WWPS Technology

Phase 1 Nearly Complete Now that we're almost finished getting 3,800 Acer 710 & 720 Chromebooks into production I can take a minute and reflect on the first 5 weeks of our 1:1 Chromebook  - One Classroom at a Time  Initiative . Our district made the switch to Google Apps for Education in the middle of the 2008-2009 school year during the winter holiday. We haven't looked back since, and that one singular move has allowed us to implement a 1:1 initiative today. In fact, moving to Google Apps for Education has made us (the leadership team) look a lot smarter than we actually are! Our district, like many school districts, has a small staff. We have one technician,  +Les Petrarca  , that handles all of our machine break/fix helpdesk tickets, and production rollouts. Lester had the help of many teachers, custodians, secretaries and administrators across the district that rolled up their sleeves and helped us get machines into production within the first two weeks of schoo

Week 5 - September 29 - October 3, 2014 I'd like to take the opportunity to update the WWPS community on what we've accomplished, and our plans for the next week. Week 5, is in the books. It's amazing that we're almost finished getting Chromebooks out to all of our students in grades K-12.  Towards the end of the post I've taken the opportunity answer some of the frequently asked questions submitted by administrators, teachers, students and parents. Chromebook Distribution Chromebooks have been distributed to all 1-12 graders across the district, and to kindergarten students at John F. Horgan Elementary School, and Greenbush Elementary School. We only have to distribute approximately 82 machines to kindergartners at Wakefield Hills Elementary School. Professional Development Update Teachers across the district have taken upon themselves to share tips and tools about their Chromebooks. I have spent a lot of time at Deering Middle School this week, and it&