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Orange County Public Schools

Accelerating College and Career

Readiness with Bring Your Own Device

January 2014

Community Town

Hall Meeting


OCPS Support Team

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What is BYOD?

• BYOD is an acronym for Bring Your Own Device.

• BYOD is a program that allows students to bring a personally owned device to school to use as a part of the learning process.

• For this program a device is any personally owned laptop or tablet that meets district specifications or any similar district owned device.

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Why implement a BYOD program?

• Our students are digital natives and live in a world where information creation and consumption is constantly occurring.

• Using technology can promote greater classroom participation.

• Incorporating student technology can spark greater interest in classroom activities and increase student motivation to succeed.

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What legislation & other

requirements impact BYOD? • Instructional Materials

– 50% digital or electronic materials from adoption list- 2015-2016

• Next Generation Assessments

– Baseline assessment 2014-2015

– Mathematics and English Language Arts digital assessment

– Grades 3-12

• FCAT 2.0

– Migration to electronic assessment

• FLDOE 1:1 Goal - 2017-2018

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How is the district meeting these goals?

• Researching various implementation models at nine schools.

– District provided 1:1 pilot

– Bring your own device pilot

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What is the focus of digital

curriculum programs?

Common Core State

Standards

Instructional Strategies (Marzano)

Digital Curriculum

Tools

What… How… Major Tool Why…

College and Career

Readiness

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What is the district’s vision for

the digital curriculum programs? • Leadership: Scalable digital implementation model

• Curriculum: 75% of all centralized core curriculum digital

• Instruction: Use of high yield instructional practices to promote student College and Career Readiness

• Assessment: Readiness for PARCC rigor and requirements

• Accountability for Professional Learning: District-wide blended professional learning modules

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What are the district’s goals

for digital curriculum

programs? • Increase infrastructure readiness for next generation

curriculum and assessments

• Increase readiness for next generation instruction

• Increased student achievement on common formative and summative assessments in core subjects areas

• Increased instructional effectiveness using digital curriculum

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When will the program begin?

• The BYOD pilot will begin at the second semester of the school year.

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Which schools will be involved?

• Windermere Elementary School

• Audubon Park Elementary School

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What students are eligible to participate?

• Currently, all 4th and 5th grade students in pilot schools are eligible to participate.

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How will devices be used in the classroom?

• adopted instructional digital materials

• websites provided by the publisher of an adopted instructional material and/or other web material authorized by the instructor

• district-provided student email account

• district-approved social media and/or online collaboration platforms

• wikis, blogs, and other similar tools

• formative assessment tools

• content production tools

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Blended Instructional Model

• Students engage in “blended learning” in high priority subjects:

– English Language Arts,

– Mathematics,

– Science,

– and Social Studies.

• Students use BYOD devices to support learning daily in whole group, small group, and individual instruction.

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Blended Learning in Elementary

School • Moving from “paper-ful” to “paper-purposed.”

• Textbooks still deployed.

• Use paper instructional materials only when that functionality is not available virtually or when developmentally more appropriate.

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What sites or apps will my child use?


Will my student take tests on their device?

• Student may take classroom and district assessments on their device, however state standardized assessments will be taken on district-owned devices.

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How can my student access their work at home?


Which devices are allowed? • The proposed OCPS policy states, “In order for the device

to be used for supplemental learning purposes, it must be able to access the Internet wirelessly through a modern browser and contain a note- taking function/ application.”

• Parents are provided with a BYOD matrix, which outlines minimum specifications for devices on major platforms.

• Smart phones are not currently approved as a BYOD and previous cell phone policies remain unedited.

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How will students access the internet at school?

• Students can only access Wi-Fi after they have registered for BYOD.

• Students will access the internet over Wi-Fi by connecting to the “OCPS” SSID.

• Upon connecting a device for the first time, students will need to enter their student number and birthdate to authenticate.

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Is the internet filtered at school?

• All internet access from the OCPS network is filtered in compliance with the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA).

• Filtering is done on the network, not the device.

• Internet access is logged based on the device user.

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How will students access the internet outside of school?

• Internet access is not required for homework at this time.

• Map of free community Wi-Fi available on our website.

• Home internet access for $9.95 per month is available through most cable providers for eligible families with a child participating in the free or reduced lunch program.

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Will the internet be filtered at home?

• Internet filtering from home is not currently provided by OCPS.

• Use of other filtering technology may be used on parental provided devices.

• OCPS cannot endorse any filtering software.

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What are the responsibilities of the student?

• Read, sign and adhere to the OCPS Acceptable Use Policy and Student Code of Conduct.

• Access the internet through the OCPS network only.

