Resource slides from Jonathan Costa's BYOD presentation.

1. Taking the Open Path
to a 21st Century School System
How every school
can realize the promise of
Digital Learning for All, Now
with money they already have.
by Jonathan P. Costa, Sr.
EDUCATION CONNECTION © Corwin Press - 2011

2. Presentation
content based on
the new national
publication from
Corwin Press.
To be released on
February 28, 2012
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3. The Goal
To prepare
EVERY student
for learning, life,
and work
in the 21st century.
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4. Prepare EVERY student for
Learning, Life, and Work in the 21st Plan
Century
Do
Track
Digital Learning for All, NOW! Results &
Data
Change the
Change the Change the
Orientation to
System’s Focus Culture
One-to-One
Quality, Equity & Alignment & Rigidity &
Control Barriers Focus Barriers Risk Barriers
 BYOD  True North 21  Positive Policy
 Digital Materials  Valued Measures  Common Cause
 Open Sources  Synchronicity  Problem Solving
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5. A Better Model is Possible
Resource Scarcity Model
Expensive Print
Hardware Materials High Costs, High
Redundancy, and Low
Student Engagement
Expensive Traditional
Software Classrooms
Digital Access Model
Low Cost Timely
Hardware Materials Low Costs, High
Relevance, and High
Student Engagement
Open Source Online
Software Environments
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6. The Resource Equation
BYOD
plus
Open Source
plus
Digital Materials
equals
Digital Learning for All
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7. Leveraging a
Community Asset
Several already have
them.
Many more would get
them.
Some cannot or will not.
Most districts can
finance the gap.
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8. Equity
Concerns
Until everyone can
have the same
thing, no one can
have anything.
Equitably deficient.
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9. The Real
Equity Problem
Equity through denial
supports the
development of a
digital
achievement
gap.
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10. BYOD: Tech Solutions
No scarcity model scale-up
thinking will solve these
problems.
 Virtual networks
 NAC devices
 Virtual Desktops (LaunchPad)
 Wireless network management
solutions (Open Mesh)
 Shifting the support paradigm
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11. The Open Pathway
Four Factors of Convergence
1. Open source materials
come of age.
2. Moore’s Law continues
unabated.
3. Apple/Google Effect –
software redefined.
4. Growth of the Cloud
and Browser.
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12. Add it Up!
Patterns of
purchasing and
expectations have
locked you into an
unsustainable
software resource
model.
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13. BYOD Critical Decisions Framework
Engagement Infrastructure Hardware Student Software
& Information Capacity Issues Safety & Materials
Board Security Devices Filtering Inventory
Wiring & Value
Parents Support Monitoring
Wireless Decisions
Lost & Parent
Staff Bandwidth Migration
Damage Options
Switches Buffer Harvest &
Community Permissions
and Access Pool Organize
Dialogue Funding Charging Training Training
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14. BYOD Critical Decisions Framework
• Board – as the governing body, the earlier the Board is “on board” the better. Without their
1 support, you have no chance. Pay attention to mission, risk management, and cost efficiencies.
• Parents – the second critical leg of the support triumvirate, parents can make or break your
efforts. They want their kids to be safe and prepared for their lives beyond school, make sure they
2 know how your plans will ensure both will purposes will be fulfilled.
• Staff – last but not least, your staff will be the difference between plans that work and those that
don’t. Focus on your pioneers and silent majority who know this is the right thing to do.
3 Training, support, and modeling from leadership is critical.
• Community – most outside the system will assume that going digital means more money. Focus
4 on value and how the requirements for success in school are evolving.
• Dialogue – in all of these interactions, make sure that dialogue and active listening are your
primary strategy. Implementations can look different from community to community – as long as
5 you can achieve one-to-one, you are moving in the right direction.
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15. BYOD Critical Decisions Framework
• Security – be sure to have an easily articulated plan for how you will ensure student safety
1 online. Filter, monitor and training in responsible use are always foundational elements.
• Wiring & Wireless – do you have the infrastructure wiring coverage you need to cover the
2 campus and a wireless network capable of doing the same?
• Bandwidth – are bandwidth capacities robust enough to handle large amounts of traffic and
3 data. Complete pilot tests or have an analysis completed prior to launch to ensure success.
• Switches and Access – are your wireless access points and network equipment capable of
4 handling the data and access challenges of one-to-one learning?
• Funding – if investments are needed to accomplish any of these goals, look for E-Rate or
5 other funding sources that can be accessed outside of the regular budgeting process.
