Shelton School District Technology Update 2010

1. Shelton School DistrictTechnology Update2010

2. Shelton School DistrictTechnology Update2010 • Tech Alignment with District ‘s Mission • Alternative Resources • Tech Collaboration Efforts (Web Revisions) • Time for Questions

3. Supporting the Mission • District Mission: To provide the highest quality educational opportunities possible to all students, in environments that nurture and promote each student's unique capabilities and finest achievements. • How is Tech Services supporting the District’s Mission? • By maintaining a vision of how Technology will be used in the District that is consistent with the District’s Mission. • By procuring and deploying Technology that supports the vision and is properly managed to be reliable and secure.

4. Tech Services Mission • We envision using technology to further the learning community where • Students are proficient using technology and able to discern when and how to use technology. • Teachers use technology to support and enhance their instruction and provide learning opportunities to meet each student’s unique needs • Administrators use technology effectively to complete required functions and duties, to collaborate with other educators, and to analyze student learning • Support staff use technology effectively in their job and as a tool to support classroom needs and the learning environment

5. Tech Services Mission • To accomplish this the Technology Department is responsible for providing reliable and dependable resources including • Classroom computers and other instructional equipment • Networking Infrastructure • Servers to handle necessary services and educational programs • Adequately manage Internet bandwidth for learning resources • Maintain security measures and services to: • protect data • prevent intrusions • update computers • protect student Internet access

6. Tech Services: Alternative Resources • Computers for Kids • State Surplus • NAVY computers • Correctional Center Computers • BPA computers • Donations • Off Lease purchasing • eRate Funding • Title II D grants

7. Tech Services: Collaboration • Next Generation of Web Services • SharePoint Services • Easier Management by Non-Tech Staff • Adding Web 2.0 Services for Classrooms • Discussion Lists • Wikis • Blogs

8. Shelton School DistrictTechnology Update2010 • Tech Alignment with District ‘s Mission • Alternative Resources • Tech Collaboration Efforts (Web Revisions) • Time for Questions

11. Shelton School DistrictTechnology Update2010

12. District Technology History • Starting in the Mid 90’s… • Several peer to peer networks existed • Shelton High School Lab • Bordeaux Elementary System • Transportation Office • District Office

13. Tech Services Mission • To accomplish this the Technology Department is responsible for providing reliable and dependable resources including • Classroom computers and other instructional equipment • Networking Infrastructure • Servers to handle necessary services and educational programs • Adequately manage Internet bandwidth for learning resources • Maintain security measures and services to: • protect data • prevent intrusions • update computers • protect student Internet access

14. Shelton School DistrictTechnology Update2010 • A Quick Look at the Breadth Tech Services • Review Tech Plan • Review WESPac and Skyward • Technology behind On-Line Testing

15. District Technology History • Our First Tech Mission • Expand Information Sharing • Student Records on Rolodex • Move to computerized system • Accessible by dial-up • Create Email System • Used contractor to install first Cat 5 • We learned it was expensive • Next round we did ourselves with some volunteers

16. District Technology History • Our Tech Mantra: • “We can do MORE if we do it OURSELVES” • First 3 years expansion was rapid • Ran about 5 miles of network cable • Move to School Master, not state system • Began finding ways to inter-connect buildings for email

17. District Technology Overview • 238 classrooms • 206 LCD projectors • 94 - under warranty • 42 - 3 to 5 years old • 70 - > 5 years old • 169 Document Cameras • 45 - under warranty • 84 - 3 to 5 years old • 40 - > 5 years old • 1980 active computers • 167 Computers ready to be deployed • 119 Computers in for Repair or Salvage or Disposal

18. Age of Computers

19. District Technology Overview • Classroom items continued • 12 Interactive White Boards • 2 Student Response system • 4 Classroom PAs for Teacher

20. District Technology Overview • Classroom items continued • 7 District Phone Systems • 475 phones with E911 capabilities a phone in every classroom • 3 voicemail servers • About 500 voicemail accounts • District Office, Maintenance and CHOICE share a system • OBJ and MCTC share one • Inter-building extension calling • 2 Shared T1 trunks for up to 46 simultaneous calls

21. District Network

22. District Technology Overview • Classroom items continued • 3300 individual student user accounts • 580 staff account and email boxes • Special Accounts • Contractors • Volunteers • Tutors • Board • Substitutes • etc

23. District Technology Overview • Other Services - District wide • 17 Physical Servers • 4 are Hosts only for multiple Virtual Servers • 23 Virtual Servers

24. District Technology Overview • Other Services - District wide cont’d • Why use virtualized servers • Save money on Server hardware • Save money on Server Software Licensing • Save money on Energy consumption • For running the Servers • And cooling the Server spaces • Save money on UPS hardware and maintenance • Provide more fault tolerance and fail over options • Provide hardware Independence • Down Side? It’s less tangible… adds complexity

25. District Technology Overview • Other Service - District wide cont’d • 33 UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) • Most units notify of Power failures through eMail • Several of them Automatically shutdown Servers • Routers, Firewalls and Packet Shapers • One Cisco Router with Firewalling at Edge • One on an ISA server with Firewalling • One Packet Shaper (Bandwidth Manager)

26. District Technology Overview • Bandwidth Management

27. District Technology Overview • Bandwidth Management

28. District Technology Overview • Bandwidth Management • Internet access is through the K20 (State Network) • We have been steadily increasing our overall Bandwidth Consumption over the past several years • Bandwidth is charged by the bit based on a average of the 95 percentile • We have a caching server that provides reoccurring cacheable data to our internal clients, reducing costs • Compare the following graphs.

