eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2021

Many education institutions have their own bring your own device (BYOD) policies, while downloads of educational apps have risen by 130 percent over the past year. Everything from laptops and mobile devices to interactive touchscreens and even virtual reality are becoming commonplace in schools districts, colleges, and universities.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 8, 2013

I mean, what school would not want each of their students to have access to a personal laptop computer? The problem is that most schools can't afford to spend the kind of money that it takes to provide each student with a laptop , especially when the nation is trying to climb out of a recession. I want more ».

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Should Schools Supply Desktops and Laptops? Now is not the time to rush a BYOD program into production, especially given other stresses on teachers to learn new tools and ways of interacting with students. An investment in reducing the risk of end-user compromise delivers the biggest bang for the buck.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Should Schools Supply Desktops and Laptops? Now is not the time to rush a BYOD program into production, especially given other stresses on teachers to learn new tools and ways of interacting with students. An investment in reducing the risk of end-user compromise delivers the biggest bang for the buck.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Institutions did what they could to help in the moment, trying “band-aid remedies” such as loaning out laptops or expanding Wi-Fi service into parking lots, says Mike Uhlenkamp, senior director of public affairs for the system. Loaning the occasional laptop is not a new practice in higher education, but providing them en masse may be.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In some cases, demand far outstripped supply, leading to backlogs of requests for laptops, tablets, Chromebooks, and other school-issued devices. As a result of the logjam, many schools implemented a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy. The pandemic accelerated the adoption rates of educational technology solutions.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2015

Bring-your-own-device and one-to-one laptop/tablet implementations on K-12 campuses usually sound simply enough in theory—but they can actually be quite complex. Here, he gives technology teams his top six strategies for ensuring a smooth implementation and long-term success for a K-12 BYOD initiative: 1) Brand your BYOD effort.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

” And in the blank insert Chromebook, iPads, BYOD, or laptops. What does this mean in the classroom? Well, have you heard the school that bragged that “we have all new, shiny.” It doesn’t really matter what shiny new thing they purchased. These schools just had “things.”

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Instead of students having access to handheld technology (tablet, laptop, etc) only part of the school day, more and more students began to have access when they need it. Either 1:1 or BYOD or some combination of both is giving students the opportunity to discover learning or create new information in a variety of ways.

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Vizor

JANUARY 29, 2024

Consider BYOD or shared device models An eighth way to manage school devices is to consider bring your own device (BYOD) or shared device models. BYOD is a model where students and staff use their own personal devices, such as smartphones, tablets, or laptops, for educational purposes.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2020

Below are some lessons we learned after hitting the reset button on our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative in order to get it right that I captured in a 2015 post. William Horton says it best, "Unless you get instructional design right, technology can only increase the speed and certainty of failure."

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 8, 2016

Bring your own device The proliferation of the new generation of devices like 2-in-1 laptops, convertibles, and the like ushered in a new kind of thing called BYOD. And it’s not just students who can BYOD, but teachers as well.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2015

As a principal I quickly saw the potential in mobile learning and as a result our school became the first to embrace Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) back in 2010. With any initiative, especially BYOD or 1:1, the focus has to be on learning. Academic achievement in BYOD classrooms. Cristol, D., & & Gimbert, B. mLearn, 15.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 20, 2016

It’s about mobilizing the learning experience, from being merely seated in a classroom discussing matters with your teacher or stuck with a laptop at home answering online assessments, to taking an assessment while in a cab. The pros The most obvious reason is that almost everyone owns a mobile device.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet. BYOD BYOD was already partially implemented in some schools these past few years, but 2016 will see more and more schools playing catch with the implementation. Second, the introduction of gamification. But it’s not just about that.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

There is however, I think, a nuance between learning that is possible on a portable device such as a laptop, and the learning possible on smaller devices such as tablets and smartphones, a difference which simply boils down to ergonomics: screen size and navigation. 7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Having a conversation with a school administrator, he shared his frustration with his district’s plan to buy the same laptop for every teacher in his school district. On the surface, this is a great idea, but in a world that is becoming more and more personalized, is purchasing the same device for everyone the best plan?

