From Trailers to Buildings and Laptops to iPads
The Accidental Technician’s Journey Through 1:1
Mark T. Sienicki, M.S.Kelli Lucito, M.S.
Anastasia M. Trekles, Ph.D
Hammond Academy of Science and Technology
Objectives
Discuss the challenges and advantages of 1:1 environments from the perspective of those who have administered and maintained them
Make informed choices regarding 1:1 devices
Describe curriculum management strategies related to the 1:1 environment
Background
The Hammond Academy of Science and Technology (HAST) is a small, urban, public, open-enrollment charter academy serving grades 6-12 in downtown Hammond
The Vision: create an inquiry-oriented environment where every student had access to a device that could be taken home and used daily
MacBook:Years One and Two
Advantages: More familiar to
students and teachers
More storage space More freedom in
multitasking and sharing documents
More versatility, especially on the Web
Challenges: Software licensing is
very expensive – some software originally planned for could not be ordered
Many breakable parts – many incidents
Challenging to manage with a small tech staff
Gaming and “secret multitasking” in class
Year Three: iPad
By Year 3, a change was needed both for financial and educational reasons
Tablet technology was getting more advanced, and could be maintained more easily by a small tech team
Teachers and students could be more mobile within and beyond the school walls
Remove restrictions, or all restricted
Insurance
iPads – “self-insured” Plan includes
Premium – every student must pay, including to take the device home
Premiums cover cost of potential repairs Tiered system – successive premiums
increase to where the third incident premium(the first not covered under AC) pays for the cost of a new device and two more $49 incidents
Management
Apple Configurator JAMF Casper Management Suite 600
iPad and 150 MacBooks JAMF Casper Focus app for classroom
management Device management using profiles
on iPad settings
The Great Debate
MACBOOK
Students like that it “does more”
Easier to type longer assignments
Some applications are more robust (i.e., iLife)
More software choice Better testing
compatibility
IPAD
Students like that it weighs less; easily portable
Takes pictures and video much more easily
Portability – technology becomes more immersed in activities in and outside the classroom
Software is far less expensive
Lessons Learned
We would have started with iPads from the beginning
Why? Less labor-intensive and more cost-effective
Small school = small staff
Resources
Research on 1:1 at Project RED: http://www.projectred.org
Apple Education: http://www.apple.com/education/
The Challenges of 1:1 in the Classroom: http://www.nmc.org/news/challenges-11-classroom
1:1 Leadership and vision - some warnings: http://novemberlearning.com/educational-resources-for-educators/teaching-and-learning-articles/why-schools-must-move-beyond-one-to-one-computing/
Thank You!
Mark Sienicki, IT Director, HAST: [email protected]
Kelli Lucito, 8th Grade Language Arts, HAST: [email protected]
Staci Trekles, HAST Liaison and instructional design professor: [email protected]
Slides available: http://slideshare.net/andella
Twitter: @instruct_tech