Apple Test Drive Experience Kit

Test Drive Experience Kit

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Why test drive iPad / Mac?

The iPad and Mac have demonstrated their ability to spark creativity in the classroom for teachers and students alike. Cyclone’s Test Drive Kit equips you with the essentials to explore this potential with your educators and learners.

We offer strategic planning and teacher support to help you fully experience the benefits that Apple products can bring to your students, introducing you to a fresh approach to teaching and learning.

Who is this for?

  • All year levels
  • Chromebook 1:1s
  • Junior iPad Classes
  • MacBook Classes

The Test Drive Road Kit includes:

  • 1 MacBook and charger
  • 4 iPads, 10th generation, 10.8-inch display with covers, charges and a roller case
  • 4 Apple Pencils
  • 4 Apple Smart Keyboards
  • 4 Osmo Education Kits

The Test Drive Experience is supported with:

  1. A strategic Leadership Session (F2F or online)
  2. Teacher orientation, goal setting session (60 minutes)
  3. Introduction to Accessibility Features and shortcuts resource
  4. Weekly teacher coaching session (x3)
  5. Teacher reflection session
  6. Follow up leadership session

This works best when

  • 2 teachers are working together
  • Commitment to engage 2 hours iPad engagement per day
  • 1 hour coaching session each week

Why work with Cyclone?

Our partner collaboration with Apple delivers the benefits of user choice by simplifying the procurement, rollout, and management of Apple’s full device range. Our Apple certified professionals adhere to best practices during implementation, ensuring your systems and devices are well-managed, secure, and operating seamlessly. For further information, feel free to contact your dedicated Cyclone Apple Education specialist at mark.herring@cyclone.co.nz.

Express your interest

This program is limited to availability and scheduling.

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Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

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Apple Learning Academy

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Apple Learning Academy

This program aims to enhance the readiness of individuals for their role in developing the foundational and integration level skills of educators in their schools. Apple Learning Academy is a multi-day professional learning experience that focuses on the features of iPad, Mac, Apple apps, and Apple resources for learning and teaching.

 

Talk to Cyclone today about Apple solutions for education

We’re here to help, so give us a call on 0800 686 686 (Mon-Fri 8.30am to 5pm) or fill in the form below.

Apple Learning Academy

Engage teachers in experiencing powerful productivity and creativity workflows with Apple and acquire and
expand teacher and student Apple opportunities.

Tailored Professional Development Programs

In Cyclone’s Apple Learning Academy, educators grasp culture, teaching excellence traits, assess digital strategies, and craft tailored professional learning plans for institution growth.

 

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Learning outcomes

Workshops in the Apple Learning Academy series include:

Engage

Attend 2 professional learning sessions and complete ALI workbook.

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Create

A focused Digital Action Plan and implement this within your institution.

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Present

10-minute reflection to the group outlining findings and next steps.

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Who should attend:

Educators, Leaders and IT who want to go deeper and explore powerful productivity and creativity tools with Apple.

  • Leadership support and willingness to commit to the programme
  • IT infrastructure capable of supporting innovation
  • Identified educators willing to learn, share and be supportive of innovative practices
  • Teachers and students learning in an established iPad or Mac one-to-one program
  • Select no more than 5 teaching staff to participate
  • Support staff through time release where appropriate

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Mark Herring: Apple Education Specialist

For more information and to schedule sessions with your identified Apple Professional Learning Specialist/s.

Contact: Mark Herring

Make a booking with Mark Herring

Foundation Workshops

Build basic knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers
in the use of Apple technology and engage them on the path to Apple Teacher recognition.

Integration Workshops

Explore Everyone Can Create and Everyone Can
Code and support teachers to integrate technology into
their curriculum.

Facilitate the opportunity for teachers to reflect and document their practices and gain Apple Teacher recognition.

Innovation Workshops

Go further with Apple technology with augmented reality, coding and app development and Apple’s professional creativity tools to deepen understanding and enable innovation.

