PODCAST · education
Learning Environment
by Apple Inc.
Learn how schools are creating and implementing a digital learning environment to empower students and instructors.
Episodes
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University of Maine - MacBook Required
This Apple Education podcast features University of Maine leaders discussing present objectives, solutions, and results of their required-buy 1-1 notebook program for preservice teachers, which will allow them to “learn the skills they will need to become innovative, successful education...
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University of Texas at Austin College of Education - MacBook Is the LIFE of Preservice Teacher Training
This Apple Education podcast features the College of Education at University of Texas, Austin, which has implemented a required-buy notebook program, entitled Laptop Initiative for Future Educators (LIFE) for preservice educators. The program focuses on 21st century learning skills, and includes…
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Weber State University - Dual Boot iMac Shaves Computing Costs
This Apple Education podcast features how adoption of Apple’s dual boot iMac at Weber State University has led to dramatic campus savings. Virtually all of the campus’ PCs have been replaced with Intel-powered iMac computers that run both Mac OS X and Windows. This has freed up lab space with the...
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Westside Community Schools - Funding a 1 to 1
Kent Kingston, Director of Technology and Media at Westside Community Schools in Nebraska, describes how they funded their 24/7 Apple digital learning environment. He discusses the various means they have used to sustain their program and offers detailed program results and examples of...
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Vail School District- MacBook Computers in High School
Matt Federoff, Chief Information Officer at Vail School District in Arizona, describes how MacBook computers are used in their textbook-free high school. He discusses the cost savings and the benefits of implementing technology for teaching and learning.
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Stillwater Area Public Schools - Funding for 1 to 1
Keith Ryskoski, Superintendent of Stillwater Area Public Schools in Minnesota, explains how they funded their Apple digital learning environment without requiring substantial parental financial support. He discusses insurance, program cost analysis, and cost saving measures that were used to...
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St. George’s Independent Schools - Web 2.0 Tools in K-12 Education
Julene Reed, Director of Academic Technology at St. George’s Independent School in Tennessee, explains how their educators are using social media tools to engage and prepare students with 21st century skills.
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Snow Hill, North Carolina - 1 to 1 Learning
Interviews with administrators, school board members, teachers, parents, and student in the Greene County Schools in North Carolina on the transformation and college-going rate increases they have seen since implementing a 24/7 Apple digital learning environment.
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Smoky Valley Public Schools - Creating a Digital Learning Environment
Glen Suppes, Superintendent of Smoky Valley Public Schools in Kansas, describes their TIP (Technology Integrated Program). He explains how putting Macbook computers in the hands of teachers (before their students) increased their aptitude about the technology and created a seamless transition…
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Skowhegan, Maine - 1 to 1 Learning
Interviews with Maine Department of Education, administrators, teachers, students, and parents on the changes in teaching and learning that has occurred since the State of Maine implemented a 24/7 digital learning environment in all 7th-8th grades.
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Shoreline, Washington - 1 to 1 Learning
Interviews with administrators, teachers, parents, and students in Washington about the exciting authentic learning that is happening in elementary and middle schools since implementing a 24/7 digital learning environment. The educators discuss how they integrated technology into their lessons…
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Salem-Keizer School District - MacBook with Hearing Impaired Students
Marcia Zegar, Speech and Language Pathologist at Salem-Keizer School District in Oregon, describes the various ways she uses the MacBook with hearing impaired students.
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Reed Union School District - Apple Professional Development
Al Hart, Director of Technology at Reed Union School District in California, explains why they chose Apple Professional Development for their teacher development. He explains how the district found the Apple consultants and workshop content to be a valuable investment that has fostered a…
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Reed Union School District - Apple Financial Services
Al Hart, Director of Technology at Reed Union School District in California, explains how Apple’s leasing program assisted the district in funding technology. He discusses the advantages of the Apple Financial Services and how leasing gives the district the ability to continually refresh with new...
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Pensacola Catholic High - Learning Management System
Colleen Glaude, Technology Coordinator, and Michelle Bourgeois, Faculty Professional Growth Specialist at Pensacola Catholic High School in Florida, explain the learning management system used in the school’s digital learning environment.
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Pensacola Catholic High School - Funding a 1 to 1
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...
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Pascack Valley Regional High School District - Recapturing Costs with a Digital Learning Environment
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...
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Pascack Valley Regional High School District - Using Apple Technology to Create a Digital Learning Environment
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.
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Omaha, Nebraska - 1 to 1 Learning
Interviews with teachers, students, parents, and administrators from Omaha, Nebraska, on how a 24/7 Apple digital learning environment has changed teaching and learning.
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Marymount High School - Supporting Teachers with Professional Development
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...
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Marymount High School - Creating a Digital Learning Environment with Apple Solutions
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...
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Marymount High School - Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment
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.
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Manor Independent School District - Transforming Teaching and Learning
Victor Valdez, Director of IT Services at Manor Independent School District in Texas, discusses how technology is transforming teaching and learning environments.
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Las Virgenes Unified School District- Leading and Sustaining a 21st Century Learning Environment
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.
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Las Virgenes Unified School District - Choosing Apple for a Digital Learning Environment
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.
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Kutztown Area School District - Funding a 1 to 1
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.
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Kenosha Unified School District - Funding a 1 to 1
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.
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools - Funding a 1 to 1
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...
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Holland Christian Schools - Teaching in a 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.
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Holland Christian Schools - Redesigning School for 21st Century Learning
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...