29. 2008 Internet Consumption 2010 Internet Consumption, doubles from 409 kb/s to 891 kb/s

30. District Technology Overview • Other Service - District wide cont’d • Maintain the Distributed Network • 111 Managed switches • 40 Unmanaged switches approximately

31. District Technology Overview • Other Service - District wide cont’d • Application Deployment 150 software titles • Adobe/Macromedia products: Premiere, Photoshop Elements, InDesign, Encore, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver … • Co-Writer, Auto CAD, Lucy Calkins, Building Homes on Your Own, Arcview GIS, Turbo Math, InTouch, Real Player, Quicktime, Peachtree, Music Ace, Bryce, Rhino, NetChess, Math Trek, Josten’sYearTech, Google Earth, Integrated Math Test Generator, Band In a Box, MOUS Certification Prep, NovaNet, SuccessMaker, SoftPlotLite, Teacher Express Biology, TapIt, Teaching the Qualities of Writing, Tinker Plots, WJ III, Versatrans, WA Query System, Stellarium, Shopware, Roxio, Lucy Calkins, Logger Pro, Inspiration, DuetshAktuell, Beginner Piano , 2000 Fantastic Fonts, Biology Exploring Life, Calculus Test Generator, Filemaker, Earth’s Dynamic Surface, EvanMoor Transportation, ExamView Pro, Finale Notepad…

32. District Technology Overview • Overview of Main Elementary Software • EasyCBM – Assessment Software to track student achievement • Orchard Math – Targeted instruction, skill building and assessment for mathematics. • Reading Counts – Reading content monitoring, assessment and independent reading motivation • Rosetta Stone – Multilanguage learning software • Scholastic Reading Inventory – Assessment and monitoring of student reading skills • SuccessMaker – Multicurricular skill building and assessment. • Waterford – Self paced skill building and assessment in primary grades

33. District Technology Overview • Other Service - District wide cont’d • Manage Federally Require d Internet Filtering CIPA • VPN access for secure access outside access • Outside Web Mail Access for staff • Web servers with Web 2.0, Collaboration extensions • File storage stats • DPM Stats • GS talk about Web Changes

34. District Technology Overview • Other Service - District wide cont’d • Custom Support applications for District Management • Support Manager Suite: • Service Request Manager • Routine Task Manager • Account Manager • Asset Manager • Lab Manager • Facilities, Events and Athletics Manager • News Articles, web published • Numerous other applets • Staff account creator, assigner • Student account creator • Login Manager • Printer Cartridge Procurer

37. District Technology Overview • Tech Service Request (SR) stats

38. 7 Tech Staff (excluding, Student Techs, Interns and Workstudy Students) • Exec. Director of Operations & Technology – Rick Hanson • Assistant Director of Technology – Glenn Shorten • Information Technology Specialists I • Bob McMath (Server Admin, excl. Exchange, ASB staff support) • Chris Carpenter (Exchange Admin, Application Packaging, CHS, EVG and MCJDC Support, Tech purchasing, etc.) • Technology Support Coordinator II • Bruce McCarty(BDX, MTV, OMS) • Kitty Lundeen-Ness(Skyward) • Technology Support Coordinator I • Ian Dinnan (MCTC,SHS) • Computer Technician • Chad Trogstad(OBJ)

39. District Technology Overview

40. District Technology Overview

41. Questions? The F1 key in most Windows application starts on line help… Old School Geek humor

42. Shelton School DistrictTechnology Update2010 • A Quick Look at the Breadth of Tech Services • Review Tech Plan • Review WESPac and Skyward • Technology behind On-Line Testing

43. Tech Plan Goals • Modeled After Building School Improvement Plans • Work with Curriculum Adoption Cycle • 2007-2008: Catch up year • 2008-09: Mathematics • 2009-2010: Fine Arts/Performing Arts; Global Language, K-5 Social Studies • Developing Replacement Cycle for Computers, Servers and Network Hardware

44. Tech Plan Goals Additions to the plan… • Need to review software and technology used at each building. Find out what works and what doesn’t work for improving student learning • Find ways to implement working solutions to other buildings • Required Tech Class at OMS? • Wireless network throughout district

45. Shelton School DistrictTechnology Update2010 • A Quick Look at the Breadth of Tech Services • Review Tech Plan • Review WESPaC and Skyward • Technology behind On-Line Testing

46. What is SKYWARD? • Starting in School Year `03-`04 • SSD converted to SKYWARD for Student Records • Management • Shelton High School Lab • Bordeaux Elementary System • Transportation Office • District Office

47. SKYWARD • WSIPC (Wa School Information Processing Cooperative) • Skyward • WESPaC • W WISPC • E Enhanced • S Skyward • P Point • a and • C Click

48. SKYWARD • WSIPC (Wa School Information Processing Cooperative) • Skyward • WESPaC • W WISPC • E Enhanced • S Skyward • P Point • a and • C Click

49. SKYWARD

50. WEDSS is a data Warehouse