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=One to One Computing Initiative is happening at NHS=

Last year, 2009-2010 all of our students received second hand laptops and it was still great. We worked through many issues with wiring and routers and server space rules for students and teachers to follow and check on. How the fall dispersal went and how the spring pick-up happened were very enlightening for our first year.Key here was not to lose any instructional time - so all the dispersal events were held after school - each class had an evening. They parents and the students had to view an video that described highlighted points from the computer initiative handbook. then they all went to a paper signing station and next they received a laptop from yet another station and then went to the technicians to log on and make sure everything was working. Then they went home. We could accommodate about 40 parents and students in a room for the video. When they were done they moved to the media center and their ticket in the door was the paperwork. Here they read and signed the papers and then turned them into to receive their laptops. This last scenario was done with the freshman the last session as we worked through three others which all seemed flawed as we met each day and discussed the previous evening. The freshman night worked the best and we had planned on doing this in the Fall for 2010.

2010-2011 we were able to give each of the students a new macbook. This year was a battle getting the dispersal done. The school administration had dispersal meetings and the technology department had meetings and the ITF was not invited to the meetings yet was suppose to scheduling the event. Finally all sat at the table and the event happened and was a success. The dispersal was driven this year by the technicians - no over time was allowed. The dispersal had to be done during the day. Each day became a class then. Two or three technicians and the media center specialist and I along with the Media Center Student Assistants and many, many teachers

Dispersal is much easier then pick up is. For the 2009-2010 pick up we had teachers that used the laptop right up to the last day of student classes in some instance so we began by picking up the laptops during the lunch periods since we did not want to lose time from the classes. The students did not want to miss their lunch either. The first couple of days we did not take many laptops up. On the fourth day and last day before classes closed and testing started - the majority of the students were trying to turn their laptops, chargers, and sleeves in. They were trying to hurry - their lunch time - and we had insurance claims to get information for, needed to note whether they hand brought everything back or not. Ended up that we needed about 100 students to turn in besides the ones we had given extra time for. The social workers Daisy in particular really assisted in gathering in the strays. The teacher requested extended time students were wonderful for collection. When done with testing the teacher walked them down and I checked them in, filled out insurance claims, gather chargers and bags. We had about 400 of these students - this went very smooth. I am hoping that this is the tactic that we use for the spring 2011 pickup.

Spring 2011 pickup plans - each day of testing - when the student is completely done with testing - they may have up to 4 courses to test for - the teacher brings the students to the tech office where the tech(s) and I will be with the media center specialist and their student assistants. as testing closes the teachers call the tech office and say they are coming. the tech will check over the laptop while I check the bag and the charger to see if anything is broken or lost. If an issue is present then i will prepare the insurance claim. If not then the student will precede to the MCS for check in. If we do the pickup this way then all the students will have the laptops as long as they need them and we will not disrupt classes or the students lunch. Students who are not testing can hand their computers in on their last day of classes. Dated: 10.18.2010 posted by Leslie K Jones