Managing Technology in Education
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Transcript of Managing Technology in Education
Michael Oldenkamp
Director of Technology and Information Services
Managing Technology in Education
Buy-inStaffingBudgetOne-to-one environmentsVirtual Environments
Topics
Establish Open CommunicationGet users to believe in technology and support upgrades
Down-timeUpgrades
Establish A Technology CommitteeBe open to communication yourselfDemonstrate new technologies and concepts
How these technologies will improve a person’s jobGet students involved
Buy-in
StudentsStart technology clubStudents are your eyes in the
classroomDocumentation
Justification for requesting more help
Makes your job easier in the long run
Staffing
Do more with less funding
Budget
Emergencies are going to happenHave backup plans/DR plan
Spare pieces of equipmentphased-out equipmentguaranteed contracted
services
Budget
Planning/DocumentationApproved buffer zone in budget3-5 year planOpen-source software
Budget
Pros:Lot of good alternativesGenerally good supportCons:Lack of Industry supportSome Products tied to one person
Open-Source Software
FilezillaFirefox7-ZipTrueCryptFreeMindGIMPVLC Media PlayerOpenOffice
MySQLMyPHPANT RenamerOpenVPNPuttyNotepad++Smoothwall
NCC Open-Source
Websites:http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-open-source-software/index.html
http://www.osalt.com/
http://opensourcewindows.org/
http://sourceforge.net/
Open-Source Software
Each student has one device“Anytime Anywhere” learningDevices:Laptops, Netbooks, iPads, iPods, SmartphonesWill the students embrace it?
One-to-One
BudgetWho is paying for it?
GrantDistrict InitiativePackage Deals
One-to-One
InfrastructureBackboneSwitchesStorageManaged Wireless
One-to-One
Policiesuse and support clearly
definedSecurity concerns
One-to-One
StaffingSupport peopleTechnical Service staffOther staff cuts?Instructor use
One-to-One
DocumentationWho has what device?Special apps for
programs?Linked to accounts
One-to-One
Support concernsReady-swap sparesWarrantyDamaged Equipment
One-to-One
Virtual DesktopVMWareCitrix MicrosoftOther open-source
Virtual Environments
The report, Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it Mobile! shows that students now view the inability to use their own devices in school as the primary barrier to a successful digital education“Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it Mobile” Nov 1, 2010
Virtual Environments
Within five years, every K-12 student in America will be using a mobile handheld device as a part of learningWill Smart Phones Eliminate the Digital Divide?, David Nagel02/01/11
Virtual Environments
Virtual Desktop Environmentsaccess to softwareaccess to printingcontrolled environmentsSecurity
Virtual Environments
“If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow”-John Dewey
21st Century Learning