SPOC Squad
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About Me: JoJo Farrell
Before DIIT
2015 - Present
JoJo Farrell
wfarrell@schools.nyc.gov
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What is a SPOC?
Technology Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) are the point person for information and/or instructional technology at their schools.
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Why is the SPOC role important?
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SPOCS Work Hard
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What is SPOC Squad?
A SPOC Squad is a cohort of SPOCs who collaborate onsite at schools to solve a problem and document the solutions.
Best of all:
We become partners in this work
We share solutions with the SPOC Community
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Why SPOC Squad?
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Success of SPOC Squad
Strengthen relationships amongst spocs
Bring together Vendor, DIIT, and school SPOC
Shines a light on common pain-points
Create materials made for SPOCS, not engineers
Challenges
It’s difficult for SPOCS to get released from their schools
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Mission - Retrofit old boards w/ new projector
At MS 821, we installed new epson projectors, with a 2 year warranty, that fully function with their existing interactive whiteboards and saved an estimated $1700 per room.
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Mission - Convert old laptops into CloudReady devices
At Tompkins Sq. Middle School/Earth School & PS 54, we replaced outdated operating systems on out of warranty Mac and PC laptop computers, with a lightweight, browser-based OS similar to a Chromebook.
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Mission - Installing a Solid State Drive into a Laptop
At MS 88, we removed traditional hard drives and replaced them with solid-state drives to improve performance (up to 10x), reduce failure, and conserve power while preserving the operating system and applications.
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Mission - Managing iPads with Mosyle (MDM)
At MS 217Q, we documented the steps to get iPads from the box into a free Mobile Device Management program.
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Mission - Updating Apple School Manager/ConnectED -
At PSMS161, we documented the steps to get update Apple School manager in a 1:1 iPad environment using JAMF
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Our Next Mission - Operation Re-image
I need to reimage 114 devices
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Our Next Mission - Operation Re-image
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Want to get involved?
Help take some of the work off the SPOCS shoulders?
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Sandbox
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Borough Tech Directors
Brooklyn
Wayne Henry�WHenry@schools.nyc.gov
Bronx
Juan Carlos Jordan�JJordan@schools.nyc.gov
Queens
Francisco Baez�FBaez@schools.nyc.gov
Manhattan
Artis Clemons�AClemons@schools.nyc.gov
Staten Island
Sandy Vilorio�SVilorio@schools.nyc.gov
Central Site Support
Peter LaBarca�PLaBarca@schools.nyc.gov
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SPOC
Trainings
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How to get involved?
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