Transcript Technology Update

Sydney Region
Sydney Region
Computer Coordinators Day
Term 1, 2007
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Agenda
Wrap up of Term 4, 2006
Technology Update
Integrating ICT into Teaching and Learning
DET Portal Management Utilities
School Website Project
MS Office -Tips and tricks
Effective Use of the Internet and Email
School ICT forum
Network Cameras
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Wrap up of Term 4, 2006
Wrap up of Term 3, 2006/Technology Update
Integrating ICT into Teaching and Learning
Art Rage 2 Professional
Office Tips and Tricks - PowerPoint
The effective use of Internet Access and Email
The OASIS Thin Client pilot
Showcase presentations
On – Line school planning – PLANiT
Peacesong Tapestries
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Primary school CC day T4 2006 evaluations
Evaluation
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Wrap Up of Last CC Day & Updates
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Integrating ICT into L&T
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Art rage 2 professional
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Office Tips and Tricks
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Effective use of Internet & email
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OASIS thin client & STEMS
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Lunch and Networking
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PLANit
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Peace song tapestries
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Term 4, 2006: Evaluation – General Comments
Tom Fitzgerald- peacesongs
Excellent. Great to see something with a community spirit (and free)
Great-inspiring want a Mac version ASAP
Absolutely fantastic
A very flexible music program. Thanks Tom
Excellent resource, especially the free studio-something the school will use.
Excellent to see people trying to help pc computers catch up with Macs
Absolutely fascinating- but only for those with “sound” experience
Very involved but very interesting. Have to look into more
Technical detail too long
What a wonderful idea. Anything to promote peace in our current climate has to be good
What a passionate person. Can definitely see how this could be used and know some teachers who
could be very excited.
Really good- woke me up and got me thinking
Michael Tunks – Planit/webit
Innovative
Webit-very expensive for small schools but very user friendly
Thanks Michael. Webit very easy to work with
Interesting, good presentation
Great software, easy to use
Please refrain from lengthy private conversations during presentations
Turn mobiles to vibrate
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Sydney Region ICT news-1OASIS Thin Client Update
65 Schools have been migrated to date
All schools will be migrated by the end of Week 9 in Term 3
Each school will be provided some computers with their OASIS cutover. Exact
numbers can be obtained from Stuart Hasic. This is NOT to replace EVERY
OASIS computer at your school.
The full schedule is available at the Sydney Region OASIS website:
http://sitwww.det.nsw.edu.au/sr/oasisthinclient/index.htm
http://tinyurl.com/2dlzgz (DET Intranet Only)
The schedules for Terms 1 and 2 are final. Term 3 is to be confirmed with each
remaining school.
Schools that have a Sentral/GProxy or MGM Wireless SMS system and have
been cutover will need to apply to have OASIS Thin Client work with these
systems
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Sydney Region ICT news-2School Transition Enterprise Management System (STEMS)
STEMS will again run as a Regional Priority in 2007
The software will be updated for 2007 and made available to all K-6 schools
during term 2.
A solution to allow K-2 schools to electronically provide transition data for next
year's year 3 students will hopefully also be provided.
High Schools have requested that the program be brought forward with the
return date for Year 6 data now Friday of Week 9 in Term 3.
K-6 schools using STEMS now for K-6 tracking will not lose any data by
installing the new 2007 version
Questions about STEMS for 2007 should be emailed to
[email protected]
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Sydney Region ICT news-3Stu's EduWeb 2007 and Logons Wizard for Windows
The main updates for both of these programs was to streamline logon accounts
for students
Instead of the “school based” firstname.lastname logon, the Logons Wizard now
creates accounts with the same name as the students' AIBE accounts.
This means student John Smith does not have to remember John.Smith and
John.Smith56, he only has to remember the latter.
However, students with usernames longer than 20 characters will have their
Windows logon truncated to 20 characters automatically, so they will have to
remember two usernames (blame the parents).
EduWeb 2007 was modified to work with the new accounts and to also include a
link on the front page to the DET Portal.
