Intro to defining deployment scope

In education, iPad and Mac deployments vary in scope — ranging from deploying shared devices in individual classrooms to deploying one-on-one devices throughout a district.

In phase 1, you define the scope of your deployment, set a timeline for milestones and measure project success as you progress through implementation to full utilisation.

You can use this table as a checklist to help you highlight the scope of your deployment project.

Scope area	Scope content
Identify key stakeholders	School administration IT department Student body Faculty Parents Community
Establish learning objectives	Descriptions Deliverables Progress metrics
Prioritise needs and select appropriate deployment scenario	Remote learning Shared iPad devices in movable trolleys Shared iPad devices assigned to specific classrooms Building scale one-to-one Campus scale one-to-one District scale one-to-one
Establish a communications plan	Engaging stakeholders throughout the project Making decisions and resolving conflicts as they arise

Apple has worked with education researchers and Apple Distinguished Schools to learn what it takes to build successful deployments. Those findings are compiled in the Apple Leadership series of books, with insights and learnings from similar deployments that can help you and your leadership team establish a vision for your own initiative. For example:

Innovation in Schools shows how innovative leaders leverage technology to develop learning, teaching and their school environment. It outlines the stages of innovation we see schools go through when they introduce, integrate, then innovate with new technology.
Elements of Leadership explores developing strategies around vision, culture, capacity, team, community, finance and measure — to influence learning, teaching and the environment of your school.

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Apple Deployment Guide for Education

Intro to defining deployment scope