Deployment Expectations
Wow...
It's the end of week 2 already!!
Due to the hard work of my colleagues in the tech department, cart deployments are close to complete. (Numbers have to be tweaked still, but carts are in classrooms and devices are ready to go.)
Before you work with students on the devices, there are some factors you should consider;
I recommend that early in the year, you spend some time with each of your classes explaining your expectations and procedures surrounding technology. Practice them, if necessary, and expect them to be adhered to at all times.
I have been in classrooms most of this week, creating "Covenant Posters" with the students. We create a list of expected behaviours that we promise to do, and then we all (students, teachers, and myself) sign the document and put it up in the classroom as a reminder.
Then we practice getting the devices efficiently, and we practice putting them away.
We also practice teachers checking the devices (as they are put away or before they are put away) for damage. Missing keys and cracked screens are like infections. Having one in the cart leads to more -when students see that there are no consequences for mistreating their devices, they are more likely to re-offend. Again, if they know we're serious, they are more likely to be serious too.
Once expectations and routines are communicated and clearly understood, we are actually ready to use the devices... more on this next week.
In the meantime, I encourage you to provide ideas below for our newer teachers - how do you handle device management in your classroom? What routines do you find the most useful?
Thanks for sharing!
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| These stickers on the front of most of the carts in the district outline the expectations surrounding technology use both for staff and students. |
Due to the hard work of my colleagues in the tech department, cart deployments are close to complete. (Numbers have to be tweaked still, but carts are in classrooms and devices are ready to go.)
Before you work with students on the devices, there are some factors you should consider;
- What expectations do you have of the students regarding procedures that will manage behaviour and use of the devices?
- How will you communicate those expectations to your students?
- What procedures will you put in place to ensure that the devices remain secure and in good shape?
- How will you store student login information?
I recommend that early in the year, you spend some time with each of your classes explaining your expectations and procedures surrounding technology. Practice them, if necessary, and expect them to be adhered to at all times.
I have been in classrooms most of this week, creating "Covenant Posters" with the students. We create a list of expected behaviours that we promise to do, and then we all (students, teachers, and myself) sign the document and put it up in the classroom as a reminder.
Then we practice getting the devices efficiently, and we practice putting them away.
We also practice teachers checking the devices (as they are put away or before they are put away) for damage. Missing keys and cracked screens are like infections. Having one in the cart leads to more -when students see that there are no consequences for mistreating their devices, they are more likely to re-offend. Again, if they know we're serious, they are more likely to be serious too.
Once expectations and routines are communicated and clearly understood, we are actually ready to use the devices... more on this next week.
In the meantime, I encourage you to provide ideas below for our newer teachers - how do you handle device management in your classroom? What routines do you find the most useful?
Thanks for sharing!
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