BYOD= Learning in
   their Hands
 Teaching St udent s t o Use
Per sonal Devices f or Lear ning
                  Dawn Nelson
    I nst r uct ional Media & Technology Coor dinat or
               I SD 279, Osseo Ar ea Schools
                      Maple Gr ove, MN
                  nelsond@dist r ict 279.or g
                     Dawnn82@gmail.com
BYOD= Learning in
    their Hands
I nspir ing Teacher s t o Launch St udent
    Lear ning wit h Per sonal Devices
                      Dawn Nelson
        I nst r uct ional Media & Technology Coor dinat or
                   I SD 279, Osseo Ar ea Schools
                          Maple Gr ove, MN
                      nelsond@dist r ict 279.or g
                     Dawnn82@gmail.com
Important Information
•Net wor k - MCC Guest - no passwor d
•Twit t er Hash Tag -# I nt er net Libr ar ian
• Conf er ence Blog - www.libconf .com
Outcomes
Follow one school’s pat h on a BYOD
j our ney
I dent if y pr evailing quest ions and
communicat ions about st udent devices
Consider benef it s and bar r ier s
Embr ace t he chaos---t his wor ld is new
and unset t led, ever -changing
Share & Discuss




          I mage used under a CC license f r om
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•Innovation isn’t necessarily
•new technology.
•Instead it’s a way of thinking,
 creating, communicating.
•Instead of ‘I Teach’
•It’s About ‘You Learn’
What is BYOD?
Wikipedia says:
   a concept where people use personally owned devices which are not
   owned by their employers or schools

       Bring relates to bringing the device to the environment where the
       service is provided. In some cases it is physically limited to a
       location (wireless, certain rooms), but more often it is time and
       location independent.

       Your refers to the person bringing the device.

       Own refers to device ownership of students and teachers.

       Devices include smartphones, tablets, ereaders, laptops, etc.
ht t p:/ / en.wikipedia.or g/ wiki/ BYOD
BYOD in School

St udent s br ing devices t hey (pr obably)
alr eady own
Wir eless syst em pr ovided in t he school
I ncor por at ed int o lear ning
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I SD 279, Osseo Ar ea Schools

Fir st pr oposed - Spr ing, 2009 , Tim Wilson, CTO -
Osseo Ar ea Schools

Fir st t r aining - August , 2009, 3 schools, 14 t eacher s

‘Seeded’ wit h 3 devices per classr oom - School
r equest ed (locking cabinet s included)

One school, 2 t eacher s - st ar t ed in t he spr ing
+++ (Pluses)
        After First Year

Plat f or m/ Device Agnost ic
Count er act s ‘Keep Away’ or ‘Got cha’
Moving t owar d aut hent ic lear ning
Year 2 -
                                2010-
                                 2011


5 addit ional schools - 45 t eacher s
No devices of f er ed
Tr aining mor e specif ic but only one day
St ill a pilot
Year 3 -
                                         2011-
                                         2012

St ill on a per t eacher basis
13 element ar y schools, 2 j unior high schools,
4 senior high schools = 19 out of 25 schools
Osseo Senior High School - f ir st ent ir e open
school
No devices, No t r aining
St ill a pilot - dat a is self -r epor t ed
"My students have their laptop with
them at all times and decide when
to use it. They might have
different ideas, more open ideas
than I do. I'm not yet sure how to
use the laptops, and I welcome the
student input."
Shelly Drake, 5th Grade Teacher
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Student Response Systems
 • Fr ee
  • Poll Ever ywher e
  • Google For ms
 • Licensed
  • Naiku
  • eI nst r uct ion
  • SMART
Access to Information

