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PARCC, Broadband and Online Readiness

Office of Educational Technology April 27, 2012

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Agenda Welcome Introductions Goals & Expected Outcomes Historical Context – Connection between Common Core and PARCC – PARCC and Online Readiness • New Jersey and Online Readiness – What is Online Readiness? – Why the Broadband and PARCC data collection? • New Jersey Broadband and PARCC Technology Readiness Survey – Due Dates – Survey Walk Through • Q&A

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Technology Readiness Tool

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Introductions

• Facilitators: – Laurence Cocco, New Jersey Department of Education, Director of the Office of Educational Technology – Linda Carmona-Bell, New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology – Joseph Seaman, New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology

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Technology Readiness Tool

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Blackboard Collaborate

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Goals and Expected Outcomes • Goals: – Introduce the elements necessary for online readiness – Explain the process for completing the New Jersey Broadband and PARCC Technology Readiness survey • Expected Outcomes: – Understand the connection between the Common Core and PARCC – Understand the elements necessary for online readiness – Know the data that needs to be collected for the New Jersey Broadband and PARCC Technology Readiness survey – To be able to complete the New Jersey Broadband and PARCC Technology Readiness survey 5

Technology Readiness Tool

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Educational Technology

Historical Context • Connection between Common Core and PARCC • PARCC and Online Readiness

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Historical Context

• In 2010, New Jersey adopted the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics. • To assess these Common Core Standards, New Jersey joined the PARCC consortia. • These assessments will be online for the 20142015 school year for grades 3-11.

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Historical Context

• To meet the 2014-2015 deadline - states, districts, schools, staff and students must be prepared. • To assist in the preparation, PARCC and Smarter Balanced (the other assessment consortia) contracted with Pearson to develop a Technology Readiness Tool (TRT). • This tool will be used for six data collections between 2012 and 2014.

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Historical Context

• The intent is to collect local data to eventually determine technology readiness for online assessments and to provide gap analysis. • The first administration of the TRT is designed to collect technology and bandwidth information in order to establish a local, state and national technology snapshot that identifies the current status of technology in schools. – This information will help inform the planning process for PARCC, states and schools in administering the online assessments in 2014-2015. 9

Questions

Brief pause for questions regarding the historical context. Please use the chat area to post questions. If you would like to use the microphone, please raise your hand…icon above the participants list.

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Educational Technology

New Jersey and Online Readiness • What is Online Readiness? • Why the Broadband and PARCC data collection?

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What is Online Readiness?

• Online Readiness is more than devices! • It is a multi-year transition process. • Involves an in-depth needs analysis, planning, communication, involvement of stakeholders, as well as training and hands-on experiences for students and staff.

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Three Levels of Readiness

School

District

State

• Students: training, practice, familiarity, technological proficiency • Teachers, administrators and technology staff: collaboration, policy administration, training • Network & Infrastructure : setup, logistics and load planning

• Coordination – especially between assessment and technology offices • District-wide network capacity planning

• Policies, transition planning and decision making

All three levels should be ready together! Becoming Tech Ready for the 2014 Online Common Core Assessments

http://www.assess4ed.net/sites/default/files/cosn_presnetation_becoming_tech_ready_for_the_2014_online_common_core_assessments.pdf

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Pearson’s Five Step Roadmap

www.PearsonAssessments.com/NextGenRoadmap

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Needs Analysis

Assessment Design Roadmap Technology Infrastructure

• # devices • # students • # simultaneous testtakers • # proctors • # days for assessment • • • •

# devices Network capacity Internet connectivity Firewalls

www.PearsonAssessments.com/NextGenRoadmap

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Transition Strategy

Multi-year plan – focus on a graduated strategy and schedule

Contingency plans

•Server failure •Power outage •Internet connectivity issues

Purchasing Plan

• Costs identified • Plan developed to purchase necessary goods and services over the course of the multi-year plan

