BYOD – First Year Results & Research

1. BYOD – First Year Results & Research Rachel Shankles Lakeside High School Hot Springs, AR 71901 Rachel_Shankles@Lakesidesd.org

2. Why BYOD in Schools? • to increase motivation and engagement in the classroom • to help provide access to a wide variety of resources that support differentiated instruction efforts • to help provide increased student access to school provided e-books, e-textbooks, and Moodle units • to provide the means for online collaborative work in the classroom • to develop workable rules and standards for classroom teachers to help manage student-owned technologies From Doug Johnson article

3. More Opinions of Why BYOD • to get closer to 1 to 1 computing • to utilize in school the technology that the teen digital natives already use all the time • to teach the students to use their cell phones for more than tweeting and texting • to utilize mobile apps when labs or library computers were not available • to release principals from being cell phone police to do more important work • to engage staff in newer technologies

4. My Administration says: • Principal Bruce Orr of LHS says use of cell phones at school is a privilege not a right and can be revoked at any time if we use a pilot and don’t change school board policy. He said fighting cell use is like Custer’s Last Stand. It is a no win situation.

5. Connect BYOD to literacy • Do our school rules and policies help students take advantage of their mobile computing devices? • Can students and staff get knowledgeable support from my tech staff when they have cell or ipadproblems? • Are teachers selecting resources with mobile computing devices in mind? • In each teacher’s role as instructional leader, is he/she using best practices that take advantage of the student’s native technology environment? • Do I—as an educator--- exemplify a learner who takes advantage of having continuous access to my PLN and to the world's information? Adapted from Doug Johnson article

6. New ASBA Recs - AR SchBd Assoc • Students are responsible for conducting themselves in a manner that respects the rights of others. Possession and use of any electronic device, whether district or student owned, that interferes with a positive, orderly classroom environment does not respect the rights of others and is expressly forbidden. • As used in this policy, “electronic devices” means anything that can be used to transmit or capture images, sound, or data.  • Misuse of electronic devices includes, but is not limited to: • Using electronic devices during class time in any manner other than specifically permitted by the classroom instructor; • Permitting any audible sound to come from the device when not being used for reason #1 above; • Engaging in academic dishonesty, including cheating, intentionally plagiarizing, wrongfully giving or receiving help during an academic examination, or wrongfully obtaining test copies or scores; • Using the device to take photographs in locker rooms or bathrooms; • Creating, sending, sharing, viewing, receiving, or possessing an indecent visual depiction of oneself or another person.

7. Use of an electronic device is permitted to the extent it is approved in a student’s individualized education program (IEP) or it is needed in an emergency that threatens the safety of students, staff, or other individuals. • Before and after normal school hours, possession of electronic devices is permitted on the school campus. The use of such devices at school sponsored functions outside the regular school day is permitted to the extent and within the limitations allowed by the event or activity the student is attending. • The student and/or the student’s parents or guardians expressly assume any risk associated with students owning or possessing electronic devices. Students misusing electronic devices shall have them confiscated. Confiscated devices may be picked up at the school’s administration office by the student’s parents or guardians.1Students have no right of privacy as to the content contained on any electronic devices that have been confiscated.2 • Students who use a school issued cell phones and/or computers for non-school purposes, except as permitted by the district’s Internet/computer use policy, shall be subject to discipline, up to and including suspension or expulsion. Students are forbidden from using school issued cell phones while driving any vehicle at any time. Violation may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.23

8. AUP Changes: Process • In handbooks for parents to sign off on • Have to be approved by school board to change policy • We decided on a pilot before going to school board to totally change it—like a trial period • We took a government produced ‘sample’ AUP for new media and customized it to meet our needs • We looked at policies across the state • 2nd year went with new ASBA sample policy

9. Battles • Some staff still staunchly won’t allow cells or MP3 players in the classroom---this is teacher by teacher by our policy • Some teachers say it makes the kids without devices feel left out; too much cheating will take place • Running out of IP numbers- major problem this year by end of first nine weeks • Setting up separate wifi access points for nonschool devices Or not • What to do about 3G student devices • Defining areas and times for BYOD • Separating cell use from other devices in BYOD policy- some schools do not separate- we don’t allow laptops from home on our network

10. Sample policies: Where to begin • http://www.cybercrime.gov/rules/acceptableUsePolicy.htm (this is the one we modified but ASBA recs look real good for a starting point) • http://www.sandiego.edu/soles/documents/ECDShortStudentDisciplineRulesWebsite10-26-10Updated.pdf • http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/the-abcs-ofbyol.apx • http://www.parkschool.net/forms/Device_policy.pdf • http://www.gfw.k12.mn.us/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi?schoolname=school183&statusFlag=goGenie&geniesite=373&myButton=g5plugin&db=g373_b2081

11. How many students arebringing devices? • We have 650 students in 10th to 12th grade • We have 60 signed policies filed but many have unregistered 3G • Most with 3G devices choose not to sign the contract because of filtering; we do not deny them use of their device whether cell or tablet with 3G • They may bring laptops but may not connect to our wifi at this time • I do have to manually take the time to configure each device and have them sign the contract now; new polity no contracts

12. Simple Cell Phone uses in Classrooms • Polleverywhere • Wolframalpha ($) • Access my Library for free state databases from Gale • QR codes in library & treasure hunts in Classes • Songify • Comic Touch Lite • iCell • Idea Sketch • Babbilizer • ChaCha • iFlashcards • Dragon Dictation

13. Our Pilot AUP 2011-2012 • http://aaimlibrarywiki.wikispaces.com/AUP+Changes Things we changed from sample policy: • Instead of taking cell phones out, we left them in • Added page for parent and student signature (UNLESS 18) • Added line for Mac Address and type of device • Made sure the contract shows the school is not liable for lost or stolen devices (this problem is why middle school and jr high would not buy in to this new policy for their age groups) • Consequences were no different; they still follow the handbook for violations. • 2012-12nwe will switch to ASBA AUP to bcmore generic; then admin will take it to the School Board and put in handbook—8th and 9th grade teachers are wanting to give kids access to cell phones only in specific classrooms

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