sxswedu - march 7, 2012

1:1 iPads in K-12 Schools

Demographics:Wealthy Community

7500 Students2700 High School Students1000 Staff (650 Teachers)

1 High School2 Middle Schools

6 Elementary Schools

The Importance

of

Focus on students and learning

Why

What

How

Why

Source: How Great Leaders Inspire Change - Simon Sinek

Relevance

Why

Individualized

Why

Personalized

Why

Customized

Why

WhyHowSmall Pilot with tablet computers in Fall 2010

Formation of WIFI Pilot

Key Stakeholders involved - Department Heads & Instructional Coaches

Prior Steps

WhyHowBuy-in from the community

WhyHowChanging

Teaching and Learning

Redefinition

Modification

Augmentation

Substitution

Source: SAMR Model -http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2012/01/19/SAMR_GuidingDevelopment.pdf

WhyHow

Training• Appy Hours after school

to share and showcase apps

• Lunch n’ Learns during the school year for focus on particular apps and integration

• Summer training (iPad Immersion and iPadpalooza)

WhyHow

WhyHowDevice?What

WhyHow

AppsWhat

Source: HookedOnInnovation.com

WhyHow

ManagementWha

t

“Juice Bar”

WhyHow

Management

What

•Core apps listed in Self-Service•User use their own Apple ID•Downloads directly from Self- Service•We load with spreadsheets from VPP•One-off apps can be emailed directly to users

WhyHow

ProtectionWha

t•All iPads branded with an Epilogue Laser Etcher•Purchased our own as it was more cost effective than renting•iPads can be tracked via Casper and our wireless access points•iCloud and iOS5 has built-in “Find my iPad” feature

Excerpts taken from original report: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG0vzJCB4jQ

Pre-launch Test Run

Timeline for Implementation

Initial PilotFall 2010

AHA MomentJan. 2011

Key Stakeholders

InvolvedMar 2011

Proposal toBoardMay 2011

BackendInfrastructure

Summer 2011

TeacherTrainingSummer 2011

StudentDistribution

Aug 24, 2011

iPad Launch Day

Forms

•WIFI Loan Agreement•Optional BYOT Form•WIFI iPad Manual•WIFI Insurance

Image Source: http://www.desinformado.com/2011/08/itc-to-investigate-apple%E2%80%99s-second-patent-suit-against-htc/

Fall 2011

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Policy Video shared with students

Student Engagement

Student Survey - Top 3 Uses of the iPad

• Interacting with websites, apps and reading novels

•Communicating and organizing/taking notes

•Collaborating with others; FaceTime, social networks, teacher to student, student to student

Student Engagement

Increasing the quality of work

Relevance of work

Communication

Greatest effects on learning:

•Motivation

•Engagement

Excerpts taken from original report - http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/education/High-school-students-testing-iPads

In their own words…

Thank you

Carl HookerDirector of Instructional Technology

chooker@eanesisd.net@MrHooker

Brad SmithTeacher - Westlake High School

bsmith@eanesisd.net

Dianne CarterAsst. Principal - Westlake High School

dcarter@eanesisd.net

Steven WilbanksStudent - Westlake High School

svwilbanks@gmail.com@svwilbanks

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