BYOD + The Cloud:

Thinkin' Outside the Server

PETE&C - 2013

Jeff Buettler & Elena TobinOwen J. Roberts School District

Elena TobinInstructional Technology Coordinator, K-12Owen J. Roberts School District

Jeff BuettlerAssistant Director of TechnologyOwen J. Roberts School District

IT & Curriculum Superheroes

BYOD+The Cloud | Thinkin' Outside the Server

@edtechdiva

@gigabuet

Backchannel: http://todaysmeet.com/BYOD_OJR

The Beginning

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2009 - Present

Online PresenceEnter AppleBYOD pilot in the Owen J. Roberts' HSGoogle Apps Deployment

School Board Policies

Insane in the Mainframe

Device Policy & AUP

AUP Policy 815 - Total Rewrite

Onus on buildings to manage & discipline

Device Policy 237 - Updated

Data Retention - 800

How to handle data we don't host

BYOD+The Cloud | Thinkin' Outside the Server

and the WWW ain't one

99 Problems...

Leveraging the Cloud

Device Agnostic

Webfiltering - Categories3 tiers of filteringSecondary - Curricular discussion

Will mandating a specific device provide the bestcurricular access?

BYOD+The Cloud | Thinkin' Outside the Server

Realizations:

My Tablet Brings all the Apps to the Yard

Pros:No need to standardize on a specific deviceCurriculum can be app driven

Cons:Work around limitations of devicesLocked into Volume Voucher cards = Apple

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Curricular "Demons"

The curriculum is clear.... ofSoftwarePaperDesktops in high school (BYOT pilot)

Over-reliance on textbooks

Focusing on:Open Source & Curated ResourcesGoogle AppsInfrastructure

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"What have I done to Deserve This?"

Culture Changes & Teachers

Why do I have to do/learn/access one more thing?

Suggesting change as opposed to imposing change

Is this required?

Build Your Toolboxno need to be an expert on everything

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Device Management

Meraki - http://www.meraki.com

Cloud-based MDM - district-issued iPads and MacbooksNo need to be tethered to the network 100% Web-BasedFreeFREE

100% Web Based Style | MDM

Doin' It Web Based Style

Device Management

Meraki Navigation & Device Info

Infrastructure

BYOD+The Cloud | Thinkin' Outside the Server

Budgeting for Bandwidth = less hardware

Name brands (Dell, Apple etc.)?not all they're cracked up to beall devices require specific attention

Public access (well, sort of)

Needed for specialized labsOnline Testing

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The "Demise" of Desktops

Just kidding

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Lessons Learned

Don't be reactive, be proactiveCultural shiftPD

Questions?