1. BYOD Bring Your Own Device

2. What does BYOD look like in your school? Share your experiences We are all at different stages and can learn from each other

3. BYOD is Trending

4. Teachers Conference "Students today can't prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend upon their slates which are more expensive. What will they do when their slate is dropped and it breaks? They will be unable to write!" 1790

5. PTA Gazette "Students today depend upon these expensive fountain pens. They can no longer write with a straight pen and nib (not to mention sharpening their own quills). We parents must not allow them to wallow in such luxury to the detriment of learning how to cope in the real business world, which is not so extravagant." 1941

6. BYOD Components Organization and Setup ▫Presenting to Staff, Students and Community ▫Allow staff to ask questions Classroom Instruction and Management ▫Provide support for teacher to share ideas ▫Relate devices to current things they already monitor in the classroom

7. Organizing your BYOD Program BYOD website is coming to FCPSNET – IT SITE https://sites.google.com/a/fcpsschools.net/fcps- byod-in-the-classroom/ Note: You need to be logged into your FCPS Google account to access this site. To set up your FCPS google account, please click hereplease click here

8. Instructional Use Ideal enviroments to introduce devices Low key = Low Stress for teachers Phone calls, texting, Facebook, etc. will not be supported as “instructional.”

9. Benefits of Program Student Need Fulfillment Parents bought computer for student to use at home/school to accommodate student need. Project Based Learning Student ideas are not limited to the software/hardware FCPS can provide Professional Development Being open to devices in the classroom has allowed teachers to learn from students and embrace new ways for students to showcase their learning Teachers are then exploring, researching and sharing ideas with other staff and students

10. CONQUER THE FEAR Allow Questions Allow for Lack of Knowledge Be available and present

11. If students bring a device to school, Teachers will not: Support, repair, or troubleshoot devices Store or watch devices for students Require students to load or use particular apps Ask students to share their device with another student

12. Being Open to New Ideas Students bring many ideas of how they would like to incorporate their devices to showcase learning Devices are organizational tools for many students Technology changes too rapidly. We cannot ask teachers to learn about devices before allowing students to bring them.

14. Support for BYOD Rollout Curriculum Development Team developed Google Site for BYOD https://sites.google.com/a/fcpsschools.net/fcps- byod-in-the-classroom/https://sites.google.com/a/fcpsschools.net/fcps- byod-in-the-classroom/ Resources will assist schools with documents necessary to support staff, students and parents.

15. “Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.” -Christopher Reeves One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. -Andre Gide