Tech Events & Info

April 2014
Parent Information Letter about Next Year
Going 1:1 for all 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
District Letter that was sent home.


March 2014




Digital Learning Day 2014
February 7; 8am - 3pm
District-Wide Technology & Learning Conference with
other 50+ workshops led by teachers for teachers.
#DLDMedfield

iPad Parent Information Night for incoming 7th grade (2014-15)
Monday, February 11
Blake MS's LMC
6:30-8:00 pm

School Committee Presentation/Update
December 16 @ 7:00
A short 30 minute presentations by several of the Grade 8 teachers 
will discuss and demonstrate how the iPads have effectively been
integrated into the curriculum and instruction.


iPad Initiative Highlights Sessions for Grade 8 Parents/Guardians
November 7 @ 12:30 and November 12 @ 6pm
 All Grade 8 parents/guardians are invited to attend our iPad Highlights Information Sessions.  We will be sharing and highlighting work that is taking place and provide a forum for questions.
   Please RSVP via our Google Form links ( iPad Initiative Highlights Day Session on 11-7-13 or iPad Initiative Highlights Evening Session on 11-12-13)   


EdTechTeacher's iPad Summit, November 14-15
Creating an #iPadnado 1 (Evolution of iPad Pilot to BYOiPad Initiative)
Nat Vaughn, Jason Heim,  Diane Horvath, Seth Hellerstein

This session is geared towards districts and administrators, walking them through how the middle school interdisciplinary team/school approached the iPad and mobile learning initiative for the district – from a process end to the actual implementation in the classes with the students (including the evaluative approach we used with parent engagement, workshops, etc.) – really walking through our ‘year at Blake’ – evolving from an idea to a district-purchased pilot to being able to launch a BYOiPad Initiative. The lessons we learned and approach we took as a team benefiting our students could offer much to others, sharing our approach, successes, mistakes, and growth process. Ideas and topics addressed during this presentation: philosophy of mistakes, professional development outline, transparency/communication with parents. We aim to make this presentation interactive for participants.
To View the Presentation- Click Here


CyberSafety Series for parents of students in grades 4 - 8:  Social Media Trends #medfieldkidsonline
Tuesday, October 2nd 7pm  Eoin O'Corcora, Director of Technology for Medfield,  Diane Horvath, Technology Integration Specialist and a panel of Medfield High School students continued the discussion about social media use and teens. To View the Presentation- Click Here


CyberSafety Series for parents of students in grades 4 - 8:  Social Media Trends #medfieldkidsonline
Thursday, September 26th 7pm Dr. Elizabeth Englander of the MARC organization presented and answered questions about supervising and guiding your children through their use of social media, as well as other concerns related to cyberbullying.  www.elizabethenglander.com   www.marccenter.org

iPad Distribution Parent Session for Blake MS
* iPad pick-up and setup instructions for families who opted for the Lease-to-Own plan.

Connected Learning Webinar Series
Preparing Parents for Mobile Learning, Aug. 21st (View Recording)
featured Carl Hooker, Pat Larkin, Scott Meech and our own Blake MS Principal, Nat Vaughn as they discussed involving parents in a district's move to 1:1 or BYOD.

Planning for Effective Teaching & Learning w/ Mobile Devices, Aug. 7th (View Recording) featured Tom Daccord, Suzy Brooks, Todd Curtis and Blake's 8th grade Science Teacher, Jason Heim as their discussion focused on what teachers can do to effectively integrate devices into their teacher and student learning.

Catch the Entire Webinar Series- Here


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