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Webinar Spotlight: Are You Ready for BYOD?

Graphite Blog

Are you interested in implementing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program in your classroom or school? Rachelle, who oversaw the BYOD training in her district, developed her own model: R.E.A.D.I.E.E Research, Explore, Access, Develop, Inform, Execute, and Evaluate) for BYOD.

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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

Leaders should always be looking to improve instructional design and establishing accountability protocols to ensure efficacy in digital learning. Innovative learning spaces and environments : Would you want to learn under the same conditions as your students do, or in similar spaces? This needs to be prioritized.

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

BLearning – Blended Learning (using a range of multimedia and strategies). BYOD – Bring Your Own Device. BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. FL – Flipped Learning ( click here for my guide to flipping lessons ). ICT – Information Communications Technology. NGDLE – Next-generation Digital Learning Environment.

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Measuring Impact with the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA)

A Principal's Reflections

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. It also provides insight on all elements of school culture and student learning. This need served as a call to action of sorts and catalyzed my current work.

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1:1 iPads and Digital Learning in Belton ISD

EdTechSandyK

They gave an overview of how Belton began experimenting with BYOD and small 1:1 implementations over the past two years, culminating in opening a brand new middle school (grades 6-8) with 1:1 iPads for students in the 2011-2012 school year. Belton ISD is very generous to share information about their innovative projects.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. Future Ready is helping districts to make more informed purchases and have a comprehensive plan in place prior to implementation. Because of this, teachers must become facilitators of learning.

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7 School Web Content Filter Features That Save IT Directors Time

Lightspeed Systems

Comprehensive web content filtering is mission-critical to effective digital learning, particularly since schools have provided devices to students for learning. Information Technology resources, though—both time and money—are in increasingly short supply.