K12 Tech Talk

Episode 133 - How Do You Handle Your 1:1 Deployment?

Sep 1, 2023

Discussion on cyber incidents in school districts, rolling out a 1:1 deployment, challenges of a new student information system, and protecting students with school devices at home.

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Quick takeaways

One key takeaway from the podcast is that allowing students to take their devices home presents challenges such as device neglect and insurance issues, while keeping devices in the classroom provides easier inventory management and accountability.

Another important takeaway is that using classroom sets of devices offers simplicity and accountability, but requires more devices and can be challenging when students move between classrooms.

Deep dives

The challenge of managing one-to-one devices

The podcast discusses the different models for managing one-to-one devices in schools.

Introduction

3min

Transition to a New Student Information System

6min

Discussion on a K-12 district losing $5.9 million from a compromised email account

4min

Cybersecurity Incidents in School Districts

3min

Jupiter SIS and LMS, First Week of School Bingo, and Chromebook Distribution Models

4min

Taking Chromebooks home in a K-12 school district

14min

Reflections on One-to-One Deployment Models and Insurance

2min

Protecting Students with School Devices at Home

13min

This is a wild one. We start out recapping our first two weeks of school, but quickly realize Josh is doing all the talking. We talk about a few news stories of cyber incidents at school districts in Connecticut and Maryland. While talking about these incidents, Mark takes offense that Josh and Chris thought Maryland was considered a New England state.

The majority of this episode is spent on a topic we found on a Facebook group called "The Principals Desk." There was a post in that group recently talking about different ways to rollout a 1:1 deployment and the pro/cons of each. So, we decided to discuss those options from our viewpoints with upwards of 10 years of 1:1 history each of our districts.

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