•   Looking up inf or mat ion
•   Not e t aking
•   Text ing t o shar e inf or mat ion
•   Bell wor k
Photo eat ion and Edit ing Projects
• Video Cr
           and Video -
 • St udent s r ecor ded skit s on iPods and
    edit ed at home. The videos wer e
    downloaded and used f or t he mor ning
    announcement s.
• Phot os -
 • Af t er videoconf er ence wit h Tuskegee
    Air men, devices use t o t ake pict ur es of
    Susan Mor gan, daught er of one of t he
    Air men.
• Phot ogr aphy class - t aking phot os t o edit
Google Apps
• Take not es
• Cr eat e pr esent at ions
• Google Voice - Wor ld Language
 • St udent s call number t eacher select ed.
   • Repor t inf or mat ion
   • Fluency assessment
•       Ebooks and Readers
    Er eader s
    •   Reading books dur ing leveled r eading
    •   Recor ded books - leveled r eading
    •   Apps
    •   Classr oom novels - shar ed not e-t aking
• Mackin VI A
 • Read collect ion ebooks t hr ough t he web
 • I ndividual download ser vice f or st udent
        devices
• Tumblebooks - web based
QR Codes

• Book r eviews
• Links t o st udent -shar ed wor k
• I nf or mat ion about t eacher s
Authentic Audience for
          Writing
• Blogging and r esponding t o blogs
• Wr it ing f or t he web
 • Online collabor at ive wor k
 • Wikis
 • St udent Web Pages
Authentic Audience -
     Social Networking
• Teacher and Club FB Pages
• Edmodo
• Somet imes t o a wor ldwide audience
•Kevin Cur wick
                                  •17-year -old high
                                  school senior
                                  •Saw somet hing
                                  he didn’t like
                                  •St ar t ed
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                                  somet hing new
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•Huf f ingt on Post
                                  •Ryan Seacr est
                                  •Today Show




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Other Observations
• Secur it y: “This has not been a pr oblem.”
• Shar ing: St udent have quickly shar ed
  t heir devices wit h each ot her .
• Number : About 40% of my class has
  per mission t o do Coper nicus.
What We Require
Administ r at ion appr oval
Communicat ion wit h par ent s
Cont r act wit h par ent s at t his t ime is
sit e-based
Don’t r equir e specif ic signat ur e, j ust as
par t of handbook behavior agr eement
Our Next Steps
Suppor t websit e

St r engt hen our Vir t ual Libr ar y websit es f or
st udent s
St af f Development
User Gr oup meet ings t hr oughout t he 2012-
2013 school year
Dat a Collect ion
Why It Works
CTO advocacy f or st udent access
Suppor t ive dist r ict administ r at ion and
school boar d
Wir eless access - 100% of our sit es
Tech Suppor t
Google Apps f or Educat ion
What Else Works?
CI PA compliant f ilt er ing
No blocking
Tech Support?

Nope
Under st anding wit h t eacher s and t ech suppor t
t hat t hey ar e not r equir ed t o suppor t devices,
but encour aged as t hey ar e able
No char ging st at ions
Practice Changes
Locked cabinet s

Locked classr ooms

Add pieces about r espect of t ime and place t o
handbooks.

Remind st udent s about t he impor t ance of pr ot ect ing
t heir dat a
Answering
Concerns
Wireless Capacity

Be sur e your syst em is r obust
Public net wor k
Regist er t he devices?
Students Behaving
         Badly
Behavior issues, not t echnology
St udent Engagement in lear ning
 Teacher must r emain act ive
Digit al Cit izenship
 Revise AUP
 Def ine it in your behavior agr eement
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                             ht t p:/ / weaver lakeplp.wikispaces.com/ 5.+What +We%27ve+Lear
Digital Divide
• Pew Sur vey
  • 77 % - ages 12 t o 17 own a cell phone
  • 31 % - 14 t o 17 - smar t phone
  • 62% - incomes under $ 30,000
• Pew I nt er net Sur vey - Digit al Dif f er ences
  • 50% of adult s wit h incomes over $ 30K have cell
     phones


                            Links t o st udies on t he links and r esour ces page.
Digital Divide
           Low Income Students’ Test Scores Leap
                 30% With Smartphone Use




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st udent s/
Staff Development
• Edina - Go Wir eless
• Williamson (TN) Count y Schools-
• Osseo C4 Model of Lear ning
  • Depar t ment websit e
  •   PD Playlist
Focus on the Tools -
             Or the Process?
• “I ’d r at her a t eacher knows a couple t ools and lot s
  of ways t o use t hem, t han lot s of t ools and only a
  single way t o use t hem. St af f development t hat is
  t eacher , r at her t han t echnologist , led would be a
  good st ar t .” (Doug J ohnson, Blue Skunk Blog,
  ht t p:/ / doug-j ohnson.squar espace.com/ blue-skunk-blog/ 2012/ 8/ 2/ lar r y-cuban-and-t eacher s-making-t ech-cho

  )

• Osseo - Compr ehensive Technology I nt egr at ion
Why Move Ahead?
Cost savings
Our cust omer s
I ncr easingly digit al wor ld
For lear ning
Why Move Ahead?


