Hear from respected educational technologist, Lenny Schad, as he shares his experiences in leading a large Texas school district through a program of inclusion – creating an environment where it no longer matters which brands of hardware are being used or who owns the devices. Lenny is also an author with a recent ISTE published title Bring Your Own Learning.

1. Transforming Education
Will We Lead or Will We
Follow?

2. 283 schools
215,00 students
More than 90 languages spoken
80.4% economically disadvantaged

3. Where are we??
Success
Failure
As a system we ALL pay
for success or failure

4. Proven Recipe
BYOD
Fundamentally the same
RECIPE!!
1:1

5. MORE than the Device
• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles

6. Cornerstones for Success
• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• Leadership
• Strategy
• Expectation
Management

7. Cornerstones for Success
• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
Leadership
Define “WHY”
Define “HOW”
Brand Recognition

8. Cornerstones for Success
• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
School
Support
Strategy
Curriculum
Professional
Development
Communication
Technology
Instructional Tech
School Support

9. Cornerstones for Success
• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
Strategy
Technology Readiness
 Network
 Wireless
 Filtering
 Security/Access
 Support

10. Cornerstones for Success
• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
Strategy
“The HUB”
 Teaching & Learning Platform
• Convergence of:
– LMS & Curriculum Systems
 Conversion
 Digital Content
• Create – Curate - Procure
• Interoperability Standards
 Training
• Student Voice & Choice

11. Cornerstones for Success
• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
Strategy
Professional Development
 Understand what “change of instruction”
looks like
 Integration of tools into instruction
• Classroom
• Maturity Matrix
 Varying Formats
 Quick online TOOL demos
 Modeling
 Student Created / Lead
 Staff Created / Lead
 3rd
Party

12. Cornerstones for Success
• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
Strategy
Cultural Change
Pacing critical
Embrace varying degrees of
adoption

13. 800LB Gorilla for Digital Transformation

14. Student Security & Privacy• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
Digital Citizenship
Riskier way to teach our children
More than just “How to use computer”
Integrated into the curriculum
Must include parents
Must start at elementary level

15. Student Security & Privacy• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
 Increase educational adoption of
digital transformation
 NO industry standard
 NO alignment in strategy between
educational systems and vendors

16. Student Security & Privacy• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
Security and Privacy Governance and Education

17. Student Security & Privacy• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
May include:
•IP Address
•Name
•Age
•Gender
•Email address
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
”…information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity,
either alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information
that is linked or linkable to a specific individual. ” – U.S. General Services
Administration Website
•Address
•Date of Birth
•Location
•School

18. Student Security & Privacy• 56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
• 51 Campu56,552 Students
• 3,852 Teachers
• 2,228 Support Staff
• 700 Educational Aides
• 222 Administrators
• 181 Square Miles
Things to consider…..
• Privacy
• Disclosure
• Data Security
• PII Gathering
• PII Sharing
• Account delete button
• Social Features
• COPPA, CIPA
• Ads
• Age appropriateness (G, PG13)
Ratings and Recommendations
To score, calculate the average of each category.
Points Security Privacy Safety
5 Exceeds basic requirements for
use in schools.
Exceeds basic requirements for use
in schools.
Exceeds basic requirements for
use in schools.
4 N/A – it is not possible to score 4 Meets requirements Meets requirements
3 Meets the basic requirements
for use in schools.
Meets the basic requirements for
use with caution in schools.
Meets the basic requirements for
use with caution in schools.
2 N/A – it is not possible to score 2 Not recommended for use in
schools.
Not recommended for use in
schools.
1 Not recommended for use in
schools.
Not recommended for use in
schools.
Not recommended for use in
schools.

19. Student Security & Privacy
Action Plan
 Awareness
 Professional development
 Technology infrastructure
upgrades
 Technology audits

20. THANK YOU!!!
LennyJSchad.com
Lennyschad@gmail.com