1. Going Digital
Same Content - New Context
Justin Karkow, Director: Discovery Educator Network
Dr. Scott S. Smith, Chief Technology Officer,
Mooresville Graded School District

3. Who’s in the Room?

4. Who’s in the Room?
• Remembers the classroom before
interactive whiteboards?

5. Who’s in the Room?
• Remembers the classroom before
interactive whiteboards?
• Remembers the classroom before the
internet in school?

6. Who’s in the Room?
• Remembers the classroom before
interactive whiteboards?
• Remembers the classroom before the
internet in school?
• Advanced the movie after the “beep”?

7. Who’s in the Room?
• Remembers the classroom before
interactive whiteboards?
• Remembers the classroom before the
internet in school?
• Advanced the movie after the “beep”?

8. Who’s in the Room?
• Remembers the classroom before
interactive whiteboards?
• Remembers the classroom before the
internet in school?
• Advanced the movie after the “beep”?
• TIVO/DVR

9. Who’s in the Room?
• Remembers the classroom before
interactive whiteboards?
• Remembers the classroom before the
internet in school?
• Advanced the movie after the “beep”?
• TIVO/DVR
• iPod or MP3 Player

10. Who’s in the Room?
• Remembers the classroom before
interactive whiteboards?
• Remembers the classroom before the
internet in school?
• Advanced the movie after the “beep”?
• TIVO/DVR
• iPod or MP3 Player

11. Who’s in the Room?
• Remembers the classroom before
interactive whiteboards?
• Remembers the classroom before the
internet in school?
• Advanced the movie after the “beep”?
• TIVO/DVR
• iPod or MP3 Player
• Remain standing if you had those

12. Text
Source: Timesunion.com. “Multitasking” image from “Media Multitasking - Too
Much Focus.” http://blog.timesunion.com/tech/date/2009/page/8/. (June 6, 2010)

13. Students and Media
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, (January, 2010). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from Generation M2:
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Web site: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

14. Students and Media
• Young people (8-18) today, spend an
average of ___ hours a day with media
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, (January, 2010). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from Generation M2:
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Web site: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

15. Students and Media
• Young people (8-18) today, spend an
average of 7 ½ hours a day with media
___
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, (January, 2010). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from Generation M2:
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Web site: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

16. Students and Media
• Young people (8-18) today, spend an
average of 7 ½ hours a day with media
___
– 4 ½ hours a day watching TV
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, (January, 2010). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from Generation M2:
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Web site: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

17. Students and Media
• Young people (8-18) today, spend an
average of 7 ½ hours a day with media
___
– 4 ½ hours a day watching TV
– 2 ½ listening to music
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, (January, 2010). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from Generation M2:
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Web site: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

18. Students and Media
• Young people (8-18) today, spend an
average of 7 ½ hours a day with media
___
– 4 ½ hours a day watching TV
– 2 ½ listening to music
– 1 ½ hours on the computer
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, (January, 2010). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from Generation M2:
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Web site: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

19. Students and Media
• Young people (8-18) today, spend an
average of 7 ½ hours a day with media
___
– 4 ½ hours a day watching TV
– 2 ½ listening to music
– 1 ½ hours on the computer
– over an hour playing video games
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, (January, 2010). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from Generation M2:
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Web site: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

20. Students and Media
• Young people (8-18) today, spend an
average of 7 ½ hours a day with media
___
– 4 ½ hours a day watching TV
– 2 ½ listening to music
– 1 ½ hours on the computer
– over an hour playing video games
• They are exposed to the equivalent of
over ____ hours of media a day
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, (January, 2010). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from Generation M2:
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Web site: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

21. Students and Media
• Young people (8-18) today, spend an
average of 7 ½ hours a day with media
___
– 4 ½ hours a day watching TV
– 2 ½ listening to music
– 1 ½ hours on the computer
– over an hour playing video games
• They are exposed to the equivalent of
over 10 ½ hours of media a day
____
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, (January, 2010). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from Generation M2:
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Web site: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf

24. ...want information...now

25. What Does the Research Say
A review of hundreds of studies
investigating the effectiveness of
multimedia in learning suggested that…
Source: Macaulay, Michael (2003).The Effects of Multimedia on Learning in Third World Children. Journal of
Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. 12, 185-198.

