WELCOME: TECHMACC/DIGITAL LEARNING CADRE MEETING 1/11/13 Today’s Meeting Topic: Bring Your Own Device/1:1 Agenda: http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/instructional/DLC/index.shtml Exposure to Issues and Resources Technical Instructional Policy Exit Ticket: Online Survey Current Trends in Instruction More Rigorous Standards Shifting to Common Core State Standards National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) New National Assessment DCAS Online Smarter Balanced assessment Adaptive Device agnostic st 21 Century Skills P21 Partnership for 21st Century Skills Teacher Evaluation DPAS II 5 Components Component 1 – Planning and Preparation Component 2 – Classroom Environment Component 3 – Instruction Component 4 – Professional Responsibilities Component 5 – Student Improvement Smarter Balanced Assessment State-led consortium Developing assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards English language arts/literacy and Mathematics Prepare all students to graduate high school college- and career-ready Assessment will replace the DCAS Smarter Balanced Assessment Experience Smarter Balanced Home http://www.smarterbalanced.org/ Smarter Balanced Sample Items General Page http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and- performance-tasks/ Smarter Balanced Sample Items: ELA & Math http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/ sbac/ELA.htm http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/ sbac/index.htm CURRENT TRENDS IN HARDWARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE Tablets According to a report releases on 1/7/2013 by NPD DisplaySearch, tablet sales will outpace notebooks in 2013 In July the same firm forecasted this occurring in 2016 Tablets coupled with a projection device may replace smart boards While Apple and Android clearly dominate the market, they fail to bring the manageability we’ve grown accustom to with Windows machines Smartphones The most ubiquitous portable device Superior portability at the expense of some usability due to screen size Most apps available for tablets are also available for smartphones but sometimes with minor functionality losses Laptops and Desktops Laptops are now barley considered portable compared to tablets and smartphones Laptops and desktops are still king when it comes to “producing” rather than consuming Some 1:1 curriculum leverages tablets and smartphones for research and data acquisition but laptops and desktops for collating everything into a deliverable product Wireless access WiFi access is becoming omnipresent in everyday life Virtually every portable device connects via Wifi Many connect to 3G/4G wireless data networks as well Many people are “connected” with access to Internet based resources at all times Capacity is overtaking coverage as the biggest challenge Security Software As users shift to tablets and smartphones for computing, malware will follow Many traditional defenses like keeping software updated across the organization, ensuring secure configurations, etc are significantly more challenging with mobile devices. The move to the “Cloud” has shifted much of the responsibilities to external entities The Cloud There are many different definitions but the cloud is not much more than hosted services While in most situations these services are provided by a 3rd party, private clouds are popular as well In hosted environments, your data is no longer isolated within your organization The shift to the cloud brings with it applications that leverage the increased accessibility to the data to enhance collaborative functionality It simplifies many IT responsibilities but places increased reliance on WAN and Internet performance and availability EVERYTHING IS CHANGING What’s your plan? Meeting Definitions 1 to 1 Computing: In the context of this meeting, “One-to-One" (1:1) is the practice of leveraging technology for curricular use in which each student uses a device that is dedicated to his/her use. The device may or may not be district provided. The key element is that there is one device for every student. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): In the context of this meeting, “Bring Your Own Device” is the practice of leveraging teacher or student owned and managed devices for curricular use. Often this is done to achieve a one-to-one environment. Different Models of BYOD Models of BYOD- District Owned District Owned/Managed Laptop Single platform Multiple platforms Tablet Single platform Multiple platforms Combination Models of BYOD- Student Owned Student owned/managed (BYOD) Laptop Single platform Multiple platforms Tablet Single platform Multiple platforms Phone Single Multiple platforms Combination Activities Myth or Misconception Each group will be randomly assigned one statement. Explore the statement for 10 minutes. Share your finding with the group in 3 minutes or less: Myth OR Misconception? Implementation Issues: Technical Walk your group through all the statements. Pick the statement(s) that “speak” to your group. Explore the statement(2 for 10 minutes. Using the sticky note provided, post your #1 takeaway from this topic. Implementation Issues: Instructional Walk your group through all the statements. Pick the statement(s) that “speak” to your group. Explore the statement(s) for 10 minutes. Using the sticky note provided, post your #1 takeaway from this topic. Implementation Issues: Policy Walk your group through all the statements. Pick the statement(s) that “speak” to your group. Explore the statement(s) for 10 minutes. Using the sticky note provided, post your #1 takeaway from this topic. Wrap Up NCCVT – 1:1 Sharing Exit Ticket: Online Survey Using the link on the agenda, please complete the online meeting survey BEFORE you leave. Thank you for attending!