Parallel paper-based and online assessments may be available in the beginning (in discussion)

www.PearsonAssessments.com/NextGenRoadmap

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Ensure Interoperability

Vendors must use same technical standards The same standards regulate the use of student information States must ensure the standards meet the needs of the states, districts and schools Parallel paper-based and online assessments may be needed in the beginning

www.PearsonAssessments.com/NextGenRoadmap

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Communicate Proactively

Need a Communication and Training Plan Training needs to include assessment, instruction, policy and technical components Students, teachers and families need to be informed and engaged in the process States need a forum for communication

www.PearsonAssessments.com/NextGenRoadmap

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Anticipate Ongoing Change

Evaluating assessment needs and new technologies should occur on a regular, planned basis

Evaluate if the assessments are being used to meet the learning objective

www.PearsonAssessments.com/NextGenRoadmap

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Broadband and PARCC data collection

• Why the Broadband and PARCC data collection? • Using one survey for multiple needs • State-wide Broadband Policy discussion – Data needed for discussion

• PARCC device data – Foundational snapshot of the nation and state

• Details of survey are next… 20

Questions

Brief pause for questions regarding New Jersey and Online Readiness. Please use the chat area to post questions. If you would like to use the microphone, please raise your hand…icon above the participants list.

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Educational Technology

New Jersey Broadband and PARCC Technology Readiness Survey • Due Dates • Survey Walk Through

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NJ Broadband and PARCC

• This is a ONE TIME data collection through the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE). • The PARCC Technology Readiness Tool (TRT) will be used for six data collections between 2012 and 2014. • NJDOE will do the first data collection and upload it to the PARCC TRT. • For the other five data collections, each district will be responsible for uploading or inputting the information. 23

Data Collection Windows

Spring 2012

March-June

NJDOE SurveyNJDOE uploads

Fall 2012

SeptemberDecember

PARCC TRT-LEA uploads

Spring 2013

January-April

PARCC TRT-LEA uploads

Fall 2013

SeptemberDecember

PARCC TRT-LEA uploads

Spring 2014

January-April

PARCC TRT-LEA uploads

Summer 2014

June-August

PARCC TRT-LEA uploads

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NJ Broadband/PARCC Survey

District

School

Devices

• Internet: Internet Service Provider (ISP), transport technology, upload and download speeds, and cost • E-Rate

• Internet: ISP (if applicable), how it is used in instruction • Wifi, IT support, and estimated test-taker count for 2014-2015 • Specifications of devices to be used for online assessment • Devices with the same specs should be grouped together • Multiple entries

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Suggested Process for NJ Broadband/PARCC Survey

Watch webinar

Download draft survey questions

Gather data

Input data into survey

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NJ Broadband/PARCC Survey

• Download a draft copy of the survey questions. – http://goo.gl/ECzAv

• Gather District, School and Device data. – Each school and its devices must be reported. • Devices are being counted at the school level. • Only count devices that would be used for online assessments. • How many devices are there with the exact same specifications? – For example, if a school has 80 MacBooks with the exact configuration, then the Device Count is 80 and questions 3341 are the specifications for this collection of MacBooks. – Report devices as groups!

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Draft Survey Questions

• Review draft survey questions

• Review types of dropdown lists in survey 28

ISP & Transport Technology

• Internet Service Provider (ISP) – AT&T – Verizon – Comcast – Cablevision – Time Warner – SE Cable – SECTV – Century Link – Other

• Transport technology between district and ISP – Asymmetric xDSL – Symmetric xDSL – Other Copper Wireline (other than xDSL) – Cable Modem – DOCSIS 3.0 – Cable Modem – Other – Optical Carrier/Fiber TO the End User – Electric Power Line 29

Upload /Download & Cost

• Contracted download/upload speed: • • • • • • • • • •

>0.2 Kbps and =0.768 Kbps and =1.5 Mbps and =3 Mbps and =6 Mbps and =10 Mbps and =25 Mbps and =50 Mbps and =100 Mbps and =1000 Mbps

• Monthly ISP Cost: =$100 and < $500 >=$500 and < $1000 >=$1000 and < $3000 >=$3000 and < $5000 >=$5000 and < $7000 >=$7000 and < $9000 >=$9000 and < $11,000 >=$11,000 and < $13,000 >=$13,000 and < $15,000 >=$15,000 and < $20,000 >=$20,000 and < $39,999 >=$40,000 30

Bandwidth • Est. Internet Bandwidth at school: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

