Thomas Nixon Kate Miller Stacey Bell TECHNOLOGY SUMMER

Thomas Nixon, Kate Miller, Stacey Bell TECHNOLOGY SUMMER CAMP

FOCUS OF OUR PROGRAM � How can Distance Education benefit students who struggle in Math and Reading over the 8 weeks of summer when they are not in school?

TECHNOLOGY SUMMER CAMP � Students from three elementary schools are chosen to participate in an 8 week online program designed to improve math and reading skills. The 8 week program would take place over summer break and could be completed entirely online.

WHO WOULD PARTICIPATE? � Broadneck Elementary School Fourth grade MSA Scores for 2011: Reading: Basic – 5. 5%, Proficient – 40. 4%, Advanced – 54. 1% Mathematics: Basic – less than 5%, Proficient – 20. 2%, Advanced – 78. 9% � Rippling Woods Elementary School Fourth grade MSA Scores for 2011: Reading: Basic – 11. 9%, Proficient – 56. 4%, Advanced – 31. 7% Mathematics: Basic – 14. 9%, Proficient – 32. 7%, Advanced – 52. 5% � Maryland City Elementary School Fourth grade MSA Scores for 2011: Reading: Basic – 8. 7% Proficient – 69. 6% Advanced – 21. 7% Mathematics: Basic – 21. 3% Proficient – 42. 06% Advanced – 36. 2%

WHAT WILL IS COST? Category Comments Cost Edmodo Class assignment and communication site Free Ticket To Reading Intervention and Assessment Program Math Intervention and Assessment Program Total: $200. 00 per 25 students = $600. 00 $35. 00 per student = $2, 100. 00 Licensing Math Reflex $2, 700. 00 Training Staff Training on math technologies Staff Training on reading technologies Staff Training on Edmodo Websites and Math Reflex Training $500. 00 Websites and Ticket to Read Training For building liaisons $500. 00 Total: $1, 500. 00

…CONTINUED Category Comment Cost Net books for each student Acer Net books from Best Buy $300. 00 per student = $18, 000. 00 Microsoft Office Student Suite Microsoft Office Student Discount Program 1 -year subscription $120. 00 per student = $7, 200. 00 Verizon Wireless $80 per student=$4, 800 Hardware & Software Norton Antivirus USB 4 -G Internet Connection/Service Fee $45. 00 per student= $2, 700 Total: $32, 700. 00 Staffing Development of Program Compensation Ticket to Read Compensation 4 teachers = $8, 000. 00 Math Reflex Compensation $1, 000. 00 Survey Monkey Compensation $1, 000. 00 Edmodo Compensation $1, 000. 00 Maintaining Summer Camp Compensation $1, 000. 00 Total: $13, 000. 00

…CONTINUED Category Comment Cost Technical Support http: //resources. oswego. org/games/math Math Game magician/maths 1. html http: //www. pluralmath. com/ Math Word Problems Free http: //www. storylineonline. net/ SAG Story Site Free http: //www. sheppardsoftware. com/math. htm http: //teacher. scholastic. com/activities/sc rapbook/ http: //www. tv 411. org/reading/understand ing-what-you-read/reading-charts-andgraphs http: //nces. ed. gov/nceskids/createagrap h/ http: //www. gigglepoetry. com/ Math Games Free Book Character Scrapbook Free Graphing Activities Free Create a Graph Site Free Poetry Website Free http: //www. surfnetkids. com/games/funny poems-sw. htm Poetry Creator Free Total: Free Miscellaneous: Pamphlets, Ink, Snacks for $100. 00 trainings, meetings, and parent meeting/laptop pick-up night Total: $50, 000. 00

TECHNOLOGY SUMMER CAMP � The course runs eight weeks from June until August � Ticket to Read and Math Reflex will be the main intervention tools � Supplemental activities will be used to reinforce reading and math skills which will be posted on Edmodo

ASSIGNMENTS Date Main Activity Supplemental Activity June 18 Ticket to Read Timed Math Game Practice- Click and play as many games as you would like from http: //resources. oswego. org/games/mathma gician/maths 1. html June 25 Math Reflex Create a Power. Point about your fourth grade year using the attached rubric. Post to website ( see below) Answer the survey question on Edmodo July 2 Ticket to Read Choose 10 math problems to work on from this site: http: //www. pluralmath. com/ Post one math problem on the discussion board and then answers someone else’s. July 9 Math Reflex- complete survey on summer camp website http: //www. storylineonline. net/ Choose a story to listen to and then write a summary on today's blog that reviews the story. July 16 Ticket to Read Choose any 2 math games to play and write a review in the blog about why you chose two games and what you liked about them. http: //www. sheppardsoftware. com/math. htm

ASSIGNMENTS CONTINUED Date Main Activity Supplemental Activity July 23 Math Reflex Take one of your Ticket to Read stories or a story from http: //www. storylineonline. net and create a scrapbook using this link http: //teacher. scholastic. com/activities/scr apbook/ and create a scrapbook about a character in the story. Post the link. July 30 Ticket to Read http: //www. tv 411. org/reading/understandi ng-what-you-read/reading-charts-andgraphs Complete a graphing activity http: //nces. ed. gov/nceskids/createagraph/ to create a graph based on the data from the class website and post it into the forum August 6 Math Reflex http: //www. gigglepoetry. com/ Read 2 poems and then go to http: //www. surfnetkids. com/games/funnyp oems-sw. htm and create your own silly poem to post under that assignment forum

WHAT WILL THE STUDENT SEE?

HANDING IN AN ASSIGNMENT

WHAT DOES THE TEACHER SEE?

CLOSING ACTIVITY � Type a final blog entry at the end of the course and respond to the following questions in the blog: What were some of your favorite parts of being in the summer camp? Why did you like it? What didn't you like and why? What was hard for you? Do you think other fourth graders would like to participate in something like this?

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REFERENCES CONTINUED Meadowbrook Press. (2004). Giggle poetry. Retrieved from http: //www. gigglepoetry. com/ National Center for Education Statistics. (2005). Create a graph. Retrieved from http: //nces. ed. gov/nceskids/createagraph/ Oswego School District. (2002). Math magician games. Retrieved from http: //resources. oswego. org/games/mathmagician/maths 1. html Scholastic. (2012). Character scrapbook. Retrieved from http: //teacher. scholastic. com/activities/scrapbook/ Screen Actors Guild Foundation. (2001). Storyline online. Retrieved from http: //www. storylineonline. net/ Selva Smart Works LLC. (2012). Math word problems. Retrieved from http: //www. pluralmath. com/ Sheppard, B. (n. d. ). Fun kids online math games. Retrieved from http: //www. sheppardsoftware. com/math. htm