• Higher or der t hinking
• St udent s have t he devices
 • Connect low income st udent s wit h inf or mat ion



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Why Move Ahead?

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Mobile
                  BYOD
Lear ning




            1:1
Mobile
                          BYOD
Lear ning

            Aut hent ic
            Lear ning




                1:1
Mobile
                                        BYOD
             Lear ning

                          Aut hent ic
                          Lear ning


 Flipped
Classr oom                                     Blended and
                                               Online Classes


                              1:1
              EBooks/
               Online
             Text books
Things to Think About

Or - How We Bruised our Shins
      on the Coffee Table
     So You Don’t Have To
Decide and Do
No t hr ee year pilot s
1. Wr it e your pr oposal - r esear ched and clear
2. Administ r at ion Suppor t        School Boar d
   suppor t
3. Communicat e wit h pr incipals or ot her sit e
   admins
4. Have t r aining planned and web r esour ces
   cr eat ed
5. Find leader s at each sit e
Site Steps
For Teacher s
  Mor e t han one per son
  School Libr ar y suppor t
  Communicat e Of t en
Par ent Communicat ion
  Par ent meet ing or f or um
  Ongoing ‘Good News’
Know Your Opponent
The Tech Guys
 Management
 Filt er s
Teacher s
Those who ar en’t quit e t her e yet
 Gar y St ager -
 ht t p:/ / st ager .t v/ blog/ ?p=2397
Join the Adventure or
    Embrace the Chaos
Pr oj ect Coper nicus Moodle Sit e

Build a PLN
  Twit t er - BYOD or BYOT (mor e hit s f or
  educat ion)
Diigo Gr oup - BYOD/ BYOT-K12
How About You
Dr y and Comf or t able
                  Saf e
    BYOD is not t his.
Mor e like whit ewat er r af t ing.
Beaut if ul
Sur vived t he
    r ide!
Thank You
Twit t er - @dawnr nelson
Facebook - Dawn Nelson
Blog - ht t p:/ / blogs.dist r ict 279.
or g/ libr ar y-t echconnect /

  I f I adver t ise it will I begin t o wr it e t o it ?
I STE Aligned St af f Development Pr ogr am - 18
cr edit t echnology cer t if icat e, Gr ad cr edit f r om
Hamline Univer sit y - beginning J anuar y, 2013