– Access of the internet through cellular data plans such as 3G/4G networks is prohibited.

– OCPS is not responsible for any data or app charges that a student may incur from a service provider.

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Will charging devices be available?

• Student should plan to charge their devices over night.

• Limited outlets are available at school for emergency use with a student provided charger.

• Battery life is an important consideration when purchasing a student device.

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What are the social media guidelines for students?

• Edmodo is the only social media site approved for elementary school use.

• Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. are prohibited for use on campus.

• Consequences for inappropriate use of the internet are outlined in the OCPS Student Code of Conduct.

• An updated list of approved social media sites can be found on the BYOD website.

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WHAT DOES THE CODE OF CONDUCT SAY ABOUT ?

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Student Code of Conduct Policy • Recommended revisions to existing Student &

Telecommunications section of the OCPS Student Code of Conduct policy to provide more specific language around:

– The definition of external electronic, digital or telecommunications devices

– The proposed use of devices for the purposes of learning

• Previous sexting and cyberbullying sections of the policy remain unedited.

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Device Functions

• A BYOD is classified as any device that has the following functions:

– access the Internet

– access digital media

– electronically send, receive, or capture text, audio, or images and/or electronically transmit text, audio, or images

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Key Policy Points

• Students can use the device for the purposes of supplementary learning at the direction of the teacher.

• The district is not responsible for texting and/or data usage fees.

• Technology Support Representatives will provide limited technical assistance.

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Key Policy Points continued

• BYOD cannot be used to violate privacy of others.

• Consequences for violating policy are outlined in the OCPS Student Code of Conduct.

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Searching Devices

• The student and parents’ consent to the search in accordance with the limitations imposed by state and federal law.

• A search of the device will only occur when school officials have a reasonable suspicion that such a search will reveal a violation of school board policy or the OCPS Student Code of Conduct.

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Violating Policy

• Students who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action.

• In addition, an administrator may confiscate or, with reasonable cause, search the device, which shall only be returned to the student’s parent/guardian.

• Content or images that violate criminal laws will be forwarded to law enforcement.

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District Responsibility

• Students are responsible for devices they bring to school.

• The District shall not be responsible for loss, theft, or destruction of devices brought onto school property, including financial cost of replacing device.

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What are my responsibilities as a parent?

• Carefully read the BYOD registration form and indicate agreement.

• Explain the BYOD policies to your child.

• Register your child’s device.

• Check the device daily to make sure it is in working order and fully charged.

• Monitor your child’s daily use of the internet carefully.

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How do I register my child?

• BYOD Parent registration portal

– Registration Window : January 6th – January 20th, 2014

• Parents will need to sign acceptable use policy.

• Parents will provide: driver’s license number, device serial number, and MAC address.

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Parent Registration Portal

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Can I purchase insurance for my child’s device?

• Best Buy and other electronic retailers (Tiger Direct, Office Max, etc.) offer protection plans on electronic devices, whether purchased from that retailer or not.

– Protection plan prices varies based on the extent of protection the device owner would want

• Worth Insurance also offers protection plans to K-12 students and their parents.

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How can I learn more about cyber safety?

• OCPS Parent Academies

• OCPS Town Hall Meetings

• 5th grade M.A.G.I.C. Program

• Orange County Sherriff Office

• Florida Department of Education- Bullying Resources

• Common Sense Media

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http://www.ocso.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=EM9Xbvi_BnM=&tabid=147&mid=638




http://www.ocso.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=bzQ1Bas6iQY=&tabid=147&mid=636

http://www.fldoe.org/safeschools/bullying.asp#brfy





http://www.commonsensemedia.org/


Where can I find internet safety resources for students?

• Students can find kid-friendly videos about internet safety by logging on to Safari Montage.

• Scan the code above or click on: http://ocpsondemand.ocps.k12.fl.us/?p=f72027c0-ebbb-11e1-8265-0026b9489114

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http://ocpsondemand.ocps.k12.fl.us/?p=f72027c0-ebbb-11e1-8265-0026b9489114











What if my child doesn’t bring a device to school?

• Not every child may have their own device.

• Parents are not required to purchase a device.

• The district will provide access to the internet through classroom desktop computers and/or a limited number of laptop or tablet computers through a generous partnership with your school’s foundation.

• District-owned devices will stay at school.

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I don’t have a device yet. Where can I purchase one?

• Major local retailers- ex. Best Buy, Toys R Us

• Fuel My School- gives a % back to your school with every BYOD purchase

• Local Cable Provider- Families eligible for free or reduced lunch may be eligible for a computer for as low as $150

Don’t forget to bring the OCPS BYOD Buying Guide with you!

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Principal Comments

Community Questions and Discussion

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