Cloud Computing And Post Primary Education. Seamus Ryan Education Officer Co. Meath VEC

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Seamus Ryan Education Officer

Co. Meath VEC

Cloud Computing And Post Primary

Education

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What is Cloud Computing

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Any ICT service that is available to you from outside your

own location via a Broadband link

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2 types of Cloud Service



Cloud ICT services for general system management and

standard applications

 System Support Services, data storage, email, backup, DR.

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Cloud Services for Learning and Education

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Examples of Cloud Services



General ICT Services

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Help Desk

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System Monitoring

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PC Management

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Email (Live@edu, Gmail)



Data Storage ( SkyDrive)

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Office365 (Microsoft)



Google Apps



I P Telephony

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Video Conferencing (Lync)

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Educational Cloud Services

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Distance Learning



Hosted Moodle

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Hosted SharePoint

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On-Line Testing

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Non Cloud Services in Schools

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Any application that you have to have on your school server

at the moment.

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i.e.



Active Directory



File and Print Server



Facility

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Eportal

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Solid Works

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Eureka

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Co. Meath VEC

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9 Post-primary schools & 1 primary school

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6 YouthReach Centres

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5,800 students

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Schools range from 120-1,300 students

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4,000 students in other programmes

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1200 Desktop PCs

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105 Servers (16 Physical)

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700 Student laptops (400 Post Primary)

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Data Centre

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MVEC PRIVATE CLOUD

Broadband- Private licenced Wireless Network from 10MB to 100MB Cost shared across all schools. € 20.00

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Meath VEC

Cloud Shared Services

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Email for Staff (Exchange) Private

Cloud

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Email for Students (Live @ Edu)

Cloud

o

School websites-

Cloud

o

School Virtual Staff Rooms-

Cloud

o

Staff Intranet (SharePoint)

Cloud

o

Learning Management Systems

o SharePoint Private

Cloud

o Moodle

Cloud

o

Video Conferencing-Telephony (Lync) Private Cloud

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School ICT Infrastructure



Broadband- Private licenced Wireless Network from 10MB to

100MB

 Cost shared across all schools. € 20.00 (10 MB -€16,000 for 2 years )

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Local Server- Virtualised

 _{Remotely Managed & backed up}

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School Networks

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Fibre Backbone 1GB

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Remotely Managed

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Managed Switches

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Wireless Controller

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Central IT Services

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Central Purchasing of all ICT equipment & services

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1

st

Level Support (Help Desk)

Contracted

8.00a.m. -4.30p.m – Email, Web Form, Phone for Principals only Handles all users requests (including training & equipment purchases) Monitoring and low level Management of Servers and Networks.

Support for some Software Applications. Remote deployment of Software and fixes.

Referral of issues to Technicians and contracted suppliers .

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2

nd

Level Support (Technician services )

Contracted

 Visits to schools and some remote management of desktops  Installation of new equipment and services

 Deal with suppliers for warranty issues

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3

rd

Level Support (Management of the Network)

Contracted

 Server Monitoring and Management and escalation of major issues.  Network Monitoring and Management

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PCs in Schools

Categories Of Computers

 Teacher Classroom PCs  Computer Room PCs  Office PCs  Student Laptops PC Management

 Standard Image all county  No local data on any PC

 Remotely managed for OS and software updates, anti-virus etc.  Remote applications delivery

 Locked down locally ( No local Admin rights)

 Energy management systems (turned off to a timetable every day)  Less than 60 second login

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Challenges Facing Schools Today

Provide industry standard ICT services

1.

Broadband 20MB Service

(Minimum)

2.

Developing the school Infrastructure

 A. Data Network (DOE TGD 31)

 Fibre Backbone (1GB) between switches  Managed Switches _{(Remotely Managed)}  Wireless Controller _{(Remotely Managed)}

o Specialist Installer

 B. School Server-(_{Dedicated Data Common Room)} - Virtualised Server

- Remotely Managed - Adequate Backup and Storage - U.P.S.

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2.Developing the school Infrastructure

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C. School Desktop PCs

 Policy for 4 PC Types in schools  A common image for all

 No local data on any PC. (All on Server)

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D. Other School Equipment.

 Printers – Consider a Managed Print Service  Other Devices, minimise the different types

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E. Contract Support Services

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ICT Services for Teachers & Students

(to support your ELearning Plan)

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A. Administration Systems-

 E-portal-Student Records

 Assessment etc.

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B. Communication Systems -

 Email for Staff

 Email for Students  School Intranet  Virtual Staffroom  School Website

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ICT Services for Teachers & Students

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Collaboration Systems

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Subject Departments on-line work spaces

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Teacher Student on-line services or LMS (SharePoint , Moodle)

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Video Conferencing Service

 Extending the Classroom  Visiting Speakers.

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Key Ideas

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Develop Infrastructure to industry standard as much as you

can afford

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Plan to take advantage of Cloud Services for your ICT

services , applications and infrastructure support.

 Network managed  Servers managed

 Desktops managed/standard image

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No data on local machines (only server)

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No local admin rights for anyone

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