Learning in their hands 10.2012

  • 1.
    BYOD= Learning in their Hands Teaching St udent s t o Use Per sonal Devices f or Lear ning Dawn Nelson I nst r uct ional Media & Technology Coor dinat or I SD 279, Osseo Ar ea Schools Maple Gr ove, MN nelsond@dist r ict 279.or g [email protected]
  • 2.
    BYOD= Learning in their Hands I nspir ing Teacher s t o Launch St udent Lear ning wit h Per sonal Devices Dawn Nelson I nst r uct ional Media & Technology Coor dinat or I SD 279, Osseo Ar ea Schools Maple Gr ove, MN nelsond@dist r ict 279.or g [email protected]
  • 3.
    Important Information •Net work - MCC Guest - no passwor d •Twit t er Hash Tag -# I nt er net Libr ar ian • Conf er ence Blog - www.libconf .com
  • 4.
    Outcomes Follow one school’spat h on a BYOD j our ney I dent if y pr evailing quest ions and communicat ions about st udent devices Consider benef it s and bar r ier s Embr ace t he chaos---t his wor ld is new and unset t led, ever -changing
  • 5.
    Share & Discuss I mage used under a CC license f r om ht t p:/ / www.f lickr .com/ phot os/ alesk/ 356136498/ sizes/ l/
  • 6.
    •Innovation isn’t necessarily •newtechnology. •Instead it’s a way of thinking, creating, communicating.
  • 7.
    •Instead of ‘ITeach’ •It’s About ‘You Learn’
  • 8.
    What is BYOD? Wikipediasays: a concept where people use personally owned devices which are not owned by their employers or schools Bring relates to bringing the device to the environment where the service is provided. In some cases it is physically limited to a location (wireless, certain rooms), but more often it is time and location independent. Your refers to the person bringing the device. Own refers to device ownership of students and teachers. Devices include smartphones, tablets, ereaders, laptops, etc. ht t p:/ / en.wikipedia.or g/ wiki/ BYOD
  • 9.
    BYOD in School Student s br ing devices t hey (pr obably) alr eady own Wir eless syst em pr ovided in t he school I ncor por at ed int o lear ning
  • 10.
    ht t p:// f ar m2.st at icf lickr .com/ 1281/ 5186819370_ 0463ef 098e_ b.j pg
  • 12.
    I SD 279,Osseo Ar ea Schools Fir st pr oposed - Spr ing, 2009 , Tim Wilson, CTO - Osseo Ar ea Schools Fir st t r aining - August , 2009, 3 schools, 14 t eacher s ‘Seeded’ wit h 3 devices per classr oom - School r equest ed (locking cabinet s included) One school, 2 t eacher s - st ar t ed in t he spr ing
  • 13.
    +++ (Pluses) After First Year Plat f or m/ Device Agnost ic Count er act s ‘Keep Away’ or ‘Got cha’ Moving t owar d aut hent ic lear ning
  • 14.
    Year 2 - 2010- 2011 5 addit ional schools - 45 t eacher s No devices of f er ed Tr aining mor e specif ic but only one day St ill a pilot
  • 15.
    Year 3 - 2011- 2012 St ill on a per t eacher basis 13 element ar y schools, 2 j unior high schools, 4 senior high schools = 19 out of 25 schools Osseo Senior High School - f ir st ent ir e open school No devices, No t r aining St ill a pilot - dat a is self -r epor t ed
  • 16.
    "My students havetheir laptop with them at all times and decide when to use it. They might have different ideas, more open ideas than I do. I'm not yet sure how to use the laptops, and I welcome the student input." Shelly Drake, 5th Grade Teacher
  • 17.
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  • 18.
    Student Response Systems • Fr ee • Poll Ever ywher e • Google For ms • Licensed • Naiku • eI nst r uct ion • SMART
  • 19.
    Access to Information • Looking up inf or mat ion • Not e t aking • Text ing t o shar e inf or mat ion • Bell wor k
  • 20.
    Photo eat ionand Edit ing Projects • Video Cr and Video - • St udent s r ecor ded skit s on iPods and edit ed at home. The videos wer e downloaded and used f or t he mor ning announcement s. • Phot os - • Af t er videoconf er ence wit h Tuskegee Air men, devices use t o t ake pict ur es of Susan Mor gan, daught er of one of t he Air men. • Phot ogr aphy class - t aking phot os t o edit
  • 21.
    Google Apps • Takenot es • Cr eat e pr esent at ions • Google Voice - Wor ld Language • St udent s call number t eacher select ed. • Repor t inf or mat ion • Fluency assessment
  • 22.
    Ebooks and Readers Er eader s • Reading books dur ing leveled r eading • Recor ded books - leveled r eading • Apps • Classr oom novels - shar ed not e-t aking • Mackin VI A • Read collect ion ebooks t hr ough t he web • I ndividual download ser vice f or st udent devices • Tumblebooks - web based
  • 23.
    QR Codes • Bookr eviews • Links t o st udent -shar ed wor k • I nf or mat ion about t eacher s
  • 24.
    Authentic Audience for Writing • Blogging and r esponding t o blogs • Wr it ing f or t he web • Online collabor at ive wor k • Wikis • St udent Web Pages
  • 25.
    Authentic Audience - Social Networking • Teacher and Club FB Pages • Edmodo • Somet imes t o a wor ldwide audience
  • 26.
    •Kevin Cur wick •17-year -old high school senior •Saw somet hing he didn’t like •St ar t ed QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. somet hing new
  • 27.
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  • 29.
    •Huf f ington Post •Ryan Seacr est •Today Show QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
