Traditional schools that do not stop evolving using ICT on Chromebook/ Yamamoto Gakuen High School

[PR] Yamamoto Gakuen High School is near Yamagata Station in the center of Yamagata city.The school, which has five courses in the general course (special course / ordinary course), commercial department (business course / creative course), and the Fashion Design Course (fashion design course), celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.Despite being a traditional school, we spoke to Teacher Hiroyuki Harada, director of the school planning department who continues to make a breakthrough as a top runner for promoting ICT education in Yamagata Prefecture, and Ryo Takahashi, director of the Career Guidance Department.

Yamamoto Gakuen High School operated by Yamamoto Gakuen, a new school name "Seisan High School" in April 2022

"YAMAMOTO Mirai Project" started, ICT education started with "re -learning"

(Left) Yamamoto Gakuen High School Planning Director Hiroyuki Harada (Right) Director Ryo Takahashi, Director of the Career Guidance Department of the School

"Because our school is a traditional school, we have cherished the style that values what we have done so far, but we may be risking to protect the tradition as the times change.I felt it on site "(Takahashi Takahashi)

Therefore, in order to achieve a new Yamamoto Gakuen -like character based on ICT education according to the new era, the "YAMAMOTO Mirai Project" based on the concept of "acquire the power to survive while using ICT".Started.

First of all, discussions began in the school from the perspective of how to provide "re -learning" to students efficiently.As a result, we believe that learning according to each student is necessary, and adopts the digital learning material "Sarara".However, it is said that the environment of each student is essential for each student's "reconsideration", and the use of the Chromebook equipped with Chrome OS to prepare the individual optimized educational environment for each student.rice field.

The existence of a reliable precedent school

Chromebook equipped with Chrome OS

"I was worried about selecting an iPad or Chromebook in preparing the environment of each person's terminal.The teacher carefully instructed the need for ICT education. In addition, the Teacher Kazuyawa Yuzawa and Keishi Sakurai of Yamagata Prefectural Sakata Koryo High School, Google Workspace for Education (former name: G Suite for Education).We received various advice that would be the decisive factor in selecting a terminal using the class progress method using "(Professor Harada)

On top of that, the school determined that Chromebook, which has the keyboard standard, is wise to have students acquire the skills necessary to play an active part in the real world.And we started ICT education centered on Google for Education.However, since it started from "What is Chromebook?"

CHROMEBOOK distribution is completed in all 3 grades

2022 Asus Chromebook Detachable CM3 decided to be used by new students

A chromebook was adopted from the 2019 students, and all three grades in 2021 have a Chromebook.Initially, parents purchased her Chromebook in a cost paid, but from 2021, the school purchased a device and rented it to students for three years.It takes a gift when graduating.He has also decided to adopt Asus Chromebook Detachable CM3 from new students in 2022.

"The screen and keyboard can be separated and can be used as tablet mode. The USI stylus pen is built -in, the pen reaction is very fast, and the charging is quick. The mass of the terminal is 1 kg. Fabric is light. Fabric.The appearance of the tone is cute and the student is good. Not only the in -camera, but also an 8 million pixel out camera. These features have become the decisive factor of adopting Asus Chromebook Detachable CM3. Earphone jack is provided on the main unit.The point was also high. I also considered other companies' Chromebook Detachable, but the fact that the earphone jack is not provided in the main unit is fatal at the educational site, and it was out of the equipment selection early.. I was very worried when the students had online English conversation on the web and during the online class "(Teacher Harada)

Chromebook is an indispensable stationery for teachers

Class scene using Chromebook

For teachers, we have created the current situation that Chromebook must be used on a daily basis.Taking this opportunity, all the teachings were digitized and customized the teaching system for the school.Many teachers have a Chromebook instead of the attendance book and begin classes.When he noticed, "Chromebook as a stationery" was established in teachers.Teachers have more time to interact with their students as they decreased in teaching work due to electronicization, and the sharing of teachers has become more active.In addition to being able to inspect issues online during club activities and gymnasium club activities, it is efficient because it can be packed by joint editing with students when making interviews and materials with career guidance."I can't return to the attendance book now" (Professor Harada)

Create an open school novelty yourself

The business course of the commercial department offers a class called "Presentation of your school."Every year, junior high school students who visit the school's open school are also distributed by novelty, which were considered by students in commercial course business courses.We will design and create things that junior high school students are pleased with and to communicate their schools, with the cooperation of graduates and local printing companies.

In recent years, clear files are often used.This year's design is that if you put paper in a file, the winter clothes drawn into summer clothes will be changed to summer clothes.Students think about how to make the product while targeting the product, and perform cost calculations on their own.

Application development for city contribution

The bus app "Benzukururin" created by the students

As a regional contribution of the 100th anniversary of its founding, students from commercial department business courses have been developed, developing the bus application "Benzukururin".As the aging society progresses, the use of buses will increase, but it is noted that there is an area where there is only one bus per hour.Rather than waiting for a bus that I don't know when it will come, I decided to use that time effectively and developed it.

"Benzukururin" is an application that displays the bus position of "Nishi -Kururin", which is a west line of Yamagata City's community bus "Bunchan Bus", on Google Maps.The work of registering for the app store was outsourced to an external company, but the funds were gathered by the students.It was an activity that students learned a lot, such as obtaining a subsidy of about 400,000 yen in the public presentation of the "Yamagata City Community Fund", and having the mayor presented and subsidized from the city.

In particular, when posting stores around the bus stop on the MAP, it was a good experience that students asked the store to ask for posting."I am creating learning that connects to society while centered on the app. I will grow up quickly because I will learn words that can be used in society and words that do not work." (Takahashi).

From next fiscal year, digital content will be created by introducing Adobe Creative Cloud (cloud services that can use creative tools) as a class axis for the creative course in commercial departments.The aim is to have students who want to go to school, which are characterized by their expertise, to be at the starting point with more skills.

It turns the traditional power into a new challenge, which is the strength that supports ICT utilization education at Yamamoto Gakuen High School

"It is not common sense and insane in the educational setting, but students have a need for what they need to do now, and do not always decide on their style to live in society.I want to be a school that always changes as needed, and I value the vision of the school and use new things that are more useful for the students. I just need to overcome obstacles. "Teacher Takahashi)

"There are a wide variety of ICT terminals such as classes, club activities, and career guidance, but I want to be a school that always evolves, thinking about how to connect to the next step from here. 2022.From April, the new school name "Seisan High School" will be started, and classes that have introduced new content will be started.I would like students to make full use of the ICT device and challenge various content creation in all five courses they have selected. "(Professor Harada).

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