[aisle] Going 1:1... any practical advice?

[Renee Welch]

We've been 1:1 since covid began.  Something I wish we'd do...have a
cleaning station so they can come in and wipe down their CB.  When they
come for help it's shocking the condition some are in.

Our LRC is in charge of everything to try to keep a working CB in the
students' hands. Only when there's no hope does it go to tech.  For our
tech department, I keep track of CBs that leave a student, return and the
loaners in a program called Incident IQ. Do not recommend.  It's 14 steps
to check out a loaner. If there's an easier way, it must be a
highly classified secret to which I have no clearance. I have a loaner cart
we use for all borrowed CBs: broken, lost, not charged and forgotten. For
my sanity, students fill out this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13eIW2w-Z1sjRZLuRDJXjE8eAv4hE6gzn0fkZ5HJOLRQ/copy>
for everything except a quick fix. I've numbered and put yellow neon duct
tape across the front of all CBs as a reminder to students and teachers
that it's a loaner. The tape comes off without issue. Parts are hard to
come by so have LOTs of loaners available.  You'll need them.

Loaners are the bane of my existence.  I used my form to not only input
data into IIQ on my own time but also to do a CTRL F to find an ID# quickly
to see how many times they've borrowed. My principal finally agreed to
allow me to have the student contact home (our script
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZQkzzHpJ5wvRpBaHMZynija_cIIKanVt8bR-ITgpZz4/copy>
) *themselves* after 3x.  I have frequent fliers going on 12x. However,
after the call/text I typically won't see them again for about 2wks. A
frequent flier is hard to keep grounded.  Don't stress about it.  The
student is stressed enough for the both of you.

You'll need good communication between you and your secretary if you're in
charge of providing CBs to new students. Learned the hard way that I have
to remember to charge them so they're ready.  Your stash of CBs for new
students are deader than a doornail if they sit for a while.  Also, setting
up their passwords...who does that with them?  Our counselor does most of
the time but try to make it clear who has that job.

Power cords...I do not give them out and I do not have a charging station.
They leave their dead CB with me, so they don't have to carry around two,
and they borrow.  Some teachers leave their chargers plugged in for
community use. Only a few have walked off. It's first come first serve for
that power source and any other outlets if students bring their own cord.
They are not supposed to charge at school but it's a battle we surrendered
to long ago. Lots of kids share cords and survive daily without ever
charging at home. It's remarkable.

Hope this helps and I wish you luck!



On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 11:29 AM Toner, Timothy via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> [After sending it, I realized that I forgot to change the subject line.
> Apologies for the repost.  Also, I know something like this has been
> discussed before. If someone could give me an idea of when, I will examine
> the archives myself]
>
> Hello hive mind!
>
> My high school is in the process of going 1:1 with Chromebooks, and I
> would love to learn some best practices when it comes to the day-to-day
> stuff.  We know students will not bring their devices (we have that
> covered) and we know that students will bring their devices uncharged.
> We're setting up charging stations, but the logistics seem daunting.  If
> your school had protocols set up, I'd love to see them.  I've seen a lot of
> high level "this is how 1:1 will change everything" and low level "Q: What
> happens when my child forgets to charge their device? A: Students should
> always come to school with a charged device"  I'm looking for something in
> between.
>
>
> tt
>
> Timothy Toner
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> John Hancock College Prep HS
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Renee Welch
Bednarcik Junior High <https://www.sd308.org/domain/965>
LRC Director

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