26. What Does the Research Say
A review of hundreds of studies
investigating the effectiveness of
multimedia in learning suggested that…
people who used computer-based
multimedia instruction performed better
in terms of test scores, compared to
those who received instruction through
traditional classroom lectures.
Source: Macaulay, Michael (2003).The Effects of Multimedia on Learning in Third World Children. Journal of
Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. 12, 185-198.

27. What Does the Research Say
Interactivity during learning has been
noted by many to have a strong
enhancing-influence on learning by
improving retention and the speed of
learning.
Source: Macaulay, Michael (2003).The Effects of Multimedia on Learning in Third World Children. Journal of
Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. 12, 185-198.

32. How do we measure sucess?

35. Why a Digital Conversion?
• Conversion: The act of changing from one use,
function, or purpose to another
• Close the Digital Divide
• 21st Century Readiness
• Real World Experience
• Instructional Practice
• Improve Academic Achievement

36. What is a Digital Conversion?
• 500 Teacher MacBooks
• 4000 MacBooks for ALL 4th - 12th graders
• 120 Interactive Whiteboards in every classroom
grades K - 3
• Online content in a context for today’s learners
available virtually 24/7
• Ubiquitous Wireless
• A meaningful instructional tool at the fingertips
of every child
• NOT a Technology Project

37. Dr. Mark Edwards
Superintendent, Mooresville
Graded School District

38. Vision & Professional Development
• Front loading of vision & professional
development prior to deployment
• Application & Program Professional
Development
• Content Specific
• Focused on new pedagogical concepts
• Capturing Kids Hearts

39. Can we afford this?
• Approximately $1.00 per child per day
• Price of a soda
• Includes the machine and software over a
four year lease
• From Local, State and Federal funds
• New Construction, Grants and Donations

40. We can’t afford NOT
to do this!

41. Discovery Education empowers
educators to engage students and
transform classrooms by providing
dynamic curricular resources,
where learning comes alive!

42. Same Content - New Context

43. Jessica Swearengin
Social Studies Teacher,
MGSD Teacher of the Year 2009-2010, &
Apple Distinguished Educator

44. Shawn Lautner
Senior, Mooresville High School

45. Digital Content
• Apple Software Suites
• Online Streaming content from Discovery
Education
• NetTrekker
• EVAAS and Curriculum Pathways from SAS
• ScanTron Online Assessments
• Angel Learning Management System (Blackboard)
• Other supplemental resources (Graphing
Calculator, Dictionary, Thesaurus, etc.)
• Other Internet based resources

46. So What? Is it making a difference?
Mr. Larry Wilson,
Vice Chair MGSD Board of Education

47. So What? Is it making a difference?

48. MHS Suspensions went down 64% from
07-08 to 08-09

49. MHS Suspensions went down 64% from
07-08 to 08-09
98
97 96.69
96
95 94.73
94.38
94
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
MHS Average Daily Attendance

50. MOORESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL END OF COURSE DATA
100%
97% 97%
94% 92%
88% 87%
90% 88%
87%
83%
81% 81% 82% 82% 83% 81%
75% 77%
75% 76%
78% 80%
77%
80% 80%
78%
73%
71% 71%
68% 69% 68% 69%
64% 63%
60%
50%
25%
0%
ALGEBRA 1 ALGEBRA 2 GEOMETRY BIOLOGY PHYSICAL SCI. CIVICS US HISTORY ENGLISH 1 OVERALL
06-07 % PROF. 07-08 % PROF. 19% Overall gain
08-09 % PROF. FALL O9
in 4 years

51. Mooresville Intermediate
Overall Academic Achievement
90%
75% 82%
77%
73%
60%
45%
30%
15%
0%
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

52. Academic Achievement
• MIS Attendance Rate increased from 96%
to 97%
• MHS realized an 11% gain over last 2 years
in EOC performance composite
• MIS Suspensions dropped from 86 to 21 to
19
• Achieved 53 out of 54 District AYP Goals
• District Wide 7% Composite gain on all
EOC/EOG test scores
• District Wide Suspensions reduced by 50%

53. Academic Achievement

54. From the Bound to the Boundless!

55. Going Digital
Same Content - New Context
Justin Karkow, Director: Discovery Educator Network
Dr. Scott S. Smith, Chief Technology Officer,
Mooresville Graded School District