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== =IT Team=

Jim Shevchuk
 * Superintendent of Instruction**

Donna DesRoches: Learning Resources Consultant @donnadesroches
 * Curriculum:**

Jason Caswell: Manager 6.5 Technical Staff
 * IT/Business**


 * June 2013**

I thought the best way to share what we have been doing is to share our Annual Report for 2011 - 2012. Note some of the data we have collected about our one-to-one program.

1:1 in four schools and grade nine students at NBCHS - one year of implementation - in the process of collecting data 1:1 ipads in two schools (K-6) - in the fall - teachers have completed a year of training BYOD - moving towards implementing an infrastructure to support student owned devices. Some schools are moving in this area - e.g. Bready School [|BYOD procedures] Some schools have students sign a user agreement before giving access to the public network - e.g.
 * June 2012**
 * One-one**

-school-based exploration of iPads, Kindles, Kobos and other e-reading devices -pd and training for the school library selection committee
 * E-book readers**

Initiatives
• Wireless for schools √ • Personally devices can now access a 'public network' • Drupal School Websites - e.g. [|Lawrence School] √ • Library Automation Project - [|L4U] √ • Laptop project (one cart/school) - expanded to complete 1:1 in four schools and 1:1 for all grade nine students at NBCHS√ • Exploring SharePoint - nothing new • Exploring new Student Information System - School Logic selected - proceeding with 5 pilot schools in the fall • School-based management of the content filter √ - new content filter in place - IronPort • School-based (limited) network management √ • School- based technology support: iSITS (in-School Instructional Technology Support) √ • Integration with other division-based committees: Arts Education, Inquiry, ELA √ • School-based Smartboard and Laptop purchasing √ • Expanding use of Navision – KwikTag √ • Development of a [|Digital Citizenship Continuum] √ - completed

-spent a great deal of time in classrooms with a set of 10 ipads - to model for teachers how the devices could be used. -still in the process of establishing procedures -great support from IT department to make things work with limited knowledge and expertise.
 * iOS Devices**

-working with Superintendent and IT Manager to craft a vision for the future....
 * Vision and Framework**

Issues and Struggles (besides more time, personnel and money)
• Moving from ‘integration’ to teaching and learning with technology • Exploring new approaches to PD - did short after school session on Elluminate - not great attendance but greatly appreciated by those who attended • Maintaining school-based support • Technology planning at the school level - getting better every year - greater focus on instructional use of technology and how technology can be used to meet outcomes - not just grocery lists.

[|Computer Technology Acceptable Use] (pdf) - includes a statement about Content Filtering [|Use of Cell Phones and Electronic Devices] (pdf) [|Laptop Computers] (pdf) [|Technology Requests for Hardware, Software, and Peripherals] (pdf) Student Learning Technology Plan 2008 (doc)
 * Documents**