1 1 Learnings Brant Hyatt Director of Technology
1: 1 Learnings Brant Hyatt Director of Technology Shaun Brennan IT Support Specialist
Introductions ● Why are you here? ● This is not a 1: 1 guide ● About PLP ○ 1: 1 i. Pads 3 -5 (~ 450), classroom sets K-2 ○ 1: 1 Macbook Airs 6 -12 (~ 1300) ○ Staff use same Macbook as students
Planning and Starting Out ● Get input from staff and students ● Figure out the digital curriculum you want before thinking about devices ● Don’t think that one device must be used K-12 ● Think beyond devices just replacing notebooks and enabling research ● Figure out the LMS that fits your vision ● Also think beyond just the device. . . network infrastructure, maintenance, support, repairs (having loaners while devices are away)
Getting Teachers headed in the right direction ● Converting to 1: 1 is (should be!) a lot of work for teachers ○ Deploy the target “teacher setup” early and let teachers have time play and experiment ○ Emphasize that a 1: 1 classroom needs to be managed differently than traditional ○ Training, training - still don’t know how to do this well with limited time teacher have
Policies - think ahead but adapt ● Acceptable use and content filtering policies - email, games, videos, blogging, youtube (use restricted mode!), etc ○ Filtering for staff vs students ● Communicate behavior policies: bullying, threats, inappropriate content, cheating, etc ● Make sure parents understand physical policies for the device: proper use, damage/repair, loss, theft
What we struggle with ● Across the board usage more than notebook replacement ● Teacher training and comfort - everyone is at different levels and no one has any time anyway ● Some teachers struggle with classroom management
IT Side ● Tough to get quality candidates for IT support ● Don’t forget asset/lifecycle management, especially important if you phase in ● What you shortcut now your pay for in the future.
Thoughts/Notes ● Read/Write
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