Resources and Support

Leading Learning in ICTLecture 13, 30th April 2013

This morning

Levels of provision

• Hardware

• Software

• The Web

• Support

BYOD

Ofsted on best value

• Approaching £2 billion has been spent on ICT in schools during the past decade. As noted earlier, governing bodies are expected to apply the four principles of best value in ensuring the school and the country gets value for money from this significant investment. Local authority financial procedures and auditing ensure that the principle of ‘Competition’ is well met. This is not always the case for the other three principles which means that some schools do not obtain good value for money.

• ‘Compare performance with others to see where improvements could be made.’

• ‘Challenge why and how a service is being provided.’

• ‘Consult stakeholders’

Nesta

Task 1

• You’ve been appointed director of digital strategy for a new, 200 pupils (ie one form) primary Free school.

• Outline your ICT strategy

• Specify initial capital expenditure (spend no more than £300,000)

Ray Fleming’s Money Saving Tips

• Virtualisation

• Power Management

• Lower energy devices

• Switch communications

• Remote access

• BYOD

• Stop photocopying and printing

• Subscribe to rather than buy software

• Outsource email

• Free / discount software for students

• Keep using old computers

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/p/cost-saving.aspx

Miles Berry’s Open Source Manifesto

• Don’t buy any software

• Make use of web-based applications

• Use old computers

• BYOD

• Roll your own internet

• Use (or make) free content

• Don’t pay for CPD

• Empower your people

• Use volunteers

• Share your expertise

http://is.gd/EXjdAt

Becta on quality resources

Web 2.0 in the classroom

Webserver

OER

Webmakers

Task 2

• Produce a list of recommended software needed to teach the new National Curriculum for Computing in KS1 and KS2.• bit.ly/comp2014

• Cost your recommendations.

Jonassen on problem solving

Troubleshooting is among the most commonly experienced kinds of problem solving in the professional world… the problems that are most completely and accurately recalled are those that are most difficult to solve, because the problems solver was more conceptually engaged in the process.

• Identify the fault

• Construct a mental model

• Diagnose the problem

• Implement the solution

• Record the results

The Internet

Networking 101

Models of support

• Full time

• Part time

• Managed service

• Contract

• Shared

• Volunteer

• DIY

Task 3

• Identify (and cost) how your school should provide technical support for delivering your digital strategy.