Group Project for New media

1. NEW MEDIA & CANYON
ISD
By: Avery Taylor, Malcolm Montgomery, Morgan Smith, and Payton Northrup

2. CISD BACKGROUND
 a. “The Canyon Independent School District serves two communities, Canyon
and Amarillo, in Randall County of the Texas Panhandle. The district covers a large
area, which encompasses 732 square miles. The north end of the district has 7
campuses in south Amarillo that offer immediate access to city amenities, while
those in the city of Canyon offer a small-town atmosphere with easy access to the
city. In the city of Canyon there are 5 campuses, and 3 campuses are located in
between the two cities” (SOURCE).
 b. As of October of 2014, CISD had a total of 9,375 students overall campuses.

3. MISSION
 a. “The mission of Canyon Independent School District, in
partnership with the home and community, is to expect and provide
the highest standards of performance through diverse and nurturing
educational experiences” (SOURCE).
 b. Stakeholders
• Students, staff, faculty, alumni, community, and donors.

4. TECHNOLOGY
 a. SmartBoards
 b. Chrome Books
 c. COWS
 d. Google Drive
• Every student has a Google account
 e. Various Social Media

5. SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE
CLASSROOM
 a. Twitter
• Main platform
 b. Facebook
• Losing trend
 c. Instagram
• Newest platform used
 d. Podcasts
• Students aired their own broadcasts
 e. Vine
• Future platform

6. MEASUREMENT
 a. No analytics
 b. Trend in followers
 c. Mostly used to output information

7. FUTURE GOALS
 a. One-to-One
 b. Digital Textbooks
 c. Lesson district’s restrictions on internet usage as it pertains to
social media

8. PHOTOS

11. SOURCES
 a. Canyon Independent School District. (2002, January 1). Retrieved
May 4, 2015, from http://www.canyonisd.net/Page/1
 b. Boyer, D. (2015, April 27). Case Study: Director of Technologies
[Personal interview].
 c. Rosser, C. (2015, April 29). Case Study: Associate Principle [Personal
interview].
 d. Klose, J. (2015, April 29). Case Study: Agricultural Science Teacher
[Personal interview].