroup.EveryoneseemedtobeexcitedtolearnaboutthetoolsIshowed
them.IintroducedPlickers,Kahoot!Voki,Padlet,BlendspaceandSymbaloo.Itseemedthatafter
everyonesaidtheycantwaittouseit,itwashardtogetthemtoactuallyuseit.Idontknowifitwas
becausetheyalreadyhadwaystopresentitanddidnthavetimetocreatenewthingsortheyjust
forgotaboutit.TheinitialengagementandexcitementwasevidentbutImnotsurehowtogetpeople
toactuallyfollowthroughonwhattheysay.

Analyzesurveyresultsfrom Technology September2016 Analysis&

staffandidentifyprofessional Coaches PDplanforschoolyear
developmentbigideatopics
forsessionsduringFY17school
year

Reflection:Whenweanalyzedthedataitwasclearthatpeopleareeverywhereonthescale.Most
peoplescatteredinthemiddleateithera5,7or8.Thattoldusthatweneededtodomorepractice
andpracticalapplicationswithGAFE.Mostpeoplearesomewhatcomfortablewithbeingableto
searchforbotheducationalandpersonalsitesontheinternetandourfocusdoesntneedtobeabout
howtousetheinternet.Thefewthatstruggleareprobablythesameasthosethatstrugglechecking
theire-mail.Mostpeopleusetechnologytoteachwholegroupandtheresultsshowedusthatweneed
tofocusmoreonteachersusingtechnologyforsmallgroupinstructionandassessment.Thisidea
wasconfirmedbytheinterestofstudents.Theysaidtheywantedtofocususetechnologytoteach
towardmastery&waystoreachourELLstudentsbecauseweworkwithaveryhighpopulationofELL
studentsandteachingtowardsmasteryissomethingthatoftengetspushedtothesideoncewemove
tothenextindicatorandobjective.Someconcernsthatweneedtobeawareofarewaystoaddress
laptop/technologyissueswithoutitinterferingandinterruptingwithteaching,likeinterruptingsmall
group,Alsowaystomonitorstudentssotheystayontheappropriateanddesignatedsiteinsteadof
clickingonexternallinksorgoingwheretheywanttogo.Mostlyitseemslikemanagementof
technologyisabigconcernforourteachersthatweneedtosomehowaddress.Everyonebelievesthat
technologycanhelpteachersteachbetterandmostbelievetechnologycanhelpstudentslearnbetter
soIthinkthatourstaffisopenmindedandreadytolearnwhatwehavetooffer.

GrantforTVStudio-funding Technology September2016 GrantApplication

forgreenscreen,ipad,tripod, Coaches Approval
Do-inkapp

Reflection:AftertakingDr.Marcovitzsclassithelpedmebecomemoreconfidentinwritingagrant
proposalforaproject.ThatcombinedwithNataliesclassonMultimediawashelpfulbecausewe
knewwhatequipmenttogetandwhatwouldwork.Wewereexcitedtoapplyforthegrantandare
anxioustoseeifwewillgetitornot.Wehopewewillbecausewearenervousaboutthe
hand-me-downequipmentthatissupposedlycoming.

September9th1hourGoogle Technology 9/9/16 Parascreatedseveral

trainingforParaeducators. coaches shareddocuments
Focusonloggingintotheir includingashared
MCPSGoogleaccountand folder.Onewasforcell
accessStaffShared.We phone#sonstaff
reviewedgoogledocs,google shared.
slides,forms,andclassroom.

Reflection:TheparasweresoappreciativeandexcitedtogetsomehelpandtraininginGoogle.They
feltlikeeverythingwaspassingthembyandwerentsurehoworwhentogetaccesstotheinformation
andtrainingweprovided.Wejustgottogooverthebasicsofhowtologintodrive,accessourstaff
shared,creatingafolderforthemandsharingadocumentoftheircellphonenumbers.Wediscussed
waytheycouldusethiswiththeirclassroomteachersasanonlineparalogandwaystouseitwith
eachother.Theyallsaidtheyfeltmuchmorecomfortablelogginginandfindingthingsnowthatthey
haddoneitoncewithus.

