John Hendron

Director of Innovation and Strategy

John Hendron

iPad Insurance and 1:1 Program 2018-19

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Students from whom we receive the insurance fee and a signed form (both student and parent) will be issued a device at school beginning on the first day of school.

  • August 20-21 – Goochland Middle School iPad Deployment
  • August 22-23 – Goochland High School Laptop Deployment
  • August 24 – Randolph and Goochland Elementary Deployment
  • August 27 – Byrd Elementary iPad Deployment

New This Year for HS Students

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iBulldog Screen Shot

We’ve created an open course for students to access links, videos, and more on how to use their MacBooks, apps, and make better media products. The course name is called iBulldog and is available within Schoology.

Kajeet Hotspot Program 2018-19

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Supported by the Goochland Education Foundation, our Kajeet Program continues this school year to qualifying families. There are a few changes from the program last year. Check out the following details:

  1. Forms should be completed and submitted to a school by September 15, 2018.
  2. Families with multiple children can use one form to capture the need for multiple students.
  3. Qualifying students must participate in our 1:1 program grades 3-12.

On the form, in order to qualify, there are now three options:

  • My child qualifies because he/she qualified last year and a verification was already completed for SY 2017-18, or
  • My child qualifies because we have an approved application for free/reduced lunch for this school year, or
  • My child qualifies and an income verification form has been completed.

Please understand that our grant covers a limited number of devices and that the devices are to be used for educational activities in connection with a school-issued iPad or MacBook. The devices provide filtered internet access. Despite this filtering, parents should still monitor student use of school-owned devices at home.

Summer 2018 Technology Workshops

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This summer, we’re offering two different training workshops series.

  • Primary Workshops
  • Deeper Learning Institute (1:1)

Primary Grades Workshops

  • June 18 and 19, 2018
  • Goochland High School
  • Morning Sessions, Afternoon Sessions
  • 5 points per session
  • Focus on using mobile technology in preK-2nd grade
  • Bea Leiderman, Morgan McMullin, Shonta Jackson, Facilitators

Day 1

Morning—Seesaw and Apple Classroom

We’ll cover how Seesaw operates as a learning management solution and communications platform for students. And inside the classroom, learn best practices at managing Apple Classroom and pushing content to students on iPad.

Afternoon—Creation Apps

We’ll survey participants about what they’d like to learn and how to begin app-smashing with our collection of creative apps: drawing, pictures, video, book-making, and more.

Day 2

Morning—Apps for Literacy

We’ll cover apps that support language development, digital reading, and listening centers. Supercharge the Daily 5 with word study, writing, and fluency.

Afternoon—Apps for Numeracy

We’ll look at different apps to support math learning and practice.

Deeper Learning Institute

  • Two sessions: June 25-27, 2018 and July 9-11, 2018
  • $100/day stipend or 10 points/day
  • Limited Space; first-come, first-served
  • Targeting teachers in 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 grade bands
  • Krystle Demas, Andrea Burton, Morgan McMullin, John Hendron, facilitators
  • See our Flyer for details!

Signup Today for One of Our Summer Training Opportunities

The Technology Times

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When I started work in Goochland in 1999, I was handed a newsletter as part of my orientation packet, entitled the Technology Times. After leaving the classroom, I kept up that newsletter, to showcase changes in technology, to advertise after-school workshops, and to promote effective uses of technology in the classroom.

In the mid-2000s, we changed the format to this blog, since so many of us were then blogging as part of our district-wide initiative. Then e-mails followed. The challenge is always how to put quality information in front of our staff when we seem overloaded with so much information.

So I wanted to bring back the newsletter in an effort to showcase some of the wonderful things that are happening in our division every week. The task is steep, so we settled on a monthly publication. See our first three editions of the 2018 year, attached below. I hope this encourages a more leisurely time to consider what’s happening across the division and celebrate our innovation with new tools.