Transcript Technology Update

Sydney Region
ICT Coordinators Information Day
Term 4 2008
Sydney Region
ICT Coordinators Information Day
Term 4 2008
He finally did it!
Sydney Region
Agenda
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Wrap Up of Term 3 - 2008 ICT Day
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Term 4 2008 Technology Update
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Videos made for teachers by students
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Integrating ICT into Teaching and Learning
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Tips and tricks (Primary days only)
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Virtualising Servers (High School day only)
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Learning Systems update
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Term 4 ICT housekeeping
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The Internet through the eyes of our students:
Are teachers even in the line of sight?
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Wrap up of Term 3, 2008
Wrap Up of Term 2 - 2008 ICT Day
Term 3 2008 Technology Update
How to Make a Google Maps Mash-up
Integrating ICT into Teaching and Learning
MS Office -Tips and tricks (Primary days only)
Learning Systems update
Digital images
Stu’s Double Jeopardy v3.1
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T3 2008 ICT day General Comments
Ideas – how to incorporate Comiclife and Artrage into KLA’s ; examples of best
practice by others using these packages
Use flipcharts
Lena’s courses in Intranet
Freeware programs that allow you to animate images
Showcase of successful ICT projects
Website design and management
Basic day for new CC’s
Entries for making movies 08
GIMP in service
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K-6 summary of sessions T3 2008
Evaluation
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1.Wrap Up of Term 2 - 2008 ICT Day
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2.Term 3 2008 Technology Update
3.How to Make a Google Maps Mashup
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4.Integrating ICT into Teaching and
Learning
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20
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5.Tips and tricks
6.Altiris
7.Lunch and Networking
8.Digital images
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9.Double Jeopardy v 3.1
Session
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7-12 summary of sessions T3 2008
Evaluation
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1.Wrap Up of Term 2 - 2008 ICT Day
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2.Term 3 2008 Technology Update
3.How to Make a Google Maps Mashup
4.Integrating ICT into Teaching and
Learning
5.DET procurement
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10
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6.Altiris
7.Lunch and Networking
8.Digital images
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9.Double Jeopardy v 3.1
Session
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Term 4 ICT Update
NSW and Commonwealth ICT initiatives
 Connected Classrooms - Phase 3
 NGEN
 T4L, Apple Contract, Server Contract
 Staff E-Mail
 Student E-mail
 DET Portal changes
 Digital Education Revolution
 School Website Service
 2008 Connected Learning Awards
 Government Schools of NSW from 1848 website
Sydney Region initiatives
 STEMS, SMSpresso, SR Servers-new contract, SMS alerts
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Connected Classrooms - Phase 3
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Phase 3 inspections started.
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Selection of Classroom:
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40 Schools have been contacted.
Must be power and Data outlets on front wall.
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Power within 4m of cabinet
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Data within 2m of cabinet
Must be power within 4m of centre of back wall.
Front wall behind IWB must be clear – no power, data outlets, conduit or
battens above 30cm and below 2.5m.
Can not be demountable or MDR construction.
Phase 3 will be installed during Semester 1, 2009.
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Network Bandwidth Project (NGEN)
The scope of NGEN is to deliver a minimum of 10Mbps to each location over
the next 24-30 months; however sites that have currently more than 10Mbps will
maintain the current service they have today.
All Sydney Region have been surveyed in preparation for the NGEN program.
Once surveyed ITD networks will liaise with the school and with Telstra to
facilitate the transition to NGEN.
It is envisaged that Sydney Region will be completed by the end of June 2009.
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Technology for Learning (T4L)
No details are available at present regarding the NSW T4L program in 2009
Apple contract
The previously advertised Apple desktop products have now gone 'end of
life' and no stock is available.
Apple has advised us that they are in negotiation with the Department of
Commerce to have new models tested and accepted under contract.
Once the new DET standard equipment is available for purchase it will be
advertised.
Schools should hold off on any discretionary Apple purchases until further
notice.
Fileserver contract
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/it/t4l/hardwarespecs/t4l_server_dell.htm
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Staff Email
Email services for staff in schools and TAFE will be brought in-house onto the existing corporate
email system during the remainder of 2008.
The new email service for staff will result in a number of changes for staff, including:
All staff email address will end with @det.nsw.edu.au
Your mailbox will provide access to a global address list of all staff within the NSW Department of Education
and Training
You will need to set up your address book to see your school students' email addresses at your site.
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/it/learnsyssupport/staff_email/index.htm
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Student Email
This email upgrade project will deliver a new service to 1.2 million NSW school and TAFE students by
the end of 2008.
