The Road to BYO

The Road to BYO

Mark AultLaura KoehneArline Pique

Antonio Shelton

http://indianhillschools.org/hs

Indian Hill EVSDCincinnati, OH

• Approx. 2000 students

• HS-671, MS-494, ES-408, PS-368

• Population 7318; 18.5 square miles

• Median income 2009: $154,177

• 1.9% below poverty; 5.5% on Free/Red Lunch

Timeline

2004

Move teachers to Tablets;

Blackboard;Start building

capacityMay 09

Tech Plan –investigate

Viability

Form CommitteeConduct Site visits,

present findings

EvaluateBYO

CasualImpl

09-10

Jan 11

11-12

12-13

FullImpl

Survey 2009: 67% of Parents believe there was value in a student having their own computer at school; 83% of students agreed

Tech Committee Findings:- Enhances program in all areas- Augments/Enhances Teaching- Builds community pride- Maximizes engagement- Meets students where they are- Promotes active learning- Student-centered education- Just-in-time learning- Successfully implemented- Develops/enhances organization

21st century skills development necessitates one-to-one

Why this doesn’t make sense

Provided 1-1

• Predictable

• Set tools

• Serviceable

• Comfort level

• (Costly)

BYO

• What machines?

• What tools?

• Maintenance?

• Teacher comfort?

• (Cheap?)

CONTROL CHAOSvs.

Famous tech predictions

The telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication” … Western Union internal memo, 1876

“There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home” …Ken Olsen, DEC, 1977

“I think there is a world market for maybe 5 computers”

….TJ Watson, IBM, 1943

“BYO over my dead body”

… Arline Pique, 2006

“The radio craze will die out in time.“…Thomas Edison, 1922

"640K ought to be enough for anybody."

-- Attributed to Bill Gates, 1981

Defying Logic

• Population already had access

• Plethora of free tools

• Not about the tool – about the content

• Teacher doesn’t need to be the expert

• Students working on/with what THEY are comfortable with

• Changes the dynamic

• It is the REAL world

2011-2012

• Teachers were ready & asking• Guest network in place

(installed controller and upgraded to Nstd)• Focus on PD• Formed teacher committee• Revised AUP• Conducted Parent

Showcase• Set Expectations• All worked well

PD

• Site visits/shadowing• 21c skills• Summer Offering• Lausanne Laptop Institute• Provided more PLC time

Will parents

support it? (Seniors?)

Will we have

enough loaners?How do we

distribute loaners

efficiently?

Equity???

YES

YES

Library

Foundation – 50/13

???

Here we go!

• Teacher work day focused on immediate tools (Evernote, Google, etc.)

• Had 5 carts available to borrow– used <2!50 addl for those in need – distributed 10!

• Week 1- had students registerdevices on google form (to ease in tracking)

• Week 1 - borrow when needed in a class• Moved to borrow before school/return by end of day

• Continued Teacher Committee

Communication,Activities, Main Portal

Online-Turn in papers/grading

Online Tools,Collaboration,Turn in work, Feedback

Prevent cheatingNotetaking, organization, Collaboration

“I am headed to the copier”…mid September

“They are moving at their own pace..andfaster!”

“So much easier. You need them on, they are

on!”

“I used to stand at the copier for over an hour at the end of the

day”

“Online tests give me immediate

info to go directly to problems”

Cut paper use by half!

What teachers tell me…

LOVE the immediate feedback.

I am SO much more organized. LOVE

Evernote.

I am carrying much less in my backpack.

First week of school –I’ve done something

other than take notes in EVERY class.

Won’t we have to manage distractions @

college and jobs?

I can’t imagine

doing school without it

now.

What students tell me…

Managing distractions

Learning new toolsChanging how we do things

Managing disparate equipment

Studentresponsibility

Moving everyoneforward

AUP compliance

Work with parents

Media Center ->Learning Commons

Student downloadscausing issues

Dealing withexternal systems

Cut paper usage by half

Need half the machines we previously used

Students working independently

Online working well

Overwhelming support for this

Lessons learned

What we liked

• Informal start year 1

• Parent meeting in May

• Handout for parents

• Students registering their own machine

• Partnership with Foundation

• Library as loan-central

• Student round-tables

• Parent round-tables

• Access to so many tools

• Students really do “own” their own computers

• Laptop institute in Summer

Lessons learned

What we’d do differently

• More planning for school supply list

• More understanding about the teacher work upfront with students

• More communication with ITC

• Talk about what happens if a teacher damages a student machine

• Not do this when we are also switching to a new operating system everywhere

• More student involvement after startup

Dr. Antonio SheltonPrincipal, [email protected]

Laura KoehneTeacher, [email protected]

http://indianhillschools.org/hs

Dr. Mark AultAsst. Superintendent, [email protected]

Arline PiqueDir. Of Technology, [email protected]