OctoberPD:GoogleClassroom, Technology September2016 Googleclassrooms,

setup,createassignment, Coaches, Gradelevelsubmittheir
posts,etc. website
WeeblyGradelevelWebsites,
showscreencast5minutes
thenjoinclassroomandview
slides.RestisOnlineLearning

Reflection:myteamimmediatelyputmeinchargeofitbecauseIhavethemostknowledgeofit.We
couldntdecideonateampicturebecauseoneteammatedidntlikethepicture,andsoitwasnever
officiallyfinishedinthatsense.Everyonehadaccesstoitanditwashelpfulforstudentsandparents.
Wehadhomework,fieldtrips,specialdates,infoabouteachteacher,somethingaboutus.Itwas
difficulttomaintainandupkeepwithouthavingsharedcommitment,responsibilityandaccountability.
Itseemedlikeitwasjusteasierforthemtodumpitonmeandletmetakecareofitwhichwas
frustrating.AnotherthingaboutthewebsitesweretheywerenteverreallyenforcedbyAdminlike
therewasntanyaccountabilityforhavingoneorconsequencesfornothavingone.Idontthinkitwas
thestrongestpiecetoourinternshipbutitissomethingthatweneedtocontinuetodevelopand
pursue.Someothergradelevelsanddepartmentshadmuchmorebuyinandsuccess,like2ndgrade
whoalreadysomethinglikethisinplace,ESOL,andPEwhoalsomadetheirown.Thelackoffollow
throughcouldhaveresultedtoofromthefactthatitwassupposedtobeaface-to-facesession
followedbyaworksessionthatwascutshort.Theonlinelearningforthisisprobablynotthebestway
toimplementitanditwasntourfirstchoicebutitisthewayithappened.NexttimeIThinkifour
adminwantseachteamtohaveawebsitetheyhavetorealisticallyprovidetimeforthemtocreatethe
sitesandaddresourcesotherwiseitisperceivedasonemorethingtobedone.

OctoberPDFace-to-face Technology OngoingSemester Tipswillbepublishedin

transitiontoTechtipofthe Coaches 1-2 thestaffbulletinwith
weekthrough blurbandlink.
January/February
Reflection:becauseofthetimerestraintsonourstaffmeetingwewerealwayspushedtothelastslot
andweweneverhadanopportunitytosharearesourceanddemonstratewaystouseit.Thetechtip
oftheweekwasntaseffectivetoreplaceface-to-facesessions.Probablybecauseitcomesviae-mail
atthelastminute,mostpeopleeitherdontchecktheire-mail,readthebulletinand/orskimrightoverit.
Itwouldhavebeenmoreeffectivetodoascreencastorvideoofeachtoollookingback.Hadwe
plannedforthatwemighthavebeenabletoreachmorestaffandbeenmoresuccessfulwithourtech
tips.

OctoberPDMeetwitha Technology Mondayafter Teachercreateda

teacherone-on-oneto
supportusingchromebooks,
developingasystemand
monitoringusage.Workon
settingupGoogleClassroom,
andsupportherinfiguring
outwayssheiscomfortableto
usethetechnology(teaching,
centers,assessment).
Coaches, school googleclassroom,
printedstudentlog-ins,
createdasymbaloofor
mathcenterswith
relevantmathtopics
coveredfromasitethat
hasgoodinteractives.
Wediscussed
implementationand
monitoringandreviewed
thatnoteverything
shouldbedoneonline.

Reflection:Itwasnicetobeabletousemynewskillsandknowledgetohelpanotherteacher.Itwas
obviousthatherinternshipdidntprepareherforanMCPSschoolwith1:1Chromebooks,aswere
findingmanyteacherprepprogramsdonot.Ithinkthereissomethingthatneedstobesaidfor
trainingnewteachersintechnologyandrequiringthemtotakeatleastoneifnottwoedtechtools.
Overallitwasaverypositiveandproductivesessionforusandtheteacher.

