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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]

Neo LMS

BYOD at school is more than the latest buzz phrase you hear at every corner of the teacher’s rooms or along school hallways. More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning.

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A Wake Up Call For School Leaders

A Principal's Reflections

Thus, the use of social media in schools by educators continues to be an uphill battle. Begin to strategically utilize an array of free social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to communicate important information (student honors, staff accomplishments, meetings, emergency information) to stakeholders in real-time.

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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

Leaders must begin to establish a vision and strategic plan to create classrooms and buildings that are more reflective of the real world while empowering learners to use technology in powerful ways through either personalized or blended strategies and increased access in the form of BYOD or 1:1. This needs to be prioritized.

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The IT solutions you need to succeed this year

eSchool News

Not only are there school-mandated devices, but the rise of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) linked to the school’s network has the potential to cause major strain on a school’s IT system, both from campus and at home.

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

If results were not what our stakeholders wanted this would then trigger meetings leading to the development of action plans to get us back on course. So many of my teachers are making the choice to integrate social media as a learning tool that I just can''t list all of the examples. See what CBS New York had to say.

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Bucking the Trend

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: [link] Recently, I had the opportunity to visit New Milford High School in Bergen County, NJ and spent a couple of hours meeting and touring the school with Principal Eric Sheninger. He centered his changes around a culture. This culture can be seen as soon as you set foot on campus. After all, it is all about them, right?

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Student Agency is More Than Voice and Choice

A Principal's Reflections

The discussion was relatively broad, focusing on anything related to academic, social, and emotional ideas for growth and improvement. After each meeting, I emailed detailed minutes and provided regular updates on where some of their well-articulated suggestions stood.

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