aosr 1 1 parent presentation2
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AOSR 1-1 Program IntroTRANSCRIPT
Our pilot program began in 2011, full implementation is still being developed. The plan includes teachers and students.
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• Thinking skills—analyzing and making meaning from vast amounts of information
• Collaboration
• Creativity & innovation
• Communication
• Using technology responsibly
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Our children are digital natives.
They are growing up with technology as an integral part of their lives.
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At AOSR we are embracing technology as a learning tool and
helping students learn to use it
EFFECTIVELY &
RESPONSIBLY.
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Students
should be
engaged and
excited to
learn.
Teachers and students will create a learning community
together.
Students willlearn how to useTechnologyresponsibly inand out of theSchoolenvironment.
Technology will help our students learn how to learn, preparing them for a future that we can only imagine.
• Leased—no cost to parents
• Only cost will be the laptop bag
• Students will take them home every night and weekend
• Must be charged at home
• Returned at the end of May
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• Warranty covers manufacturer’s defects
• Student will follow Standards of Proper Care
• Student is responsible for backing up files
• Family is responsible for cost of replacement if laptop lost or stolen
• Family responsible for cost of damage due to student misuse or negligence
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• Needs padding
• Should fit inside your locker
• Should fit inside your backpack outside of school to hide it
• Easy handles or strap to carry around all day
• Fit our laptop size of 13” wide X 9.1” high
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Small, padded with handlesSE
WONWON’’T FIT IN LOCKERT FIT IN LOCKER
TOO FATTOO FAT
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• New locks on student lockers
• Students will keep them in eye contact or in their lockers at school.
• Take them home every night and weekend.
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• Each computer will have anti-theft software installed.
• Laptops can be tracked.
• Missing laptops must be reported immediately.
• Police will be notified and track the laptop.
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• Students are administrators of their own machines
• AOSR will troubleshoot minor issues
• If necessary machines will be reinstalled
• Student files should be backed up off the machine
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• See the parent pages on the MacBook support website
• Handout of resources
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• We are learning together.
• We’ll communicate with you throughout the year sharing our experiences and asking for feedback
• Please email or call us with questions or suggestions.
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