Coaching and Mentoring

Work side by side with educators to enact continual, active and reflective coaching cycles. Facilitate job-embedded support through coteaching, in-class modelling, curriculum planning and one-to-one or small-group coaching sessions.

Leadership Vision and Planning

Support leadership teams with workshops and
coaching experiences to develop a shared vision, set goals, build capacity and develop a school culture to enable technology-inspired change across their organization.

Local Support Team

Build capacity in schools through equipping teacher and student champions with the skills and resources to serve as in house skills consultants in the use of Apple devices and apps for learning and teaching.

Measuring Impact

Support schools to conduct research to gather data and measure the impact of technology on learning and
teaching in their context. Determine areas of strength and areas that need further support and development.

Education Deployment Fundamentals

Introduce school leaders, teachers, and IT teams to best-in class deployment and management of Apple technology to make a positive impact on teaching and learning goals.

Powerful solutions for schools

Jamf School

Purpose-built Apple MDM for schools

The ideal solution for teachers or instructional technologists. Jamf School empowers educators to manage devices from the classroom. Teacher, Parent and Student apps are included in this solution. Jamf School creates the optimal digital experience and ensures students are focused and engaged.

Jamf Safe Internet

Safe, private connections everywhere students learn

Comprehensive content filtering optimized for education and integrated with MDM for simple, powerful student and user protection. Jamf Safe Internet enforces acceptable-use policies without sacrificing the unmatched learning experience Apple devices provide.

Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

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Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today
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Apple Inspire Innovation

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Inspire Innovation

The Inspire Innovation program is crafted with the goal of boosting teacher effectiveness, fostering growth within schools, and ensuring that technology investments yield positive outcomes. Its primary objective is to establish model practices where educational experiences are enriched through the integration of Apple Technology, thus empowering educational institutions to become influential hubs of learning.

A specialist in Apple professional learning collaborates with the school’s leadership team to articulate a vision, identify key areas for development, and select 4-5 teachers to participate in ongoing coaching sessions supplemented with uplifting support.

The Learning Technologies Survey serves as a tool to capture initial and post-support data, enabling the monitoring and evaluation of progress in teacher innovation.

 

Talk to Cyclone today about Apple solutions for education

We’re here to help, so give us a call on 0800 686 686 (Mon-Fri 8.30am to 5pm) or fill in the form below.

Inspire Innovation with Apple

Engage teachers in experiencing powerful productivity and creativity workflows with Apple and acquire and
expand teacher and student Apple opportunities.

Target Account Profile

The selected schools should already have a 1:1 iPad or Mac program in place and should be recognized as Lighthouses, with leaders who are eager to foster innovation throughout their institution and prepare to meet the criteria for Apple Distinguished Schools.

 

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Learning outcomes

Workshops in the Inspire Innovation series include:

Scale Innovation

Build capacity within schools to scale innovation.

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Sustainability

Support a sustainable professional learning model.

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Capacity

Improve teacher capacity to plan for and utilise technology effectively.

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Priorities

Align with school priorities.

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Opportunities

Provide opportunities for schools to share their success and learnings.

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Who should attend:

Educators, Leaders and IT who want to go deeper and explore powerful productivity and creativity tools with Apple.

  • Leadership support and willingness to commit to the programme
  • IT infrastructure capable of supporting innovation
  • Identified educators willing to learn, share and be supportive of innovative practices
  • Teachers and students learning in an established iPad or Mac one-to-one program
  • Select no more than 5 teaching staff to participate
  • Support staff through time release where appropriate

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Mark Herring: Apple Education Specialist

For more information and to schedule sessions with your identified Apple Professional Learning Specialist/s.

Contact: Mark Herring

Make a booking with Mark Herring

Foundation Workshops

Build basic knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers
in the use of Apple technology and engage them on the path to Apple Teacher recognition.

Integration Workshops

Explore Everyone Can Create and Everyone Can
Code and support teachers to integrate technology into
their curriculum.

Facilitate the opportunity for teachers to reflect and document their practices and gain Apple Teacher recognition.

Innovation Workshops

Go further with Apple technology with augmented reality, coding and app development and Apple’s professional creativity tools to deepen understanding and enable innovation.

