This explains the basic concepts of digital learning in the context of the US Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge for schools.

1. IPA Kishwaukee Division Meeting, January 14, 2015
Steven M. Baule
steve@stevenbaule.net

3. Fostering and Leading a Culture of Digital Learning Within Our Schools.
Helping Schools and Families Transition to High-speed Connectivity.
Empowering Educators through Professional Learning Opportunities.
Accelerating Progress Toward Universal Access for All Students to
Quality Devices.
Providing Access to Quality Digital Content.
Offering Digital Tools to Help Students And Families #ReachHigher.
Mentoring Other Districts and Helping Them Transition to Digital
Learning.

6. We need to work more collaboratively to
ensure all students have access to high
quality Internet resources 24/7
WiFi on school buses
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/01/07/sc
hool-buses-wi-fi-348/
Public libraries
Community partnerships
Comcast $9.99 monthly/access
Internet access for students should be a non-
negotiable item, like a pen

8.  Are we still text bound?
 Are will looking at better ways to
differentiate, individualize and
personalize content, assignments and
assessments?

9. Use of Differentiated Primary Sources in History

10. Use of Differentiated Primary Sources in History

11. Providing video
instruction via
homemade
videos or Khan
Academy, etc.
https://www.
youtube.com/
watch?v=4V8
TUpElWBo

12. We have higher standards for professional
development and educators at all levels need to
really embrace the need to change

14. Leaders need to be more supportive (&
potentially insistent) of Learning Management
Systems as the core method of organizing
instruction
Better use of Open Educational Resources
Better and more systemic sharing of resources

15. 10 OER Sources from Mindshift
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/20
11/05/10-open-education-
resources-you-may-not-know-
about-but-should/
MyOER.org
http://www.myoer.org/
HippoCampus
http://www.hippocampus.org/
EdSITEment (NEH)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Social Homework @ Open Study
http://openstudy.com/

16. From The Avalon Project at Yale
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp

19. Future Ready Regional Summits focus on a
comprehensive set of issues that drive student
learning. These issues include:
curriculum, instruction, and assessment;
professional learning;
technology, networks, and hardware;
budget and resources;
data and privacy;
use of time; and
community partnerships.

20. Future Ready at North Boone
http://www.nbcusd.org/administration/superinten
dent/futureready.shtml
Future Ready at CCSD 59
http://www.ccsd59.org/future-ready/
Future Ready.org
http://www.futurereadyschools.org/site/default.as
px?PageID=1
Future Ready Infrastructure Guide
http://tech.ed.gov/futureready/infrastructure/
White House K-12 Education
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/k-12