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below focus on the instructional tools and flexible environments that will be required for the
personalized learning initiative to be a success.

Interactive Learning Environments
The District multimedia classroom model created in 2004 needs to be refreshed to
accommodate wireless technology innovations and student devices. Technology now allows
teachers and students to be untethered---releasing them from fixed locations so that they
can display and collaborate digitally from anywhere in the classroom or school. The District
recognizes the need to transform classrooms into the digitally rich, interactive, personalized
learning environments that students expect.

The current state of the typical District multimedia classroom teaching package includes a
ceiling mounted digital projector, sound-field enhancement system, document camera, large
projector, multimedia cabinet, and modern computer. Many schools have added on
interactive tools such as student response systems (clickers) and wireless tablets such as
the eInstruction Mobi or iPad, however, funds have not been allocated to provide this
interactivity as a standard for the majority of classrooms. While this instructional package
was adequate as designed twelve years ago, it is now out of date and budgets are needed to
modernize the design and provide equity.

The District has provided interactive wall-mounted short-throw
projectors in new construction classrooms since 2013. As a
result, the five newest schools in the District have modern
Epson Brightlink interactive projectors allowing teachers and
students to interact at the board with content.

Simply replacing broken and obsolete projectors, doc cams,
and sound enhancement systems will not transform old Image Source: epson.com
classrooms into the digitally rich learning environments found in new schools. The plan
moving forward, with the funds from the newly passed sales tax referendum, is to update
the teaching package so that every classroom has instructional technology equal to or better
than our newest schools. Replacement and upgrade prioritization of classroom technology
will be based on both the age of a school’s equipment and teacher readiness over a two to
three year period so that all classrooms in the District have the following capability:

 Interactive multi-finger touch, flat panel display on a movable, height adjustable
stand.
 Teachers and learners wirelessly display to and from their own device for classroom
collaboration.
 Wide format display surfaces.
 Document camera allowing digital annotation.
 Update classroom sound field enhancement systems.

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