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Tips for BYOD Equity

A Principal's Reflections

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives are being adopted by districts and schools around the globe. In theory this all sounds fantastic and there are many benefits that I have witnessed firsthand after successfully implementing a BYOD initiative over five years ago at my high school. In any case the ones who suffer are our students.

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Streamlining BYOD With ClassLink

A Principal's Reflections

After a semester long pilot program with the senior class during the spring of 2011, we rolled out our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program to the entire student body in September. Throughout the entire 2011-2012 school year, we worked to refine our approach, implementation, and learning outcomes for the program.

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Getting to Know Celly

A Principal's Reflections

It can also be used to establish study groups called "cells" where a constant activity stream is generated. Groups can also be created for specific clubs/activities or to manage field trips. Groups can also be created for specific clubs/activities or to manage field trips. I am a huge fan of using mobile learning devices (i.e.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. Jennifer - The development of student technology teams to support 1:1 or BYOD initiatives is something more schools across the country are exploring.

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It's Not a Technology Issue

A Principal's Reflections

As the presentation began to focus on mobile learning initiatives a hand immediately went up. As the majority of the group intently listed or participated in planned activities to apply what had been learned this individual and his buddies checked their email, surfed the web, and accessed their own social media sites.

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Technology won't replace teachers, but.

Learning with 'e's

At the Glasgow event, the Bellshill Academy students did a lot to answer this question, presenting some excellent uses of iPads in their personal and group research. Another question raised at both conferences was around how institutions in all sectors are managing the sudden influx of bring your own technology/device (BYOT or BYOD).

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. Jennifer - The development of student technology teams to support 1:1 or BYOD initiatives is something more schools across the country are exploring.

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