This was a panel of superintendents and IT directors. Many of the schools are one to one schools. They talked about the reasons they moved to one to one and the benefits their schools have gained. They talked about hiring coaches and professional development and to get rid of the technicians. They also talked about that at contract time it is must to negotiate one hour after school each day for teachers to meet and collaborate.
The schools that were most successful extended the school day for teachers and students. It was interesting that the success was very much tied to the coaches they hired and what they calls elbow to elbow pd.
They also talked about cloud control and personalization and the use of a virtual server to get the universal apps out. They said at storage is not an issue because of Dropbox and other similar storage devices.
Finally they talked about the importance of engaging parents in the process.
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