T4L News for ITD
Program Updates - 17 May 2013
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Project updates
eT4L Primary Schools
More than 1470 primary schools have now been migrated to the eT4L solution. This represents a total of 83 per cent of primary schools in NSW and just under 123,000 devices have been built with the new image.
The pilot for the new file permissions and structure retrofit has been completed. At the moment, a schedule is being developed to roll out the retrofit to those schools before 8 March 2013. This process is expected to be finalised by the end of June.
Planning for the piloting of the change of sign on solution in schools is currently underway.
Next month, the project team estimates that 95 per cent of primary schools will have migrated to the eT4L environment. With the near completion of the migrations, the project will begin developing a review of the lessons learned as well as prepare for the BAU handover.
eT4L Secondary Schools
In the last month, a number of milestones were achieved in preparation for rolling out eT4L server and services across secondary schools in NSW. The Request for Quote (RFQ) for hardware closed and the evaulation has been completed. An agreement has also been reached to utilise DER resources on the project for the remainder of this year.
A number of key activities are scheduled for the next month. Some of these include:
- Beginning the engagement process with secondary school principals.
- Start to build a draft Phase 1 schedule based on opt-in schools.
- Building of the SCCM 2012 secondary hierarchy.
- Purchase and receipt of hardware.
LAN Remediation Primary Schools
More than 1500 primary schools in NSW have been assessed as part of the LAN Remediation project. As part of Phase 2, a target of 1000 schools are due to be assessed by the end of June. It is expected that assessments for those 1000 schools will be received by the end of this week.
More than 6000 pieces of hardware have been or are currently scheduled to be installed, including switches, modules and patch lead cables. It's anticipated that by the end of the year, all NSW primary schools will be networked to DEC or industry standards with all learning spaces connected.
LAN Health Check - Secondary Schools
Currently, initial requirements are being compiled for revised data collection tools. The scope of the LAN Health Check project is also being defined and the appropriate stakeholders have been identified and are being engaged.
Over the next month, it's anticipated that the scope of the project will be complete and a schedule for a pilot of this project will be developed. In addition, a Type 345 vendor under the NSW DPC Pre-Qualification Scheme will be engaged.
T4L Computer Equipment Rollout
DEC Software Catalogue
The T4L Program is working with a third party supplier, Tobias and Tobias, to create a user friendly front-end, allowing school staff to view and request software to be deployed on school devices.
The design of this interface has been completed for the first phase release and the functional specification is being drafted to enable the integration with the back-end database and application. Additional features and processes are currently being designed in readiness for a phase two release later this year.
Content to populate the catalogue, such as metadata and software descriptions is also being developed by the project team.
Library Management System
ITD Website
A new interface for ITD is currently being developed. The T4L program has engaged the services of Tobias and Tobias to assist with developing the yet to be branded website.
A number of workshops have been conducted to explore user and technical requirements and a branding exercise is also underway.
Training and Support
Bring Your Own Device
For more information
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