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How we turned around our ability to support BYOD for now and for the future

eSchool News

We not only have encouraged our faculty and staff to embrace BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), but we have also provided Chromebooks to all of our 18,000 students. Related: 6 steps to a successful BYOD program. Solution: We decided to deploy a controller-managed WLAN with Aruba Wave 2 APs and the Aruba Mobility Master controller.

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Balance the Delivery

Ask a Tech Teacher

Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks.

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How to make your school IT budget go further

Vizor

Communicate device care policy with students and families A clear and effectively shared device care policy can help lower the number of device damages. Schools should establish a device care policy that outlines the rules and guidelines for device care.

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How to bundle education device management

eSchool News

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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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook. Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$.

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How teachers address cell phones in class

Ask a Tech Teacher

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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5 steps for implementing a 1:1 program

Neo LMS

The device is usually offered by the school, but with the spread of BYOD programs, this no longer stands true all the time. Together with the teachers, you need to decide on how to best store the devices when they’re not in use, develop the policy of extra devices and hardware maintenance, think about the inventory system.

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