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16. BYOD Critical Decisions Framework
• Devices – decide and communicate to others what devices you will provide to those that
need them and recommend to parents who want to purchase. Use a common standard and
1 avoid being locked into one class of hardware.
• Support– have a support strategy that shifts the burden to the user especially for those that
2 bring their own. Use student resources when appropriate – employ the 5 minute rule.
• Lost and Damage – adopt a loss and damage policy. While history suggests that it will not be
3 needed often, it is better if everyone knows what the expectations are before you begin.
• Buffer Pool – experience suggests a 2-4% pool of spare devices are needed for students who
4 either forget or do not have charged devices on a daily basis.
• Charging – depending on use and type, devices may need charging from time to time.
5 Places where this can be done need to be considered.
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17. BYOD Critical Decisions Framework
• Filtering – whichever network access points you use for students, you will need to comply
1 with CIPA guidelines for filtering internet content.
• Monitoring – through software and good supervision, it is important to follow and sample
2 student activity and to make that practice known. Follow-up publicly when appropriate.
• Parent Options – be sure to communicate to parents what their options are for filtering
3 and monitoring at home. Help them feel empowered to help you keep students safe.
• Permissions – review your acceptable use policies for staff and students to see if
4 adjustments for one-to-one learning are needed.
• Training – offer training in responsible use for students, staff and parents. There is no
5 substitute for good judgment and decision making.
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18. BYOD Critical Decisions Framework
• Inventory – complete an inventory of existing software and print materials in both
1 productivity and instruction. Total the annual costs and prioritize for potential phase out.
• Value Decisions – take the inventoried materials and apply the 90/10 value analysis.
2 Develop a target list of phase out over time and identify savings.
• Migration – develop a migration calendar based on the value and priority decisions that
3 you have made. Balance the changes within the productivity and instructional realm.
• Harvest and Organize – for instructional resources, organize harvesting and organization
4 sessions where teachers can build their textbook replacement resources.
• Training – be prepared to provide some training in new open-source productivity software
5 resources or on the collection of open source instructional materials.
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19. Goals for
Learning
Teaching & Assessment
Instruction & Data
Leadership
Curriculum &
Focus
Resource
Communication Deployment
Professional Professional
Evaluation Support
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20. Look for Every Opportunity To
shift systems thinking . . .
Go FROM TO
The Goal Credits True North 21
Instruction Teacher Centered Learner Centered
Assessment Content Heavy Skills in Context
Curriculum Static Adaptive
Resources Print Digital
Evaluation Adult Actions Engagement
Support Provided Self-Directed
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21. Digital Learning for All NOW! - Implementation Timeline
- Phase One - - Phase Two - - Phase Three -
Decision Making Planning Implementation
•Implementation
•Goal and Vision Getting to •Monitoring and
Timelines
Clarity One- Adjusting
Getting •Infrastructure
•Device Replacement
•Stakeholder Upgrade Execution To-
Getting to •Software and
and Enhancement
to Engagement & One Strategies
Resource Inventory
Information One-
•Migration Planning
One- •Infrastructure To- and Execution
Capacity •Device Standards •True North 21 Evidence
To- One •Device Support
•Core & Support Systems
•Hardware Issues Alignment
One Strategies
•Student Safety •Success Metrics Reporting
•Device Management Systems •Systems Improvement and
•Software & Integration
Materials •True North 21 •Faculty and Parent
Feedback
•Core Systems Alignment
•Just-In-Time Training
•Curriculum and Resource
Migration/Phase-in
•Self-Analysis for Systems Planning
Strengths and •Success Metrics
Weaknesses Articulation •Policy Implementation and
Systems •Learning Goal Clarity •Faculty and Parent Monitoring
Training/Engagement •Leadership Modeling
•Explore Success •Change Leadership and
Metrics Support
•Policy Revisions Culture •Common and Special
•Leadership Modeling
Cause Leadership
•Change Leadership
•Policy Identification and Culture Understanding
•Reflection and Mission
Alignment
Culture Review •Common and Special Cause
•What is Next?
•Walking the Walk Understanding
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22. Think of What Leadership Skills
Required Adult They Will Need
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23. Reflection and
Conclusion
We cannot
effectively
prepare students
for known
uncertainty in
their futures by
first demanding
certainty for our
own.
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24. Contact Information
Jonathan P. Costa, Sr.
Director, School/Program Services
EDUCATION CONNECTION
costa@educationconnection.org
860-567-0863
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