SECSD

=**Instructional Technology Team**= Peggy Lawson - Instructional Technology Coordinator Jeff Walters - Instructional Technology Consultant Grant Taylor - Instructional Technology Consultant

Sandi Schwindt - SIRS help desk Marvel Bradley - SIRS help desk

=Information Systems/Business= Brian Belinsky - Manager of Information Systems 10 Support Staff

2012 - 2013 Initiatives & Areas of Interest

 * Continuing 4-year cycle of school computer refresh, both computer labs & student laptop carts; teacher laptops
 * student laptops based on formula (100 students = 1 cart of 25)
 * end to end secured wireless infrastructure
 * Microsoft System Center - for on-demand software deployment.
 * Monitored software use - what software is being used? Are we paying for software that never gets used? Where do we need to provide additional training?
 * Increased bandwidth to most schools
 * Increased use of our data warehouse & School Improvement Planning software - Skopus & Skovision (PCG Canada)
 * All schools now use HomeLogic as parent portal to TeacherLogic grade book, period grades, student attendance
 * iStuff
 * Introduction of iPad carts into some schools
 * Apple VPP for purchasing apps in quantity - early stages, starting June 2013. Centralized purchase & installation of apps
 * Introduction of new Scholantis Intranet (CornerNet) - includes a facebook-like personal space as well as secured division portal for staff.
 * Facilitates collaborative work by teachers
 * Classroom use (LMS-Lite alternative)
 * Division communication
 * MyBlueprint subscription for all schools for Career Ed
 * Cyber Stone Virtual School
 * expands to provide full high school credits for graduation, included all required courses & variety of electives. 32 courses for 2013-14
 * New - Cyber Stone principal
 * All Cyber Stone teachers now dedicated as online teachers vs mixed role as F2F/online
 * Blackboard
 * Creation of Social Media admin procedure; updated Acceptable Use Policy
 * Additional electronic resources for ELA
 * Monthly technology webinars to increase PD opportunities and encourage teachers to request just-in-time training on topics of interest (vs. hours of windshield time for consultants)
 * Regular math webinars developed & delivered by our math consultant
 * Summer Tech Camp - Flipped Classrooms
 * SMARTBoards
 * School purchases continue to increase.
 * Challenge to ensure that teachers receive PD to make sure they are more than expensive projector screens
 * Challenge to ensure that teachers receive PD to make sure they are more than expensive projector screens

Challenges & Looking Forward

 * YouTube issues and content filtering
 * Development of new technology strategic plan in 2013-2014
 * Technology use survey - how are classrooms currently integrating technology? What data will be useful to guide our new technology plan?
 * Possible development of BYOD - pilot projects
 * Technology integration PD for teachers - getting teachers to move into transformative teaching, not just teaching with new tools to do the same old stuff