Assignment #2 What in the World is B.Y.O.D.? By Donna Neal and Montra Rogers Curriculum Teaching and...
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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
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
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
Slide 3
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.
Slide 4
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.
Slide 5
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.
Slide 6
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).
Slide 7
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
Slide 8
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.
Slide 9
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.
Slide 10
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.
Slide 11
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.
Slide 12
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
Slide 13
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.
Slide 14
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.
Slide 15
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?
Slide 16
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?
Slide 17
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.
Slide 18
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.
Slide 19
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
Slide 20
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.
Slide 21
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
Slide 23
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