Visit Adelaide High School - 'not only for school, but for life'
This blog is basically my notes from the day, was a really interesting visit:)
Working towards 1:1 devices - currently 800 laptops for 1250 students, heading for 90% by June. Every teacher has a laptop. Part of the school vision includes mention of the use of ict throughout the school
About 80% of students go on to university.
Ensuring wireless network covered the whole school was outsourced to HP.
Brought a slightly cheeper netbook (11.5 inch) to allow for a 4 year warranty to be purchased along side it.
98% of y9 students said they liked the program and that it genuinely improved their learning.
Computer use agreement forms are signed by student and parents before they are given a laptop. There is also a detailed (27 page) booklet/user guide explaining what students can and can't do.
Students are given administrative rights to the laptops. So far this has been successful. Internet within school is still filtered. If there's is a problem technicians will re-image the laptop, so students need to take responsibility for their data.
Staff were given time to undertake ICT training. Over 50 staff have completed the Intel Teach Training Program. Focused staff meetings for ICT support, similar to the carousel we tried last CPD day.
Check out the anytime, anywhere learning federation website (aalf).
Each department completes an audit to outline their use of ICT in lessons. Linked to higher level thinking skills.
Charge 300 dollars for a school laptop or 30 dollars to have own laptop connected to the program. This is a charge for them to join the program (not 'buy' the laptop). Ability to pay issues can be overcome by pay in instalments, or they can apply for disadvantaged funding. Helps to pay for help desk costs, infrastructure. Teachers are expected to 'police' what the students are doing in their classes on the laptop! Comes under the behaviour management policy.
There are still traditional ICT suites for subjects that need high end PC's.
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