Maine 207 Leveraging the Cloud
Maine 207 Leveraging the Cloud
Dr. Ken Wallace Superintendent Maine 207 Schools [email protected]
Maine 207
District Overview: ● 16 Miles NW of Chicago ● Founded in 1902 ● Our Mission is "To Improve Learning" ● 6900 high school students ● 1200 staff members ● 3 large high schools & an alternative resource center
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Began with Google Apps for Education (2007) Began shifting philosophy - get to the Internet as fast and reliably as possible Internet Bandwidth = 250M per building & WAN = 1G between the buildings. Complete wireless blanket. Opened network to all devices - even personal (2009) Teacher professional learning and trainers Next year: 1-1 Chromebooks in grades 9 & 10 Opening possibilities for more Internet resources and tools
Cloud Learning Benefits ● more collaborative ● much faster ● flexible ● remove walls ● asynchronous ● other tools ● authentic resources ● closes digital divide ● increases demands for technology
Dr. Ken Wallace Superintendent Maine 207 Schools [email protected]
Maine 207
District Overview: ● 16 Miles NW of Chicago ● Founded in 1902 ● Our Mission is "To Improve Learning" ● 6900 high school students ● 1200 staff members ● 3 large high schools & an alternative resource center
Our Investment in the Cloud ● ●
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Began with Google Apps for Education (2007) Began shifting philosophy - get to the Internet as fast and reliably as possible Internet Bandwidth = 250M per building & WAN = 1G between the buildings. Complete wireless blanket. Opened network to all devices - even personal (2009) Teacher professional learning and trainers Next year: 1-1 Chromebooks in grades 9 & 10 Opening possibilities for more Internet resources and tools
Cloud Learning Benefits ● more collaborative ● much faster ● flexible ● remove walls ● asynchronous ● other tools ● authentic resources ● closes digital divide ● increases demands for technology
