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The present
YOU ARE HERE. All timelines must have a starting point. -
BYOD
Many districts are determining that 1-1 models are not sustainable with today's economic pressures. Instead they are (or have implemented) a Bring Your Own Device Model (BYOD) coupled with a public access WI-FI network. -
Cloud Computing
Many districts are busy implementing Google Ed which we have adopted statewide. This provides our learning communities 24/7 access to activities, resources, and learning opportunities, Today's digital natives (and more and more the digital immigrants) are valuing and demanding this kind of access. -
Balanced Assessment Testing Implemented
Like California, Wisconsin is a part of the 30-state SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). Steps that may come prior to full implementation:
- Assessment of technology capacity for this online assessment (Spring/Summer 2012)
- Districts may have the opportunity to pilot the use of a computer adaptive test prior to full implementation.
Source: Wisconsin DPI Wisconsin DPI Smarter Assessment System -
Open Education
This is happening at the post secondary level now (MIT, Harvard, U of IN and others) and has the potential to transform K-12 learning as well. (With the fast paced implementation of blended and online learning, this may happen even sooner.) Imagine the resources and experts that could be made available to rural or financially struggling districts! -
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The convergence of open education, mobile computing (BYOD), blended/online learning has the potential for us to move from the industrial model of education where students are schooled my date of manufacture to personal learning environments where each learner controls their own learning journey.