DASP Curriculum Development group ICT meeting
Monday 28th April 2014 at Manor Park First School at 4pm.
Minutes
Present.
Lynne Walker - Manor Park First
Paul Hicken - DASP ICT
Richard Scott - Thomas Hardye School
Amber Palmer - Frome Valley First
Graham Otter - St Osmund’s Middle
Lisa Thornicroft - Charminster First
Tim Jones - St Mary’s RC First
Bob Duffin - Cheselbourne Village
Nancy Sewed - Sunninghill
Jo Neale - Piddle Valley
Simon Oxlee - Broadmayne First
Audrey Andrews - Milborne First
Mark Fenwick - Thomas Hardye
Penny Ettling - DMS
Claire Cook - Cerne Abbas First
Rob Wickes - St Mary’s Middle
Apologies.
Tim Oram - Damers First
Bev Dukes - Prince of Wales First
Sam Johnson - Prince of Wales First
Dan Hunwick - Puddletown First
Martin Quinn - Thomas Hardye
2. Minutes of the previous meeting held on 30th January 2014 at The Prince of Wales First School were approved.
3. BYOD Policy. It was recognised that the plan to encourage BYOD in schools also crosses other policies (eg phones are not allowed in some schools) After discussion, it was agreed that Nancy, Penny and Richard would get together to create a policy for Bring Your Own Devices. This DASP Policy would allow schools to either adapt or adopt this for use in their own schools. Timescale. Aim to complete this by end of June 2014
4. Digital Leaders http://damersdigitalleaders.wordpress.com/ Kids’ Meet. Tim Oram not present. A date is already fixed (Wed 11th June 2014 and a room is free at THS) After discussion, it was agreed to float this as a G and T ICT session and that schools would be asked to send 2 children with ICT skills to share. This will be run along the same lines as the DASPO Enrichment – run by Julie Thorp. Action - Bob to discuss with Julie and Tim Oram.
4.5 Virtual Desktop. (Bob) A demonstration on the VM Virtual Desktop. This system is in the process of being installed at other first and middle schools.
5. IPACA DASP ICT group, progress so far! ICT Coordinators have met at IPACA twice and are now creating a set of resources for all year groups from Age 4 to KS4. The completed document should be ready by 4th July 2014 and will be sent by email shortly after that date.
6. Update on the Curriculum groups. (Graham and Simon) Graham has organised the next meeting and the lower age group fixed a date for their second meeting (24th June 2014). Please claim supply (with Joy Ray at St Osmunds) and aim to complete work by end of June.
7. ICT Up-skilling sessions. These will be re-started from September – when the term is less busy.
8. Steering group – BT Broadband update (Mark/Paul/Bob) Awaiting some BT prices still.
9. Technical update from Paul Hicken. Paul has contacts with Lenovo for second-user laptops with 4Gb RAM for £199
10. AOB
Teach meet is on Thu 19th June 2014 at Blandford Brewery from 6pm. Details here, http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/w/page/76351145/TeachMeet%20Dorset%2019th%20June%20Details
11. Date of next meeting.
Thu 18th Sep 2014 at 4pm at Manor Park.
At the close of the meeting, colleagues are invited to stay to a demonstration of a Touch Screen LED by Sarj from Interactive Education.