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Assignment #2 What in the World is B.Y.O.D.? By Donna Neal and Montra Rogers Curriculum Teaching and Technology EDD 7914 Nova Southeastern University September 26, 2014

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Abstract In an effort to integrate the 21st century skills that are said to be integral to success in the workplace, school districts and education organizations are working to integrate technology into instruction. One such possibility, the Bring Your Own Device movement recognizes the value of building and harnessing the experiences of students in order to facilitate instruction. The following article provides an overview of the B.Y.O.D. movement examines the notion of personalized learning in relationship to the B.Y.O.D. initiative and provides an example of classroom applications.

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B.Y.O.D.: A General Overview School districts are moving into the era of Bring Your Own Device such as cell phones, tablets, MP3 Players, and Portable Gaming Devices. According to Beach (2014), the B.Y.O.D. movement has gained popularity over the last few years; schools allow students to use personal devices for instructional related activities.

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Hirsch (2007) surmised the education merits of using such portable devices as Sony PlayStation Portables, iPods, or even Smartphones. Hirsch (2007) pointed out that the use of these devices has been especially successful with English Language Learners as it has helped to shorten their language acquisition time.

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A favorite tool of most students is the agreement mobility and flexibility; these devices provide different input options depending on the needs of the student at any given moment (Hirsch, 2007). Smartphones can be run within a secure school wireless network to provide connectivity to learning resources (Hirsch, 2007).

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Education vs. Learning Abraham (2014) discussed the idea in great detail and surmised that education is something organizations and institutions do to groups of people whereas learning is something we do and experience singly and in groups without much formal instruction. The BYOD movement supports the idea of learning Allows students to use technology they already know how to use

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Beach (2014) provided the following example to demonstrate the relationship between B.Y.O.D. initiatives and personalized learning. *A World Geography teacher might take students to the computer lab and teach students how to create a PowerPoint so that they are able to create and present a project.

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A Districts Journey Three years ago, administrators at Volusia County Public Schools Galaxy Middle School lifted bans on taking turns on portable devices as part of Volusia County Public Schools new Bring Your Own Device (B.Y.O.D.) program. The Assistant Superintendent for Instruction reported to the School Board during a meeting that administrators have determined the first few years of the program to be a success and are looking to expand and improve the program in the future.

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Teachers who use such devices in instruction reported that students seem to like having the flexibility of using their own devices and found that the students are really engaged and self- directed during B.Y.O.D. activities. Other teachers noted that students used their phones and tablets to do research during lessons and buzzed in responses during impromptu polls and quizzes.

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Teachers reflected upon and inquired about the kinds of programs, apps and websites they could use to enhance, not hinder, their lessons. The media specialist suggested researching and applying for grants that would offset the cost of a classroom set of laptops and iPads. The schools division of technology undertook the responsibility of ensuring that logistically, the initiative was implemented smoothly in addition to providing teachers professional development and resources.

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Applications for Classroom Use Students are able to preview books for assigned Book Talks by using the QR codes displayed on books in the schools media center. Teacher provided E-Cart of laptops for those students who did not have a technology devise on hand. Students with devices were instructed to bring their BYOD to school along with ears plugs. A vocabulary lesson plan & using Dictionary.com

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The students read Fighting for Goals Next, teacher prepared students for their presentations as required in the curriculum. Four to five groups with three to four students per group (picking their MMA fighter) Students started their research on their devices Areas of focus: career fighting stats, a biography of their life, at least four images, two questions from each level one-two-and three from the Depth of Questioning scale, and a least two references.

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After doing a rough draft on an 8 by 10 paper, the students transferred their information onto a poster board. Group presentations Students were assessed in a variety of ways. Students constructed vocabulary sentences, completed a vocabulary test, provided peer assessments, collected research information, and created a posters and presentations.

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Applications for Professional Development Ms. Rogers, a Social Studies Curriculum Specialist in the Houston Independent School district, led a professional development session for social studies teachers that facilitated the use of personal technology devices such as smartphones, tablets, MP3 Players, and the like. The training explored the doing and learning history through literacy and digital strategies. Using personal technology devices such as smart phones and tablets, along with the web tool or digital application Padlet, participants were asked to respond to the following question: What is literacy?

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Literacy is Padlet is a virtual wall that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic. Next, participants were provided a link to access the following article: Radically Redefining Literacy Instruction: An Immense Opportunity through the digital application Scoop It. Scoop It is a free web-based tool that allows the collection and sharing of links to articles. After reading the article, teachers were asked to share their response to the following question: How has this article changed or extended your thinking about literacy?

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While reading the story Henrys Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, Ms. Rogers modeled a Think Aloud strategy, a literacy strategy that helps readers learn to monitor their thinking as they read an assigned passage. From there, participants were directed to access an address or link at Todays Meet Teachers were instructed to post responses to the Henrys Freedom Box story. Then, teachers were provided the following sentence stem to help frame their thinking about the text and to model effective literacy strategies for classroom use.

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Participants were divided into groups of four and asked to examine Matthew Pinskers The Underground Railroad: A New Definition. Groups were asked to respond to the following questions: What are the most important points? How does this information confirm or refute what I already know? Teachers were then provided with examples of assessment opportunities like the Sensory Figure strategy. This would allow students to examine the point of view of a fugitive slave, southern plantation owner, and protesters as it relates to the impact of the Underground Railroad. Using their own devices, participants were invited to explore the University of Houstons New Technologies and 21 st Century and Skills website to examine digital tools that facilitated presentation skills Finally, social studies teachers were asked to access the digital application Poll Everywhere which was the means of evaluating the effectiveness of the training.

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Participants were asked to respond to the following question: To what extent has this workshop shaped or extended your thinking about doing and learning history through literacy and digital strategies? They were asked to respond accordingly. 1 Not sure that this for me 2 I still have questions about how to do it 3 Im excited and ready to try it 4 I already use literacy strategies with regularity but I am ready to add my distinctive

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Additional Musings The idea of digital citizenship is key to technology integration. Most schools develop a digital citizenship document that articulates the expected behaviors and social norms of an online society. According to Beach (2014), the value is not in each student having an individual device but in the ability for students to learn by collaborating and sharing.

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Pros: Engages students On tasks Interaction with other students Collaboration Prepares our students for next generation of learning Inspired students to multitask

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Cons: Devise not charged Wireless networks could handle the load of multiple devices logging on at the same time. Troubles with abusing the privileges Devises that failed to work properly

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References Abram, S. (2014). Preparing our schools for the BYOD world. Internet@Schools, 21(2), 10-11,4. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/doc view/15157094 22?accountid=6579 Beach, M. (2014, Mar). BYOD: How schools are implementing "bring your own device". Teach, 6-9. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxylocal.lib rary.nova.edu/docview/1532117720?accountid=6579 Hirsch, J. (2007, August). What's that in your students' pockets? School Administrator, 64(7), 8. Retrieved from http://0- go.galegroup.com.novacat.nova.edu/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA 167510503&v=2.1&u=novaseu_main&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=b7 ce7f5ce7b7021eb795ba624d6db3a6