Technology in Pelham
Board of Education Work Session January 29, 2020
Mr. John C. SebalosDirector of Technology
Dr. Steven M. Garcia Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction & Personnel
Overview for Tonight’s Meeting
Technology will never replace great teachers, but technology in the hands of great teachers can be transformational.
- George Couros
1. Infrastructure (technology profile)2. Information 3. Instructional technology (tech ed)4. Innovative teaching and learning5. Trends and future projects
Technology Team in Pelham
Pelham Technology Profile
Laptops Desktops
334 310 (25 Macs)
Chromebooks iPads
3882 190
Physical Servers Virtual Servers
1 12
Access Points Phone Extensions
249 503
Interactive Displays Printers
177 121
Scanners and Copiers Users
17 3256
Managed IT
What does this mean for Pelham?
- Each classroom has an interactive display and document camera
- K-1 classrooms - 5 iPads - 2nd grade classrooms - 10 Chromebooks - 6 Chromebook carts per elementary school
(1 dedicated to each library) - 6th grade classrooms each have a cart of
30 Chromebooks - 7th - 12th grade 1:1 Chromebook program- New Xerox machines in all buildings - All faculty members have a device
Information
- Rebuilt Pelham district and building websites last year
- Mobile compatible and ADA compliant
- Limit “clicks”- Featured by Finalsite
Parent Handbook
- Created a Parent Handbook for all Pelham parents
- Fully interactive - Outlines programs and access
for parents- Infinite Campus Portal - Chromebook Help - Google Classroom Guardian
- How to’s and where to get help
Secondary Technology Education Program
- Middle School Instructional Program - 6th grade STEAM - 7th - 8th grade Technology
- High School Instructional Program - 21st Century Technology - Intro to Coding and Robotics - Intro to Coding and App Design - AP Computer Science Principles
Secondary Technology Education Program Instructional Technology in Professional Development
- Summer STEAM Professional Development
- Math and Science Menu PD - ELA and SS Tech Tools PD - Modeling technology in PD - Elementary Choice Boards and
Hyperdocs - Remodeled new teacher
technology orientation - Model classroom activities
- PLC assistance
Instructional Technology in Curriculum
- Tools and strategies used in K-12 classrooms
- Google Suite for Education - Classlink Launchpad - SSO- Google Classroom - Connecting classrooms - Make a change - STEAM Day live stream
Innovative teaching and technology
- Changing the “front” of the classroom
- Google Chromecasts - Touchscreen devices- Creation vs. consumption - Elementary Google
Classrooms for staff
Trends in technology Accelerators
- Learners as creators - Design thinking - Building the capacity of
human leaders
Tech Enablers - Blended learning - Cloud infrastructure - Extended reality
Hurdles- Gap between technology
and pedagogy - Ongoing professional
development - Technology and the future
of work
Future Projects
Infrastructure
- SSBA and eRate
Information
- Teacher instructional technology portal
Innovation and Instruction
- Digital Citizenship & Digital Literacies (New NYS standards)