will train on the job and any new employee will need training each year
so this on the job training is a needed requirement. I have done 1:1
implementations that are phased in per grade level and one where all
students (250) received them at one time.=20
No matter how much lead time it all comes down to level of adoption by
the faculty. I would give all faculty a laptop and give one group of
students a laptop as well. This way it provides a 'training and testing'
situation in a shorter time frame and allows everyone to get adjusted at
one time.
Feel free to email me off the list.
Vincent Jansen
Director of Information Services
Lower Canada College
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Subject: 1:1 Laptop Planning
We are planning to gradually roll out a 1:1 program, with planning to
cont
inue this year, teachers to receive a laptop next year and tightly
coordin
ated PD including enumerated expectations regarding use in classes when
we
get there in year three. We will organize on-line and face to face
trainin
g among cadres of teacher trainers, send some to Hong Kong for multiple
ob
servations and such.
The question though, is how much lead time did your school use or would
yo
u recommend from committing to a gradual 1:1 until teachers receive a
comp
uter. There is some concern that we should plan the rest of this year,
pla
n throughout 09-10, train in 10-11 and finally put computers in one or
two
grades in 11-12.
Is 1.75 years of planning really necessary? Did your school do it in
more=20
or less? I know careful planning beyond just infrastructure and training
m
ust take place. Policies, equipment, repair arrangements etc. but feel
1.7
5 years of planning might result in loss of anticipation? We are an
intern
ational school outside of Hong Kong. By 2011-12 we will likely have a
75%=20
turn over in staff.
Any thoughts?
.......................................................................
Robert Bauer
Information Technology Director
American International School of Guangzhou
Tel: (8620) 8735-3392 Fax: (8620) 8735-3339
rbauer@aisgz.edu.cn
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