Ready.... or Not?

Creating, Testing and Deploying New Technology in

K-12 Schools

Panelists• Susan Adelmann

VP Strategic Partnerships, Follett

• Laurel KrsekTechnology Director, San Ramon Valley Unified School District

• Thomas SqueoChief Product Officer, Pierson Labs

• Diana GowanAlliance Manager, Education Programs, Intel Corporation Education Group

• Matt PasternackVP Business Development, Clever

Hardware Operating System

Networking

Device Type

•1 GHz or faster processor•1 GB RAM or greater memory•9.5 inch (10 inch class) or larger screen size•1024 x 768 or better screen resolution

•Windows 7•Mac 10.7•Linux (Ubuntu 11.10, Fedora 16)•Chrome OS•Apple iOS•Android 4.0

•Wired or wireless Internet connection

•Desktops, laptops, netbooks, thin client, and tablets that meet the hardware, operating system, and networking specifications

•PARCC and SBAC issued technology recommendations– April 2012 •PARCC revised – minimum & recommendation – February 2013•Bandwidth recommendation Internal 100 kbps/student External 1000 kbps/student•Browser and Bandwidth minimums – pending / October 2013

Comprehensive High School: 2,550 students

Tech Readiness Inventory:

Name # of Devices Operating System MemoryMonitor / Display Size Screen Resolution Environment

HP Desktop - Teacher Desktop 120 Windows 7 4 GB 17-19.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

HP Desktop - Library 36 Windows 7 2 GB 17-19.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

HP Midtower - T2 20 Windows 7 1 GB 17-19.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

AMAX Midtower - T2 12 Windows XP SP2 or less 1 GB 17-19.9 in 800 x 600 Current environment appropriate for assessment

HP Midtower - T1 Lab 32 Windows XP SP2 or less 2 GB 20-24.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

iMac - T5 36 iOS 6.x 4 GB 20-24.9 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

HP Desktop - FA bldg 12 Windows XP SP2 or less 2 GB 17-19.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

G5 Mac - Midtower - FA Bldg. 12 Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.4.3 8 GB 20-24.9 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

iMac Notebooks - Science CoW 30 Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.4.3 4 GB 13-16.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

HP Notebooks - FA CoWs 16 Windows Vista 2 GB 13-16.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

HP Notebooks - Science CoW 16 Windows 7 4 GB 13-16.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

HP Notebooks - ROP CoW 16 Windows Vista 2 GB 13-16.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

Acer Subnotebooks - Soc.Studies CoW 16 Windows 7 1 GB 7-9.4 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

HP Desktops - World Lang. Lab 16 Windows 7 1 GB 17-19.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

AMAX Midtower - Yearbook 12 Windows XP SP2 or less 1 GB 17-19.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

iMac - Yearbook 4 Mac OS X 10.6 4 GB 20-24.9 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

HP Desktop - S-6 10 Windows XP SP2 or less 1 GB 17-19.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

iMac - Counseling 5 Mac OS X 10.6 4 GB 20-24.9 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment not appropriate for assessment, and not sufficiently mobile

AMAX Midtower - Career Tech. 16 Windows XP SP3 or greater 1 GB 17-19.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment not appropriate for assessment, and not sufficiently mobile

HP Desktop - Career Tech. 7 Windows 7 4 GB 20-24.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment not appropriate for assessment, and not sufficiently mobile

iPads - English CoW 37 iOS 6.x >8 GB 7-9.4 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

iPads - Science CoW 20 iOS 6.x >8 GB 7-9.4 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

iPads - Phys. Ed. Dept. 7 iOS 6.x >8 GB 7-9.4 in 1600 x 1200 Movable to environment appropriate for assessment

iPads - Counseling 3 iOS 6.x >8 GB 7-9.4 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment not appropriate for assessment, and not sufficiently mobile

iPad - Newspaper 1 iOS 6.x >8 GB 7-9.4 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

iMacs - Newspaper 8 Mac OS X 10.6 8 GB 20-24.9 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

iMacs - Leadership 3 Mac OS X 10.6 8 GB 20-24.9 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

Macbook Air 10 Mac OS X 10.6 8 GB 13-16.9 in 1600 x 1200 Current environment appropriate for assessment

Macbook Pro - Science Dept. 20 Mac OS X 10.6 4 GB 13-16.9 in 1024 x 768 Current environment appropriate for assessment

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• CA http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/sbac-itr-

spr2012sum.asp

• CT http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?

a=2748&q=334492

• MO http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/assess/documents/asmt-sbac-mo-device-summary-1012.pdf

Applause for Openness!

How are you adapting to the social, political, and technical environment states of readiness we are in relative to Common Core?

K-12 Browser Use Statistics

• January – March 2013 activity• Source: Follett automated product access data• User access only – no pre-fetch, or services calls

How are the consortia minimum requirements for assessment versus recommended for learning impacting you?

How have mobile & BYOD impacted your software and data quality assurance and roll-out processes? What does a new software release or technology upgrade entail for you?

Given increasing dependencies between hardware, software, add-ons, open standards, HTML5 versus apps, business channels locked with technology…

Considering these technology challenges what are your biggest challenges and how does this impact what you buy or build?

If you had a magic wand…. What would you like to ask the other people on this panel and in this room to do?

Q&A

Thank You!• Final thoughts or questions?• Slides to be posted in the next week.• Session summaries to be posted in several weeks.• 3:35 - Roundtable: Tech Readiness for Learning

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