Connected Classroom ProgramJanuary 2009 Update

Connected Classroom Program

February, FLN 2009 Update

Connected Classroom Program

February, FLN 2009 Update

Learning Tools Project The Connected Classrooms Learning Tools (CCLT) Project objectives are to provide:

• A secure online workspace for staff and students with the ability to create, store, edit, reuse,

manage, view and deliver digital learning content from collections and repositories.

• Access to parents/caregivers to view their children’s reports online.

• An email service to school and TAFE students to replace the current UNISYS email service.

• Teaching School and TAFE staff the same email service as DET corporate staff by migrating

existing accounts from UNISYS to DET’s “in-house” email service.

• An adaptable and scalable system that will be able to deliver the latest Web 2.0 technologies

to staff and students.

Connected Classroom Program

February, FLN 2009 Update

Challenges & Achievements - 2008:• Network upgrades & Filtered Internet Browsing

•A total of 900 sites have had their network upgraded to 10 Mbps.•Filtered Internet Browsing has been brought “in-house”

• Student Email•Approximately 1.2 million school and TAFE students have been provided with and are now using a new email service, Google’s G-mail.

•An on-line website has been created providing teacher and student support material, for example, Frequently Asked Questions, Videos and “Comic-strip” style user guides. https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/it/learnsyssupport/index.htm

• Teaching Staff Email•Teaching School and TAFE staff have been migrated and are now using the “in-house” email service.

Connected Classroom Program

February, FLN 2009 Update

• Planning activities are underway for the:

• Next 400 “Phase III” school IC installations

• Network upgrades to complete1641 sites• Network upgrade contract negotiations for the remaining 800 sites

• VoIP implementation

• Procurement of VC core infrastructure.

• Procurement of desktop data collaboration software

• Trialling of Web 2.0 learning tools, Blogs & Wikis

• Procurement of online storage through an EOI procurement process.

• Development of an “Trialling/Evaluation Framework” for monitoring, reporting and

governing the delivery of program benefits.

Next 6 months…