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Holland Christian Schools - Redesigning Classrooms for 21st Century Learning
Glenn Vos, Superintendent at Holland Christian School in Michigan, describes why and how they redesigned their classrooms to better facilitate 21st century learning. Students in grades 6 through 12 have 24/7 access to MacBook computers, so the classrooms were redesigned to facilitate learning and...
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Greenville Public Schools - Mac OS X with Special Needs Students
LeeAnne Eyer, Coordinator of Technology Support at Greenville Public Schools in Michigan, talks about how a Mac was the best solution for a special needs student. The student needed documents read to him, and the Mac OS X contained the needed built-in support for this student right out of the box.
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Gateway Regional School - Funding a 1 to 1 District
Dr. David Hopson, Superintendent of Gateway School District in Massachusetts, discusses how they funded their Apple digital learning environment. He explains the funding challenges faced by the district and families, and details the leasing and insurance solutions the district has implemented.
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El Dorado Public Schools - Assuring Success With Professional Development
Doug Jensen, Director of Technology for El Dorado Public Schools in Kansas, speaks about assuring success with technology through Apple Professional Development for their teachers. He explains how they implemented training and support programs for teachers in making the transition to a digital...
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Echo Horizon Schools - iChat with Hearing Impaired Students
Elaine Wrenn, Technology Coordinator at Echo Horizon School in California, explains how iChat on a MacBook is used with deaf and hard of hearing students. She describes how technology is integrated in their PreK through sixth grade classes and how the teachers use iChat and MacBook computers with...
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Echo Horizon School - iChat in K-8 collaborative projects
Elaine Wrenn, Technology Coordinator at Echo Horizon School in California, explains how iChat is integrated into the PreK-6th grade curriculum. The fifth and sixth grade students experience a 24/7 MacBook program. The water quality project resulted from an opportunity Elaine had when she traveled...
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Avoca School District 37 - Transforming Teaching and Learning
Dr. Joe Porto, Superintendent of Avoca School District in Illinois, explains how their 24/7 digital learning environment with Apple technology has transformed teaching and learning. He describes how teacher and students are using the Apple technologies to learn differently and extend education...
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Avoca School District 37 - Funding a Digital Learning Environment
Dr. Joe Porto, Superintendent of Avoca School District in Illinois, tells how his district funded an Apple digital learning environment.
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Avoca School District 37 - Achieving Results with a Digital Learning Environment
Dr. Joe Porto, Superintendent of Avoca School District in Illinois, tells how his school achieved increased results with an Apple digital learning environment. He explains how their 24/7 digital learning environment has changed teaching and learning.
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Arnold Public Schools - Funding a 1 to 1
Bob Brown, Superintendent of Arnold Public Schools in Nebraska, discusses how they funded their Apple digital learning environment. He offers advice to districts on finding the dollars to fund 21st century learning environments.
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Various Schools - 1 to 1 Learning Teaching Perspective
Teachers from across the country discuss how their teaching has been enhanced and student learning has improved since the implementation of a 24/7 Apple digital learning environment. They give examples of how the MacBook has changed the way curriculum is developed and improved the communication...
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Various Schools - 1 to 1 Learning Student Perspective
Students and parents from across the country discuss how learning has changed since their school implemented a 24/7 Apple digital learning environment. They detail projects and examples of how students have used their MacBook computers in the classroom and at home.
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Various Schools - 1 to 1 Learning Leadership Perspective
K-12 educational leaders from across the nation speak from their leadership perspective about how implementing a 21st century learning environment has changed the culture of the school and has empowered staff and students. These programs’ successes are shared.
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University of Wisconsin - Borderless Learning
This Apple Education podcast features University of Wisconsin leaders describing the array of Apple-based solutions they use to address a variety of campus needs. These extend from faculty developed podcasts; to posting class lectures to iTunes U; to delivering content to anytime, anywhere mobile...
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University of Cincinnati Vision 2020 Conference - Why Technology in the Curriculum
This Apple Education podcast features academic leaders from Oklahoma City University, Ball State University, Miami University, and San Jose State University discussing how Integrating technology into the college curriculum can increase relevancy for students. The availability of ubiquitous tools…
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University of Cincinnati Vision 2020 Conference - Why Recommend or Require Technology Implementation
This Apple Education podcast features academic leaders from Full Sail University, the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, San Jose State University, and Miami University discussing the advantages of a required-buy student notebook program on their campuses. They make the case that...
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University of Cincinnati Vision 2020 Conference - Reaction on Campus to Apple Technology Implementation
This Apple Education podcast features academic leaders from Oklahoma City University and Florida Community College discussing reaction on campus and professional development initiatives related to the rollout of 1-1 notebook programs on their campuses. They discuss the introduction of 1-1 tools,...
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University of Cincinnati Vision 2020 Conference - Overview of Apple Technology Implementation
This Apple Education podcast features Brian Brooks, Associate Dean of the Journalism School at the University of Missouri discusses the advantages for students of a required-buy student notebook program and the benefits of working with Apple and Apple technology. The students, parents, and…
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Arizona State University - The Future of Student Computing
This Apple Education podcast features Arizona State University leaders discussing the future of student computing and ASU’s relationship with Apple, whose tools are now ubiquitous on campus. They have seen a change on campus and now all sectors from research to design communities have adopted…
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Arizona State University - School of the Future
This Apple Education podcast features leaders from Arizona State University discussing their vision of ASU as a New American University and how Apple technology fits into that vision. Apple tools are now ubiquitous across campus, supporting many activities, such as student research projects…
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Learn how schools are creating and implementing a digital learning environment to empower students and instructors.
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