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Sydney Region ICT news-4Sydney Region School IT Support Forum
Since its inception in November 2006:
285 members
470 posts in 171 Topics in 37 Boards in 8 Categories
Average of 3.93 posts per day
Most viewed topic - Sample School Website
Top board - Internet Browsing and Email
Male to Female Ratio 2.5:1
Join the Forum! http://sts.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
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Sydney Region ICT news-5Identifying Problems Before School Starts
Stu’s Pinger
Sydney Region IT Support Unit has implemented a new tool to alert support staff
of problems that have occurred overnight in all Sydney Region schools and
regional offices
Stu's Pinger is a program that runs every morning before work and performs a
quick test of each school's router, server and CPC server to ensure they are all
responding and operational.
Failed devices are immediately identified and a report is automatically emailed
to SR IT Support staff for further action. This may be as simple as contacting the
school to ask if Internet or their server is working. A restart may well solve the
problem.
Identifying these problems before teachers do can reduce frustration at school
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Sydney Region ICT news-6Content Pre-positioning Cache devices (CPC)
Currently Sydney Region has installed over 200 CPC devices in schools.
The CPC appliance provides two main types of services:
(i) Digital Learning Objects
DET has been involved in The Learning Federation's projects for development of "digital
learning objects" . Given the size of the repository (around 300 Gb), the most reliable
method is to use a caching service available inside each school or college LAN to hold the
content, and to ensure that cache contents are reliably maintained and updated as new
content is released.
(ii) Computer management & maintenance
The ability to store and deploy a variety of maintenance software:
Antivirus updates and Microsoft updates
General software, disk images, PC management - via an Altiris Package Server cache which
allows PXE booting from the network & re-imaging workstations, software distribution
Network services - DHCP, DNS, WINS
http://esdt.det.nsw.edu.au/Projects/CPC/default.htm
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Term 1, 2007 Technology Update
2007 Web Awards
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/events/statecompetitions/webawards/index.php
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Term 1, 2007 Technology Update
Learning Management and Business Reform Program - Better Systems, Brighter Futures
The LMBR Program aims to bring about a staged replacement of the Department’s current finance, human
resources, payroll and student administration systems. Phase one has begun and will span the next 36
months.
LMBR is a vital part of our continual improvement to meet new demands and the changing expectations of
students, parents, teachers, administrative staff and employers.
LMBR will help us to be more flexible. It will provide better school and TAFE administrative systems,
finance and human resource services. It will also assist in developing smarter ways to work over the next
decade and beyond.
LMBR is integral to achieving the Department’s Corporate Plan targets as well as those of the
Government’s State Plan and the NSW ICT Strategic Plan.
Throughout 2007, the program will be looking for staff to fill a variety of positions across a range of
grades. I encourage your staff to keep an eye out for job advertisements at Jobs@DET and consider
being part of this critical initiative.
An LMBR site on the intranet has been established to provide staff with the latest information about the
program, key contacts and responses to frequently asked questions.
The LMBR site can be found at: https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/deptresources/lmbr/
I commend the website to you and your staff as a source of information about the LMBR program and
encourage you to visit it regularly.
Andrew Cappie-Wood
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TAFE NSW: 9 March 2007
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Term 1, 2007 Technology Update
Microsoft-DET Enterprise Agreement Extended for 1 Year
Notification has been provided that the existing DET Agreement with Microsoft
has been extended for one year, now expiring on 29 Februrary, 2008. This
probably means that Windows Vista is not on the agenda for another 12 months
- but we can now order MS Office Enterprise 2007 and Expressions Web (the
upgrade to MS FrontPage 2003).