OctoberSTEAMcommittee Technology Oct&Nov.STEAM Meetingagenda,

meeting-Committee coaches, committee SpreadsheetTools
subgroupstartsresearching committee meetings committeemembers
andgathering members share/introducetoteam.
resources/lessonsfor Bringfeedback
creatingk-5Technology regardingformat-
Curriculumtorolloutto spreadsheetorlesson
school. plans

Reflection:Ifeellikethishadpotentialtobeoneofthestrongerpartsofourinternship.Thecommittee
wasveryeffectiveinfindingandaddingresourcestobuildthecurriculumlessonsandassessments.
Someoftheothergradeshadalreadybeenusingsomeofthewebsitessoeachteamwasabletouse
thattobuildtheirs.Mykidsreallylikeditandwouldaccessitevenwhenitwasntourtechnologytime.
Theyespeciallylikedthecollaborativeoneswheretheycouldseeoneanothersprogressandtryto
catchoneanotherinthetypinggame.Ithinkthatitwasreallyhardtogetthemessageoutanditis
definitelysomethingthatwehavetocontinuetopushandpromotenextyearinmoreeffectiveways.
Weneed100%buyinfromstaffinorderforthistocatchonandgrowanditisincrediblyimportantfor
ourstudentstodeveloptheseskills.Iknownextyear2ndgradehopefullywillwanttouseitwhenthey
introducechromebooksatthebeginningoftheyearnowthattheyhave1:1devicesandIthinkfinding
meaninginwayslikethatwillhelpitgetusedmore.

November-ReceiveGrant Technology November-Endof JoiningGoogle

funds&PurchaseTVstudio Coaches Year ClassroomPostasan
equipment.Begin assignmenttoseewhois
implementingannouncements viewing.
ASAPAdaptasystemfor
teachers,paras,&substoview
announcementsdailyvia
classroom.

Reflection:ItwasveryexcitingtogettheequipmentandsetuptheTVstudiofortheannouncements.
WeexperiencedafewhiccupslikeusingGoogleHangoutsandrecording/streaminglive.Itisactually
somethingthatstillcomesup,whyarenttheylive?Wejustfeelliketherearenorealbenefitstodoing
theannouncementsliveandtherearemorebenefitstorecordingdaybefore.Oneforexampleisbeing
abletocombinevideosandaddingspotlightsfromotherteachersaboutsubjects,clubs,andupcoming
events.Anotherdrawbacktodoingitliveisthatwewouldhaveamuchsmallerpoolofstudentsto
selectfrombecausetheydontarriveearlyenoughforschool.Itwouldbetoodifficulttosendthemto
classfirstbuttheyhavetogetbreakfast,makesuretheyrenotmarkedlateorabsentandthenbeback
withenoughtimetopracticereadingtheannouncementsbeforeactuallyfilming.Logisticallyitsounds
likeanightmare.Mostteacherswereveryreceptiveandenjoyedtheannouncements;however,we
hadafewkinksandcomplaintsalongtheway.Wehavespotlightsthathappen3daysaweek,every
weekfromotherstaff.WewerealsoabletotrainourMediaSpecialistinhowtousetheequipmentso
shecouldfilm2ndgradedebatesandsharethevideoswiththeclassesviaherownGoogleClassroom.
Wearestilllookingtodevelopandexpanditnextyearandhopethatmoreteacherswillgetinvolved.
Wereexcitedthatwehavethestudioandtheopen-endedpossibilitiesthatitbringstoourstudents.

DecemberCommitteeMeeting Technology December2016 FeedbackFormgiven

-Committeeviewsthewebsite Coaches, STEAM-Technology andcollectedatJan
fortheTechnologyCurriculum committee Committee meeting(+/delta)
anddeterminespersonal members Meetings
implementationforatrial
periodbeforeitisrolledoutto
school

Reflection-Someofthecommitteemembershadgoodideasaboutwaystousethewebsitewiththeir
classes.Wemade2suggestionstoeitherdoitonceaweekasaspecialinthecomputerlabsinceit
hasobjectivesforeachskill,orintroduceitintheclassonceaweekandhavestudentsusethesiteto
mastertheconceptsthroughouttheweekincenters.Everyonewasverypositiveandsupportiveofthe
weeblysitewecreated.Theyagreeditwasagoodideaforourcommitteetopilotthecurriculumfirst,
beforesendingitofftotherestofthestaff.Imexcitedtouseitwithmystudentsandanxioustohear
somefeedback.

