Digital Textbooks [Newsletter] Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council News, Issue No. 69 Published ◆◇ Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council News ◇◆ Vol. 069
Although we’ve had several consecutive rainy days, the weather has become quite pleasant.
Perhaps autumn is finally here.
With a long holiday coming up, we hope you all enjoy your outings.
We will be holding a symposium on the 28th.
We sincerely look forward to seeing you there.
In this issue, along with a report on DiTT’s activities,
we will provide the latest information on digital textbooks and educational materials.
Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council Secretariat
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・Topics
・Activity Report (Study Sessions)
・Introduction to Pioneer Teachers
・Media
・Information on Digital Textbooks and Educational Materials
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Topics
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September 28 (Venue: G-SEC, 6th Floor, East Building, Keio University Mita Campus)
We will host a symposium titled, “The Rise of Tablet-Based Learning Services: Initiatives by Various Companies.”
Five companies with a proven track record in distance learning, including Benesse and JustSystems,
will be presenting.
We hope you will join us.
http://ditt.jp/news/?id=2135
Click here to register
https://goo.gl/c9xPgb
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Activity Report
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≪Study Session≫
We held our 61st study session on Thursday, August 20.
Guest Presentations
■ Mr. Hajime Hitomi, Assistant, Educational Environment Development Division, Koga City Board of Education
“Initiatives for Smart Education ICT Realized Through LTE and the Cloud”
■ Mr. Seiya Kitai, President and CEO, Gakken Education ICT Co., Ltd.
“Gakken’s ICT Initiatives in the School Sector and Future Directions”
*You can view the study session report at the URL below.
http://ditt.jp/report/
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≪Study Session Overview≫
Mr. Hitomi from the Educational Environment Development Division of the Koga City Board of Education
delivered a presentation titled “Initiatives for Smart Education ICT Realized Through LTE and the Cloud.”
He introduced the educational ICT initiatives being undertaken by Koga City in Ibaraki Prefecture, which has 23 elementary schools and 9 junior high schools.
In Koga City, Koga Fifth Elementary School was designated as a model school for educational ICT, and the city began implementing the program there first.
Based on the experience gained there, and while taking the budget into consideration, the city first designated 20 elementary schools as “standard implementation schools,” providing one device for every 3 to 4 students,
“standard deployment schools,” providing one device for every 3 to 4 students, while designating the remaining three schools as “priority deployment schools” and equipping them with one device per student.
The city is proceeding cautiously, accumulating and sharing knowledge and experience from both groups, with the ultimate goal of achieving one device per student.
We are also placing particular emphasis on the “Educational ICT Evangelist Training Program.” With the goal of cultivating individuals who will lead the adoption of educational ICT in schools in the future, we are conducting educational training sessions and facilitating the exchange of ideas.
Next, I will introduce the specific deployment model.
Schools without in-house ICT professionals first require a refined and optimized model. For this reason, we decided not to set up servers at the schools, but rather to provide only tablets and peripheral devices.
Furthermore, to ensure connectivity anywhere via mobile networks, we carefully examined communication costs and other factors and, based on utilization rates, adopted LTE-compatible tablet devices.
In advancing this project, local governments and schools clearly understood each other’s roles and pursued the best possible options.
Regarding equipment procurement, we selected vendors through a proposal process targeting telecommunications carriers,
and we also succeeded in reducing overall costs by implementing a phased contracting approach.
In the future, we hope that the provision of one ICT device per student will become the norm in all elementary schools in Koga City, and we intend to work in collaboration with businesses to ensure that Koga City’s educational ICT infrastructure model spreads nationwide.
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Introducing Leading Teachers
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Case studies have been updated.
■ Ishikawa Prefecture: Ms. Tomomi Kaido
・Let’s research, share, and think about satoyama!
Please view it here.
http://ditt.jp/action/case/teacher.html
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Media Coverage Information
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Information on Digital Textbooks and Teaching Materials
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August 7, 2015
What Is the Purpose of Programming Education and Learning?
http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/column/15/071700176/080500004/
August 9, 2015
Nasushiobara City to Provide Tablets to 5th-Grade Elementary Through 3rd-Grade Junior High Students—5,500 Units Over Three Years Starting Next School Year
http://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/news/tochigi/top/news/20150809/2046638
August 10, 2015
How Can Digital Textbooks Become Official Textbooks?
http://blogos.com/article/127355/
August 14, 2015
Making Full Use of Tablets to Stimulate Student Creativity… Sakuragaoka
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/kodomo/jyuken/information/CO006089/20150811-OYT8T50155.html
August 18, 2015
Are There Benefits to Not Digitizing Textbooks Alone? A Proposal by Professor Ichiya Nakamura of Keio University
http://japan.zdnet.com/article/35069061/
August 27, 2015
・Publication of the 2014 White Paper on Education, Science and Technology: Educational Policies and Promotion of ICT Utilization, etc.
http://resemom.jp/article/2015/08/27/26544.html
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.:*:.:♪*:. DiTT Now Accepting Members *:.:♪*:.*:.
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The Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council is currently accepting members.
Executive members and general members are eligible to participate in study sessions and
committees organized by DiTT.
In addition, we provide information on digital textbooks and educational materials, as well as
organize social gatherings and other opportunities for members to exchange information.
Please visit the page below for more details!
URL: http://ditt.jp/join
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◆◇ DiTT NEWS ◇◆ vol. 0069
Publisher: Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council
Publication Date: September 1, 2015
Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Asaka Uchiyama
URL: http://ditt.jp/
e-mail: ditt@ditt.jp
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Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
