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Workshop Report June 2010 - Goals and Objectives - Awareness - Policy - Governance - Deployment Action Plan - Training - Curriculum Integration - Content - Community - Server and Power Infrastructure - Localisation - Child Online Protection - Recycling - Support - Lesson Plans, Teaching Ideas and Resources

Allocation of Laptops – Recommendations from the workshop

Allocation of Laptops – Recommendations from the workshop
Tolise (115)	Classes 1 and 2 A higher class 3, 4 or higher (Note that if we give to highest classes the laptops will leave the school before the end of their expected lifetime of 5 years) All teachers Make sure there are a couple of spares
Lotoalofa (15)	Saturation including teachers and 2-3 spares This is a very remote school, so the trials will be able to assess the challenges
Funafuti (20)	Remaining XOs to be used for Ed & ICT and Curriculum Partner schools Pool for training

Time-line and Costs - Tolise PS

The estimated cost not including volunteer and TA is AUD $6800

What	When	Who	Cost AUD
Planning Complete draft plan Start procurement Start curriculum development (trial resources, R&D, forward planning etc) Cabinet paper	Start now	ICT, Curriculum Officer, Ed Dept., Partner Schools	Give SOAS to all officers. Cost is number of flash drives (maybe $100 total)
Meetings of National Steering Group	Once a months	Steering Committee	One day lunch etc
Request from SPC Assistance with COP Assistance with recycling Send Country Programme request letter signed by Minister	February	Director
Install Server and Wireless 6 Access Points 4 Hubs 3 long patch cables + some short Cable conduit UPS	February	ICT with Kapuaua	Travel - $600 AP - $600 Hubs - $200 Cables - $100 Cable conduit - $200 USP - $400 TOTAL Estimate $2100
Provide schools with School-Wikipedia on DVD	February	David will download (4GB) and mail
Construct charging infrastructure for the classrooms Timber etc Power extension cables (6) Power boards	February	School + volunteers etc	TOTAL $300
Establish Local Governance Local Committee Community support group	February	Local team, champion teachers etc	Refreshments etc TOTAL $100
Pre-trial Awareness Raising Committee Community teachers	February	Local team, champion teachers etc	Refreshments Internet TOTAL $100
Update all XOs in Tolise	February	Local team
Main deployment Teacher Training Student Training Parent Briefing + signing agreements Community awareness Handover ceremony	Last 3 weeks March(needs 3 weeks)	From Funafuti - DOE, ICT (Possibly include one teacher from Nauti)	Travel etc $1500 Handover ceremony $300 Printing $100TOTAL $2400 OTHER COSTS Electricity bill will rise Possible Volunteer costs
Routine tasks during the trials Weekly teachers meetings Regular committee meetings Updating stakeholders via email group and Blog (Ning) Adding teaching ideas to Wikieducator Searching for open educational resources Respond to support suggestions	During trial period	Focal point to coordinate National team to monitor
Monitoring and Evaluation Finalise objectives and trials duration Communications Monitoring Visits every X weeks Final Evaluation	Integrate M&E visits with other visits	School Supervisors	Estimated for additional travel $600 Internet Access 6 months $500 TOTAL $1100
Advanced Training	August	TA	Seek funding fom donors
Other resources	February		Flashdrives & SOAS (30) $300 DVD-R packs $100 Printing $200 TOTAL $600

Time-line and Costs - Lotoalofa PS

The estimated cost to be deployed mid year using local officers and capacities not including volunteer and TA is AUD $4500

What	When	Who	Cost AUD
Server + Wireless			$1000
Flexible 20W Solar panels (15) and DC Share cables (3)	Mid year		$1500
Deployment	Needs discussion	Champion teachers from the main national teams	$1000
Other (as above)			$1000