[Maced] Digital Revolution
Bob Rodgers
rrodg at mac.com
Mon Jun 2 23:32:34 EST 2008
Greg, Daniel et al
The Digital Education Revolution guidelines state that the money can
be spent on Desktops, Laptops or Thin Clients - and that if any funds
are left then other ICT devices like IWBs can be purchased. However
different jurisdictions can place other qualifications on how the
money can be spent. In Queensland, State Schools are discouraged from
purchasing thin clients but individual schools can make their own
decision on whether to purchase laptops or desktops - depending on
their school ICT vision.
You will have to find out if your jurisdiction has any "qualifiers" -
obviously from the NSW Director General's blurb below they are looking
into providing low cost laptops (which probably precludes Macs from
being part of the equation in NSW).
Bob
On 02/06/2008, at 11:09 PM, Daniel Osmolowski wrote:
> QLD is obviously different for some reason.
>
>
> Daniel Osmolowski
> Film, Television and New Media Teacher
> Capalaba State College
> Education Queensland
> ph: 07 38239111
> fax: 07 38239100
> email: dosmo1 at eq.edu.au
>
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>
> On 02/06/2008, at 10:45 PM, Garry Stokes wrote:
>
>> yes greg is right:
>> ------------------------
>> From: Director-General, DET
>> Sent: Fri 28/03/2008 2:43 PM
>> To: @DET-Principals Secondary Schools; @DET-Principals Schools for
>> Specific Purposes
>> Cc: @The Executive; Wilson, Stephen N (CIO); @Regional Directors;
>> @School Ed Directors; @State Office Directors and General Managers; 'president at pandc.org.au
>> '
>> Subject: Important information - Round one applications to the
>> “National Secondary School Computer Fund” (NSSCF)
>>
>> Dear Colleague,
>> I’m pleased to be able to let you know that we’ve made good
>> progress towards developing an innovative approach to get the best
>> results for NSW public schools from the Federal Government’s
>> National Secondary School Computer Fund.
>>
>> As I outlined in my last email on 5 March, providing more computers
>> or other ICT equipment has big and potentially costly ramifications
>> for us like compatibility within the system, software licensing,
>> power supply, storage and security, just to name a few.
>>
>> Indeed the Commonwealth in its application process and associated
>> guidelines for the first round of funding asks principals to take
>> into account these issues in applying for funding. The aim, of
>> course, is to use the available funding to effectively increase the
>> numbers of computers available for students in years 9 to 12.
>>
>> I let you know in my last email that I’d asked Stephen Wilson,
>> Chief Information Officer, to work on identifying a solution that
>> gave us the best result as a system of public schools.
>>
>> Stephen has met with delegates from the Secondary Principals’
>> Council, Primary Principals’ Association, Federation of Parents and
>> Citizens' Associations of NSW, Office of Schools, Curriculum
>> Directorate, Centre for Learning Innovation, Regional IT managers
>> and computer industry representatives.
>>
>> While it’s still a little early to fully describe the proposed
>> solution for us as a system of schools, I can assure you that
>> everyone who took part in meetings to discuss the issue have been
>> very supportive of the proposed solution.
>>
>> I got very positive feedback when I met last week with the
>> Secondary Principals’ Council and Primary Principals’ Association
>> delegates.
>>
>> Our overall plan is to move over time to a 1:1 ratio of computers
>> to students in years 9 to 12, and use our combined buying power to
>> buy a specialised high-end educational laptop.
>>
>> But this will only work if we all act together, so I ask schools
>> that have been invited to apply for round one funding to submit an
>> application before the due date based on the attached pro forma.
>>
>> Please apply for laptop computers, and only for laptop computers.
>> The Commonwealth will give the department the funds associated with
>> all approved applications so we can arrange procurement and delivery.
>>
>> We will only endorse applications for laptop computers in round
>> one, and cannot offer technical and other support to anything other
>> than an application for laptops.
>>
>> For those technically minded I’ve attached a short summary document
>> which outlines the benefits of a specialised high-end educational
>> laptop.
>>
>> This approach – choosing laptops not other equipment – has the full
>> support of the Secondary Principals’ Association, the Federation of
>> Parents and Citizens’ Associations and the Primary Principals
>> Association
>>
>> I’m sorry I can’t give you the full details of our preferred
>> approach but I will write as soon as I can to fully describe it.
>>
>> If you need help to complete your application please contact your
>> regional ICT manager.
>> With my best regards,
>>
>> Michael Coutts-Trotter
>> DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
>> MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TAFE NSW
>> 28 March 2008
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>> Norris, Greg wrote:
>>>
>>> NSW DET were directed only to apply for laptops
>>>
>>> From: maced-bounces at zeus.as.edu.au [mailto:maced-bounces at zeus.as.edu.au
>>> ] On Behalf Of Daniel Osmolowski
>>> Sent: Monday, 2 June 2008 10:04 PM
>>> To: Macs in Education
>>> Subject: Re: [Maced] Digital Revolution
>>>
>>> We are able to purchase either desktop or laptop, so I would guess
>>> not.
>>>
>>>
>>> Daniel Osmolowski
>>> Film, Television and New Media Teacher
>>> Capalaba State College
>>> Education Queensland
>>> ph: 07 38239111
>>> fax: 07 38239100
>>> email: dosmo1 at eq.edu.au
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 02/06/2008, at 10:04 PM, Ian Greig wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Still wondering if there exists a directive telling schools to
>>> only apply for laptops. Anyone seen this directive?
>>>
>>> Ian Greig
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>>
>> Garry Stokes
>>
>> Tuncurry Senior Campus
>>
>> Great Lakes College
>>
>> The Northern Parkway Tuncurry 2428
>>
>> NSW. Australia
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