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Educational Technology Service's Principals Brief. August 26, 2014. WE ALMOST HAVE ALL THE LAPTOPS DEPOLYED!. Briefing Items. Securus ET FY14-15 Priorities Shared Governance Who you going to call. Deployment Student Laptops Teacher Laptops iPads Protection Plan Fund Distribution
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Educational Technology Service'sPrincipals Brief August 26, 2014
Briefing Items • Securus • ET FY14-15 Priorities • Shared Governance • Who you going to call • Deployment • Student Laptops • Teacher Laptops • iPads • Protection Plan Fund Distribution • Showcases and Summits
C+ 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) 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 • Digital Renaissance Community Showcase Daphne Feeder 100Feb 2, 2015 • 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 Conference Robertsdale Elementary School 700July 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 Governance Strategic 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
ET’s Motto “Semper Gumpy” Always flexible