Martin County BYOD Bring Your Own Device

1. Martin County BYODBring Your Own Device April 24, 2014

2. Hobe Sound Elementary BYOD Update • Created a BYOD Leadership Team – 1 teacher per grade, Media Specialist, Administrators • Set guidelines and procedures, communication plan, identified PD needs, monitored progress with monthly meetings • K/1 Fridays (no wifi) 3-5 daily wifi (grade 2 continues with 1:1 iPads/wifi)

3. Hobe Sound ElementaryCommunication is Key • Teacher and staff focus on BYOD supporting literacy • PD for teachers • Parent training – Jan 16th & Feb 13th 6-7:30pm teacher led training for parents • Multi-faced communication to stakeholders • Monitoring progress

5. South Fork High SchoolBYOD Update • BYOD/WiFi Committee • Acceptable Use Policy • Supplementary Devices • Device Management

6. South Fork High SchoolBYOD Update • Troubleshooting • Communication • Mistakes and Growth

7. Suggestions for Planning and Implementing a BYOD Program

8. Develop a Team • It is important to develop a team that will help implement the use of BYOD and WiFi within the school. • This team should include many different stakeholders to provide as many perspectives as possible to help grow the program.

9. Communicate with Stakeholders • Connect with the staff, students, parents, and community to announce the beginning of the BYOD program. • Use an end-of-year newsletter and the school website to reach as many people as possible. • Parents will want to know in advance, so they can purchase devices.

10. Identify a Goal • By creating a goal for the BYOD program, there will be a focus for professional development and integration into curriculum around one unifying objective. • The administrative team and BYOD committee can frame all plans within this goal and it will help keep all stakeholders focused.

11. Identify a Goal • EXAMPLES • To use classroom technology to engage students in asking questions and choosing tools to facilitate real world problem solving. • To effectively integrate technology into curricular objectives. • To transform learning in the classroom through the use of technology. • Encourage innovation.

12. Synthesize a Plan • When synthesizing a plan for BYOD at the school, consider planning a “BYOD Night” or “Tech Night” into the calendar, or integrate these ideas into an existing function at the school that involves parents and community members. • The plan should be tailored to the BYOD goal and the school’s vision.

13. Measure Success • This step should actually be worked into the synthesis of the plan, but it’s too important to not have its own section. • There must be a way to measure success and progress within the plan. • What does success mean for your program?

14. Measure Success

15. Integrate into Curriculum • The final piece of a successful BYOD launch is to work with the staff and digital leaders at the school to integrate BYOD into existing curriculum and create new curriculum around the program. • Creating a climate where taking chances and innovating with technology is celebrated will go a long way in building buy-in and support for the program.

16. Final Thought “We also do not force anyone to implement BYOD, because we realize that every learning community needs a different amount of time to adopt the initiative. Also we [provide support] in every school to help model instruction with BYOD for teachers and assist in developing new strategies for the use of devices.” http://www.k12blueprint.com/BYOD

17. Deliverables • Getting Started… • Teacher Readiness Checklist • Challenges to Implementing BYOD • Grappling’s Spectrum • Charting Instructional Practices • BYOD PowerPoint Information adapted from http://www.k12blueprint.com/byod/

18. Questions?