  • 30.
    Other Observations • Securit y: “This has not been a pr oblem.” • Shar ing: St udent have quickly shar ed t heir devices wit h each ot her . • Number : About 40% of my class has per mission t o do Coper nicus.
  • 31.
    What We Require Administr at ion appr oval Communicat ion wit h par ent s Cont r act wit h par ent s at t his t ime is sit e-based Don’t r equir e specif ic signat ur e, j ust as par t of handbook behavior agr eement
  • 32.
    Our Next Steps Support websit e St r engt hen our Vir t ual Libr ar y websit es f or st udent s St af f Development User Gr oup meet ings t hr oughout t he 2012- 2013 school year Dat a Collect ion
  • 33.
    Why It Works CTOadvocacy f or st udent access Suppor t ive dist r ict administ r at ion and school boar d Wir eless access - 100% of our sit es Tech Suppor t Google Apps f or Educat ion
  • 34.
    What Else Works? CIPA compliant f ilt er ing No blocking
  • 35.
    Tech Support? Nope Under standing wit h t eacher s and t ech suppor t t hat t hey ar e not r equir ed t o suppor t devices, but encour aged as t hey ar e able No char ging st at ions
  • 36.
    Practice Changes Locked cabinets Locked classr ooms Add pieces about r espect of t ime and place t o handbooks. Remind st udent s about t he impor t ance of pr ot ect ing t heir dat a
  • 37.
  • 38.
    Wireless Capacity Be sure your syst em is r obust Public net wor k Regist er t he devices?
  • 39.
    Students Behaving Badly Behavior issues, not t echnology St udent Engagement in lear ning Teacher must r emain act ive Digit al Cit izenship Revise AUP Def ine it in your behavior agr eement Reinf or ce consist ent ly Weaver Lake PLP- ht t p:/ / weaver lakeplp.wikispaces.com/ 5.+What +We%27ve+Lear
  • 40.
    Digital Divide • PewSur vey • 77 % - ages 12 t o 17 own a cell phone • 31 % - 14 t o 17 - smar t phone • 62% - incomes under $ 30,000 • Pew I nt er net Sur vey - Digit al Dif f er ences • 50% of adult s wit h incomes over $ 30K have cell phones Links t o st udies on t he links and r esour ces page.
  • 41.
    Digital Divide Low Income Students’ Test Scores Leap 30% With Smartphone Use ht t p:/ / mashable.com/ 2012/ 10/ 15/ wir eless-r each- st udent s/
  • 42.
    Staff Development • Edina- Go Wir eless • Williamson (TN) Count y Schools- • Osseo C4 Model of Lear ning • Depar t ment websit e • PD Playlist
  • 43.
    Focus on theTools - Or the Process? • “I ’d r at her a t eacher knows a couple t ools and lot s of ways t o use t hem, t han lot s of t ools and only a single way t o use t hem. St af f development t hat is t eacher , r at her t han t echnologist , led would be a good st ar t .” (Doug J ohnson, Blue Skunk Blog, ht t p:/ / doug-j ohnson.squar espace.com/ blue-skunk-blog/ 2012/ 8/ 2/ lar r y-cuban-and-t eacher s-making-t ech-cho ) • Osseo - Compr ehensive Technology I nt egr at ion
  • 44.
    Why Move Ahead? Costsavings Our cust omer s I ncr easingly digit al wor ld For lear ning
  • 45.
    Why Move Ahead? •Higher or der t hinking • St udent s have t he devices • Connect low income st udent s wit h inf or mat ion ht t p:/ / t hej our nal.com/ ar t icles/ 2012/ 09/ 24/ 5-mediar ich-lesson-ideas-t o-encour age-higher or der -t hinking.asp
  • 46.
    Why Move Ahead? QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. • Higher or der t hinking • St udent s have t he devices ht t p:/ / t hej our nal.com/ ar t icles/ 2012/ 09/ 24/ 5-mediar ich-lesson-ideas-t o-encour age-higher or der -t hinking.asp
  • 47.
    Mobile BYOD Lear ning 1:1
  • 48.
    Mobile BYOD Lear ning Aut hent ic Lear ning 1:1
  • 49.
    Mobile BYOD Lear ning Aut hent ic Lear ning Flipped Classr oom Blended and Online Classes 1:1 EBooks/ Online Text books
  • 50.
    Things to ThinkAbout Or - How We Bruised our Shins on the Coffee Table So You Don’t Have To
  • 52.
    Decide and Do Not hr ee year pilot s 1. Wr it e your pr oposal - r esear ched and clear 2. Administ r at ion Suppor t School Boar d suppor t 3. Communicat e wit h pr incipals or ot her sit e admins 4. Have t r aining planned and web r esour ces cr eat ed 5. Find leader s at each sit e
  • 53.
    Site Steps For Teachers Mor e t han one per son School Libr ar y suppor t Communicat e Of t en Par ent Communicat ion Par ent meet ing or f or um Ongoing ‘Good News’
  • 54.
    Know Your Opponent TheTech Guys Management Filt er s Teacher s Those who ar en’t quit e t her e yet Gar y St ager - ht t p:/ / st ager .t v/ blog/ ?p=2397
  • 55.
    Join the Adventureor Embrace the Chaos Pr oj ect Coper nicus Moodle Sit e Build a PLN Twit t er - BYOD or BYOT (mor e hit s f or educat ion) Diigo Gr oup - BYOD/ BYOT-K12
  • 56.
  • 57.
    Dr y andComf or t able Saf e BYOD is not t his.
  • 58.
    Mor e likewhit ewat er r af t ing.
  • 59.
  • 60.
    Sur vived the r ide!
  • 61.
    Thank You Twit ter - @dawnr nelson Facebook - Dawn Nelson Blog - ht t p:/ / blogs.dist r ict 279. or g/ libr ar y-t echconnect / I f I adver t ise it will I begin t o wr it e t o it ? I STE Aligned St af f Development Pr ogr am - 18 cr edit t echnology cer t if icat e, Gr ad cr edit f r om Hamline Univer sit y - beginning J anuar y, 2013

