Using the Cloud to Transform Learning a Guidebook for NZ Schools Contents the Cloud Opportunity What Does Cloud-Centric Learning Mean for Your School?
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Using the Cloud to transform learning A guidebook for NZ schools Contents The Cloud opportunity What does Cloud-centric learning mean for your school? With so many great opportunities, it’s important to manage your school’s transition carefully to ensure you get it right – for The introduction of Cloud technology provides New In addition to the vast academic opportunities, Cloud computing brings the school, your students, teachers and community. To help you Zealand schools with a landmark opportunity to transform strong practical value, including a reduction in overheads, simpler, more on your journey this booklet provides guidance at every step. learning, increase efficiencies and reduce overheads. secure IT, and the ability to leverage the latest classroom software. Understanding the Cloud opportunity What does Cloud-centric learning mean for your school? ........3 Cloud success stories ........................................................................4 What is Cloud computing? A landmark opportunity for Savings at every turn Security you can trust Understand your school like never before A world of opportunities .................................................................5 In simple terms, cloud computing means storing learning transformation When you switch to Cloud computing, you can make significant The high levels of security offered by dedicated Microsoft Included in your Office 365 Education licence, Microsoft Power Typical stages of implementation ..................................................6 and accessing software and files over the Internet Cloud computing provides every school with a cost savings and reinvest them back into the school. For cloud data centres with their 24/7 proactive monitoring, onsite BI enables teachers and principals to use simple visualisation instead of from your computer’s hard drive or the great opportunity to redefine teaching. example, you simply align software with student numbers security and remote back-ups make the cloud a low risk choice, tools to obtain a 360-degree view of student, class and school school servers. and only pay for the services you use. compared to on-premises school data centres. To protect results. Simply work with your Microsoft Education Partner to Planning your Cloud journey As New Zealand moves into the Communities of If you have an email address, you’re probably Learning model, the Cloud provides a common When you move to Cloud storage you don’t need to refresh your cloud services Microsoft has developed a Trustworthy connect your attendance, academic results data and other The MoE Schools Agreement with Microsoft NZ ......................8 already using a cloud service. Just like cloud email technology foundation for teachers and students to server hardware every few years once it fails to meet needs. Computing Framework comprised of 4 pillars. systems or data sources. Your Cloud journey starts here ......................................................9 with these new services from Microsoft you won’t collaborate both within and across a community of Instead you simply commission and pay for what you use. ● Security: Services built from the ground up to Power BI allows you to ask natural language questions to have to worry about managing the software safeguard your data. find key insights. These can provide forewarning as to which Building digital skills for students .................................................10 schools using powerful Cloud software and shared With Cloud computing you also eliminate the costs associated yourself, just enjoying the benefits. online spaces. Additionally the ultra-fast broadband with maintaining a school data centre or server room. This ● Privacy: You control your data - and control what others students are experiencing difficulties, allowing teachers to Building digital skills for staff ..........................................................11 This means schools no longer need to maintain delivered by Network 4 Learning (N4L) will help includes power and cooling as well as IT maintenance staff. can see. Speak to your partner about setting up password implement programs to increase understanding. make the experience fast and productive. their own servers, freeing IT staff up to focus Software upgrades and security patches are taken care of protection, permissions and access for your school users. Analytics not only benefit struggling students – they can on strategic priorities rather than day-to-day Just imagine what you could do... through auto-updates, keeping your school users protected ● Compliance: Industry-verified conformity with global identify learners who are capable of acceleration, scholarships IT maintenance, security and upgrades. • Open the door to any time, any device and getting the benefit of the latest versions – without a hefty standards to protect you from breaches. or selective schooling. On a school or national level you can You’ll have very robust security and disaster recovery. learning by allowing students to use software IT management overhead. This enables you to redeploy scarce understand the performance of your school and students ● Transparency: Our policies and practices are clear and benchmarked against standardised tests or metrics for Plus, every school can now have an evolving tools wherever they choose– from the school and valuable IT staff to focus on strategic educational goals, accessible to students, teachers and administrators alike. IT platform that will continually offer the latest library to home. not day-to-day maintenance. retention and achievement. learning and collaboration technologies. • Strengthen the development of 21st century And, most importantly, smaller, less resourced learning skills with powerful tools for creativity, schools can enjoy the same high level of IT services coding and problem-solving, as well as new ways to ensure their students are not disadvantaged. to collaborate and communicate. • Introduce learning analytics and start monitoring and measuring student and school performance with sophisticated reporting metrics. 2 Using the Cloud to transform learning A guidebook for New Zealand Schools Using the Cloud to transform learning A guidebook for New Zealand Schools 3 Cloud success stories A world of opportunities... The transition to Cloud computing has already achieved impressive outcomes By shifting to the Cloud you free up IT for schools – from boosting grades to improving academic achievement. resources and empower teachers with great software to innovate in the classroom. Analyse student and school Introduce 1-to-1 learning with Take advantage of the Internet of Organise your classes performance to drive school easy ways to manage student Things (IoT) to improve resource through a convenient improvement programs and school devices and student management homepage Marlborough Boys College St Andrew’s College Tacoma Public Schools Microsoft Power BI and Cortana Intelligence Enable students and teachers to confidently Connecting to the Internet of Things provides Microsoft Classroom is included in Office Marlborough Boys College in New Zealand St Andrew’s College in New Zealand After a national study dubbed its five high Suite can help analyse student and school bring personal devices to school. Microsoft’s a powerful opportunity. Schools can keep 365 Education. You can use it to organise used digital transformation as an opportunity began their digital transformation with schools ‘dropout factories’, the Tacoma performance data. With accurate insights you Enterprise Mobility Suite is included in the track of equipment and track student multiple classes, create and grade to reimagine their approach to teaching and the introduction of Cloud services and Public School district in Washington, USA can then make better decisions regarding MoE Schools Agreement bringing you a movement to optimise the use of resources assignments, collaborate with other teachers learning. They transitioned the College to a Microsoft Surface Pro tablets. developed a radical vision. What if teachers pedagogical change, and highlight students robust platform for managing BYOD and and space. Opportunities include: in Professional Learning Communities, and provide feedback to students – all from a hybrid Cloud solution, moving most of their Their Microsoft Education Partner and principals had analytical tools to who may need learning support and institution-owned tablets and smartphones. • Deploying a system to track and locate single centralised location. servers to Azure to complement Software- transitioned them from a traditional IT predict whether or not a student was likely enrichment. For example Tacoma Public Trusted devices have single sign-on equipment – such as projectors, lab as-a-Service applications. setup to a Cloud platform and equipped to drop out? This data would empower Schools is able to predict high school student capabilities and (if required) enforced security equipment and devices instantly using RFID • Set up classes and assignments in a snap This opened the door for Office 365 them with their Microsoft Surface Pro them to reverse the trend and help more drop-out risks, enabling early intervention policies. You’ll have an organisational view of – to reduce time-wasting and frustration. with OneNote Class Notebooks built Education, freeing students to work online devices. Starting with six devices in a pilot students succeed. that has increased graduation rates from devices with smart reporting and proactive into every class, allowing