Building an Effective School BYOD Plan
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The document outlines strategies for developing an effective BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) educational technology plan, emphasizing the need to adapt to 21st-century learning environments. Key points include clarifying educational vision, selecting appropriate technology models, investing in wireless infrastructure, and the importance of ongoing teacher training. It discusses various models of technology access, the significance of community support, and the challenges and benefits of implementing BYOD in schools.
Building an Effective School BYOD Plan
- 1. Building an Effective BYOD Educational Technology Plan Sam Gliksman samgliksman@gmail.com Twitter: @samgliksman http://ipadEducators.ning.com
- 2. Sam Gliksman Director of Educational Technology Consultant and speaker Working with 1:1 and BYOD programs Founder of iPads in Education website http://iPadEducators.ning.com Twitter: @samgliksman Email: samgliksman@gmail.com
- 4. Today’s Objectives Define the characteristics of a 21st century learning environment Develop a strategy for an effective and sustainable educational technology plan
- 5. What are our educational goals?
- 6. We prepare children for life OUTSIDE school
- 7. We live in a time of EXPONENTIAL CHANGE
- 8. Computing power Today’s washing machine has more computing power than all NASA's computing resources when it first landed man on the moon
- 9. Capacity Price of 1 gigabyte of memory in 1981? $300,000 Price of 1 gigabyte in 2012? 10 cents
- 10. Ubiquity… it’s everywhere Anyone have a cell phone?
- 11. Ubiquity… it’s everywhere A recent UK survey reported that children between the ages of 7 and 16 are more likely to own a cell phone than a book
- 12. Connected – Social Networking Facebook didn’t exist prior to 2004… Today 1 out of every 8 people on the planet has a Facebook page
- 13. If context is important… Children starting elementary school today will graduate in 2024 What will the world look like in 2024? How do we educate and prepare children for a world we don’t know anything about?
- 15. Different world. Different students. They’re not the same learners we wer
- 16. They’re not the same learners we were… 50 hours a week with technology They live in a multimedia world Their media is all color They prioritize visual learning They learn best through trial and error They constantly connect and collaborate They access information that is live and linked
- 17. Different learning styles… What do you do when you open this box? What would your students do? They learn through experience, trial and error
- 18. Building Your Educational Technology Plan 1. Clarify your educational vision
- 19. What should learning look like in the 21st century?
- 20. 21st century learning is … Connected © Chris-Håvard Berge
- 21. Learn anywhere, any time and from anyone
- 22. 21st century learning is… Mobile. Anytime-Anywhere.
- 23. 21st century learning is… New Skills and Literacies
- 24. Information Literacy (one example) Where do I find information? How do I know it’s accurate? Who wrote it? How do I organize and categorize content? From WHOIS.com Name:Don Black Organization:Stormfront City:West Palm Beach State/Province:FL Organization:Stormfront Server:STORMFRONT.ORG
- 26. Constant change requires independent learners with new skills for changing work environments
- 27. 21st century learning is… Personalized © pixietailsboutique
- 28. 21st century learning is… Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces © Alfred Kypta
- 29. 21st century learning is… Student-centered; experiential
- 30. 21st century learning is… Multi-Media
- 31. 21st century learning is… © SuttonHoo
- 32. Building Your Educational Technology Plan 1. Clarify your vision 2. Select effective technology access model
- 33. 3 Technology access models 1. Computer Lab or Mobile Cart Limited access Desktop, laptop, netbook, iPad Usually requires booking Shared equipment School financed School maintained School controlled
- 34. Can you afford to keep up…? It took 22 years to sell 55 million Macs It took 5 years to sell 55 million iPods Less than 2 years to sell 55 million iPads How long will your equipment be relevant?
