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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. More training and webinars will be provided for my staff so they are comfortable using ClassLink with learning in in mind. Mobile learning devices (i.e.

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Addressing the most common parent concerns about BYOD in schools

Neo LMS

BYOD — Bring Your Own Device — has taken the education system by storm. There’s been a lot of talk about BYOD in schools, on whether or not it is beneficial for the learning process of students, with serious arguments in both camps. I for one believe BYOD at school is a clear case of the if you can’t fight it, embrace it mantra.

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Is it time to double down on digital citizenship training?

eSchool News

With so many young people having increasing access to technology, is it time for schools to take digital citizenship training more seriously? . kids between the ages of 3 and 18 lived in a household with a computer or smartphone (Riser-Kositsky, 2022). My daughter’s question really got me thinking. What is digital citizenship?

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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 2]

Neo LMS

In the last week’s post I promised to address exactly 10 BYOD concerns that keep schools reluctant to allowing students to use their mobile devices in the classroom. Now I’ll move on to the next BYOD concerns: Top 10 BYOD concerns [Part 2]: 6. BYOD can lead to network overload.

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7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

Mobile learning is generally defined as training or education conducted via a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet, generally connected to a wireless network such as GSM, G3 or Wifi. This study found that in 2017, 71% of teens claimed to either own or have use of a smartphone.

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How to make your school IT budget go further

Vizor

Schools can help such students by providing additional training and support on how to care for the devices properly. Consider BYOD or shared device models An eighth way to manage school devices is to consider bring your own device (BYOD) or shared device models.

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Is Augmented Reality Technology The Future of Education ?

Kitaboo on EdTech

The number of smartphones sold to users had crossed the 1.5 Skills training. Better User Interaction: Interactive courseware results in increased involvement with learners since they can access engaging content from their smartphones. The number of AR and VR users is expected to cross the 1 Billion mark by 2020. Gamification.