Towards your vision-Towards your vision-evolution or revolution?evolution or revolution?

RM Strategic ConferenceRM Strategic ConferenceSpring 2007Spring 2007

Towards your vision-Towards your vision-evolution or revolutionevolution or revolution

Ian WilsonIan WilsonAssistant HeadteacherAssistant Headteacher

Manor High School, OadbyManor High School, Oadby

Manor High SchoolManor High School

A Leicestershire 10-14 High School A Leicestershire 10-14 High School with 920 on roll.with 920 on roll.

High performing pupils with low High performing pupils with low indices of deprivation and high indices of deprivation and high prior attainment.prior attainment.

A modest budget, without specialist A modest budget, without specialist status (until January this year) or status (until January this year) or other additional budget streams.other additional budget streams.

The VisionThe Vision ““Strive for Excellence”Strive for Excellence” Pupil standards in ICT should be Pupil standards in ICT should be

comparable to those in core comparable to those in core subjects.subjects.

The use of ICT for teaching and The use of ICT for teaching and learning in all subjects should be learning in all subjects should be excellent.excellent.

Management and operational use Management and operational use of ICT should be models for the of ICT should be models for the pupils.pupils.

Steps to successSteps to success

Staff confidenceStaff confidence A stable and resilient networkA stable and resilient network Increased levels of accessIncreased levels of access Embedding, in SoW and pedagogyEmbedding, in SoW and pedagogy Openness to new opportunities and Openness to new opportunities and

ideasideas

Staff confidence?Staff confidence? InvolvementInvolvement ListeningListening TrainingTraining ICT development needs integrated ICT development needs integrated

into Performance Management into Performance Management outcomes and School and outcomes and School and Departmental Improvement plansDepartmental Improvement plans

Good exemplarsGood exemplars

Stable and resilient network.Stable and resilient network.

Staff and pupils have to trust that Staff and pupils have to trust that the system worksthe system works

Invest in high performance servers Invest in high performance servers and infrastructureand infrastructure

Include resilient features such as Include resilient features such as RAID, UPS and redundant power RAID, UPS and redundant power supplies. (Don’t be complacent!!)supplies. (Don’t be complacent!!)

Over 99% Network uptime for the Over 99% Network uptime for the last 2 yearslast 2 years

Who will help? Build partnerships!Who will help? Build partnerships!

Local AuthorityLocal Authority SuppliersSuppliers Other schoolsOther schools BusinessBusiness Other professionalsOther professionals QCA/BECTA/SSAT/……….QCA/BECTA/SSAT/……….

With:With:

Government initiativesGovernment initiatives

NOFNOF NGfLNGfL ICT SAT (or not)ICT SAT (or not) LfTLfT ELCELC Re-modellingRe-modelling ……..and there must be more!!..and there must be more!!

A message for the Head teacherA message for the Head teacher

““It ain’t broke because It ain’t broke because it’s different”it’s different”

Look at outcomes not methodologies.

InnovationInnovation

The “mosaic network” based on The “mosaic network” based on using the most appropriate and using the most appropriate and cost effective hardware solution for cost effective hardware solution for delivery of classroom ICT.delivery of classroom ICT.

Move away from a one size fits all, Move away from a one size fits all, homogeneous technology based on homogeneous technology based on “fat client” PC running the current “fat client” PC running the current version of MS Windows.version of MS Windows.

The mosaic solutionThe mosaic solution

Thin client PC and devices for low Thin client PC and devices for low demand applications.demand applications.

““Fat” PC for demanding and varied Fat” PC for demanding and varied environments.environments.

Mac computers working natively Mac computers working natively and integrated into the network.and integrated into the network.

Flexibly and sustainably deployed.Flexibly and sustainably deployed.

Consists of a combination of:

Some considerationsSome considerations Thin client computing is a viable Thin client computing is a viable

solution for low demand solution for low demand applications on very modest applications on very modest hardware platforms.hardware platforms.

Thin client is not necessarily a Thin client is not necessarily a solution for all situations. solution for all situations.

However since you can save money However since you can save money elsewhere, some environments can elsewhere, some environments can benefit from high specification “fat” benefit from high specification “fat” PC, within the same overall spend.PC, within the same overall spend.

Outcomes of the mosaicOutcomes of the mosaic Longer life cycle for hardware Longer life cycle for hardware

performing low demand tasksperforming low demand tasks Ability to focus expenditure on Ability to focus expenditure on

those machines where high those machines where high performance is criticalperformance is critical

Deploy varied technologies to Deploy varied technologies to match the task, e.g.: MAC for match the task, e.g.: MAC for media work, fat client for CADmedia work, fat client for CAD

FlexibilityFlexibility

Left to do……..Left to do……..

Learning platform, more than just Learning platform, more than just content delivery!!content delivery!!

Web 2 (Wickis, blogging, podding Web 2 (Wickis, blogging, podding and Webcasting)and Webcasting)

What about the communication bit What about the communication bit of ICT?of ICT?

Wireless and portabilityWireless and portability

Towards your vision-Towards your vision-evolution or revolution?evolution or revolution?