Digital TechnologiesOgilvie High School

Anthony Coe

So far in 2014………..

Created an online presence Facebook Account

approaching 1000 likes

Average audience per post approx 450 people

Max = 2524 people saw Jane’s Award post

Twitter Account

YouTube Channel

Updated school Intranet and Internet

Implemented Automated SMS technology

Continued….

Whole school Implementation and utilisation of BYOT Policy

Rolled out Senior School Netbooks

Upgraded our server backup capability

Created a backup link with New Town High School

Google and Office 365

Had a small group of staff begin trialling Google Schools to explore possibilities

DOE request made for access to allow student accounts

This lead to the DOE granting us access to the Office 365 Trial which Tim and Wendy are involved in with Grade 9’s

Started 3 weeks ago

Only 6 schools state wide in the trial

What is Office 365?

BRIEFLY it is….

Online access to Microsoft Applications (no longer run from the laptop or desktop)

Any time, any where, any device access Cloud based storage – Microsoft OneDrive Sharepoint Online for using with classes Student collaboration – anytime, anywhere,

any device. (i.e 25 people working on 1 document at the same time at any time)

YouTube/Schools and YouTube OHS

We have signed up to YouTube/Schools

Students will have full access all of the time

Allows us to filter categories

Monitoring of recess / lunch bandwidth a priority

Keeping it tight in terms of content to begin with

Staff can now utilise QR codes as a teaching tool

PE staff ready to do this

Have students access direct YouTube Videos

Implementation YouTube/Schools

First phase

- Videos only of Educational Content as per YouTube categories

- Monitoring of network usage

Second Phase

- Review student and staff needs

- Review categories and filters

- Feedback welcomed

YouTube OHS

Our own YouTube account for Ogilvie

We can host our own school videos

Chaplaincy Prefects undertaking a QR code project involving our School support staff and senior staff

Currently hosting the Flash Mob dance and Chaplaincy project Video’s

Only way to find the videos is through the direct link.

Videos are un-searchable, cannot review, comment, Like or post anything about them etc.

Current Initiatives

YouTube implementation

Review and monitor BYOT

Data collection on accessible Digital Technologies

Creation of Digital Teaching spaces

Investigating Apple TV/Air Server technology and applicability

Leading a Digital School PL next week (AC, EB, JW)

Recommendation – Continue to be vigilant with our expectations of BYOT use in the classroom.