Talk by Mark Steed and Dr Nick Dennis at the Berkhamsted School ICT Open Day 12/02/2013

1. “Bring Your Own Device:
Strategy and Exams”
Berkhamsted School ICT Open Day
Berkhamsted
Tuesday 12th February, 2013
Mark S. Steed
Dr Nick Dennis

2. BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
Advantages
1. Pupils use the device of
their choice

3. BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
Advantages
1. Pupils use the device of
their choice
2. Martini Learning
Anytime,
Anyplace,
Anywhere

4. BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
Advantages
1. Pupils use the device of
their choice
2. Martini Learning
3. Cost Savings for the
School
• Limited Capital Investment
in end-user devices

5. BYOD Strategy: Investment Priorities
Delivering in the Classroom
1. The best Internet connection we can
afford
2. A fast, reliable network
3. WIFI that is better than 3G
4. Media Storage

6. BYOD Strategy: Investment Priorities
Delivering in the Classroom
1. The best Internet connection you can
afford
2. A fast, reliable, secure network
a) Network Speed
b) Network Reliability
c) Network Security
3. WIFI that is better than 3G
4. Media Storage

7. Investment Priorities:
Delivering in the Classroom
1. The best Internet connection we can
afford
2. A fast, reliable network
3. A robust WIFI network
a) Different user groups
(staff, pupils, visitors)
b) Sufficient Capacity

8. BYOD Strategy: Investment Priorities
Delivering in the Classroom
1. The best Internet connection you can
afford
2. A fast, reliable network
3. A robust WIFI network
4. Media Storage

9. BYOD Strategy: Investment Priorities
Delivering in the Classroom
1. The best Internet connection we can
afford
2. A fast, reliable network
3. WIFI that is better than 3G
4. Media Storage

10. BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
Advantages Disadvantages
 Pupils use the device of  Necessitates a cross-
their choice platform solution
 Cost Savings for the = Bring-a-Browser
School
• Limited Capital Investment
in end-user devices

11. BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
Advantages Disadvantages
 Pupils use the device of  Necessitates a cross-
their choice platform solution
 Cost Savings for the = Bring-a-Browser
School  Teachers can’t rely on
• Limited Capital Investment functionality for
in end-user devices classroom teaching
• Specialist equipment
(e.g. Dataloggers)
• Printing

12. BYOD: Problems
Incompatible Peripherals
 Dataloggers

13. BYOD: Problems
Tablets and iPads
 A paperless solution?
 School-wide print
solutions:
• Drop-box
(cumbersome)
• WIFI Printing
(expensive)
 Apple v Google

15. Direction of Travel?
 Mobile
 Cross-platform
 Web-based
 Martini Learning

16. Direction of Travel?
 Mobile
 Cross-platform
 Web-based
 Martini Learning

18. The Examination System
When was the last time that you did a
piece of work sitting in silence without
access to technology and the Internet?

19. Word-processors in Exams
 Exam Board
Regulations:

20. Word-processors in Exams
“Centres are allowed to provide a word
processor with the spelling and grammar
check/predictive text disabled to a candidate
where it is their normal way of working
within the centre, unless an awarding body’s
specification says otherwise. This also includes
an electronic brailler, an iPad or a pc tablet.”
JCQ General and Vocational Qualifications, Instructions for
conducting examinations 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013.
Section 8.8 p.24

21. The Digital Examination Room
The Challenges
 Increased numbers
 Storage
 Failure
• Liability
 Power
 Noise
 Ergonomics
 Compatibility

22. The Digital Examination Room
Some Solutions
 Short-term leasing of
laptops
• Exam-build
• Pass costs on to
parents
 Sharepoint solution
using Infopath

23. BYOD
The Debate
Do the pedagogical advantages of BYOD,
outweigh the institutional disruption?

24. principal@berkhamstedschool.org
@independenthead
http://independenthead.blogspot.com
ndennis@berkhamstedschool.org
@nickdennis
http://www.nickdennis.com/blog