Editor's Notes

  • #6 Someone next to you - any experience with personal devices, reading about them, tried it, teachers?
  • #7 We hear about innovation all around us today. But . . .
  • #13 High School - 3 teachers, one still engaged at the end of the year 2 elementary schools - one - technology magnet school, person to work with the technology and another to work with curriculum integration. Spring - portable devices - one ipad and ipods
  • #14 Weaver Lake - portable devices WD - laptops/netbooks
  • #15 One junior high school - entire team was there because students had gone to the principal.
  • #16 Osseo Sr. High School - fully open - other H.S. - informally open. Elementary - BW, FB, WD, WVR, CV, EB, RC, ZW, PL, Some putting their toes in the water - OAK, RL, RC Primary schools - FO, CI - probably won’t adopt it - others that haven’t adopted - PB, BG, GC
  • #17 Importance of listening to teachers.
  • #19 Add a poll here by both Poll Everywhere and Google Forms Free Accounts - Poll Everywhere - limits Google Forms - if you have apps for education, this is part of the package. Otherwise teachers can set up private gmail accounts. Naiku - Minneapolis company
  • #20 Story - OSH teacher
  • #24 Create a QR code with URL shortener QR code creator
  • #25 Story - OSH teacher
  • #26 Story - OSH teacher
  • #40 Interesting note - Students who misbehave are often the ones that are never expected.
  • #41 48 percent of low-income families have a home computer compared with 91 percent of higher-income families,
  • #42 Qualcomm, “Project K-Nect” - Phones given through grants One of the programs to come out of the Wireless Initiative helped students at several North Carolina schools achieve higher test scores. The schools’ math scores were below national standards, possibly because many of the students lacked Internet access at home. With grant funding from Qualcomm, “Project K-Nect” provided ninth grade students with smartphones, which they could use to access additional instructions and collaborate with their peers, at any hour of the day. After one year, the students who had the phones saw a 30% increase on their test scores.
  • #43 SAMR and TPCK - Ruben R. Puentedura, PhD
  • #48 Much the same idea - access to information for students.
  • #52 We have to be leaders.
  • #58 If you like to keep dry and comfortable, BYOD may not be the place for you.
  • #61 Satisfaction when you survive the ride.