B.Y.O. [Bring Your Own] The District Administrator s Viewpoint

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1 B.Y.O. [Bring Your Own] The District Administrator s Viewpoint Jonathan P. Costa, Sr. Director of School & Program Services for Education Connection Scot Graden, Superintendent for Saline Area SD Berj Akian,, NJ Nov 3, 2011

2 About the Speakers Jonathan P. Costa Sr. Director of School & Program Service for Education Connection Scot Graden Superintendent Saline Area School District Berj Akian CEO, Founder, Inc.

3 BYO: The District Administrator s Viewpoint Equity and Policy Experience of Saline Area School District Advancements in Cloud Desktops Q & A

4 Submitting Questions

5 What BYO stage are you? 1. Not presently considering 2. Considering 3. Plan to do a pilot this year 4. BYO underway in some classrooms/schools 5. BYO underway district wide

6 Director of School & Program Service for Education Connection Who we are Equity Policy & BYO Decision Framework Decision Framework

7 Who we are Connecticut Regional Service Center 30 member school districts

8 We cannot effectively prepare students for known uncertainty of their futures by first demanding certainty for our own. Corwin Press

9 Equity When certain students have access to better technology than others is the solution to wait until we can afford to buy every student the same device? Is it really more equitable to say that no one has access to technology until everyone can have access? It s not about the device, its about what we do with it. Corwin Press

10 The Browser is the Equalizer Today nearly every device supports a well performing internet browser In this era, anything that gets you to the browser will get the learner s job done. Corwin Press

11 Policy & BYO Decision Framework Set Goals & Engage Policy Infrastructure Devices Mission/Vision, Goal/Objective Board, Parents, Staff, Community AUP, Filtering, Monitoring, Parent Options, Permissions, Training Security, Wireless, Internet Bandwidth Device Choice, Support, Lost/Damage, Buffer Pool, Charging Corwin Press

12 Corwin Press BYO Decision Timeline - Phase One - Decision Making - Phase Two - Planning - Phase Three - Implementation Monitor Action Culture Goals and Vision Engage Set Policy Infrastructure Devices Walking the Walk Action Culture Refine Policy Set Timelines Infrastructure Upgrades Software and Resource Inventory Set Device Standards Leadership Modeling Action Culture Support Refine Change Leadership and Support Common and Special Cause Leadership Reflection and Mission Alignment

13 Which grades did you/would you focus BYO first? 1. Elementary K-5 2. Middle High School High School 11-12

14 Superintendent Saline Area School District Who we are Why BYO Our Timeline Our Experiences

15 Who we are K-12 Southeast Michigan 100+ sq miles Enrollment ~5,300 7 buildings $50 million budget Saline High School Rated in Top 250 (Newsweek) Highest MEAP scores in Region Innovative attitude

16 Our Timeline WE ARE HERE

17 Why BYO In the beginning Cost of sustaining our technology Leverage home investment New reasons Focus on instruction not device Embrace diverse devices = real world

18 Our Experiences Things we thought would be issues that were not Classroom mgmt, theft, damage, student conduct Things we learned Equity Personal devices = personalized learning It s not what they use. It s how they use it Professional development Infrastructure is critical (bandwidth)

19 Those with BYO underway Which teachers embraced BYO best? 1. English Language Arts 2. Math 3. Science 4. History 5. Other

20 CEO BYO Drivers Stats Our work and experience

21 BYO & Cloud Computing Move dialogue from technology to educational purpose Less targeted $$$ for devices Augment/Empower learning tools

22 BYO & Cloud Computing Leadership and Buy-In What BYO stage are you? 60% 50% 52% 40% 30% 25% 20% 13% 10% 4% 6% 0% 1. Not presently considering 2. Considering 3. Plan to do a pilot this year 4. BYO underway in some 5. BYO underway district wide

23 LaunchPad & Cloud Supports BYO by any browser Virtual & Instructional Views Deliver apps, files & collaboration erate eligible Cloud Drive, Network Connect, Single-Sign-On, Accessible from any device Browser based Cloud Choice: Public, Private, & Hybrid

24 LaunchPad & Cloud

25 We are planning webinars on each of the following topics A. Getting Organizational Buy In B. Policy/Legal C. Pedagogy D. Equity E. Technical What do you think? Type your response in the question box Type POLL 4-..

26 Questions and Answers

27 For More Information Panelists Jonathan P. Costa, Sr. Scot Graden Contact Information: Berj Akian