Instructional Technology Services

The Administrative and Instructional Technology Services support instructional technology as well as administrative, student and networking systems.

Administrative and Instructional Technology Services represent a collaborative effort between the St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES and the Northeastern Regional Information Center (NERIC) which encompasses a seven BOCES region. Through this cooperative effort, BOCES aid is available on all approved services.

Instructional Technology

COSER 506

This service is a comprehensive support of instruction through the use of technology in the school district. Support includes such things as hardware/software purchases and the maintaining of all parts of the network infrastructure (hubs, routers, switches, etc.),servers, desktop computers, network printer/copiers and software. The BOCES staff also provides instructional technology planning and project management. BOCES will generate hardware/software and training proposals, purchase hardware/software, and provide for installation of all equipment and software. Technical support will be provided on a number of levels including central site, as well as, on-site instructional coordinator and/or computer technician, to address the district technology and technology needs. Services may be purchased through St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES or Cross Contracted with Capital Region BOCES

The Managed Instructional Technology service base fee provides comprehensive support of instruction through the use of technology. Pricing includes regional and local technical support as well as the hosting of servers. The base fee allows for the addition of subservices. Districts must also purchase the 516 Model Schools COSER as required by COSER guidelines. Pricing quotes are provided per individual district needs. 

Equipment may be purchased using an installment plan. Primarily, districts purchase networked copiers through this service which require the district also contract for the 506.020.030 Copier Maintenance and 506.020.035 Excess Print Charges.

Installment Copier Purchases

Equipment may be purchased using an installment plan. Primarily, districts purchase networked copiers through this service which require the district also contract for the 506.020.030 Copier Maintenance and 506.020.035 Excess Print Charges. 

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Administrative Computing

COSER 608

The following services are available as a cross-contract with the Albany BOCES NERIC:

• Learning Plan
• Oasys and iObservation (APPR – Evaluation System)
• ClearTrack 200 and IEP Direct (Special Education Information System)
• Bus Transportation Software
• StarWeb, SchoolTool, and eSchool data (Student Info System)
• Tax Billing Software
• WinCap and Finance Manager (Financial Software)
• NYS Assessments and Data Warehousing

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Distance Learning

COSER 408.010

Distance Learning (DL) provides education services to subscribing school districts by linking the faculty member and expanded resources with students at remote sites. The teacher and students in a classroom can interact visually and speak with the students in remote schools, plus send or receive data. Low enrollment courses, important to students, can more readily be provided if additional students are added to the class at remote sites. College level courses are available during the day and evening for high school students as well as adults, without having to commute to a college campus. In addition to the enriched curricular offerings that are available to the students at each participating school, there are expanded opportunities for committee meetings/conferences, staff development and community offered courses utilizing the service, while sharing expertise among school districts. Video conferencing capabilities are included in the service. Electronic virtual field trips are available to enhance and enrich curriculum. Opportunities are available for every grade level and all curricular areas. (BOCES Aidable)

St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Videoconferencing Service

Video conferencing support base fee includes support for video conferencing. This includes maintenance costs and support of individual needs (i.e.: setup for students on medical leave). Video conferencing will also be used to expand the traditional distance learning opportunities by allowing a district to send or receive two or more courses simultaneously. Real time instruction can be provided to students unable to attend school.

In addition to the enriched curricular offerings, there are expanded opportunities for committee meetings/conferences and staff development utilizing the network while sharing expertise among school districts.

Resources

• Distance Learning Handbook
• New York State Distance Learning Consortium

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Telephone Interconnect

COSER 621.010

The Cooperative Telephone Interconnect service is designed to provide participating school districts a cost-effective, efficient network of voice and data communications. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is also incorporated to connect districts across the fiber optic (DANC) data lines to take advantage of least cost routing. Each district remains autonomous with respect to main numbers, switchboard operations, and extension numbers. BOCES aid at 50% of local phone costs, VoIP equipment and maintenance.

Although the system acts as one large PBX, each District remains autonomous with respect to main numbers, switchboard operations, and extension numbers. The service is very flexible and allows each District to maintain control of those aspects of the telephone services within their own building.

The Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) service routes phone calls over a data network (generally the same network that your computers use). Schools in the St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES have an internal data network, a regional data network (DANC), and the internet. Districts may wish to consider VOIP when replacing traditional PBX systems. The BOCES will assist in analyzing factors leading to a district selecting either a VOIP or PBX systems. BOCES aid on equipment.

• 621.020 Phone charges for local calls (must sign up for .010)
• 621.030 Maintenance contracts for VoIP equipment
• 621.040 VoIP telephone equipment purchases
• 621.050 VoIP network support (required for all districts implementing district hosted VoIP)
• 621.050.030 VoIP Hosted Phones – Rather than install a full phone system, districts may host phones on a BOCES System.

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