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Charting a Course for Empowered

LearningUsing Technology

in

Brevard Public Schools

Steve Muzzy

Assistant Superintendent/Educational Technology

Ensure Leaders understand the tools that exist for student-centric, project based learning opportunities

ET/IT perceived as support partners

Continue the conversation and work on eliminating the “Digital Disconnect” that occurs when the school day begins

Have a better understanding of what our customers are saying as it relates to technology use in our schools and how we compare nationally

Desired Outcome

Background Data and Information

The Big Picture

Today’s Connected World

Mobile24/7Anywhere

Personal device

K-2 Gr 3-5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12

Laptop 27% 32% 53% 70%

Cell phone 17% 29% 59% 67%

Smart phone 14% 17% 24% 31%

MP 3 35% 55% 80% 85%

© Project Tomorrow 2010

K-12 students have a lot of personal devices that they would like to use for schoolwork

Voice of The Customer

What students, teachers, parents, and administrators are telling us

How important is technology to your students' success?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Not important

Somewhat important

Important

Extremely important

Teachers

District Administrators

Principals


What is the value proposition for technology in education?

Students face obstacles using technology at school


Top responses from students:

1. I cannot use my mobile device (56%)

2. School filters and firewalls block websites I

need (53%)

3. Teachers limit our technology use (37%)

4. Too many rules! (30%)

Cannot access my communications tools

Rules that limit use of my school’s

technology

How schools could make it easier to use technology – the student point of view


Students say:

1. Let me use my own mobile device (64%)

2. Let me use my own laptop (46%)

3. Give me unlimited Internet access on campus

(45%)

4. Access my school projects from any computer

– home or at school (44%)

5. I want to access my social networking site

tools (39%)

6. Access school network from my device (38%)


Students: How would using mobile devices at school help you with your schoolwork?

Besides communications and research, what do students say?


Besides communications and research, how do students say that using “mobile devices”in school will help them with schoolwork?

Access social networking site 35%

Access online textbooks 44%

Learn about school activities 41%

Share documents, videos and podcasts 36%

Receive reminders and alerts 55%Take videos of class presentations or labs 39%

Teachers’ beliefs about the potential benefits of using mobile devices for instructional purposes


Increases student engagement 56%

Prepares students for world of work 45%

Extends school day for learning 41%

Improves teacher-parent-student communications 40%

Personalizes instruction 33%

Administrators’ perspectives on mobile devices

within learning

66% of administrators say that the greatest benefit to using mobile devices:

increases student engagement in school and learning


Parents Evaluate Mobile Devices Purchase

62%16%

11%

11%

Likely

Unlikely

Not sure

School responsibility


Parents’ willingness to purchase mobile devices for their child to use at school

Grades K to 2 (Individual) 312

Grades K to 2 (Group) 2331

Grades 3 to 5 3820

Grades 6 to 8 1907

Grades 9 to 12 247

Grades 9 to 12 Addl Ques 85

Parent Surveys 599

Teacher Surveys 699

District Administrator 60

Total: 10,060

Lets take a closer look at the data Thanks to our GREAT SCHOOLS for your Participation!!!!!!!!! (See Speak up 200)

We Asked Our Customers at BPS to “Speak Up”

http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/find_school.aspx

http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup_200.html

Is this the right strategy in today’s world?

Our Current Approach Regarding Student Owned Devices

Can we leverage these banned technologies 2b A

more effective leader?

The Big PrioritiesSource: USDOE – Karen Cator

Improve Access

Make sure everyone is connected - has access that is consistent like electricity

Manage Print to Digital

Make sure content is digital, organized and accessible

Focus on the front lines

Make sure teachers have access - tools, resources, content, parents, experts

Continuous Improvement

Make sure there is constant focus on R&D, evolved evidence, technology transfer

Online Learning

Mobiles

Cloud Computing

Collaborative Environments/Online Communication Tools

Personal Web and the Free Agent Learner

TrendsSource: Horizon, Speak Up, CoSN

Mobiles = Improved Access

Access to Technology should be like access to Electricity

98% of BPS classrooms will have classroom technology associated with Sunrise Standard

Due to refreshment program all schools have better than a 5:1 overall computer ratio

Use of student owned devices could get you to the magical 1:1 ratio when needed

Budget

Professional Development

Policy

Security

Distractions

Time

To name just a few…..

Barriers to Increasing Student Access

Concerns about using mobile devices at school

Teachers with smart phones: their concerns about mobile devices in school

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Loss of control

No curriculum

Need training

Use for cheating

Digital equity

Distraction

16+ years

11-15 years

4-10 years

1-3 years


Administrators’ perspectives on mobile devices

within learning Administrators with smart phones: their concerns

about mobile devices in school

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Distraction

Lack of best practices

Theft concerns

Lack of curriculum

Digital equity

Network security

Teachers not trained

District Administrators

Principals


Introducing…The BPS “Bring Your Own

Technology” or “BYOT” proposal

Are You Interested?

Student Wireless Network

Policy Updates Student Owned Devices AUP

Internet Bandwidth Expansion

Computer use outside of classroom not uncommon – Internet cafes

Action Taken To Date

We have a 4:1 to 3:1 average but we would like to do better

May be necessary in the near term to bring student owned devices to preserve technology enhanced instruction

Technical, security, equity, logistical, and legal concerns are a reality

An Imperfect Solution

Escambia Polk – Working Towards Sarasota – Working Towards Marion Leon Forsyth, Ga. Vail, AZ Madison City Schools, Al Watkins Glen, NY St. Mary’s City, OH Katy Independent School District, TX

Other Districts and Schools with BYOT Programs

Start a pilot program

A few classes

A few teachers

A School Improvement Plan Strategy

Experiment and Innovate

Recommendation

“If we continue to use technology in a manner that reinforces what has always been done in education, we will continue to receive the same results as in the past. Technology has the potential to empower students to increase the their rates of learning in the classroom by reforming the instructional process of teachers”

Source: Florida Board of Education Technology Plan

Are We Already “Good Enough”?

Today’s Presentation Florida Technology Plan USDOE Education Technology Plan Leveraging Banned Technologies article

from CoSN Can this work? – thejournal article Making the Connection –Edtech mag article Complete Speak Up 2009 National Findings Speak Up Admin Password: bpsadmin

Leadership Team Meeting Site Resources

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