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Frequently Asked Questions (back)
Who is involved in the 2001 Pilot Project?
The 2001 pilot phase includes:
Western Heights Schools Durant Public Schools Lawton Public Schools Stilwell Public Schools Tulsa Public Schools Claremore Public Schools Frontier Public Schools Muskogee Public Schools Oklahoma City Public Schools Program design and support provided by the State Department of Education, OneNet and JES & Co.
To what did the Pilot schools commit?
Representatives from each of the nine school districts meet with other committee members on a monthly basic and give direction and approval for professional services, procurements, district participation, and content development.
Why did Intel, Dell, SAP and Microsoft donate so much?
Intel is the leading engineering company and OEM supplier of the critical components used by computer manufactures and software developers worldwide. Dell, Microsoft, SAP and others work closely with Intel to assure successful solutions that meet the needs of the customer. By working closely with JES & Co. and its members in other projects, these companies saw the need to join and prove how standard business processes can be applied to the public sector’s business needs. All businesses contributing to the VISION project see this as a national research and development effort that can be duplicated over and over again throughout the world over the next few years.
Why is JES & Co. involved?
JES & Co. is a non-profit education organization run by and for education agencies and organizations. State departments of education and the public they serve are members of JES & Co.’s organization. The mission of JES & Co. is to solicit corporate participation in fulfilling the needs of education as defined by its members. The technical and functional requirements of the VISION project are included in a new business model, a Managed Learning System. As the project management organization awarded implementation of the VISION project, JES & Co. has directed corporate participants, through the use of industry standards, to apply readily available technology to these requirements.
What other companies benefit from participation in the VISION project?
We invite participation from all hardware and software companies who conform to industry standards as set forth in the Managed Learning System architectural specification and who want to offer added value to the pilot configuration, based on needs defined by the State of Oklahoma.
What will the VISION project offer to students, parents, teachers, administrators and the SDE in 2002?
The VISION project provides, through a statewide effort, an enabling architecture that supports improvements in communication, instruction and accountability among Teachers and Students, Teachers and Parents, Schools and Districts, and Districts and State Agencies.
Who else can get involved in the project over the next 2 years?
Because the VISION project is built on open standards and readily available products, any agency, company or organization involved in the education process can get involved, from hardware and software vendors to parents and communities. The VISION project encourages participation of both commercial and non-profit entities in harmony with the State’s goals.
Who can support the project moving forward?
State agencies, Legislature, Oklahoma businesses, and community members can support the VISION project each in their own way, and will in turn benefit from the very real and tangible improvements VISION will deliver. Enabling communication, promoting partnering with the corporate and private sectors, improving the process of assessment, controlling and containing costs, and providing required accountability – These goals are realized when everyone works together for the common good.
Capabilities
of the VISION Prototype
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Student Abilities:
Students can access assignments through a web browser from any location allowed by the school administration. Lessons can be presented and completed online or via traditional methods. Based on the capabilities of the student’s computer, the student can be presented with lessons that include web sites, multimedia, streaming video, and two-way video conferencing.
Teacher’s Abilities:
Teachers in create and edit lessons based on State or District defined standards via templates stored on their school’s servers. These lessons can then be shared with other teachers, schools and districts, and assigned to students, groups of students or complete classes. Lessons created through the system can include links to existing files, Internet sites, video content, and two-way video conferencing programs. The teacher can track the assignments, assign tests, grade tests, and prepare reports through a common browser interface.
School’s Abilities:
Principals can provide District standards, templates and guidelines to their teachers via a common template storage area. Schools can also administer security measures with regard to approved content, access to resources such as files, videos, and conferencing programs, and consolidate activity and outcome reports.
District’s Abilities:
Superintendents can provide and store for their principals and teachers State and district standards, templates and guidelines via a common storage area. Districts can offer technology services, such as video conferencing, streaming video, digital content and applications out to the schools. The Districts can administer security measures with regard to approved content, access to resources and consolidate activity and outcome reports.
State’s Abilities:
The SDE can validate and approve standards for curriculum templates and store the templates for statewide use. The department can also assist in the content development efforts by acquiring content from various sources including web sites, commercial content providers, universities and colleges. The SDE can administer security measures for content, access to resources, and applications provided from a central location. Activity and outcome reports can be collected and analyzed for business decision purposes by the various State departments, based on permissions granted by the SDE.
VISION: At every level, enabling communication, promoting partnerships with the corporate and private sectors, improving the process of assessment, controlling and containing costs, and providing required accountability.
VISION: Making it possible (back)
At the State level, the ability to:
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Document and measure globally the processes supporting education
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Measure and assess the effectiveness of various methods of delivery and technique, and compare choices across districts and regions
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Leverage expertise from the corporate and private sector to apply sound business methodologies to the delivery and management of education
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Establish consistent and controlled security, filtering and privacy policies
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Attract federal funding, including programs directed towards vocational education and basic research and development grants
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Publish and track the application of state developed academic standards down through the district and individual school level
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Take advantage of new and emerging technologies to enable districts, schools, teachers and students to exceed current expectations and limitations
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Control costs through statewide negotiated purchasing and licensing agreements
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Increase the efficiency of the state’s automated systems
- Provide for the delivery of more effective instructional models and improved flexibility in support of existing instructional models
At the District level, the ability to:
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Consolidate and re-use educational resources and teaching materials
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Facilitate communication among teachers, parents and administrators
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Enable information flow among schools, and between schools and the district
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Encourage communication with the community at large
- Leverage State resources to improve reporting and decision support
At the School level, the ability to:
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Consolidate and re-use educational resources and teaching materials
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Access and integrate state developed academic standards at the school and district level
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Leverage State and District technical resources to improve reporting and decision support
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Encourage communication among teachers, parents and administrators
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Leverage State and District educational resources to improve local curriculum and educational content
At the Parent level, the ability to:
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See on a regular basis what academic standards are being presented
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Receive a copy lessons are assigned to their child
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Follow the lessons via examples and assist their child in the learning process
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Communicate with the teacher on special needs or concerns regarding the child’s learning process
- Receive a report on their child’s progress and participation in the assigned lessons
At the Classroom level, the ability to:
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Combine educational resources available at the School, District and State level
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Facilitate collaboration among teachers and students from other schools and districts
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Reduce redundant record keeping and minimize administrative overhead to allow more time to be spent on teaching
- Leverage State, District and School resources to improve reporting and decision support
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