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Transcript of Jim Ned CISD Tuscola, TX 1:1 iPod Touch Initiative JNCISD BLI: Bright Light Initiative.
Jim Ned CISD
Tuscola, TX
1:1 iPod Touch Initiative
JNCISD BLI: Bright Light Initiative
JNCISD BLI: Bright Light Initiative
Linda CrossDistrict Technology [email protected]
David HoganHigh School - Math/[email protected]
JNCISD BLI: What Is It?
1:1 at HS 24/7 “mobile”
technology No “powering
down” at school Preparing
students for 21st Century
JNCISD BLI: Origin
Definitely top down: Supt. Dr. Brant Myers and the board decided to use stimulus money to implement a 1:1 at the high school (with 24/7 filtered access and rights to download their own apps and music)
iPod touch chosen over laptops due to cost, portability Joint meetings with Apple, Abilene Christian University,
and Region 14 staff showed need to add teacher laptops
Mobicip filter chosen to monitor student use 24/7 StudyWiz chosen to integrate online classwork
JNCISD BLI: Timeline & Implementation
October 2009Teachers issued an iPod touch and a MacBook
November/December 2009Teachers trained on iPods,Macs, and StudyWiz (4 days)
February 2010All 330 HS students issued iPod touch devices
JNCISD BLI: Budget Issues & Constraint
Stimulus money purchased iPods and teacher MacBooks for the 1:1 initiative
Remaining budget allowed for adding 70 classroom MacBooks for student projects
No funds for purchasing apps No funds to hire extra personnel 2009-2010
(desperately needed for deployment) Added one full-time tech specialist 2010-2011
JNCISD BLI: Deployment Challenges
Anticipating “adequate” wireless coverage Teachers need 6 mo. to 1 yr. to learn and prepare
before student devices are issued (esp. if changing OS) Charging 350 iPods before issuing them each year Initially no volume purchasing of apps (Apple added
this) Students
o Can’t sync with multiple computers without losing appso Didn’t all have accessible email and iTunes accounts o Didn’t turn in all equipment on due date (more
paperwork)
JNCISD BLI: Deployment Challenges
Profiles lost if students “reset” their devices (Profiles set types and age level of apps allowed, disable Safari, etc.)
How to handle the loss of installation codes when seniors leave (since apps such as Mobicip are installed by students)
Teachers would like for students to be able to do more word processing and printing from the iPod touch
Need an experienced full-time assistant already on staff for the daily iPod troubleshooting and to handle devices sent in for warranty repair as well as arranging for local repairs, monitoring wireless radios, checking Mobicip reports, repairing profiles, issuing replacements, etc.
JNCISD BLI: Daily Management
Students required to bring iPod touch daily (charged & ready to go)—some just want to use their phone instead
No unfiltered browsers (Safari disabled in profiles but returns if they Reset their devices—against policy)
Personal devices not allowed (very hard to enforce and we’ve talked of possibly changing this)
Most initial problems caused by students syncing with multiple computers and losing their required apps
Mobicip reports aid in locating problem users for principal and assistant principal to deal with
Experimenting with Find My iPhone app (released Nov. 2010) to locate lost iPods (if they are connected to a wireless network)
JNCISD BLI: Security & CIPA
Screenshot of reports available from Mobicip website
JNCISD BLI: First Year Losses
330 iPods issued
ItemLost or Stolen
Broken or Damaged Description
iPod Touch 16 115 shattered screens6 water damaged
Screen Protectors 8462281915
Ear BudsChargersCasesSync cables
JNCISD BLI: Loss, Damage, Insurance
We had been told to expect about a 5% loss rate. The damages were more than anticipated but
some of the accessory damage was due to the quality of the issued items. We’ve learned from that.
Local repair options are cheaper than mailing inStudents were informed of the availability of a
$50 deductible $30 per yr. insurance plan through a link on our high school homepage
JNCISD BLI: Learning Environment
JNCISD BLI: Science Classroom
Assignment: Use 3D Brain app to label a diagram of the brain regions. Choose a substructure of the brain to find its location, function, disorders, and effects of its damage. Create and share 4-6 slide PowerPoint
Rhonda Wise - HS Science
JNCISD BLI: Science Classroom
• Listen to science-based podcasts Listen to science-based podcasts such as “brainstuff” from such as “brainstuff” from howstuffworks.comhowstuffworks.com
• Give a summation of what they Give a summation of what they listened to, using the notes listened to, using the notes application on their i-Touchapplication on their i-Touch
• A report is then sent to me through A report is then sent to me through the messaging system of Studywiz.the messaging system of Studywiz.
