An Intro to (BYOD/BYOT)

Test your Knowledge

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● Online quiz using your mobile device

● 5 questions about how students use technology

● True or False

Test your Knowledge

1. More than half of students in grades 6-12 access the Internet at home through a 3G/4G device.

5. Most students are not concerned about what they post online about themselves or others.

4. Students would rather use a tablet than a laptop for most academic tasks.

3. The majority of students would like to use their mobile devices at school for anytime research.

2. All students in grades 9-12 have access to a Smartphone.

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Today’s Learners are...

─ More self-directed─ Live in a multimedia world─ Their media is all color─ Demand creativity─ Learn best through trial and error─ Constantly connect and collaborate─ Access information that is networked and connected

BYOD is...

● Device for every student, anytime access (at home/school)

● Student-centered

● Used for classroom/educational activities

● Variety of devices and platforms

● Flexible classroom organization/structure

● 21st Century learning activities; mobile, collaborative, connected, multimedia, individualized, virtual

● Constantly Changing

● Supplemental

● Voluntary

BYOD Benefits...• Learning anytime, anywhere

without schedule or access restrictions

• Parent/student -flexibility in device choice

• Funding- resources shifted to other programs or tech.

• Personalized (student choice) devices

• Devices are commonly more up- to-date with newer features

• No updates, repairs or maintenance

• Cost-effective, works with decreasing technology budgets

• Allows for immediate application in the classroom

• Competitive pricing of tablets, smartphones, and laptop computers—BYOD a viable option for many families

• Replicates a technology-rich environment already common in higher education and business

• Flexibility—support different learners with different needs

• Network security concerns(data protection/student privacy)

• Multiple platforms and devices

• Parent-financed, not a viable option for some districts

• Requires a shift in pedagogy and a new approach to education

• Update network infrastructure and increase bandwidth

• Professional dev.

• Off-task behavior, inappropriate use of devices

• Requires buy-in from all stakeholders (parents, students, staff, administrators, school board)

• Mobile device limitations- (screen size, battery life, lack of keyboard, software compatibility, support for Flash and other multimedia files)

• Equity

BYOD Challenges...

• Choice – Learners are diverse. We recognize this by allowing learners to choose the

device and applications most suitable for them.

• Anywhere/Anytime– Teaching and learning occurs inside and outside the classroom. Diminishes the

home-school divide.

• Individualized – By having our own devices we can each have the tools, shortcuts, widgets and

add-ons that are the most relevant to us.

• Preparing for the future – Our students will move into BYOD environments at intermediate, college,

university, work place.

• Flexible Learning – Creating flexible learning environments that facilitate collaborative and individual

learning.

• Digital Fluency – Empowering teachers and students to become digitally fluent and responsible

users of technology.

Educational Impact:

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Educational Impact...

and Tablets

BYOD in the classroom

What do students think?

2013 Speak Up Survey National ResultsFETC 2014 National Conference

Check you Answers

1. More than half of students in grades 6-12 access the Internet at home through a 3G/4G device.

4. Students would rather use a tablet than a laptop for most academic tasks.

3. The majority of students would like to use their mobile devices at school for anytime research.

2. All students in grades 9-12 have access to a Smartphone.

5. Most students are not concerned about what they post online about themselves or others.

and Tablets

BYOD in the classroom

Implementation

BYOD Safety Rules

• VOLUNTARY (You do not need to purchase a device)

• Personal technology devices will be used exclusively for educational activities during instructional class periods with express permission from the teacher.

• While at school, students will use the district’s secured, filtered public wireless network. Connecting a personal technology device to the district’s wired network is not allowed.

• No student shall establish a wireless ad-hoc or peer-to-peer network using his/her personal device (a cabled or wireless hotspot) while at school.

• Students may not use their personal technology devices to record, transmit or post photos or video of a person or persons on the campus.

• Photos or video recorded at school are not to be transmitted or posted at any time without express permission from the campus administrator.

TISD Acceptable Use Policy can be found in the Student Handbook

BYOD Safety Rules • Students will not loan their device to someone else. The user is

responsible for the content contained on the device regardless of how it originated and is responsible for the security of any equipment brought with them to school.

• TISD personnel will not provide technical service or support for, nor will they install any software on personal technology devices.

• TISD is not responsible for, nor will TISD reimburse employees or students for any data and/or SMS/MMS (texting) charges.

• TISD is not responsible for any financial expenses or loss of data should a personal technology device be lost, stolen or damaged while at school

• Paid apps are entirely optional NOT a necessity.

• Traveling to & from school- keep devices in bags out of sight, just as you would with any equipment such as sports gear, musical instruments etc.

• Purchase a carrying case/bag

• Battery Life – 5-6 hours to get through a school day without recharging

• Weight – Light enough for your child to carry easily• Wireless Access – must have wireless access to internet• Save to the device either via hard drive,SD Card/USB device,

or Google Drive• Laptops – must have up-to-date anti-virus software• No gaming hardware such as PSPs• Text (SMS, MMS) Messaging Plan

Device Recommendations:

KNOW your Data Plan !!!

Learning Activities...• Data organization tools

• Web-based applications for classroom polling & quick tests

• Audio for podcasting/audio/video broadcasts

• Video

• QR codes

• Digital storytelling

• Language learning

• Probe attachments for measuring data

• Course companion sites

edmodo

http://padlet.com/dtidwell/BYOD

Additional Resources

● 2013 Mark Osborne outlines some of the ways educators can personalize learning.

http://www.edtalks.org/video/ten-trends-2013-personalisation#.UUZqORdT5CA

• This 8-minute Pedagogical Quickie presents some of the many advantages and limitations of the BYOD concept for education

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSXyfX8ABhABy Marc-André Lalande