2009

EDUCATION REVOLUTION BEGINS

2007Rudd Makes a Promise2008Planning Begins. NSW DET decide on 1:1 Netbook solution2009•Roll out of Parallel Network in all High Schools•Wireless placed in every learning space•TSO Placed into schools•Netbooks roll out to year 9 T3

October 20, 2007

• Kevin Rudd is on the election campaign trail making a promise that made state governments, educational authorities and teachers shudder in their boots. While holding up “the toolbox of the 21st Century“,

• he promised to provide a computer to every high school student from grades 9 through 12.

The Decision

• NSW decided wireless Net Books is the way of the future

• By 2012 every year 9 to 12 student in State Schools will have a Net Book allowing – Equity in digital technology– Any where any time learning– Connectedness

Before this solution can work educationally

It MUST work technically.• Installation of a standardised parallel

network• Installation of school wide Aruba

Wireless network solution• Access points in every learning space

supporting 30 Netbooks.

School Based TSO

• Employment process begun on 22 June 2009

• 40 individual panels formed to select 51 TSO’s.

• By mid August all TSO’s selected• By September 7, 50 TSO’s placed in

schools

Statement of Duties -Asset Management

• Check DER-NSW equipment delivered to schools and itemise all components to ensure contract compliance by the vendors.

• Monitor the delivery of returned equipment and ensure it is tracked into the RMU.

• Issue and replace DER-NSW equipment and enter the changes into a RMU on equipment transfers to ensure all items are tracked and accountable.

• Update RMU for IT equipment transfers for students transferring to another school.

Statement of Duties -Technology Support

• Assist staff and students in the use of the equipment and associated learning systems.

• Log non functioning DER-NSW equipment into the service desk database for referral to the vendor for repairs.

• Inspect and replace faulty laptops, batteries and other DER-NSW equipment and record the changes and ensure that spares are readily available.

Statement of Duties -Technology Support

• Check reported faults from staff and students, solve minor operating problems and refer significant issues to the DER-NSW Regional Technology Support Officer for action.

• Confirm the correct functioning of the computer wireless network operations

• Provide assistance to neighbouring schools as required.

• Perform other related duties as required.

S1 Roll Out Begins• Week 4– Sydney Boys High School (229)

• Week 5– Burwood Girls High School (206)

• Week 6– Port Hacking High School (217)– Blakehurst High School (207)

• Week 7– Randwick Girls High School (184)– Heathcote High School (191)– Leichhardt Campus (193)

Jannali High School (208)Cronulla High School (171)Endeavour Sports High School (179)Sylvania High School (155)Fort Street High School (173)Alexandria Park Community School (56)Kingsgrove High School (204)

Week 8

Week 9

• GRC Oatley Snr Campus (176) all POOLED• GRC Hurstville Campus (111)• GRC Peakhurst Campus (183)• GRC Penshurst Girls (205)• Kogarah High School (111)• Gymea High School (136)• Menai High School (227)• Total to students in 6 weeks = 3147 + 15%

Organisation

Left to do

• 28 schools to complete• T1 to be re imaged• PD for TSO’s• What TSO’s do in vacation time• ????????????????????

Maximos62's Blog A school in Sydney RegionI was one of the visiting TSO’s. I must admit I am really starting to enjoy this job. Is all the expense worth it? yes.There is an image that will stick with me. When I left on the first day about 4:45pm there were two schoolmates sitting at the benches outside the library. They explained they were downloading pictures for their desktop. The sun was setting slowly but these mates were unaware. Showing each other what they had found.I got my first computer 25 years ago. My mum spent a whole two weeks wages on it. I was the last one of my friends to get a computer. I would visit my schoolmates afterschool hovering with the hope to get to play with their computers briefly. We all had different computers depending on what our parents could afford.This program is special it is more than the gift of a laptop – it allows every year 9 student the ability to be part of the common group regardless of standing. I hope we can enhance that association.

Questions

• T1 where to• T2 when• Issues with the roll out•Wireless update

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Tools - Air Waves

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