Coaching and Mentoring

Work side by side with educators to enact continual, active and reflective coaching cycles. Facilitate job-embedded support through coteaching, in-class modelling, curriculum planning and one-to-one or small-group coaching sessions.

Leadership Vision and Planning

Support leadership teams with workshops and
coaching experiences to develop a shared vision, set goals, build capacity and develop a school culture to enable technology-inspired change across their organization.

Local Support Team

Build capacity in schools through equipping teacher and student champions with the skills and resources to serve as in house skills consultants in the use of Apple devices and apps for learning and teaching.

Measuring Impact

Support schools to conduct research to gather data and measure the impact of technology on learning and
teaching in their context. Determine areas of strength and areas that need further support and development.

Education Deployment Fundamentals

Introduce school leaders, teachers, and IT teams to best-in class deployment and management of Apple technology to make a positive impact on teaching and learning goals.

Powerful solutions for schools

Jamf School

Purpose-built Apple MDM for schools

The ideal solution for teachers or instructional technologists. Jamf School empowers educators to manage devices from the classroom. Teacher, Parent and Student apps are included in this solution. Jamf School creates the optimal digital experience and ensures students are focused and engaged.

Jamf Safe Internet

Safe, private connections everywhere students learn

Comprehensive content filtering optimized for education and integrated with MDM for simple, powerful student and user protection. Jamf Safe Internet enforces acceptable-use policies without sacrificing the unmatched learning experience Apple devices provide.

Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

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Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today
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Ignite the creativity in every student with Apple

Meet Cyclone, your Apple in education partner

Partnering with schools nationwide, we utilize Apple technologies to enhance education both in and out of classrooms. We closely collaborate with you to achieve your vision and deliver a sustainable, creative, and empowering learning environment. Our commitment includes providing intuitive infrastructure and comprehensive IT support, ensuring seamless integration of Apple products into your institution.

Talk to Cyclone today about Apple solutions for education

We’re here to help, so give us a call on 0800 686 686 (Mon-Fri 8.30am to 5pm) or fill in the form below.

Apple inspires every kind of mind.

Everyone has their own way of learning and expressing creativity. Apple technology and resources empower every kind of educator — and every kind of student — to learn, create and define their own success.

Designed to inspire the minds of teachers and students

Apple technology transforms student tasks into enjoyable endeavors. The versatility of iPad allows students to adapt it to their needs, fostering exploration and skill development through interactive, engaging multi-touch experiences.

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An integrated approach to privacy and security

Apple prioritizes privacy and security in all products, including educational apps and services. With Apple School Manager, schools can trust that student information remains confidential. Apple refrains from selling or sharing student data for marketing and advertising, ensuring privacy and respecting online behavior without creating student profiles.

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Features to empower students of all abilities

Apple champions quality education for all students, leveraging technology to foster creativity, collaboration, and relevance. Their unique approach integrates accessibility seamlessly into hardware, software, and operating systems, ensuring an inclusive user experience for students of all learning styles.

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Apple Accessibility

Apple's goal is to make technology that works for everyone. That’s why they design their products and services with accessibility in mind, so you can connect, create and pursue your passions in the ways that suit you best.

Vision

If you are blind, have low vision or just prefer larger text, Apple vision features will help you customize your display, control your devices or even navigate your surroundings.

Mobility

Discover a range of Apple features that will make it easier for you to modify your touch. Create customized gestures or control your devices in the ways that work best for you.

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Hearing

Explore Apple’s tools designed to enhance the sounds you hear, or help you stay connected without hearing a sound.

Speech

If you have a speech disability or prefer to stay connected without using your voice, Apple’s innovations give you more ways to communicate, your way.

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Cyclone's Apple Learning Programmes

By partnering with Cyclone, your education can build foundational skills with Apple products and integrate them into learning, so educators can create innovative instruction that engages students more deeply.

