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ICT – Planning for the Future

ICT – Planning for the Future. Keith Morrison Senior Adviser. The cost of ICT?. Computers are free to schools Computers come from the government, the LEA …supermarkets, parents, industry cast-offs Computers are subsidised to schools Computers are easy to install and maintain

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ICT – Planning for the Future

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  1. ICT – Planning for the Future Keith Morrison Senior Adviser

  2. The cost of ICT? • Computers are free to schools • Computers come from the government, the LEA …supermarkets, parents, industry cast-offs • Computers are subsidised to schools • Computers are easy to install and maintain • Computers never go wrong • Computers last forever ?!!!

  3. The cost of ICT? • Replacement …ensuring you can stand still • Enhancement …improving things – but can you can afford it? At least: • Budget for ICT in your school • Develop a stand-still budget …from your own school budget

  4. The cost of sustaining ICT? • Computers aren’t free • Computers don’t last forever !

  5. How to budget to sustain ICT[a stand-still budget model] • Start with an audit of computers - When were they new? - How many were acquired? Then do some modelling…

  6. A sample ICT Audit

  7. The cost of sustaining ICT? • Decide on a replacement cost for a computer … £1000 ? • Decide on a life expectancy for a computer … 5 years ?

  8. A replacement plan[5 yr life, £1000 cost]

  9. A replacement plan[5 yr life, £1000 cost]

  10. A painful future…?! Questions?

  11. One can dream…! Questions?

  12. Implementing ICT • Ideas originally published 1997 in ‘Implementing IT’ – NAACE/NCET • Now completely revised and re-launched as ‘Implementing ICT’available via the NAACE web site on: www.naace.org

  13. A model for replacement… Now let’s do some serious modelling...

  14. How to budget to sustain ICT… • Start with an audit - When were they new? - How many were acquired? • Decide on replacement costs • Decide on life expectancy …do some modelling!

  15. A budget to sustain ICT? The costs so far have only included the hardware Don’t forget… • software costs • installation & set-up costs • on-line costs (both connection & services) • maintenance costs • technical support costs • training costs …the total cost of ownership!

  16. A budget to sustain ICT? The total cost of ownership? Take the number you first calculated… …and at least double it!!

  17. Supporting ICT? Roles to be considered… • ICT teacher(s) • ICT co-ordinator • Systems manager • Technician • Technical assistant

  18. Reporting ICT? • Budget modelling • Standards • Quality of Teaching and Learning • Development issues …a Development Plan for ICT

  19. Making ICT deliver… • ICT - a National Curriculum subject • ICT to enhance learning across the curriculum • ICT to enhance teaching …of ICT …and across the curriculum • ICT to enhance management …the total benefits of ownership!

  20. ICT in schools Support includes… • QCA ( www.qca.org.uk, www.ncaction.org.uk ) • BECTa ( www.becta.org.uk ) • MAPE ( www.mape.org.uk ) • NGfL ( www.ngfl.gov.uk ) • NCSL ( www.ncsl.org.uk ) • NAACE ( www.naace.org ) • Bromley ( www.bromley.gov.uk )

  21. The costs of ICT in schools… • Budget for the total cost of ownership of ICT • Support on-going staff development in ICT • Plan to enhance ICT provision where management information shows a good case can be made • Monitor ICT and its impact …avoid the costs of failing to invest in ICT!

  22. ICT in schools……planning for the future • How many computers do you need? 1 : 11 by Aug 2002, 1 : 8 by Aug 2004, more? • What is a computer? desktop? laptop? word processor? palmtop? calculator? mobile phone? watch? TV? …? • How will ICT be used in the school of the future? school ( teaching, learning, managing )? community? home? personal? …? • Who will pay for ICT? Government? School? Parents? …?

  23. Monitor ICT and its impact • Observe teaching • Scrutinise learning • Track progress • Monitor standards • Review planning • Evaluate impact …are you getting best value from your use of ICT?

  24. Plan for best value from the use of ICT in your school • Resources are adequate …for managing, teaching, …and learning • Teaching has an impact • Teaching makes use of pupils’ use of ICT in the home and community • Learning is planned and managed • Pupils make good progress • Pupils are effective learners

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