blueprint for educational excellence national institute april 12 and 13, 2012
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BYOD Pilot Initiative
Blueprint for Educational Excellence National Institute
April 12 and 13, 2012
Gary Hayes Social Media Count
John Doherty, Superintendent Janet Dee, Instructional Technology Specialist Marcia Grant, Instructional Technology
Specialist Meg Powers, Instructional Technology
Specialist Jennalee Anderson, Grade 7/8 ELA Teacher Giulio Binaghi, High School Spanish Teacher Steve Olivo, Grade 8 ELA Teacher Mary Anne Lynn, High School Biology Teacher
Reading Public School Staff
Why Change to a BYOD Format?
Implementation of BYOD pilot
Evaluation of Progress
Examples in the Classroom
Topics to Discuss
Reading Public Schools District
Schools Moving Forward Together Toward a Common Vision while Keeping Their Own Identity
Developing a professional learning community District Improvement Plan based on Research Based
Standards A vision developed by the stakeholders
Technology Adequate Technology Staff 90% of Classrooms Have SMART Boards Job Embedded Professional Development in Technology Mobile Computer Carts 90% of the District is Wireless WAN Student to Computer Ratio in District 3:1
Instruction Hands on, Project Based Learning Sharing of lessons on WAN Collaboration of lessons and skills
Why do we need to change?
Rip Van Winkle
National Technology Education Plan
“We must dramatically improve teaching and learning, personalize instruction, and ensure that the educational environments we offer to all students keep pace with the 21st Century. We can get there with technology. Together, we must work to make sure every child has a world-class education-one that prepares them to live, learn, and work in our increasingly interconnected world.”
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
The rapid evolution of the new global
“knowledge economy,” with profound effects on the world of work.
The sudden and dramatic shift from information that is limited in terms of amount and availability of information characterized by flux and glut.
The increasing impact of media and technology on how people learn and relate to the world and to each other.
Fundamental ShiftsWagner, 2008
The Big FourFour Major Challenges for the United
States
How to adapt to globalization How to adjust to the information technology revolution How to cope with the rising national debt How to manage a world of both rising energy
consumption and rising climate threats.
That Used to be Us (Friedman & Mandelbaum, 2011)
Critical thinking and problem solving Collaboration across networks and leading by influence Agility and adaptability Initiative and entrepreneurialism Effective oral and written communication Accessing and analyzing information Curiosity and imagination
All Students Will Need These Skills for the Future
Seven Survival Skills Needed for Our Students
Wagner, 2008
Non-routine high skilled jobs
Cannot be reduced automated, digitized or outsourced Involve critical thinking and reasoning, abstract analytical skills,
imagination, judgment, creativity, and math Routine middle-skilled jobs
Involves a lot of standardized repetitive tasks that can be automated
Has been significantly affected by the merger of globalization and the IT revolution
Will continue to shrink in this global economy Non-routine low-skilled jobs
Have to be done in person or manually Will always exist, but number will depend on the overall state of
the economy and local supply and demand
Three Types of Future Jobs
Friedman, Mandelbaum, 2011
Learning How to Learn is Key
“You actually want to become really adaptable. You want constantly to acquire new skills, knowledge, and expertise that enable you constantly to be able to create value….Being adaptable in a flat world, knowing how to “learn how to learn,” will be one of the most important assets any worker can have, because job churn will come faster, because innovation will happen faster.”
Thomas Friedman The World is Flat
“In a hyper-connected world where innovation takes place ever more rapidly, what a person knows today will be outdated tomorrow. In such a world one of the most important life skills will be the ability and desire to be a life-long learner. If average is over, then school is never over.”
That Used to be Us (Friedman & Mandelbaum, 2011)
Average is Over
The Job
We need to become more right brained to compete and
survive “The future belongs to a very different
kind of mind ─ creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers, and meaning makers. These people ─ artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers ─ will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys.”
Daniel Pink
A Whole New Mind-Why Right-Brainers will Rule the Future
Improvements in attendance and discipline Broader array of learning resources and
experiences Increased frequency and quality of supportive
individual and group interactions Improvements in student and parent attitudes
toward the school Increases in student achievement Prepares students more effectively for college
and career skills
1 to 1 Mobile Learning
Benefits
Digital natives learn and live with technology. Most have and bring
devices to school. Most schools have an awkward mix of print and technology-based
learning resources—often not quite enough of either. Making the shift to digital instructional materials can save money, extend access, and improve engagement.