Planning Essentials (APL)

SLT School Leaders – 3 hours

  • Evaluations across DT elements
  • Strategic planning and goal setting
  • Developing programs to build staff capacity and sustainability

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Teaching with Mac (APL)

DT Leads, Teachers – 3 hours

  • Hands on skill development
  • Develop skills to lead other students and teachers
  • Be accredited to lead Sphero challenges school wide

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Inspire Innovation (APL)

DT Leads, Teachers – 3 hours

  • 4-week guided trial with iPad / Mac
  • Weekly online coaching for teachers, portfolio of evidence
  • Measurement element of engagement and reflection

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Apple Learning Institute (APL)

SLT School Leaders – 3 days

  • Developing school leaders internally
  • Ups killing to expand Apple learning best practice
  • Enhancing ability to be a light house school

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Apple Education Pillars

Apple creates products designed to inspire the minds of teachers and students.

Teachers

Apple products empower students to turn their necessary tasks into enjoyable pursuits. iPad’s adaptability allows students to utilize it for various needs, facilitating exploration and skill development through interactive, engaging multi-touch experiences.

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Leadership

Apple stands as a beacon of innovation and leadership in the realm of technology. Renowned for its groundbreaking products and unwavering commitment to excellence, Apple continuously pushes the boundaries of what’s possible.

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IT

Apple stands as a beacon of innovation and leadership in the realm of technology. Renowned for its groundbreaking products and unwavering commitment to excellence, Apple continuously pushes the boundaries of what’s possible.

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Parents

Apple has played a significant role in empowering parents through its innovative products and services, offering tools and resources to help navigate the challenges of parenting in the digital age.

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MDM - A smarter way to manage devices

Secure, manage and support your devices anywhere, anytime, with modern device management.

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Infrastructure Services - Future-ready infrastructure

Imagine a future where IT infrastructures can monitor themselves, predict and respond to future business needs and protect and heal themselves.

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Managed IT Services - Free up your team with managed IT services from Cyclone

Technology is playing an increasingly vital role in every business. The challenge is that as the importance of IT grows, so does its complexity and the size of the team needed to take care of it.

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Data Protection and Security - Make every part of your business more resilient

Wherever your organization goes, whoever it works with, you need data protection and security that protects it all.

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Life Cycle Services - Maximize the wellness of your technology, staff and cashflow

Setup, deployment, ongoing support and e-waste services of your choice of devices can be managed seamlessly ensuring you get the tech you need for modern work, with expert support all the way.

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Powerful solutions for schools

Jamf School

Purpose-built Apple MDM for schools

The ideal solution for teachers or instructional technologists. Jamf School empowers educators to manage devices from the classroom. Teacher, Parent and Student apps are included in this solution. Jamf School creates the optimal digital experience and ensures students are focused and engaged.

Jamf Safe Internet

Safe, private connections everywhere students learn

Comprehensive content filtering optimized for education and integrated with MDM for simple, powerful student and user protection. Jamf Safe Internet enforces acceptable-use policies without sacrificing the unmatched learning experience Apple devices provide.

Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

Ask us for more information
Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today
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Apple Teaching with Mac

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Teaching with Mac

The goal of this workshop is to engage teachers in exploring and experiencing the powerful productivity and creativity workflows that Mac and macOS Sonoma offer. By doing so, teachers will be able to acquire new skills and expand their existing knowledge on how to use MacBook effectively in their teaching practice. This workshop will also provide teachers with opportunities to learn from each other and share their best practices with Mac.

Talk to Cyclone today about Apple solutions for education

We’re here to help, so give us a call on 0800 686 686 (Mon-Fri 8.30am to 5pm) or fill in the form below.

Teaching with Mac

Engage teachers in experiencing powerful productivity and creativity workflows with Mac and acquire and
expand teacher and student MacBook opportunities.

Overview

With Mac, teachers can learn how to use the productivity and creativity tools on their device more effectively through a series of three workshops. Mac offers teachers the convenience, capability, and speed to create captivating learning materials on a single device. The apps that come with Mac, such as Pages, Keynote, iMovie, and GarageBand, enable them to be productive—no matter where they are or what they do. Mac also has new features that enhance the collaboration and communication skills of teachers.

