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BYOD in Elementary Classrooms

Capitalizing on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in Elementary Schools

2BYOD defined

Bring your own device to facilitate teaching and learning

3BYOD in the news

• NPR Overview• Cell phone in schools

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Pros and Cons of BYOD

Advantages

• Capitalizes on home technology – saving $$

• Engaging to students• Increase achievement• Increase digital

responsibility

Disadvantages

• Equity issues- increase digital divide

• Data costs• School networking• Internet safety • Lack of bulk buying /

standardization

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7Additional Considerations

Is your infrastructure prepared?• Does your school have the proper wireless equipment• Is there secure access for students/staff?

Health and Safety• Is your school prepared for when students break the code of conduct?• Are present board policies counter to what BYOD means?• Do they ban the very devices that students are supposed to use?

What does BYOD mean? There are so many devices that students can use and if it is too open-ended, some students will take liberties that they shouldn't.

• Laptop?, iPad?, Tablet?, Smartphone?, PS3, Nintendo DS, DSi

What about the students who cannot afford the devices?• If schools require or encourage devices, they need a plan for those students who cannot afford

them

How will teachers receive professional development around BYOD?• Not all staff understands how it works.• Many teachers want to allow students to bring their own devices but they do not always

understand how they handle the concept.

Outreach to parents• How are parents being informed that their children can BYOD? Parents need to know what their

children are doing with the expensive devices they bring to school.• What is the policy if a device gets lost or stolen? Is school like a hotel? They're not responsible for

lost or stolen items?

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10 Key Components of a Successful BYOD Initiative

1. 21st century student

2. Tools for learning

3. Acceptable use policies

4. Professional development

5. Specific learning outcome

6. Ensure equity

7. Increase access

8. Learning during non-instructional time

9. Unacceptable use

10. Technology at the service of pedagogy

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Sample Agreement

10BYOD in action

Forsyth County Schools, Cumming, GA

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Teacher Preparation

• Informal opportunities to share

• Professional development

• Ongoing involvement

• Resource sharing• Focus in teacher

education

12Other Connections

• The flipped classroom

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BYODPotential devices

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Potential BYO (D)evices

School

• Flip Video• Digital cameras• Tablets & Desktops • Smart boards• Projectors• Chromebooks• Any of these resources

Home

• Tablets• Nooks• Kindles• IPad's/ IPad Minis• IPod Touches• Smart phones• Nintendo DS / DSi• Laptops

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TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

For potential use in BYOD classrooms

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Learning Management Systems

• Edmodo• http://www.edmodo.com/• Blackboard Engage• http://www.blackboard.com/plat

forms/engage/overview.aspx• Moodle• https://moodle.org/

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Collaborative Storage

• Dropbox• Sugarsync• Skydrive• Google drive

19Digital Resources

• Discovery Education (Streaming)

• http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

• FollettShelf• http://www.aboutfolle

ttebooks.com/follettshelf.cfm

• netTrekker• http://www.nettrekker.

com/us/

• Renzulli• http://www.renzullilea

rning.com/

20Apps

Google

• Calendar• Drive / Docs• Slides• Sheets• Email• Webinars• Lesson Plans• Google voice

Apple

• Notes• GarageBand• MathBoard• Britannica Kids• History: Maps of the

World• Into to Letters, by

Montessorium• Sketchbook pro• ShowMe Interactive• Link to 55 best free app

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Free

• Twitter• YouTube• BrainPOP• Blogger• Evernote• Quizlet

Paid

• iMovie• iWork• Voicethread• Spaaze• Flashcards Deluxe (app)• Microsoft Office Suite• OneNote (collaboration)

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Web based

• QR code generator• http://www.the-qrcode-ge

nerator.com/#/• Prezi• http://prezi.com/• Polleverywhere• http://www.polleverywhe

re.com/• TurningPoint• http://www.turningtechno

logies.com/polling-solutions/turningpoint

Software

• Dreamweaver• http://

www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver.html

• Camtasia• http://

www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

• Camstudio• http://camstudio.org/• Adobe Creative Suite• http://www.adobe.com/ac

cessibility/products/creativesuite/

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Hardware Resources

• Ruckus Wireless http://www.ruckuswireless.com/• Cisco http://www.cisco.com/en/US/hmpgs/index.html• Alexandra http://www.goalexandria.com/• Helios (wireless charging units)

http://www.leggettecoupled.com/• Lightspeed Web Filter

http://www.lightspeedsystems.com/products/rocket/collaborative-filter/

• SharpSchool http://www.sharpschool.com/• VMWare View

http://www.vmware.com/products/view/overview.html

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THE ENDTechnology resources and this PowerPoint available

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