2. Guests/Presentations
c. Tech Update / Plan – Tim Rapoza, Joyce Edwards
1700 Chromebooks distributed over couple of days and nights
220 wireless access points, the telephones, all needed to be programmed and set up
today we had an all day training on the audio section
85-90% released and trained at this point, we're not done yet
you have seen the robot, we have 3-D printers
if you have any specific question, I'd be happy to answer them
Q -What are the outstanding issues?
A - large software deployments to the teachers are finishing up, doing the one-offs here and there
One software piece had the standard license instead of the premium
the robotics kits just arrived last week
new tablets are still not shipped from the factory yet, they are a proto-type for school and ruggardized for use; trying to get 2 demo units per science lab
once we get them, we'll be glad we waited
system wide we tweak the security on the public versus academic side
working with the vendor to configure it appropriately
we are close to getting it install the proper way
right now the Facilities Director doesn't have remote access to the devices in the high school
Joyce
some low level usage to high level usageseeing references instantaneously to advance and reinforce the learning
students can do peer editing across the room with one another
students creating content and adding to a body of knowledge out there
specialized programs being used
lots of math and graphing being used
part of the 1-1 initiative extends the learning to anytime anywhere
step back about 3.5 years ago
the conference geared to using technology in instruction
that core group of 100 folks has continued to contribute to the body of knowledge within the staff
25 came voluntarily to debrief
Digital Learning Community formed preschool through 12
how do we help each other, harness and channel it to help our students
the focus is on instruction
how can we harness learning in real time?
take a look at the 'acceptable use policies' and see of changes may be required
how can families access the technology appropriately
stay within the boundaries that are safe, what should students know how to do by grade
this plays into electronic testing with PARCC coming
need to continue to support the teachers and their digital learning
keep them with the curve; build capacity within the district
sometimes the value is with failure
teachers are using all kinds of applications
how do we have equity and access?
Sabolinski
the important is where we are goingRaposa
another 200 access points for K-8another 1000 Chromebooks to be deployed to get ready for PARCC
now we are prepared to go 1:1 in every school
re-deployed interactive whiteboards in K-8 classrooms
other technology being stored in trailers (at an undisclosed location) until the staff is ready for deployment
wireless vendor visits on technology
Panasonic and Dell have requested case studies of the implementation
defacto Chromebook roll-outs are increasing so there are more visits coming
O'Malley
applaud both of you for the commitment that it takes to deploy such to allapplaud the teachers - it is not just a new skill, it is a major re-tooling
it is a big todo, it not a new series of text books
we need a set of expectation for our students grade by grade, what should they know when
When do we have PowerPoint when the teacher can count on the students knowing it?
Joyce
The committee does that have as a taskthe State also has standards coming out so we are looking to see what they have in this area
Trahan
do you have a calculation for determining the wireless hot spotsRaposa
it is complicated and ha many factors including what the building is made ofwe had started with other schools and practiced
you need to have coverage and capacity
we wanted 10,000 simultaneous connections
one access point per room and one every 50' of the corridor
Rohrbach
Do you have a structured plan for rolling the devices out to the teachersincorporating the training needs
Joyce
using subs to backfill training spots 6-7 at a timetargeted professional development
teacher PDP piece in place for a long time now
have we hit saturation?no
do we need more time and money? yes
we also need to focus on preschool - 8
Raposa
we have a specialist on staff now doing before and after hour sessionsshe is now camping in the teacher rooms to be their source of info and move from teacher room to another
trying to build that tiered level of support within the staff to meet the needs
Clement
have we had any casualties?Raposa
yes, daily, there is a process with the insurance to cover this, return the units to the vendor to do repair, etc.we have some buffer stations to use for swap outs
72 systems int he Library for check out like a book for the day (charge, etc.)
there is another inventory for the tech staff to handle the swaps
look in the system to see how many have books and to ensure none slip through the cracks
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