1. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
March, 2013
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Laura Boone, Educational Technologist boonel@WalshJesuit.org @boonielu

2. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
Walsh Jesuit is committed to partnering with families to:
○ Foster a learning environment focused on analysis, evaluation, and
creation
○ Actively serve as a relevant and realistic part of the learning process
○ Model appropriate behaviors in both online and face to face
environments
○ Provide real world 24/7 access to information,
learning, and resources
○ Prepare students for college and careers
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist boonel@WalshJesuit.org @boonielu

3. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
Current Walsh Jesuit Curriculum
Positives
● All core subjects are taught to mastery
● Students are leaving content ready
Opportunity
● 21st Century themes can be more thoroughly
woven into core subject instruction
● Life and Career Skills
● Learning and Innovation Skills
● Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist boonel@WalshJesuit.org @boonielu

4. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
Preparing 21st Century Learners
● Life and Career Skills
● Flexibility / Adaptability
● Initiative / Self-Direction
● Productivity / Accountability
● Leadership / Responsibility
● Learning and Innovation Skills
○ Creativity
○ Critical Thinking
○ Communication
○ Collaboration
● Information, Media, and Technology Skills
○ Access, Evaluate, Manage, Apply
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist boonel@WalshJesuit.org @boonielu

5. 1:1 iPads at Walsh Jesuit
We want
classroom time
spent here!
These are the
higher order
thinking skills
(HOTS)
Essential to
Creativity
and
Critical
Thinking!
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist boonel@WalshJesuit.org @boonielu

6. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
“Like the chalkboard of our school days, the best
technologies fade into the background - they
weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life
until they are indistinguishable.”
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist boonel@WalshJesuit.org @boonielu

7. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
Project Goals
● Engage students using real world data, tools, and experts
they will encounter in college, at work, and in life.
● Actively engage students in solving real world problems
using real world tools and resources
● Use technology as a tool to research, organize, and
communicate information
● Provide 24/7 embedded access to technology
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist boonel@WalshJesuit.org @boonielu

8. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
Why iPad?
● Low profile
● Instant on
● All day battery
● Management efficiency
● Shared language and experience
○ Established in the education market
○ Robust app market
○ iTunes U, iBooks, iCloud
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist boonel@WalshJesuit.org @boonielu

9. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
Project Timeline
● Summer/Fall, 2012 Infrastructure upgrades, planning
● Spring, 2013 Student and teacher pilot
● Spring, 2013 Freshmen teacher training
● Summer, 2013 Freshmen rollout preparation
● Fall, 2013 Class of 2017 is 1:1 all other classes have
● Classroom training devices available for
use
● On-going staff development
● Winter 2013 Staff training and preparation
● Spring, 2014 Review and iterative revision
Laura Boone, Educational Technologist boonel@WalshJesuit.org @boonielu

10. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
1:1 Classroom Pilot
● 9 teachers, 9 classes
○ Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Accounting
● 183 students across all grade levels
● January - May
● Adoption Phase
○ Note taking and Research
○ Communication and Collaboration
○ Content Creation in planning stages
● Apps
○ GoodNotes, Google Drive, Adobe Reader, AP Test
Prep, and more....

11. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
What do we expect .....
● Fall, 2013 freshmen integration
● Ongoing department level textbook and curricular reviews
● Increased use of electronic devices in all classrooms
○ iPads, cell phones, laptops, tech labs
● Greater Moodle presence in all classes
● Integration of Google Docs and gmail to all classrooms
● Increase in blended learning, flipped classrooms,
enhanced learning experiences for all students
● More avenues of communication
○ Moodle pages, shared Google docs, Twitter feeds

12. Walsh Jesuit High School
1:1 Technology Integration Project
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