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Top-performing urban school district in Florida
Digital Classroom Design: Past, Present and Future
Gary WeidenhamerDirector of Educational Technology
School District of Palm Beach County
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Interactive
Fundamental
Classroom
Multimedia
High Level Instruction
Four Items
Hear
See
Collaborate
Input
Student Response
Teacher
Workstation
Wall Mounted Projector
Wireless Projection
Sound Field Enhancement
Interactive Touch BoardMedia Distribution
Media Cabinet
Document Camera
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Top-performing urban school district in Florida
History
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The interactive multimedia classroom currently in place was
envisioned beginning 2000 and began to be implemented in 2004 in
new construction.
Interactive Wall MountedUltra-Short Throw ProjectorModified the
model in 2013
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Top-performing urban school district in Florida
Digital Classroom Design: Past, Present and Future
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Top-performing urban school district in Florida
Recasting the Vision
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The model created eleven years ago needs to be refreshed to
accommodate new instructional options due to wireless technology
and students having their own device. We need to transform
classrooms into digitally rich learning environments.
Source+ http://l.sdpbc.net/2nb68
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Top-performing urban school district in Florida
Where do we need to go?
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Assumptions for the near future:Each student will have a mobile
computer deviceEach teacher will have a mobile digital device
Wireless projection will be device agnostic and required
from any device in the classroom Displays will require higher
resolutions Interacting with digital content will be expected from
the
student desk, teacher desk, and at the board
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Top-performing urban school district in Florida
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Sources+ http://l.sdpbc.net/2nb68
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Top-performing urban school district in Florida
How do we get there?
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Teachers and learners wirelessly display to and from their own
device for classroom collaboration
Interactive multi finger touch at the classroom board Wide
format display surfaces Document camera allowing digital
annotationUpdate sound enhancement systemsReplace cabling to
projection device to allow higher
resolution signals