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Learning outcomes

Workshops in the Teaching with Mac series include:

Mac Basics (1 hour)

Experience the power of Mac as you explore Stage Manager, Split View, Spaces, Stacks, Hot Corners, Spotlight and more.

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Mac Productivity (2-3 hours)

Discover incredible productivity tools on Mac such as Mail, Safari, Notes, Reminders and Freeform. Learn how to use Continuity Camera, Dictation, Shortcuts, Focus, Accessibility tools, Desk View and Reference Mode with Sidecar.

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Mac Creativity (2-3 hours)

Discover how simple it is for teachers to design, produce and distribute engaging and interactive content with students. Try out iWork apps, iMovie, GarageBand and more and find out how to make a learning resource to share with students.

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Who should attend:

Educators, Leaders and IT who want to go deeper and explore powerful productivity and creativity tools on their Mac.

  • Leadership team
  • Teaching and support staff
  • Students

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Mark Herring: Apple Education Specialist

For more information and to schedule a session with your identified Apple Professional Learning Specialist/s.

Contact: Mark Herring

Make a booking with Mark Herring

Foundation Workshops

Build basic knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers
in the use of Apple technology and engage them on the path to Apple Teacher recognition.

Integration Workshops

Explore Everyone Can Create and Everyone Can
Code and support teachers to integrate technology into
their curriculum.

Facilitate the opportunity for teachers to reflect and document their practices and gain Apple Teacher recognition.

Innovation Workshops

Go further with Apple technology with augmented reality, coding and app development and Apple’s professional creativity tools to deepen understanding and enable innovation.

Coaching and Mentoring

Work side by side with educators to enact continual, active and reflective coaching cycles. Facilitate job-embedded support through coteaching, in-class modelling, curriculum planning and one-to-one or small-group coaching sessions.

Leadership Vision and Planning

Support leadership teams with workshops and
coaching experiences to develop a shared vision, set goals, build capacity and develop a school culture to enable technology-inspired change across their organization.

Local Support Team

Build capacity in schools through equipping teacher and student champions with the skills and resources to serve as in house skills consultants in the use of Apple devices and apps for learning and teaching.

Measuring Impact

Support schools to conduct research to gather data and measure the impact of technology on learning and
teaching in their context. Determine areas of strength and areas that need further support and development.

Education Deployment Fundamentals

Introduce school leaders, teachers, and IT teams to best-in class deployment and management of Apple technology to make a positive impact on teaching and learning goals.

Powerful solutions for schools

Jamf School

Purpose-built Apple MDM for schools

The ideal solution for teachers or instructional technologists. Jamf School empowers educators to manage devices from the classroom. Teacher, Parent and Student apps are included in this solution. Jamf School creates the optimal digital experience and ensures students are focused and engaged.

Jamf Safe Internet

Safe, private connections everywhere students learn

Comprehensive content filtering optimized for education and integrated with MDM for simple, powerful student and user protection. Jamf Safe Internet enforces acceptable-use policies without sacrificing the unmatched learning experience Apple devices provide.

Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

Ask us for more information
Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today
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Apple Readiness Assessment

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Readiness Assessment For Apple Products

Prepare your team and organization for the integration of Apple devices.

Choosing Apple solutions means your educational institution can access user-friendly software, advanced security features, and uniform device management systems no matter what device your users prefer. Establishing the correct frameworks demands is essential to guarantee a stable, scalable, and secure environment throughout the entire Apple infrastructure within your organization. Whether you are in the initial stages of implementing Apple products or grappling with shadow IT issues, Cyclone’s team of specialists is dedicated to empowering you for success. Our aim is to identify and eliminate all obstacles preventing the successful integration of Apple devices across your organization.