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2018

Most schools do, however, have access to tablets or laptops, or they have a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) arrangement. A small percentage of classrooms will have the funding and resources to bring mobile devices and viewers to every student, but the majority of our schools don’t have class sets.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 22, 2017

1:1 education means that each and every student gets a device (usually a laptop) with preloaded programs and textbooks. The device is usually offered by the school, but with the spread of BYOD programs, this no longer stands true all the time.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

BYOD — Bring Your Own Device — has gained some momentum in today’s education system. From temp teachers to entire school districts, more and more educational staff debate about or seriously consider the adoption of BYOD in their instruction. Adopting BYOD in schools seems like a win-win situation.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 25, 2013

For example if using laptops it may be saying something like, “Pacman,” meaning laptops should be partially closed like a Pacman mouth. 1:1 BYOD / BYOT' This should require just a few words and be very clear. If using tablet devices it may be something like “facedown” meaning devices should be placed facedown on desks.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2012

Not only do many have access, but also older children possess their own devices (cell phones, smart phones, laptops, tablets, e-readers, etc.). For example, let’s say a school has a laptop cart with only 20 devices because that is all that could be afforded, but there are 25 students in the class.

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 19, 2015

Students read information and sent in their reflections via a student response system from their own phones or laptops. That's exactly what happened at Harlem's P.S. 129 where 4th grade students in Stacey Nealy’s and Ryann Geldner’s launched the initiative in their school using the devices to better understand Native Americans.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

When students want to do quick research on a topic, look up a word, run a calculation, or review a concept, they can hop on a cell phone much faster than logging into a Chromebook or laptop. Finally, cell phones have become a small version of a computer be it a laptop, Chromebook, or iPad (especially an iPad).

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 30, 2016

Last year I mentioned at the bottom of my Amazon Echo blog post that I was trying something NEW in our library, a BYOD Charging station. Watch the video: FUYL Cell - Laptop charging locker. Using The Magic Words "Pilot Test!" It consisted of a tall AV cart with 2 USB charging hubs and I bought a bunch of multi-ended charging cords.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Mobile students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2019

We are 1:1 with a mix of devices: iPads for grades 1–3, Windows 10 laptops for grades 4–9, and a BYOD program for grades 10–12. We already had a significant challenge in supporting the tools our teachers and students were using.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

Now that the digital revolution is in full swing, I am trying to devise means for moving to a paperless and digital classroom while facing the following challenges: Availability of technology: there is a reason why I''m focused on BYOD with this blog; I do not teach in a 1:1 district. Practical & free BYOD resources are a must.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. Access to connectivity is vital to a successful classroom BYOD policy, so these issues are largely taken care of by an institution.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2017

One-to-One Learning Initiatives : Many districts are empowering their students by opening a whole new world of learning by swapping traditional, printed textbooks for tablets, laptops, and computers, giving students the latest technology and access to the internet and building new curriculum in and around this marriage of education and technology.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 18, 2012

BYO: Goals, Policies, and Logistics - 2:30-3:40 pm Presenters: Nancy Caramanico (moderator); Sandra Paul, Rick Cave and Rob Miller Whether you call it BYOT, BYOD, or student-owned technology, the idea of allowing young people to bring their own laptops and mobile devices to school with them is gaining ground for a number of reasons.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 16, 2023

With over 17,000 students and a diverse range of devices, including iPads and Windows laptops, the district struggled to provide students with a safe and productive online environment due to reliability issues, poor reporting capabilities, and inadequate support from their existing filter provider.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 28, 2015

This past year, iPads, Chromebooks, and laptops continued to flood classrooms. Schools increasingly adopted 1:1 or BYOD programs and constructed new learning spaces. This post first appeared on Edutopia. So what’s next?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The accelerated schedule not only let us ease our spring testing season, but we also saw a surprising number of laptops connecting at 802.11ac speeds. Grow the use of ClearPass for BYOD and full wired authentication as well. We deployed more than 3,000 new APs in two months, a process we expected to take a year or more.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

” The 1:1 initiative aimed for districts to issue each student a laptop for use in-school and at home. Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. Then there was the iPad. Districts even integrated the two models to cut costs.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2013

As we continue to advance in the digital age schools and districts are beginning to re-think pedagogy and learning environments by instituting either 1:1 device programs or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. In my opinion, schools that wish to create the most relevant and meaningful learning culture will go in one of these directions.

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MiddleWeb

DECEMBER 9, 2015

How can we judge the effectiveness of students bringing their own electronic devices to class? Matt Renwick's checklist looks at whether devices meet all students' needs, how they are involved in choosing devices, and whether they're able to collaborate in class and beyond.

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