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Paperless Classroom Initiative

Nik Alston, Sr. Manager

Education Production & Media Services

Agenda

– Paperless Initiative

– iPads

– Secure PDF

– Stamped PDF

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Using E-Books and Tablets For Course Content

• Convert course books to E-Books

– Curriculum books to run on a digital media reader (PDF)

– Content restricted to protect Symantec IP (LockLizard)

• Deliver course content with tablets in Symantec classrooms

– Using iPad platform to display E-Books

– Use App Store application for content markup

• Deliver course content via LockLizard Secure PDF

– Content secured and PDC created

– License and book location email to students

– Accessible from all regions

• Deliver course content via unsecured PDF

– For Symantec staff and some Geo’s

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iPad Classroom Locations

Mt. View

Sao Paulo

Reading

Dallas

Houston

Melbourne

Beijing-Innovation,

Beijing-Oriental

Singapore

Paris

Milan

Johannesburg

Dubai Atlanta

Herndon

New York

Waltham

Mexico City

Heathrow

Sydney

APJ NAM EMEA

Buenos Aires

Madrid Culver City

Oak Brook

LAM

Mobile

Mobile

Mobile

Mobile

Mobile Kit

Yellow outline = static mobile

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Classroom Delivery

Tablets In Action – Classrooms

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iPad Cart

When course is complete, Student uses

FTP to transfer files

Customer can access files on FTP server for

two weeks

iPads are charged and remotely configured

using local cart

Wireless

Instructor deploys iPads to students for as

class starts 1 2 3

4

5

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Using LockLizard Secure PDF for delivery.

• Used for VA Globally

• Used for Delivery Partner classes in certain Geo’s

• Used for Partners (self-serve)

• E-Book requestor (incl self-serve) tool developed using LockLizard ecommerce integration

– 13000 registered accounts

• 3900 Symantec

• 5900 Partners

• 3000 Customers

– 487 Documents in Library

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Using LockLizard Secure PDF for delivery.

• SABA extract reports run weekly – 10 days prior to class start

• Customer/Partner data loaded into E-Book requester tool

• Licenses automatically generated and email to student

• Late registrations caught on Wed before class

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“stamped PDF”

• A “Stamped” PDF is an unrestricted PDF with Copyright and Do Not Distribute watermarks.

• Used for Symantec Employees Globally

– Employees download from Course Dashboard

• Used for Delivery Partner classes in certain Geo’s

– Delivered to Delivery Partner on USB stick or FTP

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Thank you!

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Thank you!

Nik Alston

nik_alston@symantec.com

508.553.8898

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