Assessment Benefits

Our team of Apple specialists conducts a comprehensive assessment, incorporating both onsite and remote evaluations spanning several days. This process aims to: within your organization, including:

• Evaluate your IT infrastructure
• Provide mentoring for your team
• Offer insights into Apple and industry best practices
• Share immediate feedback informed by your current environment
• Generate a clear, focused Readiness Assessment report
containing actionable recommendations
• Outline implementation milestones and subsequent steps. Upon completion of the Readiness Assessment for Apple Platforms, we will generate a detailed report outlining recommendations. This report is designed to ensure the optimal and cost-effective management of your Apple estate, adhering to industry best practices and based on Cyclone’s experience and expertise.

Key Activities

Our evaluation and report will concentrate on the key criteria that are essential for a streamlined implementation of Apple products within your organization, including:

• Deployment and management of Apple devices
• Effective security configuration
• Analysis and compatibility of core applications
• Integration with Directory services and Single Sign-on
• Email systems
• Deployment of Networking, Wi-Fi, and VPN configurations
• Configuration and integration with your existing
productivity suites
• Integration with relevant back-end infrastructure
• Improve employee productivity
• Enhance user experience
• Zero touch deployment and management of applications
• Transitioning to end user self-servicing models
•Help desk and support services

Why work with Cyclone?

Our partner collaboration with Apple delivers the benefits of user choice by simplifying the procurement, rollout, and management of Apple’s full device range. Our Apple certified professionals adhere to best practices during implementation, ensuring your systems and devices are well-managed, secure, and operating seamlessly. For further information, feel free to contact your dedicated Cyclone Apple Education specialist at mark.herring@cyclone.co.nz.

Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

Ask us for more information

Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today

Contact us now

Apple Planning Essentials

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Planning Essentials

In this hands-on workshop, leaders will learn how to build a comprehensive and effective plan that aligns with their vision for enhancing teaching and learning outcomes with Apple technology.

This workshop provides an opportunity for leaders to develop a plan that supports their vision for improving teaching and learning with Apple technology. Through hands-on activities, leaders will gain the skills and knowledge to create a plan that meets their goals and needs.

Talk to Cyclone today about Apple solutions for education

We’re here to help, so give us a call on 0800 686 686 (Mon-Fri 8.30am to 5pm) or fill in the form below.

Planning Essentials

Planning Essentials is a 3-hour workshop to engage school leadership teams in planning and accelerating a
successful deployment with Apple.

Overview

Planning Essentials is a workshop with school leadership teams to help them formulate their technology vision and align it to their school’s mission.

It provides schools with a tailored project deployment plan for successful implementation of Apple technology.

Planning Essentials can be delivered in-person or virtually. It can be delivered to a single account on-site or as a cluster workshop with multiple accounts.

Workshop Experience

You will experience:

  • Vision assessment and goal setting
  • Technology implementation and management plan
  • Staff and student capacity building plan
  • Learning environment needs and expectations analysis.
  • Stakeholder vamping and communication planning
  • Consultancy on change management principles and approaches

Who should attend

Your project will affect a trio of leaders from your school the most. The teams should consist of a principal, a curriculum coordinator, and an IT manager (or similar roles).

  • Principals
  • Deputy principals
  • Assistant/associate principals
  • Digital technology leader
  • Faculty HOD leads
  • Key teachers

Mark Herring

For more information and to schedule sessions with your identified Apple Professional Learning Specialist/s.

Contact: Mark Herring

Make a booking with Mark Herring

Foundation Workshops

Build basic knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers
in the use of Apple technology and engage them on the path to Apple Teacher recognition.

Integration Workshops

Explore everyone Can Create and Everyone Can

Code and support teachers to integrate technology into
their curriculum.

Facilitate the opportunity for teachers to reflect and document their practices and gain Apple Teacher recognition.

Innovation Workshops

Go further with Apple technology with augmented reality, coding and app development and Apple’s professional creativity tools to deepen understanding and enable innovation.

Coaching and Mentoring

Work side by side with educators to enact continual, active and reflective coaching cycles. Facilitate job-embedded support through coteaching, in-class modelling, curriculum planning and one-to-one or small-group coaching sessions.

Leadership Vision and Planning

Support leadership teams with workshops and
coaching experiences to develop a shared vision, set goals, build capacity and develop a school culture to enable technology-inspired change across their organization.

