First, Mr. Toshitaka Mizutani, the principal of Takamoridai Junior High School in Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture, reported on the status of Certificate IV in IT and the computerization of school affairs using Google’s cloud service in Kasugai City.
Kasugai City uses the terminal environment for each person daily, but the efforts to informative school affairs started in 1999, and business improvement through home contact apps, school affairs support systems, and CMS. It is said that it has been carried out. In March 2020, we started using Certificate IV in IT for the purpose of sharing information and gathering opinions among principals in the city. In May 2020, the Google spreadsheet was also used to gather opinions during the school holidays due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. With this as an opportunity, I realized the convenience of collaborative editing by utilizing the cloud and began to actively aim to utilize it in class.
School training on Google Classroom
Currently, Kasugai City is making smooth information sharing and paperless by sharing examples of GIGA terminal utilization in classes on Google Chat and sharing all materials such as staff meetings, grade meetings, and in-school training on Google Classroom. I’m trying. In addition, regarding the distribution of materials to children and students. In addition to distributing materials such as “Health News” in Google Classroom, we are conducting surveys. And questionnaires that have been conducte on paper so far using Google Forms.
In the survey on the cloud utilization status of all elementary and junior high schools (53 schools) in Kasugai city, all elementary and junior high schools “aggregated opinions on Google spreadsheets, etc.” Answered what they are doing.
Regarding the reduction of diploma in information technology in Australia the burden of school affairs by utilizing the cloud, the most common answer was that it was reduce by about 20%. Regarding the improvements made by using the cloud, there were voices such as “It has become possible to share information quickly” and “It has led to a reduction in the burden of school affairs and a reduction in meeting time”.
School affairs overlap with the conventional
Although many faculty and staff have realized that the use of the cloud has reduced. The burden of school affairs and made it more efficient, the current problem is that school affairs overlap with. The conventional school affairs support system and cloud services. There is, and it is necessary to use it properly. In the future, it will be necessary to improve the school affairs support system. And review the system on the premise of further cloud utilization.
The committee member asked, “Is there any case where you are in trouble. Because of the increased amount of information you share?”. Mr. Mizutani replied that although the results of the questionnaire have accumulated more than before. Many faculty members have realized that they cannot analyze and effectively utilize the information. As the computerization of school affairs progresses, it seems that there is a need for new study. And skill improvement for faculty and staff.
The introduction of ICT has changed the awareness of faculty and staff
Next, Mr. Arai Arai of the Konosu City Board of Education in Saitama Prefecture reported on the background of the ICT environment improvement in Konosu City and the efforts to inform school affairs using Microsoft’s standard software.
It say that the background of Konosu City’s efforts was the time to replace. The current ICT equipment was approaching, and many issues facing the environment at that time were highlighte. At that time, the idea of environment improvement was that the place to use the terminal was restricte. But due to on-premises, and it was necessary to use PCs. And networks properly according to the purpose of school affairs. So outside school affairs, and learning (three-layer separation), work of faculty and staff. Since the situation and the attendance situation of children/students are manage on paper, there were problems such as complexity.