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Implementing Mobile Devices With a Focus on Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Koole (2009) No one will deny the impact that mobile is having on the world. 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. Cristol, D., &

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#Internet4schools: Make Your Voice Heard

A Principal's Reflections

Back in 2009 when we began to transform teaching and learning at New Milford High School we were extremely fortunate at the time to have wireless Internet access throughout the school.

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Luckily change came in the form of a little blue bird that gave me the kick in the butt that I desperately needed back in 2009. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) implemented in 2011. The three guiding tenets of our BYOD initiative are to enhance learning, increase productivity, and conduct better research.

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The Intersection of Project Share, BYOD, and PBL #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

In 2009 Rockdale focused on new learning goals and worked to get buy-in from leadership and parents. BYOD goal was simple: turn on a device and automatically connect to the network. With PBL and BYOD, everything changes! BYOD pbl sxswedu' Used a visioning document by TASA. Overall it was OK but had some shortcomings.

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How student posture can affect their learning outcomes

Neo LMS

E-educators everywhere need to pay particular attention to posture, because not only do students spend many hours with tablets and in front of computers — sometimes during a BYOD program — but these devices have not necessarily been developed with good posture in mind.

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How teachers address cell phones in class

Ask a Tech Teacher

In 2009, a National Center for Education Statistics survey showed that about 90% of schools prohibited cell phones during school hours. Schools with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs find a noticeable percentage of students bring mobile phones as their device. Now, in 2019, that’s dropped to about a third. And why not?

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Using Cell Phones and Other Devices In and Out of the Classroom

The Mobile Native

Fifth grade teacher Scott Newcomb and Technology Coordinator Kyle Menchhofer will discuss many of the challenges that they faced in incorporating mobile learning devices within their daily instruction over the past five years, including a BYOD rollout the past two years. BYOD MLDs Mobile Learning Webinar' Marys City Schools in 2008.

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