21st Century Learning Spaces
Technology Modernization
Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Montgomery County Public Schools
Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the 21st Century Learning Spaces initiative
and the implications for teaching and learning
• Describe Google Apps for Education and the
implications for communication, collaboration, and
differentiating students’ learning experiences
• Identify MCPS safety and security precautions to
protect students in this closed virtual environment.
MCPS Strategic Technology Plan
21st Century Learning Spaces
Anywhere, anytime
access to learning
Creating connected
classrooms
Ubiquitous access
to mobile
technologies
Foster
communication and
collaboration
Technologies @ Play
Google Apps for Education
Gmail – email inbox
Google Sheets – create
spreadsheets & charts
online
Google Slides – create
presentations online
Google Drive – online
storage (30 GB)
Google Docs – online
word processor
What is a Chromebook?
• Designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet,
with most applications and data residing "in the cloud".
• Login to devices using an MCPS GAFE
account.
Examples of Instructional Uses
• Building class rules using a shared document
• Creating a book trailer for an adventure story students
are writing
• Read an article and watch a video about the same
topic to compare perspectives
• Creating an “all about me” poster in Google Draw
• Use a site to model a science concept before reading
about it
• Learning to type using proper form
• Using web-based virtual manipulatives to learn
mathematics concepts
• Your idea here!
Student Accounts
• Students have assigned accounts (654738@mcpsmd.net)
• Logins and passwords match all desktop and laptop
logins that students have used every year to access
documents and interactive websites
• Students use this account to access their Drive, share
files with each other, and receive and send files to
their teachers
How Do Teachers Manage?
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Teachers have a dynamic class dashboard that lets them see and manage:
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All documents created
All emails sent, received, and thrown away
Every open tab on a student’s device
The current screen a child is viewing
What Can Teachers See?
Google & MCPS Agreement
Per terms of agreement with MCPS, Google will:
Comply with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FERPA - Federal law that protects the privacy of student
education records
Comply with Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule
COPPA - Prevents Google from collecting students’ personal
information while using Google Apps account
Safety & Security Precautions
❏ mcpsmd domain - “walled garden” where only
MCPS staff and students can connect
❏ Students can only send and receive email from
authorized MCPS account holders.
❏ No advertising
❏ No data mining
❏ No Google + (Can’t be contained)
❏ Chat is turned off (can’t be monitored)
❏ All communication is visible and monitored
❏ All communication is https encrypted to prevent
hacking or unwanted 3rd party data collection
Safety & Security Precautions
Internet Monitoring
• Students’ online interactions are
monitored in accordance with the
Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
• Online content deemed harmful to
minors is blocked/ filtered.
• Any device connected to MCPS network
is subject to Internet filtering policies.
Safety & Security Precautions
Google Safe Search
enabled within domain
•When SafeSearch is on, inappropriate
video and images will be filtered
from Google Search result pages, along
with results that might link to explicit
content.
How do we help teachers?
❏ Orientations
❏ Already-made lessons and materials
❏ Collaborative planning
❏ Shoulder to shoulder modeling, co-teaching
❏ On-going support
Questions….