1. Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) Techspo 2012
Brian Heineman, Supervisor of Science and Technology
James Rollo, Technology Manager
Bernards Township Public Schools

2. Students will become digitally responsible citizens.
Goal: Students will have reliable access to the necessary technology to successfully engage in higher-order thinking activities (i.e., analysis, problem-solving, decision-making, evaluation, scientific inquiry) that prepare them to address authentic 21st century issues.
Upgrade the current infrastructure to enable consistent and reliable access.
Identify a set of digital tools that students will have access to 24/7 regardless of location.
Students will become digitally responsible citizens.
Model legal and ethical behaviors when using print and non print information.
Model appropriate online behaviors related to cyber safety, cyber bullying, cyber security and cyber ethics.
Educators will develop curriculum to instruct digital responsibility

3. 1 to 1 Issues and Alternatives
Issues with student technology (1 to 1)
Costs for devices still approximately $500 per student
No other savings are triggered (e.g. textbooks?)
Insufficient bandwidth for 1 to 1 student use
IT staff already spread thin across district
Cost and time to change curriculum
District Technology Committee recommended an alternate BYOT (BYOD) policy

4. Majority of grade 6-12 students possess some type of mobile technology

5. BYOT Benefits
Movement towards cloud based computing requires no software
Students already familiar with their own technology devices
Very little individual hardware or software costs to district
Teacher leaders can move ahead with implementation and begin to integrate 21st Century Skills

6. BYOT Issues
Equity – Addressing the haves and have-nots (Pairing, Collaborative Groups, School Hardware)
Security – Protecting the local network (Guest Access)
Filtering – Cellular access cannot be filtered (Addressed in AUP)
Access - Potential to be too successful and overload network

7. BYOT Issues - Equity
Cell phone ownership is relatively flat across socioeconomic groups
We would expect that Smart phones and Tablets will be more common in more affluent areas
Watch for “lowest common denominator” issues
Schools need to maximize use of hardware on hand to reduce equity issues
Teachers need to practice creative grouping and instructional strategies

8. BYOT Issues – Security and Filtering
Security is easy, Access is hard
Good network design solves most issues:
Segmented wireless vlans
SPI firewall managing inter wireless VLAN traffic and as gateway between wired and wireless network
Tight guest policies: (https & http…)
WIPS for good measure , a proxy for the etra mile if needed
Keep wired resources patched and up to date
Keep policy focused on behaviors and not devices
Revise AUP and set clear expectations

9. BYOT Issues - Access
“Houston, we have a problem…” Expect at least 3 pressure points:
Internet bandwidth
Access point associations limitations
Switch bandwidth
Plot upgrade strategy carefully
Failure to provide complete access may have a silver lining

10. BYOT – AUP & consent form

11. BYOT – AUP & consent form
Key Areas:
All of existing network AUP plus:
Allowed Personal Device Usage & Constraints
Consequences (Traditional AUP)

12. Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ
Strongly recommend developing a FAQ for staff, students, and parents
Get the contents of the FAQ out there! BYOT FUD can be dangerous and a major headache
Our FAQ for your consumption

13. Bernards Township Current Status
AUP dissemination and signoff using new web based model in February (post midterms)
Ridge High School – Open policy in common areas
WAMS – Closed policy in common areas
All classrooms open at teacher or admin discretion K-12

14. The Future of BYOT It’s not really a choice. (2% budget cap)
4g (the “not quite yet ready” one available now) will provide a minimum 5mbps in both directions to the personal device
It will be unfiltered, and most likely in the hands of about 80-90% of your population (staff & students)
As usual, adapt or die