How and when do you retire iPads

[Dos_Box]

:mod:Can we get this thread back on topic everyone. We all know that every school is different and every shool has it's own funding, development, investment priorities and issues because of those:mod:

[Planehazza]

You sound so like some bad tempered technicians who hate their job and environment they work in and think they should be at the centre of everything and decide which tools teachers should be using to make your job easier with little or no classroom experience.

 

I support as an education consultant hundreds of schools across the NE. Many of these schools have been running fantastic iPad 1:1 schemes since 2013. These school manage their budgets very carefully, have made enormous savings in printing and photocopying, operational and time savings in marking and assessment allowing teachers to spend the time they need with students, allowing teachers to become real innovators and ultimately raise attainment levels in school.

 

below are just a few who I have worked with

 

https://www.monkhouseprimary.co.uk/1-2-1-ipads/

 

https://bentondeneprimaryschool.schooljotter2.com/learning-and-achievement/ipad-project

 

https://www.stephensonmemorial.co.uk/learning-with-ipad

 

https://www.hadrianparkprimary.org.uk/ipads-hpps/

 

Maybe you should wake up and smell the coffee?

 

No I don’t support Eton….

 

Seeing as you're being so frank and direct, allow me to be so.

 

Arguably, some of what you said isn't 100% wrong: I am frustrated and tired. But I am not just some grumpy Technician trying to have things his way. However, we are employed for a reason. We are not there as tech slaves just to look at everything that has a plug because no else things have a very basic understanding of their way around an OS is their concern. It is. We are there becusse it is our job (IT as a whole, disregarding 'rank' or seniority) to understand, help, advice, and run a safe, fit for purpose network. So when you've been on the ground in IT for 15 years and you have drives and passions to bring in systems that work well for teachers etc and will fix larger issues, one gets via burned out when the smallest of your issues is a complete and utter lack of funding. You can't run an up to date network when tech is aging or failing and there's no money to buy fit for purpose tech to keep up with an ever changing, and ever more threatening landscape. Even worse when those that do call the shots won't listen to IT leads when they're begging for tech to prevent the next attack.

 

So yeah, if that's what I have to deal with and I care about the schools and people too much to just quit, you can bet your arse I'm going to struggling and grumpy. I hold no apologies for that but I think you owe me and others here one.