It is expected that MS Office 2007 and Expressions Web will be included in the
next Windows SOE provided with T4L in Semester 2 (assuming there is a T4L
after the election)
Full details of the agreement are here:
http://software.det.nsw.edu.au/software/software_information/agreements/micro
soft/index.htm
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Term 1, 2007 Technology Update
Draft Information and Communication Technology Standards
Our Regional Information and Communication Technology Advisory
Group have endorsed a set of standards to improve the reliability and
support of ICT systems in our schools. These standards, which can be
accessed at the Sydney Region website:
http://sitwww.det.nsw.edu.au/sr/technology/standards
http://sts.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au
apply to computing hardware, software and networks. For assistance in
relation to the Draft ICT standards, schools are asked to contact their
nominated Technology Adviser, or log a Help Desk call requesting
support from the SRITSU School Support. Technology Advisers are also
available to assist schools in developing ICT aspects of their school plan
and to assist with the development of ICT infrastructure development
projects.
Source: InPrincipal 2/3/07
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Term 1, 2007 Technology Update
Investing In Our Schools (IIOS)
Grant payments appearing at successful schools.
Now that cheques are coming through to schools in the Federal IIOS program, it
is essential that if your school is spending money on ICTs that you contact a
Technology Adviser to ensure the solutions you'd like to implement as
recommended and supported
"Maximising" your grant by purchasing cheaper second-hand or non-contract
PCs, notebooks and network cabling will only lead to problems in the future.
Schools with these grants should contact either Paul Clark or Bambos Meitani
for advice
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Term 1, 2007 Technology Update
State Labor Promises an IWB for every school
From SMH 16/3/07 - http://tinyurl.com/2qnojq
"Classrooms throughout NSW public schools will be equipped with interactive
whiteboards connected to each other via a broadband network, under a $158 million
program announced by the Iemma Government today.
The four-year program will see every public school in NSW receive one of the large
touchscreens that is capable of displaying internet pages, acting as a white board and
providing a teaching interface.
The new boards will come with video conferencing so that students will be able to connect
to other schools or receive specialist lectures from professors at universities."
"The State Government would also spend $29 million to give all students their own online
workspace where they can securely receive and post their homework.
It would also allow parents to have online access to their children's school reports.
A further $63 million will be spent to increase the bandwidth and speed of the Education
Department's network."
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Term 1, 2007 Technology Update
Professional development
Teachers Website
A new website with an online professional development database for NSW teachers is
now available. The NSW Institute of Teachers website:
www.nswteachers.nsw.edu.au
The Education and Training Information Service (ETIS) at the Centre for Learning
Innovation in Strathfield has launched its comprehensive website which contains a
broad range of material.
www.etis.cli.det.nsw.edu.au
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Term 1, 2007 Technology Update
Podcast Downloads and the Authenticated Browsing Environment
A podcast is an audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio
file format for playback in a digital music player or computer. The "pod" in podcast
was coined from "iPod," the predominant portable, digital music player, and
although podcasts are mostly verbal, they may contain music.
While podcasts may be offered for download from a variety of sites, it is
essential that copyright provisions be adhered to. For more information on the
Department’s position on podcasts and copyright refer to:
Copyright: Podcasting in Schools Policy
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/policies/administrative/legal/copyrt_podcast/podcast.pdf
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Information on ICT standards and directions
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/lists/directoratesaz/it/ict_standards/
“The NSW Department of Education and Training is committed to the use
of ICT to support and enhance teaching and learning. The Information
Technology Directorate and the Centre for Learning Innovation
collaborate on the identification, evaluation, recommendation and
potential standardisation of technologies that may represent a teaching
and learning value proposition.
The following documents are available for general review
Technology Directions Paper on Interactive Whiteboards (pdf 93kb)
“Future papers on other technologies will be added to this site over time”.
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Computer Recycling/Energy use
http://www.recyclingnearyou.com.au/computers.cfm?cid=SydneyNSW
USEFUL ENERGY LINKS:
Eco school grants through Environmental Trust
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/grants/schools.htm
Climate change resources for schools
www.greenhouse.gov.au/education/tips/school.html
Energy information for students and teachers
www.deus.nsw.gov.au/students.asp
DEUS Solar Schools
www.solarschools.net/nsw
Information about green power
www.greenpower.nsw.gov.au
Choosing energy efficient appliances
www.energyrating.gov.au
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