Presentation from October 18, 2012 for Indiana Non-Public Educators Conference

1. Why We Took The Plunge
JD Ferries-Rowe, CIO
Jen LaMaster, Director of Faculty Development

2. Context
Evaluation Experience
Use Reflection

3.  Infrastructure
◦ 2:1 Student:computer ratio
◦ Stable wireless throughout building
◦ Online learning environment 100% faculty/student
usage
 Faculty
◦ Comfortable with technology (1:1 Lenovo tablet PC)
 Student
◦ Outpaced low-end options
 IT Department
◦ User driven

4.  Access to file storage  Access to wireless on
 Increased student access personal devices
to tech during school day  Files accessed from
(2:1 not enough) home
 Access to specialized  Student email
software & hardware  More open filter
used  Laptop borrowing
 Device in hand of every system
student  More areas for group
 Clear expectations and work/collaboration
policies  OS and browser choice
Faculty Student

5.  Assess learning objective
 Evaluate possible
resources/tools to achieve
objective
 Use resources/tools to meet
objective
It’s not about the nouns… it’s about the verbs.

6. Tech Petting
Zoo/BootCamp
Teacher
After School
Bi-Monthly
Trainings and
Newsletters
Webinars
Department
Meetings

7. BYOT
Toolbox
Walk In/
Open Door
Policy with Student Social
Media
ITD
Edline News
and Email

8. You Can Never…
So Many Policies to Revisit
Have Enough Bandwidth
Web 2.0 Tools
Have a Powerful Enough AUP for students
Firewall AUP for adults Multi-platform LMS
Have enough Social Media Policy for Flash vs HTML5
explanation of the burn Adults
in process Open mind to all tools
that will walk through
the door

9. What it looks like…

10.  Open dialogue with CFO on needs based
technology
 Teacher/student demands continue to
increase
 Positioning lesson plan options to open
access (nouns vs verbs)

11.  jlamaster@brebeuf.org  jdferries@brebeuf.org
 @40ishoracle  @jdferries
 +jenlamaster  +jdferries
Blog – Confessions of a
 Blog – Ed Tech
Jesuit School CIO
Reflections
 Skype: brebeufjesuit Livebinders.com –
BYOT/D binder
Jen LaMaster JD Ferries-Rowe