The ICT Oversight Committee has decided that beginning in 2011, all year 7 and 8 students will be required to purchase an iPod Touch, and to use it to connect to our wireless LAN. Once connected, they should be able to access our Learning Management System (Studywiz) and the Internet, as well as other applications deemed useful in their learning.
Prior to this project going ahead, it was deemed that there would be 2 different "pilot" projects. The first is to issue 30 staff members with iPod Touches, so that they can research appropriate applications and usage of the iPods.
The second pilot, and the inspiration for this blog, is for a class of 27 year 7 students (along with 8 of their teachers) to be given iPod Touches. This is so that they too can research applications and usage. However, my own opinion is that this pilot is far more interesting, since it involves the students (and the associated challenges from a tech support point-of-view).
In this blog I aim to record my experiences in providing technical support to the "7H iPod Touch Pilot Project". The experience gained during this pilot will determine how successful the implemenetation is in 2011.
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