BYOD Pilot Initiative

Blueprint for Educational Excellence National Institute

April 12 and 13, 2012

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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?

A Vision of K-12 Students Today

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 Four

Four 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: john.doherty@reading.k12.ma.usTwitter: jdohertyBlog: http://readingsuperintendent.wordpress.com/BYOD Page

http://www.edline.net/pages/ReadingPublicSchools/District/Technology/RPS_BYOD_Pilot