Essential Policies for 1-to-1
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| + | There are a number of important issues and ideas that should be discussed with parents, students, technical and teaching staff, as well as a number of possible questions that should be addressed to assist in the development of effective policies that will ensure clear expectations around the use of notebooks within and to a lesser extent outside the school. | ||
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| + | These questions should be considered as part of the Strategic Planning phase to permit the development of an effective Implementation Framework. | ||
There are many policies that need to be considered. | There are many policies that need to be considered. | ||
| - | + | When developing your school vision, consider these questions: | |
| + | * How does your ICT Strategic Planning Vision statement align with the expansion to a 1-to-1 program? | ||
| + | * How is that aligned with your pedagogical framework and school vision? | ||
| + | * What will be the impact of an immersive technology learning environment on your vision? | ||
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| + | In terms of ownership models and ownership cycles: | ||
| + | * How will any payment be articulated to parents…a technology usage fee, laptop rental, home access fee? | ||
| + | * How will your policy address both parents who can afford to contribute, but choose not, and those who cannot afford to contribute the full amount requested? | ||
| + | * How will payments be collected? By term, by semester, monthly or annually? | ||
| + | * What will happen to the laptops at the end of their life? | ||
| + | * Will parents be able to purchase the laptops after 2, 2.5, 3 or 4 years? | ||
| + | * Will the purchase be direct or by closed auction? | ||
| + | * What will be the procedure for students who leave the school, or commence after the program is launched? | ||
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| + | In establishing cost of ownership, and model of ownership, it is first necessary to establish the refresh cycles around the laptop life cycles. Depending on whether that is to be for 2, 2.5, 3 or 4 years, a variety of options are available. Policy guidelines should clearly articulate the benefits and rationale behind any ownership model. For example, if the laptop is to be owned by the school and parents make a contribution to its cost in exchange for 24/7 access, the following is important to note… | ||
| + | 1. A school owned machine has access to lower software licensing costs, as retail or even student retail licensing is higher than school-based costs. | ||
| + | 2. A school owned machine gives a perception, real or otherwise, depending on school culture, that the school can have more control over what is actually on the students laptop, what it is used for, and other areas for which policy guidelines may be developed. Most schools that do allow parent owned machines do, however, enforce usage policies across these areas in any case. | ||
| + | 3. Management of the ownership cycle, servicing and insurance can be easier with school owned laptops. | ||
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| + | * What will be the total family contribution per term/year? Many schools promote cost of ownership on a per-day basis. | ||
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| + | In calculating this cost, be sure to consider: | ||
| + | • contributions from all parties (federal, state governments, industry partners, school, school governing council) | ||
| + | • additional technical support costs | ||
| + | • insurance | ||
| + | • upgrade costs etc. | ||
| + | • school bags / hard cases | ||
| + | • replacement batteries (batteries typically last 600 re-charges, so will need to be replaced after two years). | ||
| + | • increased bandwidth, power and infrastructure costs | ||
| - | *Insurance: mandatory vs. optional and school vs. home | + | Here is a partial list of other issues that need to be considered: |
| - | * | + | * What is your official position on privately owned devices? |
| - | * | + | * Will the school allow for different form factors?.. eg notebooks and tablets? |
| + | * If the school does allow any privately owned machines that are not the standard model, how will the school support them? Will the school charge to do so, or not support them at all? | ||
| + | * What optional peripherals (if any) will you be recommending? | ||
| + | * What are your mandatory requirements prior to students being issued with devices? | ||
| + | * Insurance: mandatory vs. optional and school vs. home | ||
| + | * Will you mandate parent training prior to students receiving devices? | ||
| + | * What is your lost and found policy? | ||
| + | * What are the necessary “forms” that have to be completed for the school, the insurance company and police to ensure the provision of a replacement machine can be expedited? | ||
| + | * What systems should the school have in place to monitor total loss, to minimize repetition in terms of loss or damage? | ||
| + | * Who is responsible for managing loans and replacements? | ||
| + | * Under what circumstances will loan devices be provided to students? Under what circumstances will loan devices be denied a student? | ||
| + | * Will the school be recommending a specific bag, or insert to a bag that must be used by students at all times, when carrying notebooks? | ||
| + | * Has the bag or insert been approved by the notebook insurance company? | ||
| + | * Have students been advised in regard to the most appropriate care and attention they should give their notebooks when traveling? | ||
| + | * Are students allowed to change the look / feel of the computer? To what extent? | ||
| + | * Will you make use of internationally implemented products to filter access to web pages while at the school? | ||
| + | * Will students be required to change their password after a certain number of days? | ||
| + | * Will you establish criteria that should be followed when choosing a password? | ||
| + | * Who will be responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive set of security policies and procedures across the school? | ||
| + | * How will virus definitions and monitoring software such as spyware software be kept current on student machines? | ||
| + | * What procedures will the school have to manage individual student connections to the school network? | ||
| + | * What is your policy on games? Will students be allowed to play games at lunch time? | ||
| + | * What is your policy on music? | ||
| + | * What is your technical support process? Can you provide a flowchart for this? | ||
| + | * During the school day when devices are not being used (lunch, physical education, etc), where will the devices be securely stored? | ||
| + | * Should the school consider providing additional batteries that can be used as backup in case of exceptional circumstances? | ||
| + | * Who will be responsible for backing up data? | ||
| + | * Is it the school’s responsibility to provide all students within the school (and/or at least those in the 1-to-1 program) with enough server (or otherwise) space for backup of their critical data? What might be the impact on the school’s technology budget if this is the case? | ||
| + | * Will there be a quota on the amount of backup that the school might provide for students, and, as with download quotas, how might they be allocated and varied? | ||
| + | * If backup is a personal responsibility, should the school include items such as memory sticks as part of the original notebook purchase bundle? | ||
| + | * What advice will you provide parents in caring for a laptop device? | ||
| + | * Should students be allocated a monthly quota for downloads, which can be effectively monitored, and if exceeded, what processes might they follow to increase that quota? | ||
| + | * Will there be a quota on the amount of paper/printing that the school might provide for students, and as with download quotas, how might they be allocated and varied? | ||
