New+Technology+Support

Facilitators: Dan McConnell (Millard) Jeff Ingraham (ESU #3) Description: This session is targeted at professionals who make decisions about implementing new technologies Talking Points: Creation of technology using 3 rd party services, GIS, Web 2.0 applications
 * New Technology Support (Web 2.0)** - Kayser Hall 202

ESU#3 Web 2 workshop Site http://esu3web20workshop.wikispaces.com/

iSighted replacement:[|Skype in Schools]

GPS technology on all vehicles in the district

Building a routing system GIS for scheduling bus routes etc.

GIS Day []

Geocaching for student exploration

ESRI company has arcinfo and arcview for classroom use of GIS technologies

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Steps for the integratioon of new technologies

Training issues for new technology integration

Planning

Tweaking plans on the fly

communication

SRI Reading program server based Top down decision cause problems

How does it work with our existing technology?

Does it work with projectors?

Bring the correct people to the table

Advisory groups are polled and brought into the planning process Design phase to develop a plan of action Committee that makes decisions on how things are rolled out Microsoft project/Helpdesk software/etc. get a specific list of topics to be included Test box with beta testers determine training needs and rollout of software Communication with all users from top to bottom to get buyin... start with small group get feedback as you bmove into the integration phase Early Adopters to test first give network test too Include late adopters also __Tie it in to the curriculum first.__ Get the right people at the table Often follow-up from vendors is not appropriate Need advocates in key spots to help 'see the plan" to end users.
 * Large project planning at ESU3**

80/20 rule if you make every decision based on the 20% it makes it very difficult for everyone else "The software is here to stay... Are you?"

URLs entered in Google docs can get through the deep 9 filter.. We doi not want to block Google docs but we need to keep students from accessing inapporpriate sites Millard's solution... Using Gaggle for blogs and message boards is a way around Web 2.0 technology questions and issues Grades 2-12

Council bluffs bandwidth upgrade for web 2 technologies 100meg between buildings network upgrades to allow for web 2 tools access.

Computer based testing in Millard Rolling out State online testing.. Data warehouse

"Just in time development"

Possible later topic learning community

3rd Party services

VERY IMPORTANT Write into the contract that if you end your contract with 3rd party vendors the data still belongs to your district.

"Chokehold" when a piece of software or technology is tied very specifically to one version of Quicktime or one 3rd party hardware product etc.

Important guiding question before jumping into a new project... Is the upgrade better then what they have now?