Local Support Team

Build capacity in schools through equipping teacher and student champions with the skills and resources to serve as in house skills consultants in the use of Apple devices and apps for learning and teaching.

Measuring Impact

Support schools to conduct research to gather data and measure the impact of technology on learning and
teaching in their context. Determine areas of strength and areas that need further support and development.

Education Deployment Fundamentals

Introduce school leaders, teachers, and IT teams to best-in class deployment and management of Apple technology to make a positive impact on teaching and learning goals.

Powerful solutions for schools

Jamf School

Purpose-built Apple MDM for schools

The ideal solution for teachers or instructional technologists. Jamf School empowers educators to manage devices from the classroom. Teacher, Parent and Student apps are included in this solution. Jamf School creates the optimal digital experience and ensures students are focused and engaged.

Jamf Safe Internet

Safe, private connections everywhere students learn

Comprehensive content filtering optimized for education and integrated with MDM for simple, powerful student and user protection. Jamf Safe Internet enforces acceptable-use policies without sacrificing the unmatched learning experience Apple devices provide.

Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

Ask us for more information
Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today
Contact us now

Apple Mac Proof of Concept

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Mac Proof of Concept

Establish the deployment process for your Mac environment

Effortlessly implement and provide support for Mac systems

Facilitating the setup and deployment of Mac computers in today’s corporate landscape is now more straightforward than ever. Cyclone can assist you in efficiently implementing a Mac proof of concept (POC) that is informed by our experience and aligns with best practices, making the deployment process in your organization seamless and successful.

Customized Deployment Steps to Suit Your Environment

Cyclone’s Apple certified engineers will collaborate with your teams to design and implement the POC (usually completed within only a few weeks). By utilizing a combination of remote and onsite activities, we will expedite the setup of your POC Mac workflow, ensuring a swift and seamless implementation. This engagement typically involves:

• Initially engaging remotely to initiate and establish success criteria for your organization
• Completing the Enrolling in Apple’s Deployment Programs
• Ensuring network readiness for effective device management
• Setting up a cloud instance of the most suitable MDM (Jamf / Intune)
• Deploying Jamf Connect (as required)
• Develop a plan to configure your POC Mac systems
• Fine-tuning your Mac workflow
• Providing ongoing mentoring to your team throughout the POC

Features

A typical engagement for the Mac Proof of Concept is a mixture of remote and onsite activities:

• Planning with a project manager (16 hours)
• Apple Deployment Programs (4 hours)
• Remote connectivity validation (12 hours)
• Workflow refinement (4 hours)

On-site tasks include:
• Network validation (8 hours)
• Identity Integration Services (4 hours)
• Architecting Mac deployment workflow (28 hours)
• Security Configuration
• MDM Self Service Portal
• Deployment strategy and process

Mac POC benefits

The Cyclone Mac Proof of Concept rapidly integrates on-site and remote services to allow organizations to:

• Verify your environment is suitable for Mac users
• Quickly establish fundamental infrastructure required to facilitate a Mac deployment
• Seamlessly integrate your Mac devices with your cloud Identity provider
• Provide guidance and mentoring to your IT team

Training

The project encompasses informal guidance for your team throughout the entire engagement.

Timing

Typically, these are completed within 3 business weeks.

Ordering information

Contact mark.herring@cyclone.co.nz or visit Cyclone Online Shop – Cyclone Online Shop

Why work with Cyclone?

Our partner collaboration with Apple delivers the benefits of user choice by simplifying the procurement, rollout, and management of Apple’s full device range. Our Apple certified professionals adhere to best practices during implementation, ensuring your systems and devices are well-managed, secure, and operating seamlessly. For further information, feel free to contact your dedicated Cyclone Apple Education specialist at mark.herring@cyclone.co.nz.

Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

Ask us for more information

Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today

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Apple MAC Enterprise Pilot Program

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MAC Enterprise Pilot Program

Establish the groundwork for Apple integration in the classroom.

