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Educational Technology Service'sPrincipals Brief
August 26, 2014
WE ALMOST HAVE ALL THE LAPTOPS DEPOLYED!
Briefing Items
• Deployment– Student Laptops– Teacher Laptops– iPads
• Protection Plan Fund Distribution
• Showcases and Summits
• Securus• ET FY14-15 Priorities• Shared Governance • Who you going to call
DEPLOYMENTS• TECHS PRIMARY FOCUS PAST TWO WEEKS
– http://et.bcbe.org/ed-tech-support-calendar.html– TODAY (BMMS, DMS, FLYI, BME AND FLYH)
• MINOR ISSUES/Growing Pains• DISK FULL CORRUPTIONS• ALL BACKPACKS HAVE BEEN DELIVERFED TO SCHOOLS
– GROWTH• We have received numerous reports of laptop shortages
– Good news we have them/ Processing to meet demand
• Teachers• Black Screen of Death!• New Teacher Machines (Late to the races)
– Login failures
• iPads (VPP and K)
C+
D
Software Updates
• Rosetta Stone – Receiving error• iStation – upgrade completed for iPads• DiscoveryED – good to go• Email – iBaldwin.org (High Schools/Middle?)• Microsoft Office (Students)• Moodle• Google Docs
Student Technology Plan
• Cost is $64 for grades 12-3 (iPads are not included)• Participation Rate– 20 Enrollment report / amount collected
• Amount collect $35 goes to the district pool – We need to get the this pool to 3.2 million– $29 Goes to the schools repair fund
• Deductibles, backpack or laptop replacements, repairs etc.,• End of year the remaining about goes back to the school
• Cost of this program has nothing do with a student taking a laptop home or keeps it at school (cost is the same.)
Summit and Showcases• CoSN* and BCPS (TFTIII)
Daphne Feeder 200-400 Oct 19-21, 2014•
• Digital Renaissance Showcase Daphne Feeder 100-200 Dec 2-3, 2014
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• Digital Renaissance Community Showcase Daphne Feeder 100 Feb 2, 2015
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• Digital Renaissance Showcase• Spanish Fort Feeder 100-200 April 21-22, 2015•
• Digital Renaissance Summit • Fairhope High School 200-400 June 9-11, 2015•
• Digital Renaissance ConferenceRobertsdale Elementary School 700 July 28-30, 2015
Securus• “Daily 120+ Severity Report”• Authorization List • Our Security Layers– iBoss (Network filter and blocking)– Securus (Visual Engine and Text Library)– Apple Remote– The Teacher! (Classroom management)
• Looking at software that project all students laptop screens on the smartboard, projector or TV
• “Creating a safe haven”
Educational Technology Priorities
• Strategic Plan Implementation• Data management and integration
– iNow, Citrix, and McAleer• Governance
– Shift critical decisions to the stakeholders– Procurement scalability– Focus on the Academic Plan– Evaluate effectiveness of services
• Academic Sustainability and refinement of services– High school refresh– Student Support Initiative– Support For Elementary Schools– Academic Software Architecture
• Community Engagement– Parent & Community Support Services
Shared GovernanceStrategic Alignment
Academically Focus
Prioritization and Resource Allocation
Decided by Schools Teachers
Customer Service
• Who Do You Call?– One Throat to Choke Model• High Schools – DRAs• Middle Schools – DRS• Elementary Schools (STCs)
Principals Establishes Priorities by
Calling the CTO!
Currently we receive between 1200 to 1500 Work Orders a week
Several Thousand Phone Calls A Week
“Semper Gumpy”
Always flexible
ET’s Motto