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End of Year Processes, Summer Learning & Success Plans for 24-25

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go.ncdpi.gov/April24Lcom

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Agenda

DPI Updates

  • Budget Update
  • Support Structure
  • 24-25 Interest Survey Timeline

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Learning.com

  • Usage Update
  • EOY Recommendations
  • Curriculum & Platform Updates
  • Prep for Online Assessments
  • Summer Learning
  • Next Steps
  • Q & A

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Jill Darrough - NCDPI

Section Chief Digital Learning Programs

jill.darrough@dpi.nc.gov

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Tiffany Kinney - Learning.com

Manager, State Program Managers

tkinney@learning.com

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Jody Hawley - Learning.com

Professional Development Specialist

jhawley@learning.com

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Budget Updates

House Bill 259 - Up to $4,000,000

LEAs, charter schools, and lab schools, within economically distressed counties, that have executed local convenience contracts based on the K-8 digital literacy solution statewide Cooperative Purchasing Agreement. Economically distressed counties are those that are designated as Tier I.

NCDPI has elected to include Tier 2.

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DTL Regional Consultants

Northeast

Southeast

North Central

Sandhills

Meredith.Hill@dpi.nc.gov

Lauren.Boucher@dpi.nc.gov

Jennifer.Graham@dpi.nc.gov

Kathy.Parker@dpi.nc.gov

Piedmont-Triad

Southwest

Northwest

Western

Brian.Whitson@dpi.nc.gov

Lindsey.Sipe@dpi.nc.gov

Jordan.Caldwell@dpi.nc.gov

Vera.Cubero@dpi.nc.gov

bit.ly/K8DL2324

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NC Digital Literacy (LCOM) Interest Survey Open for 2024-2025

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North Carolina Learning.com Info Page

Check out LCOM & DPI Info Webinar 4/11/24

NC County Distress Rankings

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NC Digital Literacy Program Eligibility

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Student Usage YoY

(Through March 2024)

Engaged Students

Engaged Student Growth

Content Launches

Content Launches Growth

Unique Content Launches

Unique Content Launch Growth

144,634

37%

3,448,107

22%

1,756,499

25%

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North Carolina Adaptive Keyboarding Contest Winners

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EOY

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Teachers

Coordinators

General Recommendations and Practices

Click on the images above to access the documents.

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Coordinator Reports to Consider

  • District Activity Report
    • View high-level activity for your district or drill down to the school level�
  • Tech Quest Report
    • View Tech Quest activity in your district�
  • CIPA Compliance for E-Rate
    • Identify all students that are compliant or non-compliant based on CIPA requirements

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Prepping for the New School Year

    • Revisit Online Training Center modules
    • Implementation webinar with DPI (For new PSUs, slated for June)
    • Implementation Planning for Success (with Tiffany)
    • Professional development for your educators
    • Student/teacher accounts
      • Manual vs. SIS Integration (via Clever or ClassLink)

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Curriculum Updates

AI Literacy

  • Grades 6th - 12th
    • Common Sense Education
  • Grades 4th - 5th Module
    • What is AI? Opal Generates Answer (instruction)
    • All About Artificial Intelligence with Opal (discussion)
    • Student projects:
      • Asking AI Questions with Mia (4th grade)
      • Re-AI-lity Check (5th grade)

**Found in Library under Online Safety and Digital Citizenship category

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Curriculum Updates

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Prep for Online Assessments

  • Pointer Devices (mouse & trackpad)
  • Keyboarding
  • Word Processing
  • Charts and Graphs
  • Information Literacy: Fact vs Opinion

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Summer Curriculum

Encourage your students to continue improving their technology skills throughout the Summer with extended learning opportunities!

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What Your Peers Are Saying

Digital Skills for North Carolina Students (Blog)

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"With students online more than ever, it’s essential that they know how to stay safe on the internet, protect their privacy, and understand their digital footprint."

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K-8 Digital Literacy (Learning.com) Interest Survey Open NOW

Register now for access to Learning.com for the 24-25 school year (includes renewals and new participants):

  • North Carolina Information Page
  • New to LCOM? Onboarding will begin in late May/early June
  • Renewing districts and charters will continue to have access through the summer

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Resources & Support

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Learning.com’s customer support team is available to help you with your technical needs Mon. - Thurs., 8am - 6pm EST and Fri., 8am - 3pm EST.

EMAIL: support@learning.com or use Live chat- click the “Help” icon in the bottom right hand corner while in your platform.

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Questions?