-Steve Jobs

“What’s wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology. No amount of technology will make a dent.”

-Steve Jobs

Meeting Objectives• Identify our end goal.

• Identify the key players.

• Identify and set milestones.

Importance for WCCS• Enhance marketing potential leading to increased

enrollment numbers

• Bring WCCS to the forefront of educational technology

• What else…?

Finish Line/End Game• To have an iPad in the

hands of every student and staff member

• Maximize the educational benefit of iPads in the classroom.

Expectations• What capabilities do you want students and teachers

to have?

• What capabilities do you want to have?

• How will these tools be used?

• List the goals you want to achieve using these tools.

Key Players• IT-Russell Alexander, Dave Tidey• Curriculum- James Konrad• Administration- Khalef Webb, Janet Middleton, Latoya Irving• Finance- Leah Session-Aikens• Community- Hapi Bey• Faculty-TBD• Project Manager-Lord Ryder

IT• Enhance network infrastructure for iPad use.• Create and implement system for managing device

platform.• Professional Development• Supporting administrative staff

Curriculum• Integrate iPad into curriculum• Research appropriate apps and integrate into

curriculum.• Provide teachers support on integrating iPads into

classroom.• Others…?

Administration• Develop thorough written policies.

• Student usage policies• Staff usage policies• Break/fix policies• Device tracking policy

• Create and implement professional development plan

• Others...?

Finance• Volume license purchases• Insurance • Procurement• Others…?

Community• Generate parental involvement• Marketing• Coordinate parent/student rollout meeting• Provide parent support and resources.• Others…?

Faculty• Begin to use iPads in classroom.• Provide direct feedback• Others…?

Milestones• Rollout iPads to teacher vanguard group• Full teacher rollout Term 5• 8th Grade rollout Tern 6

Teacher Vanguard Group• When; 2 weeks• Who• Administration; select group, set goals for group,

implement acceptable use policy, obtain feedback.• Curriculum; research and acquire apps for group to

test. • IT; acquire and implement test hardware, get

feedback• Finance; acquire iPads, facilitate insurance.• Faculty; use and provide feedback.

Full Teacher Rollout• When; Term 5• Who

• Administration; Refine and implement acceptable use policy, implement professional development plan.

• Curriculum; create test scenarios and evaluate.• IT; apple tv in every classroom, test and develop infrastructure

requirements.• Finance; acquire iPads, facilitate insurance and refine

procedures.• Faculty; use and provide feedback.

Full 8th Grade Rollout• When; Beginning of Term 6• Who

• Administration; have full working draft of student AUP.• Curriculum; have lesson plans that fully incorporate iPads in

classroom• IT; full working draft of network infrastructure and mobile

device management system.• Finance; acquire iPads, facilitate insurance and refine

procedures.• Faculty; use and provide feedback.• Community; Rollout meeting with parents and students, work

on community buy in, determine marketing potential

Resources• https://aneedu.com/wiki/pages/L1Y8T0H0N/iOS_in_Education_Survival_Guide.html

• https://edseminars.apple.com/seminars/