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