Tech Committee Meeeting Oct. 18
    Elementary School Long term Computer Workstation Plan
     
     
    On Oct. 18th the Lyons Technology Committee met in the MS/HS Library to discuss the Long Term Elementary Computer Workstation Plan. In attendance were D. Alena, M. Clark, A. Cook, D. Cline, S. Moon, B. Neal, K. Polyn, and G. Verdine.
     
    The Committee agreed upon the following plan:
     
    School Year Recommendation
    04-05 ·   30-35 PC workstations for teacher classrooms.
    ·   Teachers will forfeit one imac (graphite color) with OSX. These will be relocated to Computer lab. Computer lab will cascade its macs to classrooms that have older mac models.
    05-06 ·   12 PC workstations for Teacher classrooms
    ·   Onewireless mobile cart (25-30) for the library and
    ·   If possible 6 additional PCs for Elementary Library.
    ·   Macs in the Basement Auxiliary lab lower level will be moved temporarily to the new Auxiliary lab first floor
    06-07 ·   Mobile wireless cart for Auxiliary lab
    ·   IMacs in this lab relocated to the Computer lab.
     
     
    At the meeting the reason for migrating to PCs was explained by Ms. Polyn. The District is utilizing more web-based programs, such as Clear Track (IEPs) and Teacher Toolbox (Teacher web page development), which have been written by software developers for the PC platform. Furthermore, the Mandarin Library system program at the elementary building is only operational on the PC platform. The schools’ student information system, School Master, will only operate on macs using OSX. The district only has 34 computers currently to support OSX. Therefore elementary classroom teachers are unable take daily morning attendance. Special teachers must all share one computer in the lab to record student grades. Currently the District email system, Group wise, also has limited functionality using mac web browsers.
     
    Furthermore, upon completion of the above plan, macintosh student elementary classroom computers will be replaced in the following order on a yearly basis and if economically feasible.
    6th & 5th  
    4& 3rd
    2-K
     
     
     

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