Numerous institutions utilize Apple technology and educational resources to implement innovative and inspiring methods for student engagement, fostering digital skill development, and enhancing overall learning outcomes. Additionally, research1 indicates that, considering hardware and software costs over a 3-year product cycle, Macs are more cost-effective than non-Apple laptops.

Recognizing the challenges of deploying and supporting new technology, especially for IT Teams with limited resources, JB Hi-Fi Education is here to help. Our team consists of Apple certified engineers prepared to offer guidance and support at every stage of your Apple integration journey.

Speed up the integration of Macs

Our Mac Enterprise Pilot Program facilitates the introduction of a ‘limited scale’ modern managed deployment of MAC devices within your educational setting. Through showcasing the simplicity of deployment, advanced enterprise management features, and identifying potential challenges linked to a ‘device choice’ program, your organization will be well-prepared for success in broader initiatives focused on Apple adoption throughout the organization.

Program Benefits

Preparedness of your IT Team for the implementation of Apple devices includes:

  • Enrolling the organization in Apple’s Enterprise deployment programs.
  • Conducting sanity checks to ensure the environment is ready to support MAC devices and corporate Apple services.
  • Demonstrating the efficiencies of zero-touch deployment, leading to reduced logistics and configuration efforts.
  • Implementing device choice programs for staff.

Key Activities

• Initial preparation and strategic planning led by an assigned project manager
• Establishing success criteria for the program
• Participation in Apple enterprise programs
• Validation of network capabilities
• Designing the MAC build process
• Streamlining the Apple roll-out process
• Integrating identity services
• Developing deployment strategies and processes
• Providing support and enabling your IT team throughout the entire process

Why work with Cyclone?

Our partner collaboration with Apple delivers the benefits of user choice by simplifying the procurement, rollout, and management of Apple’s full device range. Our Apple certified professionals adhere to best practices during implementation, ensuring your systems and devices are well-managed, secure, and operating seamlessly. For further information, feel free to contact your dedicated Cyclone Apple Education specialist at mark.herring@cyclone.co.nz.

Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

Ask us for more information

Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today

Contact us now

Apple Enterprise Deployment Optimization Program

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MAC Enterprise Deployment Optimization Programme

Establish the groundwork for Apple integration in the classroom.

Numerous educational institutions have initiated the integration of Apple’s Device Enrollment Program to streamline the deployment and administration of Apple devices. However, to fully realize the advantages of this solution, IT departments often find value in expert assistance to enhance deployment processes and system configuration.

At Cyclone, we recognize that introducing and sustaining new technology and devices can pose a challenge for already stretched IT Teams. Consequently, our team of engineers, well-versed in integrating Apple technology, is prepared to offer guidance and support at every stage of your Apple journey.

Update and modernize your Apple procedures

Our Apple Enterprise Deployment Optimization Program guarantees compliance with your organization’s device policies and offers a best-practice methodology aligned with Apple’s guidelines. This ensures the maintenance of an updated and optimized fleet of devices. Whether providing general consultancy on your current environment or aiding in achieving automation and zero-touch deployments, the program can be customized to meet your business requirements. The outcome: enhanced employee productivity and a diminished necessity for hands-on technology management.

Program Benefits

• Streamlining the Mac deployment workflow
• Evaluating your Apple environment and essential productivity applications for compatibility with the latest releases of Apple Operating Systems
• Consultation services provided both on-site and remotely

Key Activities

• Participation in Apple’s Enterprise programs
• Conducting proactive health assessments for your Apple ecosystem and deployment strategies
• Fine-tuning your Apple device workflows
• Transferring technology knowledge to your IT Team

Why work with Cyclone?

Our partner collaboration with Apple delivers the benefits of user choice by simplifying the procurement, rollout, and management of Apple’s full device range. Our Apple certified professionals adhere to best practices during implementation, ensuring your systems and devices are well-managed, secure, and operating seamlessly. For further information, feel free to contact your dedicated Cyclone Apple Education specialist at mark.herring@cyclone.co.nz.

Digital Skills Training

Preparing future ready people

Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

Ask us for more information
Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today
Contact us now