Chris Holson - HS ScienceChris Holson - HS Science
JNCISD BLI: UIL Academics
I could not live without them [iPods] now. Students master the material faster and retain the information from the repetition. I also use them for TAKS –Debbie Cook, HS Math & UIL Coach
JNCISD BLI: Math Classroom
JNCISD BLI: Spanish Classroom
oMake their own vocabulary flash cards with Study Flash app to study each chapter (front to back or flip )oTake notes in the Notepad app. (Notes don’t get crumpled in the bottom of a backpack and after summer break their notes are still there for second-year Spanish.)oUse studyspanish.com exercises for grammar and vocabularyoUse Calendar app to record every Spanish assignment (organization and responsibility)
Renee Guerra - HS Spanish
JNCISD BLI: Business, College Prep, UIL Classroom
o Stocks app to check five stock prices on a daily basis for two months and Loan Calculator app to calculate payments and interest for 15- and 30-year mortgages
o SAT vocabulary app.o UIL students use gFlash app to study
vocabulary, people (astronauts), places, etc. for their particular event. This has contributed greatly to UIL success since they are much easier to carry around.
Kay Whitton, Bus., Accounting, College Prep.
JNCISD BLI: Social Studies Classroom
o Apps--Google maps & earth, compass, currency calculator, historical quotes
o United Streaming videos thru Studywiz o Students access podcasts outside of class
and do assessments in Studywiz http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bhs-ap-euro/id291933803
o Sociology tests as well as personality and trait exams online http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
o I have recorded over a PowerPoint using the MacBook and then uploaded into Studywiz for use when I had to be out of school that day—also useful when many students are going to be absentCoach Hutt - Social Studies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
o TAKS website for practice tests 24/7—results emailed to teacherhttp://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/taks/index.html (Coach Hutt & Coach Avery)
JNCISD BLI: Special EducationClassroom
My students:o use the “spell check” app for daily
editingo actually type their two-paragraph
essays on iPods and print each week (they seem to have difficulty with the big computers)
o take online quizzes for math and do a screen shot of the grade to show me later Kerri Key, Special Ed.
JNCISD BLI: English Classroom
o Students memorize quotes from Julius Caesar and study for tests using uploaded quotes and notes in Studywiz. After syncing, these are available offline in eLocker without wifi.
o Use The Complete Works of Shakespeare app—to read the play without a textbook
o Access folder on eLocker for the Pre-AP vocabulary words
o Use dictionary.com and an online thesaurusRaeNelle Allen - HS English
JNCISD BLI: Weekly iPod Internet Access
Date Internet Access Attempts Blocked
Oct. 5-11, 2010 19,600 115 *
Dec. 14, 2010 9,850 32
Jan. 11, 2011 8,159 49
Taken from weekly Mobicip reports
* Itemized on next slide
JNCISD BLI: Weekly iPod Internet Access
Oct. 5th – Oct. 11Oct. 5th – Oct. 11thth, , 2010 2010
This week was one of the highest use weeks since we issued the iPods: 19,600 accesses
other
JNCISD BLI: Resource Links
www.jimned.esc14.net (District Home Page) http://schools.jimned.esc14.net/default.aspx?
name=jnhs.hub (BLI Resource Hub) http://www.jimned.esc14.net/default.aspx?name=bli
(Bright Light Initiative) http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bhs-ap-euro/
id291933803(podcasts for social studies)
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp(sociology and personality tests online)
TAKS website for practice tests 24/7—results emailed to teacherhttp://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/taks/index.html
http://fur.ly/4i7c (to access all links on this page, use fur.ly toolbar)
JNCISD BLI: Apps
Free Apps Free Apps $1.99 Apps
3D Brain Google Earth
Calendar HowStuffWorks.com
Compass Loan Calculator Historical Quotes ($1.99)
Complete Works of Shakespeare
Mental Case
Currency Calculator Lite Mobicip (filtered browser) Wolfram Alpha ($1.99)
Dictionary.com Notes
eClicker SAT Vocabulary
eLocker (StudyWiz) Speller (spell check)
Find My iPhone Stocks
gFlash+ Flashcards
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