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Recent media coverage

Over the past week, there have been two newspaper articles and a radio interview that have covered our transformational technology project. I’ve shared them below:

  • 6.12.2012 KYMN Radio with Jeff Johnson
  • 6.9.2012 Northfield News article
  • 6.6.2012 Northfield News article
This entry was posted in Updates 2012 on June 12, 2012 by Matt Hillmann.

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Upcoming engagement activities

  • Feb. 11 School Board meeting - public comments
  • Blog discussion w/ District staff
  • Online straw poll
  • Feb 4th, 7PM community mtg, High School
  • Feb 5, 8 PM Webinar w/ District staff
  • Feb 6, Noon Live chat w/ District staff

Recent comments

  • Take the Transformational Technology straw poll (1)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { The online straw poll is now closed. I'll post a summary of the results and comments as soon as I have it compiled. } – Feb 10, 7:18 AM
  • Comment, ask questions, and discuss the Transformational Technology proposal here (22)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Thanks, Matt. Comments are now closed so that a transcript of this discussion can be submitted to the School Board for tomorrow night's meeting. } – Feb 10, 7:16 AM
    • User AvatarMatt Hillmann { Griff, You asked me a question about a pilot-based approach at last night's community meeting and I realized that I'd not replied to your question... } – Feb 05, 6:25 PM
    • User AvatarKathie Galotti { Chris, Thanks for the clarification about the different budget funding mechanisms. Clearly, I was uneducated about the fungibility of the funds. I am still leery... } – Feb 05, 10:13 AM
    • User AvatarChris Richardson { Kathie, Just to clarify a couple of issues. While the first year of the lease payments will use a portion of the district's general fund... } – Feb 05, 8:55 AM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Kathie and Andreas, welcome to the discussion. Thanks for chiming in. Kathie, when I first read your comment about the budget, I assumed you just... } – Feb 05, 8:30 AM
    • User AvatarAndreas Thurnheer { fully agree with Kathies comments. There in not much material publishes for the teachers to use the Ipads effectivly. Andreas Thurnheer } – Feb 05, 6:41 AM
    • User AvatarMatt Hillmann { Carly, Excellent question. Professional development is critical. We have had over 50 technology focused professional development sessions for our staff since last August. We host... } – Feb 03, 7:35 AM
    • User AvatarKathie Galotti { I'd also like to comment about the budget. It's true that Dr. Richardson and his staff are to be commended for keeping us in the... } – Feb 02, 2:54 PM
    • User AvatarKathie Galotti { I am cautiously supportive of the elementary "pod" plan. I think this introduces technology, provides enough resources for teachers to explore its usage, without busting... } – Feb 02, 2:35 PM
    • User AvatarCarly Born { I'm wondering what kind of training and development opportunities the teachers and staff will have with these devices? I know that they've had them for... } – Feb 02, 11:47 AM
    • User AvatarOlaf Hall-Holt { I'm glad to see this proposal, since I think it is realistic to assume that devices like these will become standard in many walks of... } – Feb 02, 8:30 AM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { The discussion is now open for anyone to comment or ask questions. } – Feb 01, 10:16 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Good to know that TIES is still around and having influence, Matt. I attended many of their conferences and MECC conferences back in the 80s.... } – Feb 01, 10:10 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { So you're saying we all deserve credit for the strong financial position of the District - citizens, School Board, and those darn top administrators? If... } – Feb 01, 10:01 PM
    • User AvatarChris Richardson { Working with our staff and community, Northfield Public Schools has made measured reductions and increased efficiency in our budget over the last nine years. At... } – Feb 01, 9:40 PM
    • User AvatarMatt Hillmann { Griff -- I have been interested in how we can use technology to increase student engagement and individualize instruction for many years. However, it wasn't... } – Feb 01, 9:34 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Welcome, Matt, and thanks for extending your workday to late Friday. Don't forget to show up tomorrow at the High School. ;-) Since I won't... } – Feb 01, 6:34 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Hey Chris, welcome aboard. I'm glad you're willing to do this, as it shows the world that geezers like you and me can adapt! When... } – Feb 01, 6:20 PM
    • User AvatarMatt Hillmann { We have had high quality public participation in the five face-to-face meetings we have had on this topic over the last year and I am... } – Feb 01, 5:55 PM
    • User AvatarChris Richardson { I believe we have provided an exciting transformational technology proposal which has the real potential to change how teachers teach and how students learn. I... } – Feb 01, 4:15 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Be sure to ready my Participation Guidelines. They include: * Avoid sarcasm * Avoid addressing a person indirectly when disagreeing with them. In other words,... } – Feb 01, 3:38 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Some techie tips! Comments here are in reverse chronological order, oldest comments at the top. You can do a little formatting here, just like in... } – Feb 01, 3:25 PM
  • Transformational Technology proposal straw poll and blog discussion closing Feb. 9 (1)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { The online straw poll and the blog discussion thread are now closed. } – Feb 10, 6:44 AM
  • Project update videos by Supt. Richardson on Northfield Patch and Northfield News (1)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Just an FYI, Chris was on KYMN Radio's the ‘Morning Show’ with Jeff Johnson on 1/29/13. Listen to the show via the audio player in... } – Feb 05, 10:03 AM
  • Want to be kept updated on all things related to this Transformational Technology project? (1)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { I've now added these icons to the right sidebar to make them more visible to first-time visitors. } – Feb 01, 12:03 PM
  • Help us design the Transformational Technology straw poll (3)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Thanks, Kathie. I appreciate that! I'd like to do a similar one at the end, with some additional questions about we did on the online... } – Feb 01, 10:56 AM
    • User AvatarKathie Galotti { I think this is a pretty decent straw poll, fwiw. I'm glad you left a lot of spots for comments. } – Feb 01, 10:25 AM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { My apologies for not having this up sooner. There's not much time for feedback on designing the straw poll. I'll need to put it up... } – Feb 01, 7:33 AM
  • How is the online engagement part of the Transformational Technology project going to work? (2)
    • User AvatarRebecca Bliss { Excellent - really pleased to see a forum for feedback.! } – Feb 01, 9:23 AM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { I will soon have a 'featured' blog post up for hosting a focused discussion on the Transformation Technology proposal. Chris Richardson, Matt Hillmann and maybe... } – Feb 01, 7:46 AM

