January
25
Planning for the future…
Recent posts about development plans (like this one) has made me think about mine. As part of ours, a digital strategy is key.
Some thoughts on long term digital strategy:
- It’s impossible to plan too far in advance, a 3 yr development is not really a long time, but lately it feels as though everything in schools is changing on an almost monthly basis. For tech, this is no different.
- Consider staff implications and CPD – would time be better spent investing in training that changing the provision?
- What are the curriculum needs (now that it’s here!) – will other subject areas require tech?
- What will really become obselete? Will companies stop supporting their ‘free’ services?
What will be on my long term plan?
- A pause! There has been lots of change recently, once the IT infrastructure works to my satisfaction we will pause!
- A mix of devices, with a mixture of operating system. Whilst the bulk of pupil use is through google drive and google apps I think it’s important that children experience a range of operating systems.
- Free services, such as google, will be important.
- Regular tech support and advice will be budgeted for.
- A mixture of android tablets (cheap and accesible) with iPads (quality of apps and intuitive)
- Windows in the classroom, ubuntu in shared areas, chromebooks and some laptops. – This is in part to get rid of Windows XP.
- Robots / beebots / lego – and CPD to use them correctly.
I will upload the development plan once done – but would love to know what is going into your long term strategy!
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Hi-a great post.
I did a 3 year plan in 2012-am going to review this year.Very interesting to re-read in light of your post & may be helpful in writing yours.
http://ideasfactory.me/creating-a-5-year-vision-for-ict-in-my-school
Keep up the great work
Julian
@ideas_factory
That’s an interesting post – especially considering that we are nearly three years into kt now. How is it gone? Would be great to have an update?
It’s gone well & having a plan-especially for Governors who needed convincing of budget spend,was a great idea.
Obviously some of the stuff was very optimistic & deliberately so.
Will blog a follow-up!
Look forward to reading it!