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=21st Century Tools Roll-Out= This plan expands Beach's original PEF grant for document cameras and lcds projectors to roll-out these teaching tools thoughout all three elemetary schools with parity. Elementary site technology plans all support the ISTE recommendations that teachers and administrators should:
 * Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning
 * Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences
 * Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
 * Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
 * Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

So that students may:
 * Demonstrate creativity and innovation
 * Communicate and collaborate
 * Conduct research and use information
 * Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions
 * Practice digital citizenship
 * Use technology effectively and productively

In order to promote and model digital age work in educating our 21st century learners, our schools need 21st century tools. Modern teaching tools are already in use at PMS and PHS. These include teacher laptops, interactive whiteboards, document cameras and projectors, probeware and other devices. Introduction of these devices at the elementary level has been hindered by lack of funds, parity and equity issues, and discriminatory perceptions that younger students don't benefit from such tools. PUSD funds technology at each elementary site based on a ADA calculation. These funds, usually between $4,000-$6,000 a year, are used to purchase software, incidentals, consumables, and maintenance. Site parent clubs fund the technology coordinator positions at the elementary schools (some up to 65% FTE, or over $40,000/yr) while at the upper school, these positions are funded by the district. The elementary parent clubs are not in a position to provide a multi-year roll-out of 21st century tools coordinated tri-school.

Approach
This plan lays out a strategy to get tools into the hands of teachers and students to support their educational goals and needs. To that end here are a few key points we feel strongly about.
 * 1) Lcds should be ceiling installed, not on carts. Not only does this minimize tripping, it maximizes teacher use. A professional hard installation safeguards against theft, student mischief, cable tangles and unplugging etc. A cart, with a bunch of cables begging to be set loose, on ramshackle furniture, does not promote confidence or ease of use (estimate lcd $1550 installed, doc cam $700).
 * 2) Carts are a good compromise until bond construction is concluded.
 * 3) Remove overheads and tv cart from room. This will provide more space and less earthquake danger.
 * 4) Earthquake construction should be considered, but not deter progress. If we wait until Bond E measures are complete, several hundred children will not have had the benefit of these tools.

The plan implements a basic 21st century classroom and assumes the sites will provide a computer workstation. **Other Extensions** teacher laptops, mobile laptop carts for students, alphasmarts, clickers, heart rate monitors, probeware for science

Year 1 2008-2009
//total cost $// 28,500 install lcds and projectors in 4-5th grade classrooms, smartboards in computer labs - BCH: 4 lcds, 5 doc cameras, 1 smartboard installation $15,000 (based on actual bid) - WW: 2 lcds, 2 doc cameras, 1 smartboard $7,500 - Havens: 5 doc cameras (already own lcds), and 1 smartboard est $6,000


 * optional extensions: alphasmart or similar product, laptop cart (10 laptops) for student use,

Havens already has projectors on carts so costs will be lower. Ceiling mounts and installation is built-in Havens new construction costs. Smartboard in labs wil be seen/used by 1-5th grade students. The physicality of working with the smartboard reinforces the multi-step instructions.

Year 2 2009-2010
//total cost $// install document cameras/projectors in 2-3rd grade classrooms, and science classrooms - BCH: 6 lcds and doc cameras $15,000 - WW: - Havens: Havens already has a projector/doc camera in its science classroom (PEF 2007?)

Year 3 2010-2011
//total cost $// install in k-1st, lcd and doc camera or smartboard - BCH: 4 projectors, at least 1 smrtboard (kinder) $14,500 - WW: - Havens:

At Beach, most k-1 teachers do not use an overhead, but rather do small group instruction and use the chalkboard/whiteboard. A document camera may not be the best fit for these classrooms, An interactive smartboard, which uses a projector, would perhaps meet their needs better, allowing for full class viewing of video, and interactive use of the smartboard by students and teacher. In fact, many districts roll out the smartboards by first starting in the lower grades and working up, as the interactive style of teacher that best supports its feature set is often found in primary grades and many software titles aimed at the age group have smartboard functionality built-in.

Plan B
Do entire school as construction finishes and tie in with construction (electrical in ceiling etc). District to provide installation, PEF to provide mounting hardware and equipment. This delays implementation at Beach until 2012-13.