January-CurriculumWebsite TechnologyCoach, JanuarySTEAM Website

rollouttowholestaffvia committee CommitteeMeeting CommitteeMembersto
committeemembers,staff members andsubsequent Share
bulletin,announcements,and gradelevelPLCs
e-mail

Thefeedbackwasverypositive.Onecommonthemewasfindingtimetoutilizeit.Themedia
specialist,alsoonourcommittee,wasabletoteachsomeoftheskillstothekindergartenclassesshe
seesweeklyattheirspecial.Thiswasanewwaytouseitandshesaidthestudentslikeditandwere
gettingthehangofit.Thefocusofthismeetingwasreallytofigureoutthebestwaytosharethiswith
therestofthestafftocreatebuyinandensureteacherswouldactuallyuseitandthatstudentscould
accessitanytimefromanywhere,theyjusthadtoknowaboutitfirst.Wecreatedaonepagerthatthe
committeeusedtosharewiththeirteammatesandwealsoposteditaroundthecommonworkrooms,
inthebulletin(techtipoftheweek),andviae-mail.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehowmanypeopleuseit
beforetheendoftheyear.

February-individualsession Technology February Actualgoogleform-and

forprincipalusingGoogle Coaches,principal parentversion
Formstodevelopasurveyfor
stafffeedbackregardingdual
immersionprogramandhow
tocopyitforparentsand
shareitwithanotherprincipal

Reflection-Severaltimesthroughouttheyearourprincipalhasreachedouttousasateamandalso
asindividualsforassistanceusingGoogleApps.Wewereaskedtoconsiderbecominga
dual-languageimmersionschoolnextyearandweneededawaytocollectavotequicklyand
accuratelyforbothstaffandparents.ShereachedouttoustohelpherdesignthesurveyusingGoogle
Forms,formatit,andensurethatpeoplecouldonlyvoteonetime(usingMCPSaccount)butthatthey
wouldremainanonymous.Wewereabletohelphersetitup,shareit,andviewtheresultsina
comprehensiveformatforbothstaffandteachers.Shewasveryappreciativeofourhelp.Wehave
sincedoneothersurveysforherandhavealsosharedtutorialsandfreeresourcesthatshecanteach
herselfhowtogetbetteratusingtheseapps.

March-Endofinternship,tech Technology March2017 EndofyearGoogleForm

tipsendinbulletin,continue coaches EvaluationResults
announcementsthroughend
ofyear,continuetosharethe
technologycurriculumwebsite
andremindteachers,analyze
endofinternshipevaluation

Reflection:Weneedtomakestaffmoreaccountableforlookingatthetechtips,atleastlookingatit.
Onewaywecanimprovethisisbymakingscreencaststoshowthemtutorialsandbuildingalibrary
andusingitmoreasonlinelearning.Weneedtofindmoreincentiveforstafftowatchandfollow
through.Forthetechnologycurriculumwemightbeabletofindanindicatorthatitmatchessothat
teacherscanuseitforgrading&reporting.Itmightbemoreofanincentiveifitdirectlyconnectstothe
indicatorsand/orobjectsforexampleinwriting.Forthemorningannouncementsweneedtogetmore
staffinvolvedinshootingit,usingtheequipmentintheirclassesforprojects,doingmorespotlights
andcreatingvideos.Ireallythinkthereissomuchthatcanbedoneanddoneeffectivelythrough
videothatwejusthavetoshowstaffhowsotheycatchon.Lookingattheresultsofthesurvey,talking
withstaffandreflectingonthispastyear,ourfocusshouldbetogetmorestaffinvolvedinsharingtheir
skills,knowledge,andresourceswithoneanother.Itisimportanttobuildourcommunitytogetherand
utilizeeachother'sskillsasmuchaspossible.ThereisnoreasonthatithastoremainKari,Ashley&I
doalltheworkandaretheexperts.Thenextstepisreallyspreadingouttheskillsandknowledgeand
bringingothersintothisleadershiprolesowecanachievemoreforourschoolandourcommunity.