INCEPTION to IMPLEMENTATION
Manhattan Beach USD iPAD Implementation
Apple Distinguished Program Visit
March 19, 2013
Manhattan Beach Unified School District
iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Overview
Where We Were in 2010
Developing a Vision
Planning for iPads in All Schools
Our Pilot Year
Planning & Implementing a 1:1
Model at the Middle School
Signs of Success
Where We Will Be...
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Where We Were in 2010
Slow Internet
Old Computers
Limited Student Access
No Wireless Network
"Nothing works!"
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Developing a Vision
No Band-Aids
iPads Were a Game Changer
Reformation of a District Tech Committee
Visiting Sites Using iPod Touch/iPad
Goal: Bring Technology to the Classroom
Proposing an iPad Pilot to the Board
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Planning for iPads in All Schools
Pilot Structure
Shared iPad Carts
Elementary: Grade Level Teams
•Application
Middle School: Science Department
High School: Cart in Four Core
Departments
All Schools - 40 Teachers
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Planning for iPads in All Schools
Professional Development
Give Teachers iPads ASAP!
Initial Training and Distribution
Summer Challenges
Apple Training
District Collaboration Meetings
Site Collaboration Minutes
Edmodo
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Planning for iPads in All Schools
Preparation for the IT Department
Ordering 560 iPads and 19 Carts
Configuring iPads (Whoa!)
Installing Wireless in Pilot Classrooms
Increasing Bandwidth
A Whole Lot of Work
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Our Pilot Year
Popular Productivity Apps
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Our Pilot Year
Expected Outcomes of iPad Pilot
Developing 21st Century Skills
Engagement
Creativity
Collaboration
Communication
Breaking Down Classroom Walls
Outcomes Measured By Stakeholder Survey Data
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Our Pilot Year
Concerns Also Emerged
Time
Concerns About Sharing iPads
Classroom Management
Working with Labor Unions
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Planning for 1:1 in Middle School
Recommendations for 2012-13
Expand to 2 Grades in Elementary Schools
No Recommendation for High School
1:1 Implementation at Middle School
•1400 iPads
•Professional Development for Teachers
•Wireless Campus
•MDM Software
•Paperless Platform
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Planning for 1:1 in Middle School
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Planning for 1:1 in Middle School
Researching Other School Districts
Meeting With Parents
•Presentation
•Teachers and Students Presented
•Set Threshold: 70% Parent Purchased
Meeting With Teachers
Feedback From Teachers and Parents
Parents - 26% Borrow
Teachers - 20% Opposed
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Planning for 1:1 in Middle School
Fiscal Impact
Negotiations
IT Support and Infrastructure
Presenting to the Board
Emailing iPad Commitment Form
Offering iPad Insurance: GoCare
Accounting for Multiple Models
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Planning for 1:1 in Middle School
Choosing an Implementation Model
•Centralized
•Layered
•Personal Ownership
Layered to Personal Ownership Model
Critical Decision
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Implementing 1:1 at MBMS
Initial Roll-Out of School iPads
•iTunes Accounts
•Automatic Downloads
•Syncing/Disappearing Apps
•Updates and Adding Apps (Ugh!)
Lessons Learned: Configuring School iPads
•Supervision Using Apple Configurator
•Absolute MDM: Manage Apps and Push
Out Profiles
•Students Load/Update Apps on iPads
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Implementing 1:1 at MBMS
Professional Development
Give Teachers iPads ASAP!
Initial Training and Distribution
Selecting Technology Mentor Teachers
Selecting eBackpack As A Digital Locker
Summer 3-Day iPad Conference
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Implementing 1:1 at MBMS
Stakeholder Survey Data - Parents
Parent#Very#Frustrated#With#Child's#Use#of#iPad#to##
Access#Internet#or#Play#Games#
40%#
40%#
35%#
31%#
30%#
25%#
20%#
15%#
10%#
5%#
0%#
Parents#of#Boys#
Parents#of#Girls#
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Implementing 1:1 at MBMS
Stakeholder Survey Data - Teachers
Classroom#Management#Since#iPad#ImplementaGon#
60%#
50%#
40%#
30%#
20%#
10%#
0%#
Easier#
Improved#Slightly#
No#Change#
More#Difficult#
Unmanageable#
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Student Success-Test Comparisons
Evolution
Test
Far
Below
Basic
Mastered
Proficient Advanced (Adv. +
Prof.)
Below
Basic
Basic
2011
4.49
14.74
32.05
31.41
17.31
48.72
2012
1.43
9.29
20.71
32.86
35.71
68.57
2013
0.00
7.58
9.90
37.12
46.21
83.33
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Student Success-Algebra C/D Exam
Period
A
B
C
D/F
Total Class
Average
1**
48%
30%
17%
5%
87%
2**
52%
20%
8%
20%
82%
3
23%
13%
24%
40%
74%
4
23%
35%
23%
19%
77%
**Period One and Two are iPad Classes
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Signs of Success
4th Grade
Mission iMovie
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Signs of Success
7th Grade ShowMe
Blood Circulation
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Signs of Success
9th Grade Penultimate
Note-Taking
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Signs of Success
6th Grade Humanities Class
Teacher Substitute Plans
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Where We Will Be...
9th Grade at the High School
5th Grade Preparation for MBMS
Ongoing Professional Development
Additional Technology Mentor Teachers
Benchmarks for Transition Grade Levels
Continued Exploration of Effective Apps
Teachers Presenting at Conferences
MBUSD iPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Where We Will Be...
Address the Issue of the iPad as a
Distraction at School and at Home
Examine and Encourage Use of Best
Practices for Classroom Management
Ongoing Professional Development
Targeted Professional Development on
Effective Apps
Promote Greater Student Use of iPad for
Note-taking and Organization
INCEPTION to IMPLEMENTATION
Manhattan Beach USD iPAD Implementation
Apple Distinguished Program Visit
March 19, 2013