ICT output specification document

[Grommit]

As regards our IT suites or lack of them and what we get instead I have no idea. I will be fighting the idea to rid us of IT suites tooth and nail.

 

No IT suites means mobile computing, means saving space & cabling costs, or that's at least what we are being told. It might also mean the end of courses dedicated to teaching ICT as a subject.........

 

The Architects 'vision' for my school under BSF is no ICT rooms too, and no space for technicians or network manager either! The school and LA have a 'vision' (I call it a nightmare) of 1:1 ratio of computers to pupils; you could probably achieve it in technology terms using low cost Eee PCs as long as you ignore issues like safe storage in school, technical support, power management etc etc.

 

You can have some sport with the 'experts' when you discuss Becta recommendations for pupil:technician support ratios scaled up to one device per end user knowing that the game plan is to reduce the level of onsite support in schools as part of BSF.

 

The recent TV news items about the $100 labtops in Africa will continue to fuel the 1:1 student computer debate too.

 

This is crazy... don't you have your ICT Senior Teaching Staff freaking out ?

 

My Boss would have thier heads with this type of stupidity... my Boss is proud of his 13 ICT suites..

[Jimbo]

Does this seem familiar?

 

lol, Great stuff.