Technology is powering learning, teaching, and work in new ways. School District 43 in Coquitlam, BC has implemented several initiatives to enhance education through technology including providing laptops to all teachers, developing online learning tools and portals, offering extensive professional development, and building a high-speed fiber network. However, the rise of personally owned devices, increased bandwidth needs, cloud computing options, and rapidly changing technologies present new challenges and opportunities that will require the district's IT services to continue adapting and refocusing its efforts.

1. Technology Powered Learning, Teaching, and Work BC ASBO AGM - May 2010 http://twitter.com/bkuhn Brian Kuhn Manager of Information Services School District 43 (Coquitlam) www.sd43.bc.ca bkuhn@sd43.bc.ca istockphoto.com #8508482 http://www.shift2future.com/

2. Learning, teaching and leading is enhanced through effective and meaningful use of technology Exemplars Learning Staff Development Equitable Access istockphoto.com # 5373874

4. istockphoto.com #5830632 Technology Powered Work

8. The system automatically marks the time of the request for the online process

9. The receptionist will mark the date and time of all paper copies as they are received at the front desk in the School Board Office

10. The District will then enter the paper requests into the online system and record the appropriate date and time

12. Summary form for SPC meeting created automatically

15. Admin Central!

16. Moved to e-mail, my43 folders

17. Process easier for District but more cumbersome for schoolsAfter…

18. Learning teams are small groups of educators that meet to engage in a professional growth experience focused on improving instructional practice and student learning.

19. One 2 One Quick Facts Year five is underway! 20 teachers with a 1-1 classroom Over 400 students – engaged 9 schools – expanding learning 4 in-service sessions per year 12-15 teachers attend in-service 2-4 principals attend in-service 5 District support people - committed In-service is provided through an action research (learning team) model. The research is focused on the use of laptops and the effect on student writing and learning.

20. SMART Board Learning Team

21. “Teachers --- even digital natives --- need encouragement and advice” “This is why school leaders must become digital learners”, Education Leadership, October 2009 istockphoto.com #6664728

22. K12 IT Services Technology powered Learning, Teaching, Leading, & Administration K12 IT Services K12 IT Services K12 IT Services

23. Internet… wireless everywhere… just like oxygen being connected is not optional just like breathing… 9 secondary, 13 middle, Board Office, Education Centre – all wireless All elementary have 1 or more areas covered – growing… istockphoto.com #3654579

24. Devices are small, powerful, and everywhere Kindle istockphoto.com #3654579

25. The POD’s are coming!PersonallyOwnedDevices Our classrooms will never be the same again! Are we ready? Courtesy of Dave Truss

26. Challenges for K12 IT Today Consumer IT Bandwidth Priority Change istockphoto.com #2079663C Pace of Obsolescence Agility Flexibility istockphoto.com #8194406 istockphoto.com #1448823

27. School Computers By Level istockphoto.com #6329581 Obsolescence

28. Our network in the beginning (mid 1990’s)… MOE www-text e-mail e-mail e-mail e-mail www-text Internet www-picture Board Office PLN ‘98 – Provincial Learning Network

29. 2010… e-FSA 1000’s of privately-owned wireless learning devices MOE msn skype e-mail Centralized “e” business and education services BCeSIS Virus attack msn e-Exam e-mail e-mail e-mail Virus attack Virus attack e-mail e-mail e-mail www e-mail www www video stream video stream youtube DL bcesis picture blog video stream DL DL Online / Virtual Learning bcesis google bcesis bcesis google IT Services IT Services wikipedia bcesis bcesis bcesis 21st Century Learning & Teaching bcesis youtube 1701 DL bcesis IT Services DL picture google 1701 portal IT Services portal wikipedia google 1701 portal portal Internet Board Office 1701 1701 Smart IT Services portal portal class size class size class size Home

30. K12 IT Services… Bandwidth! istockphoto.com #7946334 More through PODs Consumer IT istockphoto.com#3451547 istockphoto.com#3451547 istockphoto.com #2079663 Student use! Flickr – langwitches - blogging istockphoto.com#3622913

31. From District owned labs…

32. …To Personally Owned Devices (PODs) SD43… 8500 owned reducing to 4500? Field ITwork must change radically Major demand for wireless access! Major demand for District/Internet bandwidth Kindle Increased safetyconcerns for our online learners Increased concern about information security 3G 4G  beyond bypasses our networks istockphoto.com #3654579

33. A (very high speed) Fiber Network supports… Teaching Learning Work istockphoto.com#317238

34. School server lease renews summer 2011 *Estimate* Consolidate, centralize & virtualize servers to save (h/w + s/w) $50,000 / year

35. School phone systems are obsolete Consolidate & centralize phone systems to save $$ (~40%) and enhance capabilities

36. BC Payroll/HR? Which cloud? Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, similar to a public utility such as the electricity grid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

37. Students… no consent we are required to control access US Patriot Act Access “unauthorized” Employees… with consent? FIPPA PIPA http://www.oipcbc.org/sector_public/archives/usa_patriot_act/pdfs/report/privacy-final.pdf istockphoto.com #1376675 What can a School District put in a foreign cloud?

38. Systems self-diagnose and heal… Consumer IT Reduced demand on IT professional? istockphoto.com #2079663C istockphoto.com #9481165 More software now self-updates… Complex to simple Software installations are becoming very simple procedures… istockphoto.com #1232792 istockphoto.com #1386940

39. K12 IT Should Begin to Refocus

41. The PODs are coming, are we ready? K12 IT must evolve to remain relevant istockphoto.com #7834176 Cloud and Shared computing will be disruptive Learning is Technology Powered, Staff Development is key We need a high speed network to succeed! Portals, e-Forms, workflow, automation… these are key