1. BYOD:
The Good, The Bad, & The Connected
Sandra Paul, Director of Technology
Sayreville Public Schools
Jay Eitner, Superintendent
The Lower Alloways Creek School District
2014 Techspo- Atlantic City, NJ

2. Agenda
I. The Idea
II. The Vision
III. Acceptable Use Policy (A.U.P.)
IV. Policy Creation
V. Buy-In
VI. Infrastructure
VII. Training
VIII. Push-back
IX. Questions/Comments/Concerns

3. National Broadband Plan (NBP)
● Released by FCC
● Support and Promote online learning
● Expand Technology

4. The Idea: A Connected Generation
● Social Media = main communication
● Current Policy does not account for schools
● What do we do?
○ BYOD- Bring Your Own Device

5. High School Scenario

6. The Vision
● Students bring their own devices
● Blended learning experience inside and
outside the classroom
● Ubiquitous Technology/Computing

7. Project Tomorrow Research
Students with Mobile Devices
K-2nd Grade
3th-5th Grade
6th-8th Grade
9th -12th Grade
Cell Phones (without Internet
Access)
18%
29%
59%
67%
SmartPhones (with Internet Access)
14%
17%
65%
80%
Laptop/Tablet PC/E-reader
27%
32%
53%
73%
MP3 Player
36%
55%
80%
85%
Hand-Held Game Player
47%
60%
64%
48%

8. The AUP
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Limits confidentiality
Reminds in school tech is for education only
Inappropriate online conduct
File sharing/illegal downloading
Removal of Privileges
○ LAC Example

9. Responsible Use Agreement
Device
Filter
Student
Who is responsible?
CIPA and FERPA Guidelines
Online Behavior

10. Pros for BYOD/BYOT
● Extends tech resources
● Reduces expenditures
● Provides 24/7 access
● Students control their own learning
● Decrease in theft & misbehavior

11. Cons for BYOD/BYOT
● Non-Equity among students
● Issues with WiFi and network filters
● Tech support is moved to the user
● Lack of commonality for apps and users

12. Buy-In for Stakeholders
● Board of Education
● Administration
● I-T

13. Approaching the School Board
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Access time
e-Texbooks
Invitations to Tech Conferences
BYOD Articles
STEM or STEAM
One-to-One Projects
Online testing and courses

14. Approaching I-T
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Data security
Applications as software or service
Devices
Bandwidth issues
Approach to desktops
Research and articles

15. Infrastructure Concerns
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Operating Systems
Access
Filtering
Bandwidth of wireless
IP addresses
Virtualization
Cloud Computing
● Conduct a thorough survey before implementing

16. Details of Infrastructure
District devices
Students
Teachers
Admin
Parents
Home devices
Network Structure
Network Structure
•Setting up VLANs
•Setting up VLANs
•Wired network versus Wireless network
•Wired
•Security Policies network versus Wireless network
•Security Policies
•Separation of district devices from teacher/student devices
•Separation of district devices from teacher/student devices

17. Networks
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WiFi Standards-802.11 a, b, g, n
Number of devices per WAP
Seamlessness of WiFi access
Virtual desktop
Hybrid cloud
Online Storage

18. Effect on Teachers
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Teachable moments
No longer sage on the stage
Classroom management
Code of conduct
Change in instruction
Change in learning
Need for professional development

19. In the Classroom
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Blogging
Twitter
Facebook
Polling
Scheduling
Multimedia projects
Project-based learning
Geocaching, etc.

20. The Process: Sayreville & LAC
● Technology policy and AUPs
● Pilot program in HS
● Changes in instructional process
● Investigation of hybrid cloud
● Infrastructure upgrades

21. Contact Information
Jay Eitner
Sandra Paul
@iSuperEit
@spaul6414
jeitner@lacschool.org
http://sspaul.blogspot.com
www.jayeitner.com
(w) 732.316.2819
(w) 856.935.2707 x210
(c) 908.433.7076
(c) 732.921.4554