Premont Early College Academy Technology Staff Office Location Distance Learning Center 2 Donita Powell dpowellpremontisdnet Ext 2005 Cell Phone 3615223004 Juan Vargas jvargaspremontisdnet ID: 811324
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August 2018
Technology Training
Premont Early College Academy
Slide2Technology Staff
Office Location – Distance Learning Center
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Donita Powell
dpowell@premontisd.net
Ext. 2005
Cell Phone – 361.522.3004
Juan Vargas
jvargas@premontisd.net
Ext. 2006
Slide3Technology Overview
We are a technology rich district, with many resources available for classroom use.
Devices
Teacher Laptops (Over 100 devices)
Student and Teacher
Ipads
Promethean Boards – (in every classroom in the district)
Printers (Over 60 in District)
Interactive Flat Panels (25 in District)
Google Chromebooks (580 student devices)
Security Cameras (Over 50 in the district)
Additional technology – scanners, fax machines, Point of Sale terminals
Programs/Accounts Maintained
Istation
(elementary only)Reading Eggs (B. Benavides)Learning.comDiscovery Education/United StreamingGoogle accounts – Grades 3 and up; others have class accountMicrosoft accountsTEKS Resource SystemDMAC – New accounts and information uploaded Week 1. Learning Ally – special educationEduHeroDistrict Website and Social Media
TTIPS grant alone added over 470 technology items to the elementary campus.
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Slide4Summer Projects
Major Changes
Switched from TWC/Spectrum to VTX as our Internet Service Provider (ISP)Bandwidth increase – 500
mbps
Switch from inhouse Exchange Email Server to cloud hosted solution
Office 365 – portable, cloud-based solution.
Awarded Technology Lending Grant
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Slide5What is Office 365?
Cloud Based Productivity Software
Login at
www.portal.office.com
Use school email and password
Outlook – Mail
Productivity – Word, Excel and
Powerpoint
Many additional items not available with the earlier version of Office.
CLOUD BASED – Safe your work and access it anywhere.
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Slide6July
2018
Technology Lending Grant
Premont Early College Academy
Slide7Purpose of Program
Texas Education Code, §32.301
The program awards grants to LEAs to implement a technology lending program to loan students the equipment necessary to access and use digital instructional materials.
With the Technology Lending Grant, LEAs can continue using digital instructional materials while ensuring equitable access for students through loaned equipment for learning off campus.
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Slide8What can be purchased?
“Equipment”
means personal, portable wireless devices such as laptops, tablets, or other technological devices that provide access to those digital materials required to meet the objectives of the district’s or charter school’s technology plan.
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Slide9How will PISD implement the program?
“Every Kid Connected”
Expansion of the 1:1 Initiative
Purchase additional devices for the elementary campus.
Minimum of 60 New Chromebooks for Grades 1-5
4
th
and 5
th
Grade devices may be taken home.
*
Ipads
for Grades PK3-K*subject to TEA
negotiatio
Provide Home Internet AccessThe district will purchase 39 MiFi devices for check out. This will allow students on a fixed income or in a rural setting to have access to the internet. Families will check these devices out for use. Contract for checkout will be signed by parents. Devices can be easily disabled if lost or stolen.
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Slide10Funds Allocation
TEA’s total award to Premont ISD was $50,000.
MiFi Devices
Chromebooks
Ipads
* Subject to TEA negotiation
Charging Carts
Carrying Cases for devices
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What programs are available to use with our students?
We have a wide variety of resources available for use on the campus this year.
Programs Available
Istation
Reading and Math
EduSmart
Science
Brain Pop
All Subjects
Learning.com
Technology Applications
Reading Eggs
Reading
Accelerated Reader
Reading
Discovery Education
All Subjects
TexQuest
All Subjects
Google Classroom
Grade 3 and Up
CodeSpark
Computer Coding
Slide12Big Picture
Premont Early College Academy students will be digital citizens!
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Slide13Encourage Parent Portal Registration
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Using TxConnect
Gradebook
How to….
Registration Steps
Entering Grades
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Acceptable Use Policy
C:\Users\dpowell\Dropbox\PISD Acceptable use and internet safety policy - staff 18.19.docx
Slide15Thank You!
Have a Great School Year!