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  • Update 3.29.2013
  • Update 03.03.2013
  • School Board approves Transformational Technology proposal 6-1
  • Online engagement stats and transcripts for the Northfield School Board
  • School Board to consider Transformational Technology proposal at Feb. 11 meeting: another opportunity for public comments
  • Transformational Technology proposal straw poll and blog discussion closing Feb. 9
  • Video archive of Transformational Technology webinar and transcript of live chat are now available
  • Photos: Feb. 4 community meeting at the High School
  • Live chat with Matt Hillman, Wed. Feb 6, noon
  • Opportunities for citizen feedback on the Transformational Technology proposal (week of Feb. 3)
  • Live webinar with Matt Hillman & Chris Richardson scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 5, 8 PM
  • Photos, Powerpoint, video: Matt Hillman’s community presentations on the Transformational Technology proposal
  • Take the Transformational Technology straw poll
  • Comment, ask questions, and discuss the Transformational Technology proposal here
  • A webinar and a live chat scheduled for next week
  • Project update videos by Supt. Richardson on Northfield Patch and Northfield News
  • How is the online engagement part of the Transformational Technology project going to work?
  • Want to be kept updated on all things related to this Transformational Technology project?
  • Welcome to the new and improved Transformational Technology project web site
  • Help us design the Transformational Technology straw poll
  • Hillmann presents Transformation Technology proposal to the Northfield School Board
  • February face-to-face public meetings
  • A Northfield Public Schools online citizen engagement project, coming soon
  • 12.26.2012 Update and public meeting dates
  • Update 12.7.2012
  • Update 11.8.2012
  • Update 10.13.12
  • October 1, 2012 Update
  • Workshop Week
  • Update 8.11.2012
  • Tech Boot Camp — here we go!
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