PPEL School Board Discussion & Vote

The PPEL Board Meeting on technology took place this morning. The board voted unanimously to move forward on a 1 0n 1 laptop computer initiative for grades 5-12. We will also have laptop carts available for students in grades kdg-4th grade. This initiative is a total turnkey solution through Apple. This includes blanket wireless from the south side of the elementary playground to the north side of the High School and the Football Field area. Also included are all the software, hardware, licensing, professional development, security, firewall, anti-virus, servers, etc.. etc.. Absolutely everything we need for the 1054 laptops we will have in our students and teachers hands. WE AT THE ELEMENTARY ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES THIS MAY HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. To get an idea of what we may look like, or to get an idea of what is out there in 24/7 laptop education look at the following links.

www.apple.com/education/students/

http://www.apple.com/education/

http://www.central-city.k12.ia.us/computing/1to1.php

http://1to1schools.net/

http://ops24-7learning.blogspot.com/2009/12/5-minute-message-about-247-learning.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OneillPublicSchools24%2F7LearningInitiative+%28O%27Neill+Public+Schools+24%2F7+Learning+Initiative%29

http://delicious.com/kmorrow/24-7

http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/