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The challenge:
When a dynamic new Principal at Carlton School took the IT reins, it was a great opportunity to help. They had a single, dusty computer room with clunky PCs that didn’t foster collaboration, creativity or engagement among teachers or students and their families. The school didn’t have any local examples to follow and turned to The Warehouse Group Business to help them up their classroom technology game.
Solution:
Through our relationships with educators around the country, we were able to look further afield for a digital model Carlton School could replicate and over the years, moved them to a 1:1 Chromebook with Google Workspace for Education set-up. This has significantly helped to deliver positive student and teacher engagement. It has also helped them bring extended whānau into their children’s learning journey. In addition, we leveraged our partnership with Using Technology Better (UTB) to support Carlton School’s teachers, students and community in getting the most out of their new technology stack.
Give a child the option of writing a story
with pen and paper vs on Google Docs and
90 percent of the time they will choose Docs. It
was simple things that got them hooked
Lisa Hulme, Deputy Principal,
Carlton School
Digital transformation at a glance
Engaged The Warehouse Group Business for IT support and device attribution, then UTB for future support for Professional Learning and Development.
Adopted the Google for Education platform and implemented products through classrooms and management systems.
Repositioned all learning and teaching online so that when homeschooling was required due to COVID-19 there was a seamless transition.
Purchased 250 new Chromebooks over a number of years.
Incorporated IT fluency into weekly staff professional development sessions, plus additional weekly support sessions on demand.
Achievements at a glance
Became one of the few fully digital schools in the region.
Reduction in IT support costs due to being more autonomous with Chromebooks.
Heightened online security for students through the Google Admin Console.
Enjoyed a significant increase in learning engagement across all grades.
Stronger relationships with families who now communicate more easily with teachers and feel part of their child’s learning journey.
You can dive deeper into this case study here. Or contact your TWGB Account Manager to talk about how we can help your school become a more switched on place to teach and learn.
