[Offtopic] Mac and PC living in harmony
Tim Kitchen
tkitchen at strathcona.vic.edu.au
Fri Jun 10 16:37:59 EST 2011
Hi Andrew
For us, the normal AUP for all downloads applies when the students do so from the School network and if they bring to school content that they have downloaded from home
These sections of our AUP apply in this case:
7. I will not:
- access, or attempt to access, inappropriate, age restricted or objectionable material; - download, save or distribute such material by copying, storing, printing or showing it to others;
...
8. If I accidentally access inappropriate material, I will:
- not show it to other students
- report the incident to a teacher immediately.
9. I will comply with the Copyright amendment Act 2006 and not download or upload at School any files such as music, videos, games or software programs without the permission of a teacher.
14. I understand that the School can audit my use of ICT to ensure my downloads are not excessive and are in accordance with the download policy.
15. I understand that the above rules apply to any personally owned electronic device that I bring to School and that the School accepts no responsibility for their replacement or repair if lost, stolen or damaged.
16. I understand that any violation of the above directions amounts to unethical conduct, is in breach of the Schoolʼs expectations and, in some instances, may constitute a criminal offence. 17. I understand that the School has procedures if this agreement is breached which includes parental consultation, being blocked from the School network for a period of time, suspension and (in extreme cases) expulsion.
Hope this is helpful
Ta
Tim Kitchen
Strathcona BGGS
On 10/06/2011, at 9:17 AM, WEIR Andrew wrote:
>
> Tim, and others.
> Does any one have a school policy document relating to iTunes and podcasts purchased or freely downloaded from iTunes. We are trying to get all our i's dotted and t's crossed in relation to our iPad rollout and this is one of the steps we are up to.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> Andrew Weir
> VK3HFT
>
> On 09/06/2011, at 13:36, "Tim Kitchen" <tkitchen at strathcona.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
>> Hi again
>>
>> The best way to handle iPads is to consider them a personal device managed by the individual staff member or student via their iTunes account. iPads are not designed to be part of class sets or shared devices. The iPad is the individual's diary, contacts, email & (350,000) apps.
>>
>> We encourage our students to charge them each night so the battery lasts the day and we recommend what apps need to be downloaded.
>>
>> Many schools are looking at book listing them and the apps and replacing much of the annual stationary and text book costs.
>>
>> We are still in a trial phase and hope to be phasing them in one year level at a time starting next year.
>>
>> In relation to negatives with a hybrid environment - some saw virtualising Windows as a negative rather than dual booting. However it it did force the non-Mac user to get use to the Mac environment in order to get to the Windows side and as a result, many are now sticking with the Mac side and only using Windows for the rare app that doesn't run on Mac.
>>
>> Check my iPad blog and the Vic Gov iPad trail site for more info
>>
>> http://timkitchen.net/ipads/
>> http://www.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/
>>
>> Ta
>>
>> Tim Kitchen
>> Strathcona BGGS
>>
>>
>> On 09/06/2011, at 1:16 PM, Alan Oh wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for all the replies. All seem very doable and positive. Are/Were there any negatives at all in a hybrid environment? Any caveats? I just want to be as prepared as much as possible. I appreciate the contacts for the apple specialists. They will come in handy later on.
>>>
>>> As another question, how are ipads handled? My experience with Apple products is limited but I understand that you would require itunes to sync with the devices. On top of that, there is a restriction of 5 devices to one itunes account. Those of you with more than 5 iOS devices, how do you handle that to provide uniformity ?
>>>
>>> Sorry for all these questions.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Alan
>>> WCC
>>>
>>> From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Tim Kitchen
>>> Sent: Thursday, 9 June 2011 12:22 PM
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>>> Subject: Re: [Offtopic] Mac and PC living in harmony
>>>
>>> Hi Folks
>>>
>>> As soon as Apple started building their iMacs with the intel chip and allowed access to the Windows OS we were converted.
>>>
>>> Since then we have replaced just about all our desktops and laptops with Macs that are dual boot (Windows & Mac).
>>>
>>> Our students can now choose the OS they they want to use depending on what they need to do and there seems to be a nice even mix between the two systems.
>>>
>>> Integration with our Network has not been a major issue. Recently we have been getting the help of an expert in this area who I highly recommend.
>>>
>>> Melvin Wilson Jr
>>> Apple Certified Professional
>>>
>>> mel at kokua.com.au
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Tim Kitchen
>>> Strathcona BGGS
>>>
>>> On 08/06/2011, at 3:11 PM, Alan Oh wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I would like to know if there are schools out there which have both Mac and PC computer labs. If so (and I am sure there are), what does it take to have them running smoothly.
>>>
>>> (Background). We are primarily a Windows school, running Windows Servers 2008 R2. We have several PC computer labs. One of the labs is coming up for renewal and one of the options was to replace it with Macs with a new primary school curriculum.
>>>
>>> Do I need to have a Mac server? What can I use for imaging the 30 iMacs? Authentication on the network? More questions which I haven’t thought of yet.
>>>
>>> Basically, what do I need to arm myself with to manage both camps?
>>>
>>> Thanks for listening to the ramblings.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Alan Oh
>>>
>>> Information Technology
>>>
>>>
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>> Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School
>> http://timkitchen.net
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