Learning Environment

Colleen Glaude, Technology Coordinator, and Michelle Bourgeois, Faculty Professional Growth Specialist at Pensacola Catholic High School in Florida, discuss the challenges faced and solutions developed by their school in funding an Apple digital learning environment. They offer advice on implementation strategies, and leasing and insurance options.

Dr. Ben Tantillo, Superintendent of Pascack Valley Regional High School District in New Jersey, discusses how the district was able to recoup the costs of implementing their 24/7 digital learning environment. He explains how the implementation of the Apple digital learning environment has allowed them to transform labs back into classrooms and reduced the need for textbooks, offsetting the cost of the technology lease program.

Dr. Ben Tantillo, Superintendent of Pascack Valley Regional High School District in New Jersey, discusses their 24/7 digital learning environment implementation and why they switched from a PC environment to the Apple platform. He talks about the response from students regarding platform transition.

Interviews with teachers, students, parents, and administrators from Omaha, Nebraska, on how a 24/7 Apple digital learning environment has changed teaching and learning.

Patrick Lynch, Director of Technology at Marymount High School in California, describes their success using Apple Professional Development. He explains the importance of professional development and details how Apple Professional Development helped the teachers become more comfortable with the technology.

Patrick Lynch, Director of Technology at Marymount High School in California, describes how they are creating a 21st century learning environment using Apple technology. He explains how Marymount High School has created an infrastructure and seamless technology environment that allow student to collaborate and communication with a global audience.

Patrick Lynch, Director of Technology of Marymount High School in California describes how they are creating a collaborative learning environment using Apple technology. Students use Apple MacBook computers for collaboration and communication in student-centered classrooms.

Victor Valdez, Director of IT Services at Manor Independent School District in Texas, discusses how technology is transforming teaching and learning environments.

Dr. Don Zimring, Superintendent of Las Virgenes Unified School District in California, discusses the importance of technology in creating a 21st century learning environment. He discusses the imperative need to build sustainable education programs for future generations.

Dr. Don Zimring, Superintendent at Las Virgenes Unified School District in California, discusses why they chose Apple technology for teaching and learning. He explains how his technology manager was won over by the ease and stability of the Mac platform.

Dr. Brenda Winkler, Superintendent of Kutztown Area School District in Pennsylvania, describes how they funded their Apple digital learning environment. She chronicles the challenges they faced, how they sustain the program, and offers advice to other districts.

Bill Johnston, Executive Director of Business at Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin, describes how they funded and sustained an Apple digital learning environment. He talks about the challenges and offers advice to other districts on funding options.

Dr. Jill Shackelford, Superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, discusses their funding challenges and how they found the budget to fund their Apple digital learning environment. She details how this inner city district overcame community opposition to implementing an Apple digital learning environment.

Glenn Vos, Superintendent at Holland Christian School in Michigan, discusses the shift that technology can bring to teaching and learning. He discusses how inquiry based learning is used in all of their classes.

Glenn Vos, Superintendent at Holland Christian Schools in Michigan, describes how and why they redesigned their 40-year-old school to create a 21st century learning environment. Students in grades 6 through 12 have 24/7 access to MacBook computers, so the school was redesigned to provide appropriate spaces for different types of 21st century learning activities.