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Category: Primary School
Emerging Technologies in Primary Education #2
George did an article on Emerging Technologies in Greek and I couldn’t read it so I figured I’d do a post then ask George to see how many of technologies overlapped.
Here is my list of Emerging Technologies:
- Web 2 Replacement (ie Google Apps, Primary Email) for non web applications
- Single Sign on / Federated Login (Such as the UK Federation)
- SMS, Email & Social networking sites (Facebook/Twitter) to communicate both with pupils and teachers
- Netbook devices
- Touch screen devices (Such as fizzbook)
- Cloud storage, Files stored online
- More 1:1 projects (One Laptop per Child) and learning at home
UPDATE: 4 out of 7 overlapped with George (see comments for more details!)
Here are some I missed off ’cause I forgot..:
- Learning while playing games (Such as Primary Games Arena)
- Oled/eink display boards and learning panels once the technology matures
- Learning outside of the school gates (Continued learning (with/without a structure))
Example Google Apps Education Edition Acceptable Usage Policy (UK)
I wanted to make sure schools had an Acceptable Usage Poilcy if they chose to use Google Apps so I put one online.
I have modified this AUP written for the USA for use in the UK.
Here is the link to the UK version – Example Google Apps Education Edition Acceptable Usage Policy (UK)
Hardware and Software inventory in your primary school
Performing a hardware and software in your school can be a long, boring & time consuming task. Well not any more! Primary Technology have released publicly our web2 application which is incredibly easy to install and gives you real time information on what software is installed.
Included in the tool is a Becta recommend minimum requirements comparison tool which allows you to see which machines you may need to replace in the next 12/24 months.
Screen shots:
Hardware inventory
Software inventory
To access the Inventory tool visit the Primary Technology Control Panel
Extending the Framework for IT support
We felt that the FITS (Framework for ICT Technical Support provided) could be modified to more embrace the specific needs of a primary school so we decided to create an extended version of the framework for all UK schools to use.
Completing an extended FITS report from your school will fulfill a lot of SRF requirements and is appreciated by OFSTED. We have had great success using this platform in Bradford and would like to share our findings.
We use the framework to ensure that schools can plan ICT activities and expenditure over the next 3 years and also ensure that if any school encounters any loss of quality of service.
You can complete an eFits for your school. The service is completely free and is very easy to use. To access the extended fits simply:
- Register/Login at Primary Technology ontrol Panel
- Click Support Tools then Click Framework for IT support
- Fill in the form and click OK
More reading on FITS (becta website)
Screen shots of a report:
