Bring Your Own Device
to Sandringham!
Effective use of technology
is driven by learning and
teaching goals rather than
a specific technology:
technology is not an end in
itself.
Source : Sutton Trust / Educational Endowment
Foundation
The learning goals:
Independent, creative and
resourceful learners
Extension of learning beyond the
school day, increasing parental
participation
Collaborative and interactive
learning
Personalisation of the curriculum
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Why these goals?
Measurable impact upon outcomes
Via the BYOD scheme, we can hopefully
realise benefits in the following areas:
Relative
Cost
Strength of
Evidence
Impact upon
attainment
(months of progress)
iPads trial at Sandringham since
2011
Used in 2700 lessons over the
last two years
As a video camera in Media and
IT, research for Science
practicals, a musical instrument,
a paintbox in Art, reviewing
performances in Dance and
P.E., an atlas and
encyclopaedia, FaceTime
conversations with UN
Peacekeepers!
The main issue - storing, sharing and recalling work to use across
multiple lessons has been difficult. Trying to use personal devices
in a shared environment.
The right learning tool for the
job…
Low duration/complexity : web research, photo or video capture,
blogging/tweeting, scanning QR codes, reading ebooks, quizzes, surveys etc.
Longer duration/complexity : word processing, programming, movie editing,
presentation creation etc.
Why BYOD? Why Now?
Use technology that students already have (Jan 2014
survey shows 38% of Sandringham students have a
tablet already.)
The main learning benefits can be achieved
regardless of device type
Costs have come down (Tesco Hudl and Samsung
Galaxy Tab Lite are around £110)
Gives parental choice and avoids single vendor lockin
School IT budget will not be able to sustain continual
refresh of desktop and laptop PCs
What benefits have
other schools found?
Encourages independent
learning
Development of research skills
Collaboration
Pupils leading the learning with
greater opportunities for lesson
flipping
Improved engagement,
particularly for SEN students who
may struggle with traditional
media
Fosters creativity
Extends the boundaries of
learning beyond the confines of
the classroom and the school
day
Cost savings: less need for
traditional ICT rooms and
significant savings on printing,
photocopying and planners
Research by Families, Kids and Youth across 41 UK schools 20112014
It’s the pedagogy, not
technology
An iPad mini loaned to each member of
teaching staff
Training via :
Inset (22nd April, 2nd Sept)
Toolkits
Drop-ins hosted by student Digital
Leaders
Research into new pedagogy and simple,
practical uses e.g. ’10 no-brainer uses for a
tablet’
New National Curriculum gives opportunity
to design with BYOD in mind
Teacher discretion in lessons.
Not a replacement for existing approaches!
SAMR
Model
Student scheme
First phase for tablets will be current
year 7
Scheme will also give an option to Year
12 to purchase a laptop at a discount
or on lease terms
Parents have option to donate to
scheme to lease a device over 12, 24
or 36 months including full insurance,
warranty, rugged case.
No child disadvantaged. Pupil
Premium will fund scheme for eligible
students and school will consider
requests for financial help from parents
Typical scheme examples
iPad mini 16GB - £249
Griffin Survivor rugged case - £23.50
3 year extended warranty including
collect and return - £79
Accidental damage cover - £3.99 per
month = £143
Scheme cost = £12.41 per month over
36 months
Other options : Galaxy Tab 3 £9.39 per
month over 36 months
Laptops : Chromebook £10.67,
Lenovo i3 Thinkpad £15.61 (36mnths)
Price sources :
John Lewis,
apple.com,
protetctyourbubble.com
Key Dates
Teachers indicate if they would like a loan iPad mini :
before Easter
Staff start to receive iPads : April/May
Sign-up open to Y7 : 12th May
Students receive tablets : early July
Pilot in lessons for rest of summer term and over
holidays
Sign-up open to Y12 : Sept
So what can we do with these
devices?
These are all examples at Sandringham that I have seen in
the last few months:
Mindmaps with Popplet
Maths homework with Khan Academy
Interview with a UN Peacekeeper in Kosovo via FaceTime
Tracking of student progress with Google Docs
Learning Walls with Linoit and Padlet
Revision and memorising with Memrise and StudyBlue
Interactive learning with ThingLink
Mood boards and current affairs with Pinterest
Filming and reviewing Dance and PE performances
Students following faculty Twitter accounts for learning
An Orienteering treasure hunt around school using QR codes
Musical composition and sequencing using Garageband
Measuring progress using Socrative questioning
FAQ
We are not doing away with writing, reading and textbooks;
the devices will be a resource to complement existing learning
materials and pedagogy. Teacher discretion is key.
Student ‘distraction’ is a classroom management issue additional consequences for inappropriate use and all
students sign an ‘Acceptable Use Policy’
Damage or theft of devices? Parents can sign up to
insurance/accidental damage cover even if they don’t lease
through the scheme. Zero incidences of theft in the early
adopter research schools.
FAQ 2
What about safety? Internet access will only be via our filtered
service at school - 3G/4G will have to be disabled. Parents
advised on appropriate home use.
What about young people being ‘addicted’? Research in the
early adopting schools found that the novelty factor soon wore
off and students didn’t spend any more time on non-school
activities. Firm boundaries for use in school need to be in
place at home also.
Questions
?