Bring Your Own Device

We prepare children for life outside of school.

If context is important…

• Children starting elementary school today will graduate in 2028

• What will the world look like in 2028?• How do we educate and prepare children for a

world we don’t know anything about?

Different world. Different students. They’re not the same learners we were.

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

BYOD Infrastructure

• Assessment of current infrastructure• Larger capacity web filter will be needed• Additional wireless coverage will be needed • Upgrade Plan– Middle Schools & MTA, August 2015– Elementary Schools, throughout 2015-2016

Learning Spaces

• Flexibility• No front of the room• Engaging spaces for student collaboration

District Technology Purchases

• Aligned to BYOD• Supplement BYOD devices• Parent survey December 2014

Communication & Planning• Liability (Damage/Theft/Sharing)• Equity• Students accessing inappropriate content• Network capabilities• Monitoring students • Teacher time devoted to tech support• Professional development • Students taking pictures & videos (privacy)• What is the expectation for student/teacher use/District objectives?• Legal concerns (employee protection)• Parent concerns/objections

Communication & Planning• Impact on specialty programs & SPED• Tech support• Classroom management• Cheating• Cyberbullying• Teacher resistance/limiting applicant pool due to tech fears• Assumptions about level of tech knowledge• PTO’s responsibility• Charging impact on electrical capabilities• Age appropriate• Management of apps• Misuse of Madison equipment

Tomorrow…

• “If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.”– John Dewey