Wayland High School One to One Learning Initiative

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1 LOREM IPSUM Wayland High School One to One Learning Initiative IMAGE SOURCE: HMFH ARCHITECTS, INC.

2 CHAPTER 1 One to One Providing access for all students The Wayland High School One-to-One learning initiative provides access to the resources to support a rigorous and stimulating academic environment. View a sampling of our high school stories and experience how the 1:1 learning initiative has impacted how our students learn. IMAGE SOURCE: HMFH ARCHITECTS, INC.

3 ONE TO ONE Differentiated Learning Creating personal learning support for students to access anytime Wayland High School Business Instructor uses the Macbook Air and Adobe Captivate to create innovated ways for students to reflect on their understanding. Empowering Students Walk into the Principles of Entrepreneurship and Business Management Class (EBM) and you will feel the creative energy that is woven into the fabric of the class. The EBM class blends instruction with project based applications. Students present new business opportunities, create new marketing campaigns or learn about the value of the relationship of business and social responsibility. Each of these experiences empower students to take learning into their own hands. One to One Complimenting the students hands on interactive experiences, the business teachers wanted to create an interactive study resource to help students prepare for exams. The WHS One-To-One program, coupled with Its Learning, the High Schools Learning Management System Multiple Learning Modalities Online Curriculum Student Engagement The MacBook Air is perfect for offering this unique, personalized learning experience (LMS) and Adobe Captivate, Adobe s e-learning authoring program, the instructors created a unique study resource for students to access. This unique, interactive learning environment complemented their hands on experience. The hardware and software contained in MacBook Airs offered an ideal vehicle for accessing this information at the students preferred medium, pace and time. Differentiated Experience The study guide packaged existing content with periodic assessments, realtime feedback and different content depending on the student response. This approach would allow students to identify concepts that they needed additional support and allow the teachers to offer these concepts from a different perspective all within the study guide. Realtime reporting through the LMS allowed teachers to identify students that needed additional support as well as recognize the concepts that the students struggled with. Teachers could also identify emerging trends throughout the class, defining student needs and allowing for efficient allocation of valuable in-class time. One to One Resources Used The One-to-One program allows teachers to identify students needs and create flexible learning supports that are accessible to students. Students experience a unique, engaging experience through their preferred medium allowing for effective use of classroom time. Wayland Staff Member (Scroll to view) MacBook Air / OS 8 2

4 ONE TO ONE Access to Curriculum WHS students convert text information to audio files The MacBook Air; One-to-One program and the Mac OS offer Wayland High School students expanded access to curriculum. Curriculum Access Students access and process information in a variety of different ways and the one-to-one resources empowers students to take control of their content, make adjustments and access the content in the medium they prefer. As we continue the transition from a print to a digital campus it becomes increasingly important to be aware of these lessons the students learn about is the availability of the reading and writing supports that help them in the day to day academic experience. Reading and Writing Supports Click to hear Tessa One support, Voiceover, found standard on the MAC OSX, allows students to listen to the displayed text in a language that they choose. The audio option is a great alternative way to access the information. In addition, students increase the portability of the information by loading the audio file to to personal Mp3 player. When you couple voice over with the additional reading and writing supports found on the Mac OSX you begin to realize how many resources are the students fingertips. Click on each icon below to access information about Apple Dictation, Dictionary and Word Completion. All Students resources The students in the Wayland High School Information Technology (IT) program learn about the tools available to them through the MacBook Air; One-to-One program. The IT student experience includes learning about the specialized research databases, creating screencast and posting their work on the web based e-portfolio; however, One of the most important Increased Access to Curriculum Reading Support Writing Support Summary Research and our personal experience confirms that we process various forms of information differently. The oneto-one resources provide our students a tremendous amount amount of flexibility to access the curriculum in the medium that they prefer. One to One Resources Used (Scroll to view) 3

5 ONE TO ONE Exchange Program Wayland China Exchange students share their experience The China exchange students use the MacBook Air, It s Learning and ibooks Author to access, research and document this life changing experience. Information Access The China Exchange Program is in the planning stages for the third year of the program. Talk to the students who have participated in the past and you will understand that this is an amazing, once in a lifetime, experience. Once there, students use their laptops to stay connected to their Wayland classes and to record their experience. Student log into Its Learning, Wayland s Learning Management System to access lessons and participate in class through discussion boards, blogs and assignment posts. they choose. As a result, students share this rich experience for other students to enjoy. ibook ibooks Author, Apples Software for creating media rich ibooks is available on every student laptop and is a fantastic way for students to share their experience through an amazing multimedia ibook. Academically, ibooks Author offers teachers the opportunity to introduce concepts in a new and engaging way, allowing students the freedom to explore materials in a preferred medium that complements their learning style. Summary The One-to-One program allows Wayland students to step outside of the classroom and experience programs like the China Exchange Program. Having the resources at their fingertips, students have all the resources to connect, collect and share their experience. Experience the China Exchange through Apple s ibooks. Click on the media below and the next page to view image galleries, students discussing topics and videos of an experiences the Wayland High School students will never forget. Deeper Learning Each student uses in-person interviews, images and video to answer deeper learning topics. The One-to-One program provides these students with everything then need to document this unique experience in a medium that Access to LMS Access to Research Information Document Experience Audio: Listen to a China Exchange Student One to One Resources Used (Scroll to view) 4

6 I NTERACTIVE 1.1 Tap on text to learn more about The Long Corridor. Symbolism Beihai Park Lake The Long Corridor G ALLERY 1.1 Tap to view this picture gallery. M OVIE 1.1 Tap to view this video 5

7 O NE TO O NE Authentic Language Learning Using computers in the classroom to access authentic French material. When students step into Madame Pineault s class, a French II teacher at Wayland High School, they have already watched a video in French the night before to be prepared for their class conversation. Listening to spoken French Madame Pineault often begins her class with an oral warm up based on components in the video from the previous evening. Pineault poses a question to which students communicate in French. All grammatical issues are discussed as they arise, written as notes on the Eno board, and saved for all students to access at a later time. Pineault roams the room and is able to give students individual attention. French Discussion As Madame Pinealt projects pieces of last nights video students describe and discuss the story. The focus is 100 percent on using their language. Students return to their laptop and join in a Student begin class sharing their weekend plans. Multiple Learning Modalities Online Curriculum Student engagement Authentic French Connections outside the Classroom I find the videos to be helpful because I can pause, rewatch and practice at my own pace Student collaborative conversation where they respond to questions posed One to One Resources Used by Pineault. Using an online (Scroll to view) collaboration tool, Padlet, their sentences are projected on the white board at the front of the room. All students check sentence structure and grammar as the responses are continuously projected onto the Padlet Wall. Pineault circles the room and uses her ipad mini to pose other questions as the conversation develops. Connecting beyond Classroom Pineault extends the learning beyond the classroom by connecting with students in France through epals. Students introduced themselves to their French counterparts by creating a video and sharing it with them. Throughout the year students continue their correspondents with their epals by writing letters. Their epals wrote back in English. Tap to view introduction to epals Students take their epal on a tour of the high school and introduce themselves to their epal in France. 6