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Technology Update: Interactive Whiteboards. Elementary and Secondary Level Meetings January 14 & 15, 2013 Keith Imon, Associate Superintendent of Communications and Technology Dave Cline, Associate Superintendent of Finance and Support Services,
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Technology Update: Interactive Whiteboards Elementary and Secondary Level Meetings January 14 & 15, 2013 Keith Imon, Associate Superintendent of Communications and Technology Dave Cline, Associate Superintendent of Finance and Support Services, Jim Hite, Director of Information Technology Services John Windley, Director of Facilities Services
Overview • Updated information on Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) • Limited staff, streamline the process, provide reliable operations and consistency Divisionwide • All new installations are being completed by the contracted vendors (AVI & CLS) • Only all-in-one IWBs will be purchased from this point forward
“The Way We Were” • Early on, new installations were done by Facilities and contracted vendors • Multiple configurations were used: • Cart and ceiling mounted projectors in conjunction with wall mounted interactive whiteboard • All-in-one units • Retro-fit-kits • Maintenance and repairs were performed by Facilities
Moving Forward: Installations • New Installations by vendors only • Except in special cases, no ceiling mounted projectors • All-in-one solution with speakers • IWBs installed as close to center of teaching wall as possible with connections to the teacher’s desk Note: Locations for IWBs and teacher workstations to be reviewed
Moving Forward: NewPurchases • All-in-one solutions • No ceiling mounted projectors • Existing projectors can be used on carts • No retro-fit-kits if the purchase including installation exceeds 50% of a new IWB
Moving Forward: Maintenance • New IWBs include 3-year maintenance • Retro-fit-kits by contract vendor, when less than 50% of value of a new IWB • School purchased bulbs will be replaced by Facilities • Preventive maintenance, such as filter cleaning by site-based personnel • Software updates by ITS2
Technology Update: Interactive Whiteboards Elementary and Secondary Level Meetings January 14 & 15, 2013 Keith Imon, Associate Superintendent of Communications and Technology Dave Cline, Associate Superintendent of Finance and Support Services, Jim Hite, Director of Information Technology Services John Windley, Director of Facilities Services