NEW MEDIA & CANYON ISD

By: Avery Taylor, Malcolm Montgomery, Morgan Smith, and

Payton Northrup

CISD BACKGROUND

a. “The Canyon Independent School District serves two communities,

Canyon and Amarillo, in Randall County of the Texas Panhandle. The

district covers a large area, which encompasses 732 square miles. The

north end of the district has 7 campuses in south Amarillo that offer

immediate access to city amenities, while those in the city of Canyon

offer a small-town atmosphere with easy access to the city. In the city of

Canyon there are 5 campuses, and 3 campuses are located in between

the two cities” (SOURCE).

b. As of October of 2014, CISD had a total of 9,375 students overall

campuses.

MISSION

a. “The mission of Canyon Independent School

District, in partnership with the home and

community, is to expect and provide the highest

standards of performance through diverse and

nurturing educational experiences” (SOURCE).

b. Stakeholders• Students, staff, faculty, alumni, community, and

donors.

TECHNOLOGY

a. SmartBoards

b. Chrome Books

c. COWS

d. Google Drive • Every student has a Google account

e. Various Social Media

SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM

a. Twitter• Main platform

b. Facebook• Losing trend

c. Instagram• Newest platform used

d. Podcasts• Students aired their own broadcasts

e. Vine• Future platform

MEASUREMENT

a. No analytics

b. Trend in followers

c. Mostly used to output information

FUTURE GOALS

a. One-to-One

b. Digital Textbooks

c. Lesson district’s restrictions on internet usage

as it pertains to social media

PHOTOS

SOURCES

a. Canyon Independent School District. (2002, January 1).

Retrieved May 4, 2015, from http://www.canyonisd.net/Page/1

b. Boyer, D. (2015, April 27). Case Study: Director of

Technologies [Personal interview].

c. Rosser, C. (2015, April 29). Case Study: Associate

Principle [Personal interview].

d. Klose, J. (2015, April 29). Case Study: Agricultural

Science Teacher [Personal interview].