- 35. 3 Technology access models 2. One-to-one Technology Programs Anytime, dedicated access Decide on equipment Used at school, sometimes home School purchased, parent-financed School maintained School controlled Uniformity of applications
- 36. 3 Technology access models 3. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Anytime-anywhere, any device Minimum standards Parent financed Personalized Already common in higher education and business (72%) Need to determine if it works for your school Requires extensive planning, infrastructure investment and training
- 37. … so you thought you were banning them?? ACSD study 69% of US high schools ban mobile devices on campus In schools that ban mobile devices, 63% of students use them anyway 47% say they can text message with eyes closed
- 38. … Yes, but how many have a “device”? 5 billion cell phone plans in 2010 worldwide, over 30% are smartphones in USA About 40 percent of younger teens (12-17) in the USA have smartphones 11% of the US population have a tablet computer – and that number is skyrocketing
- 39. Will the parents support it? 67% of parents would purchase mobile devices for their children to use in school 66% support use of online textbooks Essential to get buy-in from entire community – including teachers and parents Communicate…develop and deliver clear “Responsible Use” policies detailing usage policies
- 40. Why decide on a BYOD policy? Cost effective, right timing School No repairs and maintenance technology More engaged and motivated students demands Typically more robust, up to date and personalized Greater accountability Different learners, different needs Available Over 30% of school IT decision makers now budgets expressing an interest in BYOD But there are also some challenges…
- 41. Control is expensive and requires that you own the devices Old model: Controlled, filtered and exclusive environments BYOD model: Uncontrolled and less filtered environments
- 42. What about security? Create a separate, segmented network for students that only allows access to the Internet. No internal network access. Do I know you? Only allow access to authenticated users
- 43. Digital Divide Know your population Poll anonymously Use savings to buy equipment Share devices as needed Access at home? Devices dropping in price
- 44. Platform independent tools Web based apps work on most platforms and can accommodate common software needs … and more Create online space for sharing and collaboration – that works on all devices including iOS
- 45. Monitoring and filtering Web filter provides internet access controls Can impact access speed Authentication enables monitoring Insist on wireless use only
- 46. “Responsible Use” policy Where can devices be used and when? Rules for taking home Browsing “do and don’ts” Social networking policies Messaging policies Privacy and safety policies Wireless network only Authentication requirements
- 47. Planning your BYOD budget Wireless infrastructure - with capacity for growth Wiring and switches Purchasing (or leasing) school owned devices Ongoing faculty training Network and traffic management tools Content filter
- 48. Utilize common features Most have apps and audio, many have video Classroom polling and quick tests Podcasting, radio broadcasts Attach probes for measuring data Digital storytelling Email and share any media using Posterous QR codes – quests, book reviews and more Language learning – speaking and reading Creating movies Use on field trips – photos, audio, data Data organization tools (eg. Diigo) Posterous example – sharing media
- 49. Building Your Educational Technology Plan 1. Clarify your vision 2. Select appropriate technology access model 3. Invest in wireless infrastructure
- 50. Wireless connectivity Essential… robust and reliable Planning bandwidth needs is critical to success Elements to consider: What connection comes in to campus? How well is it distributed within campus? Allow for growth As they use more multimedia, you need more download Creating and publishing will need larger upload speeds
- 51. Building Your Educational Technology Plan 1. Clarify your educational vision 2. Decide on student technology model 3. Invest in wireless infrastructure 4. Create a virtual learning environment
- 52. “BLENDED LEARNING”: Virtual, vibrant space for learning and knowledge exchange blogs, discussion forums, wikis, polls, portfolios, community interaction, live discussions
- 53. Building Your Educational Technology Plan 1. Clarify your educational vision 2. Decide on student technology model 3. Invest in wireless infrastructure 4. Create a virtual learning environment 5. Minimize investment in the 3 S’s
- 54. Minimize Investment in 3 S’s: Servers, Storage & Software Incidentals: • Depreciating value • Battery backup • Data backup • Air conditioning • Physical security • Software security • Repair and downtime • Network consultant • Software upgrades Do you have a “server closet”? • Start over - replacement
- 55. Minimize Investment in 3 S’s – Servers, Storage & Software Cloud computing: supports BYOD or any other tech. program reduces hardware, software and IT costs dramatically adds significant functionality
- 56. Minimize Investment in 3 S’s – Servers, Storage & Software
- 57. Why Google Apps? Gmail, Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations etc Free … and powerful Free feature updates Anytime-anywhere access Simple sharing and collaboration Compatibility 40 mill. users, 4 mill. Businesses Did I mention it was free?
- 58. Building Your Educational Technology Plan 1. Clarify your educational vision 2. Decide on student technology model 3. Invest in wireless infrastructure 4. Create a virtual learning environment 5. Minimize investment in the 3 S’s 6. Importance of teacher training
- 59. The need for training…
- 60. Select and train your 15%...
- 61. Culture change is most effective swelling from the bottom up Send your change agents to conferences Success is contagious. Have teachers demonstrate and train from within Allocate time to have workshops at school Culture change never happens at a single event - it requires an ongoing commitment
- 62. It’s not about the device… it’s what you do with it Remember that today’s technical innovation… quickly becomes tomorrow’s party joke
- 63. "If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow" - John Dewey
- 64. Sam Gliksman Email: samgliksman@gmail.com Twitter: @samgliksman iPads in Education community site http://iPadEducators.ning.com
Editor's Notes
- #29: 27 minutes hereLearning not confined to classroomsTechnology is being used to give learners 24/7 access to learningWe’ll see in a little bit how important this is to a BYOD environment
- #30: Different learning model – whiteboards or laptops?Uses technology to explore, research and createContrast to using technology for frontal teaching – where schools tend to focus their budgetsStresses:Higher order thinking skills, Researching and exploring Hands on, real-world interaction, Engaging and meaningful
- #57: Development of cloud based storage and services is changing computingEverything is moving to a software service model – available on the web as needed. Either free or pay as you go.Offers additional functionality such as sharing, collaboration, editing and anywhere access.