The new email service will provide a number of enhancements including:
larger mailbox capacity (over 7GB of space)
larger total message sizes (up to 20MB)
world class anti-spam and anti-virus protection
Change over process
There is no involvement required by local staff members or students for the changeover to occur.
The process to change students to the new email system involves:
Changing the student’s portal link to open their new email hosted at Google
Redirecting email from the current service to the new service
Copying the student’s existing email to their new mailbox
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/it/learnsyssupport/student_email/index.htm
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DET Portal changes
The Account Administration function under My Applications will be
disappearing on December 12
Staff will need to use EMU to reset passwords for students
There will be a new Staff Management Utility (SMU) for resetting staff
passwords
Access for EMU and SMU will need to be allocated by the Principal using
AMU
Further information will be provided once SMU has been released
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Digital Education Revolution
EVERY senior NSW public school student will get to keep a mini laptop after a new
funding deal was thrashed out at yesterday's Commonwealth-state funding talks in
Canberra.
Some will receive their custom-built computers, powered by a wireless broadband
network, by the end of term two next year. Students will be able to keep their computers
after they leave school.
The funding breakthrough came after months of bitter fighting over the Federal
Government's offer of $1 billion to the states to fulfil federal Labor's election promise to
give every year 9 to 12 student a computer.
Mr Rees immediately pledged that NSW would lead the country by providing 197,000
senior public school students with the specially designed teenager-friendly computers.
Half the state's public high schools would have wireless internet connections by mid2009, he promised, signalling the start of the laptop rollout. Mr Rees told The Sun-Herald
NSW would receive $200 million from the Commonwealth for computers in public
schools - and offered the other states and territories the chance to join NSW in a huge
computer spending spree.
Lisa Carty and Kerry-Anne Walsh [edited]
November 30, 2008
http://www.digitaleducationrevolution.gov.au/about.htm
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Digital Education Revolution - continued
"These custom-made laptops are about three-quarters the size of a regular laptop compact enough to fit into a schoolbag or a locker but powerful enough to support all the
IT needs of our high school students.
"We can deliver the digital revolution by putting wireless networks in every public
secondary school and buying a laptop for all the 197,000 students in years 9 to 12.“
As the laptops run on a wireless network, there was no need to build expensive computer
labs or banks of network servers.
At a press conference with all state and territory leaders yesterday, Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd said the extra funding for education came with strings attached.
A "new era" of public transparency in reporting was needed from schools across the
country.
Lisa Carty and Kerry-Anne Walsh [edited]
November 30, 2008
http://www.digitaleducationrevolution.gov.au/about.htm
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Digital Education Revolution - continued
Specifically, over 4 years, DER is expected to provide:
197,000 custom-laptops to all students 9-12 commencing June 2009
Students to take laptops home and keep them after year 12
Comprehensive Wireless installations in all High Schools
Additional technical support for all high schools (“hundreds of extra staff”
Teacher Training
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NSW DET School Website Service
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/lists/directoratesaz/communications/onlinecommu/projects/swp/index.htm
School website service will:
Create a network of school sites as a way to communicate information from the department that parents
would find relevant and interesting, mixed in with the content of local and school-specific nature.
Allow for communicating information from other government agencies that is relevant to parents in the
school education context.
Provide opportunities for publishing by school students, P&C members, community groups, extracurricular activity providers, and anyone else whose content the principal is willing appear on your school
website.
Provide an easy to use editing tool (that enables content creation and updates), user-centred design,
branding and editorial services, and centrally maintained content for use on school sites.
Provide greater support for school website management.
Promote the value of public education to the community.
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NSW DET School Website Service
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/lists/directoratesaz/communications/onlinecommu/projects/swp/index.htm
Pricing
$40 per annum for schools with fewer than 160 students
$440 per annum for all other schools.
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2008 Connected Learning Awards
Digital Story Awards:
winners
2008
http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/cli/elearning/cl_awards/ds_past_winners.shtm
Web Design Awards:
winners
2008
http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/cli/elearning/cl_awards/wda_past_winners.shtm
Short Film Awards:
winners
2008
Learning Resource
Awards: winners
2008
http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/cli/elearning/cl_awards/sf_past_winners.shtm
http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/cli/elearning/cl_awards/lr_past_winners.shtm
Digital Art Awards:
winners
2008
http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/cli/elearning/cl_awards/da_past_winners.shtm
Greeting Card Design
Awards: Winners
2008
http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/cli/elearning/cl_awards/cards_past_winners.shtm
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Government Schools of NSW from 1848 website
http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/cli/govt_schools/index.shtm
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– School Servers Recommendations
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Dell is the DET Preferred supplier for servers.
