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jwishart |
Going Wireless
Aug 20 2008, 1:30 AM EDT
We at JIS have just launched a wireless network. We have a planned phased implementation. HS Science have 180 laptops and 40 tablets in there new science module along with SmartBoards, Digital cameras, and sound system. All our libraries are wireless for school owned laptops: in the HS we are experimenting with 12 Asus EEEPCs as well as wired PCs. Our Language & Learning Center in D-module has a mix of wired and 25 Asus EEEPCs- this will hopefully go live in a week for student wireless use. Some teachers are working with laptops/tablets and will go wireless in the first semester. We plan to open wireless to student owned laptops in semester 2. We are currently evaluating bandwidth utilisation, as well as security and access. For the conference we will have access to wireless for you when you participate with our conference
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delliotthk |
1. RE: Going Wireless
Aug 23 2008, 11:06 AM EDT
Thanks for starting the first thread on LDW! Part of living in the web world is writing and working without much context. This takes a bit of courage. I wanted to write as soon as you posted but I was embarrassed not to know your real name. Take a minute and work on your profile and encourage the others to do the same. Starting a thread on the home page is perhaps the best way for the important questions to get raised and laptops in schools is one of the most timely for me. The sessions in the conference could structure themselves around the topics in these threads.A few notes and questions from my experience at HKIS; 1. We had a mixed bag of school-owned and personal student computers. Many schools go all one way or the other. Pros and cons? 2. Student owned computers were used extensively out of class and in the library (maybe 30% brought theirs to school) yet teachers preferred the school-owned trolleys. They didn't feel comfortable with student owned laptops in the class. What does this tell us? 3. Bandwidth has two components (coverage and density). Coverage is easy, important and cheap. However if you exceed 20-25 computers on one base station you get the point you need one base station per classroom. This is an educational question. How will they be used? 4. As most of what we do with computers anymore involves connectivity to the internet, the whole school's bandwidth is important. We were very fortunate in HK. This gets technical quickly and requires infrastructure thought. You will have much to add by November. Thanks again for writing. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
rpolonsky |
2. RE: Going Wireless
Aug 25 2008, 10:01 AM EDT
I was wondering if schools have thought of ways to collect data when they go wireless to help them answer the question, Does wireless increase student learning? It would be an interesting study for us!
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jwishart |
3. RE: Going Wireless
Aug 28 2008, 6:42 AM EDT
What would need to be measured? Increased use of the hardware used. Increased of time using technology. Increased activities. Increased creation of content. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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jwishart |
4. RE: Going Wireless
Aug 28 2008, 6:46 AM EDT
A similar list of notes and questions from our other participants would make for a great comparison. I would also be very interested to hear of what news ways the technology got used - how people changed their teaching to incorporate a more digital perspective.
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rpolonsky |
5. RE: Going Wireless
Aug 28 2008, 9:15 AM EDT
Oh, John you are such a techie. Talking about measuring hardware and time using technology. How about measuring if kids are actually getting smarter from all this technology. I do know that this information my be a click away but it's more fun chatting with you. Actually, it is probably something that we aren't really sure of yet and that is why it would be interesting if we could do a study.
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