<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[West Des Moines Community Schools Technology]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://wdmtech.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Brian Abeling]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/author/wdmtech/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Updates on 1:1 Chromebook&nbsp;rollout]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/want-to-help-review-protective-case-options/2017-03-10-10-52-30/" rel="attachment wp-att-5412"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="5412" data-permalink="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/want-to-help-review-protective-case-options/2017-03-10-10-52-30/" data-orig-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2017-03-10-10-52-30.jpg" data-orig-size="3024,4032" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1489143150&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;41.566416666667&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-93.757813888889&quot;}" data-image-title="2017-03-10 10.52.30" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2017-03-10-10-52-30.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2017-03-10-10-52-30.jpg?w=768" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-5412" src="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2017-03-10-10-52-30.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2017-03-10-10-52-30.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300 225w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2017-03-10-10-52-30.jpg?w=450&amp;h=600 450w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2017-03-10-10-52-30.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a>Q1. What&#8217;s the status of the 1:1 Chromebook rollout?  Do all schools have the devices ready to go?</strong><br />
A1. We&#8217;re close &#8211;  we have a few schools to go, but we will be ready by Aug 4th, as many of the secondary schools will begin distributing to students during the second week of August.</p>
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<p><strong>Q2. What communications will be sent to parents/families/students related to the upcoming deployment?</strong><br />
A2. We are working on an faq list that will be broken down by audience &#8211;  and we&#8217;ll be sending it on at the start of August to each specific audience.</p>
<p><strong>Q3. What about training for classroom teachers?  What&#8217;s already been done and what else needs to be done?</strong></p>
<p>A3.  Already done:</p>
<ul>
<li>Initial introductory training provided at each school this past spring.</li>
<li>Optional 15hr courses offered to staff this summer</li>
<li>Optional 1/2 day courses offered to staff this summer</li>
</ul>
<p>Coming up:</p>
<ul>
<li>1/2 day training planned in October</li>
<li>Additional training planned during PD days in Jan (Elementary) and Feb (Secondary)</li>
</ul>
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