2 Dell models available
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Base Model: T300/R300
Advanced Model – T2900/R2950
Sydney Region ITSU recommends:
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SRITSU Recommendation:
Small/Medium Primary
Item
Qty
Base Server - T300/R300
1 x Quad Core Xeon Pro X3353,12MB
Cache,2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4Gb RAM, 2 x 146
Gb HDD
146 Gb HDD (additional)
Raid 5 Controller (Additional)
1
17" LCD Monitor (optional)
1
Total (Does not include Backup unit)
Provides 272 Gb Storage
1
1
$2656
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SRITSU Recommendation:
Medium/Larger Primary
Item
Advanced Server - T2900
2 x Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5410, 2x6MB Cache
2CPU 2.33GHz, 2x6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, 16 Gb
RAM, 2 x 300Gb HDD
300 Gb HDD (additional)
17" LCD Monitor (optional)
Total (Does not include Backup unit)
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Provides 600Gb Storage
Qty
1
1
1
$4007
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SRITSU Recommendation: High
School
Item
Qty
Advanced Server - T2900
(2 x Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5410, 2x6MB Cache 2CPU
2.33GHz, 2x6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, 16 Gb RAM, 2 x
300Gb HDD)
300 Gb HDD (Additional)
1
17" Monitor (optional if the school has a spare monitor)
1
Total (Does not include Backup unit)
 Provides 900Gb Storage
3
$4697
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Backup Software
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Symantec Backup Exec V12
Item
Backup Exec 12 Core
Core component required for Backup.
Windows Server Agent
Agent required to backup a Windows
Server. Includes Shadow Copy to copy files
in use.
Active Directory Agent
Agent required to backup and Restore
Active Directory.
Total
Qty
1
$215
1 Copy per
Server
$130
1 Copy per
Active Directory
Server
$215
$560
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Backup Hardware – Option 1
Tape Drive
Item
External Tape Unit
Suitable for R300, T300, R2950
Tapes
Qty
Total
Item
Internal Tape Unit
Suitable for T2900 only
Tapes
Total
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1
$825
5
$210
$1035
Qty
1
$715
5
$210
$925
Schools should budget for new tapes each year
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Backup Hardware – Option 2
External USB Hard drives
Primary School
Item
Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 500GB Ext Hard Drive
Qty
3
Total (check backup options adjacent)
High School or Large Primary
Item
Maxtor OneTouch 4 - Hard drive - 1 TB - external - 3.5" - HiSpeed USB - 7200 rpm
Total
144.55
$433.65
Qty
3
290.00
$870
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Backup Hardware – Option 3
Network Attached Storage
Primary School
Item
Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo LS-W1.0TGL/R1 - NAS - 1 TB Serial ATA-150 - HD 500 GB x 2 - RAID 0, 1 - Gigabit
Ethernet
Qty
1
Total
$620
High School or Large Primary
Item
Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo LS-W2.0TGL/R1 - NAS - 2 TB Serial ATA-150 - HD 1 TB x 2 - RAID 0, 1 - Gigabit Ethernet
Total
Qty
1
$820
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Sydney Region initiatives- STEMS
Another successful year for STEMS with all Sydney Region schools
participating
Thanks to all K-6 schools and their staff for their great work in getting the data
completed on time
Three high schools asked for specific training because their year 7 advisers
have changed
The Goulburn and Shellharbour areas of Illawarra and South East Region also
ran STEMS this year
Some interesting statistics from STEMS 2008 are on the next slide
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Sydney Region initiatives- STEMS
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Sydney Region initiatives- SMSpresso
Sydney Region’s SMS Solution
 SMSpresso is now available for schools to sign up
 Schools in Sydney Region will get free on-site installation if
required
 Minimum order is 5,000 credits at 8c each ($440 inc GST)
 No other costs involved
 Standard export reports built into OASIS for attendance
and Overdue Library books
 http://sitwww.det.nsw.edu.au/sr/smspresso for full details
 SMSpresso is available now
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Sydney Region initiatives- Software
http://sitwww.det.nsw.edu.au/sr/bulksoftware.htm
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Sydney Region initiatives- SMS IT alerts
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Sydney Region ITSU is to start sending IT alerts via
SMS to Computer Coordinators.
If you would like to be alerted of ICT outages at your
school as detected by ITSU or general DET ICT
outages as well as other important ICT notices, and
you did not give us your number last term (or if your
number has changed), please leave your mobile
phone number on the sign on sheet.
There is no charge for this service
Sydney Region
ICT Coordinators Information Day
Term 4 2008