Plan C
Hybrid. Roll installation into construction timing, but provide all equipment on temporary carts now(1), or based on stepped roll out by grade level like Plan A(2)  =Beach School's Original PEF Grant=

Application for Funding
//Please refer to “Guidelines for Completing the Piedmont Educational Foundation Grant Application Form” on the following page//

Document cameras, sometimes called digital overheads display clear and detailed images in real time. With a document camera and projector, teachers can display student writing from their notebooks, workbook pages directly from the book, a read aloud reading page allowing students to view the pictures and the text, and materials in all content areas. Unlike overhead projectors that use transparencies, document cameras can project opaque materials, opening up use of visual materials in previously difficult subjects such as science, art, and math. After ordering from Oliver Worldclass Labs, the site technology coordinator would coordinate installation with teachers, vendor and PUSD maintenance. We could expect full installation by the beginning of second semester.
 * Description and Title:** Description and Title: Document Cameras and Projectors for Fourth and Fifth Grade Classrooms at Beach School: Bring Our Students Into the 21st Century!

Need Statement: Currently, teachers use overhead projectors in the classroom and many children are not able to view the content clearly. Overhead projectors are limited, noisy, bulky, and can even distract students from learning. A document camera system in each classroom would allow teachers to display materials clearly and efficiently, and not just what we used to copy onto transparencies, but manipulatives, student work and other opaque objects. Teachers can place objects or documents under the camera and project images on the screen, allowing the whole class to see photographs, maps, books, magazines, and hand-drawn pictures. It will even take video. Students in all five classrooms and future students would benefit from this technology. At least 113 students would benefit just this year alone. "A document camera would be better for the environment, not to copy all information on transparencies that aren't recyclable." (Sun Lee, Fourth Grade Teacher)

"I used a projector weekly at my old school for science, social studies, art, and language arts. The projector would give our classrooms access to all new online math games. With a document camera I can show math manipulatives, including a calculator." (Stephanie Valdez-Kaminsky, Fifth Grade Teacher)

"The clarity of what is being projected with an LCD projector is far superior to that which I currently have with an overhead projector." (Jessica Sprague, Fifth Grade Teacher)

"I was very impressed with the presenter's use of the document camera at our professional development workshop at Wildwood. The document camera made the presentation so effective, as she showed us documents that we needed to view as a group." (Tammy Medress, Fifth Grade Teacher)

"It would strongly support our writer's workshop efforts by enabling us to show the writing process to the students. Children's revisions and editing could instantly by presented." (Ellen Garrett, Fourth Grade Teacher)

"I feel so fortunate to have a smartboard in my classroom. My students are able to view all content clearly. Even with a smartboard, there are times when I need to show the whole class a whole page of a book, student writing, and a journal page. It would even be useful for demonstrating how to make things, like our California relief maps." (Heidi Sawicki, Fourth Grade Teacher)

$692.10 ea document camera x 5 $750 ea NEC VT595 projector x 4 189 premier mounts ceiling mount x 4 80 vga cable 60 composite video cable 150 raceway 300 labor $2212 per room, plus $692.10 for one room installed. $10,631.51 with tax and ship Based on quote from Oliver Labs
 * Budget:** $9,631.51 (Include tax and shipping).

Other funding sources being used and/or considered. Ceiling wired for electricity PUSD $600 from Beach School "Supporting Video Streaming" Site Council Block Grant $400 from Beach School Tech Budget (nearly ten percent of that budget) Beach parent’s organization will support implementation of the proposal by underwriting 65% of the site tech coordinator’s salary and benefits each year (unlike Havens (30% parent supported), PMS and PHS (fully funded by district)). The site tech will coordinate ordering, installation, and training. Our smaller school's parent funds are tied up in salary and aren't available for larger capital expenses. When compared to the larger PMS and PHS parent clubs, who don't pay any salary costs for their tech support or tech instruction, it is clear why Beach depends upon PEF and other grants to fund our innovative projects.

PEF Focus: The district goal, "Cultivate a learning community where students are engaged in their learning, strive for excellence, and are supported to achieve to their fullest potential,” is fulfilled with this project by providing all students with the ability to see clearly and more easily learn content. All students will be able to share their writing, their math problem solving, and display their thinking in all content areas immediately and while the learning is happening. No longer will the teachable moment be delayed or lost by poor projection or waiting to copy to transparencies.

Technology at Beach School is implemented to increase student achievement. Adding lcds and documents cameras is a major action step in Beach School’s Technology Plan. It supports our intention for teachers to “design and develop digital-age learning experiences;” and “model digital-age work and learning." The project is one way we intend to meet two of our goals: “Enhance instructional planning, delivery, practice, assessment, and communication to facilitate and inspire student learning,” and “Provide equitable access to safe, reliable technology resources for modeling digital-age work and learning. ” The latest version of the 2008-2011 Beach Technology Plan can be found by following the link from http://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/beach/tech.html