A BYOD environment promotes healthy and appropriate technology use.
Take advantage of online assessment. Most states will shift most of their testing online by the 2014-15 school year.
Expanded access yields expanded digital options. When every student as full digital access, it provides the platform for improved access to effective materials, online courses, and effective teachers.
Source: Tom VanderArk
Benefits of BYODBring Your Own Device
Implementation of BYOD Pilot
2nd Semester Pilot (January-June) Three Schools (2 Middle Schools, High School) 15 Teachers 2 Middle School Teams 450 students Signup Process
AUP Registering Devices
Logistics
For the purposes of this pilot, “Device” means a
privately owned wireless and/or portable electronic piece of equipment
laptops, netbooks, tablets/slates (i.e. iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook Color), iPod touches, cell and smart phones (i.e. iPhone, Droid)
No gaming devices will be allowed in this pilot. Devices need to have the following
Wireless Capability Anti-Virus Software Internet Browser (i.e. Explorer, Firefox, Safari) Tracking Software (Optional)
What is the “D”
All 3 schools are wireless Capacity for multiple devices to be connected at a
time Up to 700 mobile devices will be connected during
pilot Devices will be connected to “BYOD” Network which
will be filtered Students will not have access to their network
folders with the devices
Network Infrastructure
Students will not be penalized if they do not have a
device in the classroom Storage
Locked locker or in their possession District is not responsible if device is damaged, lost
or stolen Student must use district wireless network, not 3G
or 4G network Parents and students need to have an updated
Acceptable Use Policy and Student User Agreement to participate
FAQ
October-January
Identified teachers Met with teachers, IT staff to develop pilot
Weeks of January 9 and 16 Parent Informational Sessions Plan sent to all parents Teachers discuss information with students
Weeks of January 16 and 23 All paperwork is completed and returned to teacher Devices begin to get connected to network
Timeline
Weeks of January 23 and 30
BYOD Implementation begins Spring, 2011
Survey going out to parents, students, teachers Evaluation conducted of pilot
Timeline
Evaluation of Pilot
MassCUE Project Action Research Project Types of Data Collected
Student surveys (Pre/Post)
Interviews (Pre/Post) Monitoring off task
behaviors in activities using and not using technology
Attendance of struggling students
Quality of Student Work
Students are working more collaboratively Teachers are planning for more student-student
interactions Students have a greater sense of ownership and
appreciate the trust level Very few instances of misuse or damage No theft issues Network Infrastructure Smooth transition because of what was in place More relevant and authentic learning Students are willing to share devices Paperless assessments
What has worked….
Setting up midyear routines Students remembering to bring in their devices Students who do not have devices Finding multi-platform apps (free) Limited to lowest performing device (ipod touch) Using Learning Management System (Edline) on
the mobile devices
Challenges
Student’s Concerns
Being issued locks Invasion of privacy
(websites) Damaging or losing
their device Bulkiness of device
(laptop vs. tablet or phone)
Students who do not have a device
Sharing of devices
What it looks like in the Classroom
What it looks like…
High School Spanish Class
Students have used their devices to….
Use alternate hardware (cell phones, ipads, iPods) to complete projects
Use more sophisticated software (Moviemaker, iMovie, Garageband, Voice Thread)
Maximize email use during school hours for posting assignments
Collaborate more effectively (i.e. google docs)
Create a more organized system of notes (i.e. Evernote)
Quickly access information on the web
Collect data during laboratory investigations (camera)
Examples of BYOD Projects
Grade 7 Utopia Project Grade 8 blogs, magazine
project Grade 9 Digital Lab
Reports Online research E-Books Independent Reading Reference (Dictionary) Digital Field Notebooks Socrative Assessment Tool Skitch Projects
http://www.edline.net/pages/ReadingPublicSchools/District/Technology/RPS_BYOD_Pilot
Analysis of Data Collection Addressing students who do not have a device Increase pilot Improve parent communication
Guidance on Technology Purchases Showcase students in pilot
Summer professional development Summer orientation for students in pilot
Moving Forward
Contact Information
John F. Doherty, Ed.D.Superintendent, Reading Public Schools82 Oakland RoadReading, MA 01867Phone: 781-944-5800Email: [email protected]: jdohertyBlog: http://readingsuperintendent.wordpress.com/BYOD Page
http://www.edline.net/pages/ReadingPublicSchools/District/Technology/RPS_BYOD_Pilot