DigitalLearning

1:1atQHMS201516
1. Purpose
a. Thepurposeofthe1:1initiativeatQuailHollowMiddleSchoolistouse

technologyinwaysthatwillenhanceteachingandlearninginallsubjectareas
throughincreased
studentengagement
,
differentiatedinstruction,
and
access
toresources
.Wewillusetechnologyasatooltobuild
21stCenturySkills
inour
students,withaparticularfocuson
criticalthinking
,
collaboration,and
creativity
.
2. TeacherPD
a. EmbeddedthroughregularlyscheduledPD
b. Optionalopportunities
3. ParentCommunication
a. QHMS1:1Website
b. RequiredUsePolicyandExpectations
i.

MustbesignedbeforeChromebookisassigned

ii.

IncludeaspartofBacktoSchoolpaperwork
1. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GuDiajBw8vV9rNAjEw8a6w5INtHkX
sQV07P3NEuPOE/edit?usp=sharing
2. https://docs.google.com/document/d/14wpFqoNGRXRIgETxAhyjkK7aB3
C8_x5HSRriTbwow/edit?usp=sharing

b. How,why,when?
i.

InfosessionaboutChromebooksduringOpenHouse

ii.

QHMS1:1Website

2. UpdatestotheSupplyList
a. Headphones(inexpensiveearbuds)
b. Twostrapbackpacks
i.

Musthavetwo1inch+straps

ii.

Mustclosefully

iii.

Availableforpurchaseintheschoolstore

iv.

Nobackpack=nochromebook

3. Timeline(afterfirstthreeweeks)
a. ChromebookswillbeissuedasacartforclassroomuseAug24Oct16.
b. ProcessforissuingChromebooksandbeginningChromeroomwillbegininOctober

c. ChromeroomwillbeginOct16
d. Trainingforstudents
i.

InSocialStudiesClasses

ii.

SSteacherswillmeettolearnhowtotrainstudentsduringPLCs
1. Howtocarry:InsideofatwostrapbookbagONLY.
2. RequiredUsePolicy
3. ChromeroomPractices
a. Early/Latearrival
4. Discipline
5. DigitalCitizenship
a. 10Lessonsavailable

2. Replacementcostforintentionaldamage
a. Causewillbeinvestigatedanddeterminedbyadmin/BMT
b. $260foranewdevice
c. Chromebooksarereplaced,notrepairedforhardwaredamage
i.

Servicehoursfordamage

ii.

1Hourofservicebyparentorstudent=$10towardthecostofreplacement

iii.

Serviceopportunitiesforstudents:workingwithcustodialteambeforeorafter
school,otherasdeterminedbyadministration

iv.

Serviceopportunitiesforparents:volunteeringatschoolinthefrontoffice,
monitoringthecafeteriaduringlunch,proctoringfortests,otherasdeterminedby
administration.

d. Repaircost+servicehourswillbemutuallyagreeduponbyfamiliesandadministration
3. Chromeroom
a. EachstudentwillreporttotheirChromeroomduring8:459:10.
b. Onceastudenthasretrievedtheirdevice,theywillreporttotheirfirstclassoftheday
c. Chromeroomisthelastcoreclassofthedayforstudents
d. Tardybellwillringat9:10toindicatelastcallfordeviceandagainat9:13toend
Chromeroom.After9:13,deviceswillnotbedistributed
e. Ifastudentleftearlythedaybefore,theywillpickuptheirdevice(withabackpack)from
theFrontOffice
4. Latearrivals
a. Bussesthatarriveafter9:10willreporttobreakfast,Chromeroom,then1stclass
b. Carridersandwalkersthatarriveafter9:10willnotbepermittedtocheckouttheir
Chromebookandwilluseadesktopthroughoutthedaywhennecessary

5. Earlydismissals
a. Ifastudentleavesearly,theywillchecktheirdeviceintothefrontoffice.
b. Thefrontofficewillrequireastudenttocheckintheirdevicebeforereleasingtothe
parent.
c. Thefollowingday,thestudentwillretrievetheirdevicefromtheoffice.Chromebookswill
belockedinacartinthefrontoffice.
d. Chromebookswillbesignedin/outbytheoffice
6. Dailyprocedures
a. PickupinChromeroom
b. Carrydeviceinatwostrapbackpackusingbothstraps
c. Takedevice(intwostrapbackpackusingbothstraps)fromclasstoclassthroughoutthe
day
d. Useasaskedbytheteacherandaccordingtotherequiredusepolicy
e. Plugindeviceattheendoftheday(studentresponsibility)
f.

ReturndevicetoChromeroomcart

7. Inschoolsuspension
a. StudentsassignedtoISSwillnotuseaChromebook.
b. Acomputerlabwillbecreatedforthesestudents
c. IfastudentisassignedISSinthemiddleoftheday,thedevicewillbesignedintothe
frontofficefollowingthesameproceduresasEarlyDismissal