10 Mbps - Ethernet 100 Mbps - Fast Ethernet 1 Gbps - Gigabit Etherne 10 Gbps - 10 Gigabit Ethernet 11 Mbps - Wireless 802.11b 155 Mbps - OC3 10 Gbps

• Est. Internal Network Bandwidth at school: •10 Mbps - Ethernet •100 Mbps - Fast Ethernet •1 Gbps - Gigabit Ethernet •10 Gbps - 10 Gigabit Ethernet •11 Mbps - Wireless 802.11b •54 Mbps - Wireless 802.11g •600 Mbps - Wireless 802.11n •> 10 Gbps

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Operating System • Operating System: • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Other Linux Mint Linux Ubuntu Linux Fedora Linux SUSE Linux Other Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.5 Mac OS X 10.6 - 10.7 Mac Other

iOS 4.x iOS 5.x iOS Other Android 3.x Honeycomb Android 4.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android Other Other OS/Unknown

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Processor • Processor: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Other AMD Athlon Intel Pentium PowerPC Intel Celeron AMD Neo/Neo X2 Intel Atom AMD Sempron Intel Centrino AMD Athlon II X2 Intel Core Solo/Duo AMD Turion II Intel Pentium Dual Core AMD Phenom I

Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core 2 Quad AMD Phenom II X2/X3/X4 Intel Core i3/i5 AMD Phenom II X6 Intel Core i7 ARM v4 Snapdragon S1 ARM v5 Snapdragon S2 ARM v6 Snapdragon S3 ARM v7

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Memory/Screen Resolution/Display • Memory: • • • • • • • • • • •

< 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB 5 GB 6 GB 7 GB 8 GB > 8 GB

Screen Resolution:

Monitor/Display Size:

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< 800 x 600 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 800 1280 x 1024 1366 x 768 1440 x 900 1600 x 1200 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1200 2048 x 1536 >2560 x 1600

Monitor size is measured as the diagonal measurement from corner to corner. Please check the manufacturers’ rated screen size for this value. < 7 in 7 - 9.4 in 9.5 - 12.9 in 13 - 16.9 in 17 - 19.9 in 20 - 24.9 in 25 - 27 in > 27 in

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Browser & Type of Device Browser of Device:

Type of Device:

• Internet Explorer 6

• Desktop

• Internet Explorer 7

• Laptop

• Internet Explorer 8

• Netbook

• Firefox 3.6 or older

• Tablet

• Internet Explorer 9

• Thin Client/VDI

• Firefox 4+

• Other

• Google Chrome • Safari • Other

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NJ Broadband/PARCC Survey

• The survey is accessed through the Homeroom page – http://homeroom.state.nj.us

• Contact the district web user administrator for access to the survey • The survey will be open from May 18 to June 1 • Data will then be uploaded to PARCC by NJDOE • Reports on the data should be available in July 2012 36

Timelines for NJ Broadband/PARCC Survey

April 27: webinar June 1: survey closes and data uploaded to PARCC

Begin process to gather data for survey

May 18: survey opens Enter data that was gathered into survey 37

PARCC Minimum Specs for New Device Purchases

• PARCC and Smarter Balanced released minimum specifications to be used as a guideline for new purchases. • These guidelines may change and do not reflect the minimum specs for the online assessment

http://www.parcconline.org/technology 38

Resources • Draft NJ Broadband and PARCC Online Readiness Survey – http://goo.gl/ECzAv

• PDF of this presentation – http://goo.gl/TOsX4

• Start Your Online Testing Engines – http://www.nassp.org/Content/158/PLSept11_fletcher.pdf

• Becoming Tech Ready for the 2014 Online Common Core Assessments – http://www.assess4ed.net/sites/default/files/cosn_presnetation_becoming _tech_ready_for_the_2014_online_common_core_assessments.pd f

• Technology Section of the PARCC website – http://www.parcconline.org/technology

• Next Generation Roadmap – www.PearsonAssessments.com/NextGenRoadmap 39

Questions

Brief pause for questions regarding New Jersey Broadband and PARCC Online Readiness Survey. Please use the chat area to post questions. If you would like to use the microphone, please raise your hand…icon above the participants list.

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Questions

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