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BYOD Begins With Trust and Respect

A Principal's Reflections

There is no doubt in my mind that this process limited the amount of students who opted to bring their own mobile learning devices to school. We decided to trash the old process reliant on paper and emails by replacing it with a seamless alternative that empowered students to want to bring their mobile devices to school.

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It is Time For Schools to Seriously Consider BYOT

A Principal's Reflections

There have been many lessons learned from this journey, the most important being that the students have greatly appreciated this shift. Students need to fully understand that they are tools for learning. Make consistent efforts to refer to them as mobile learning devices. Treat students like 21 st Century adolescents.

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EdTechSandyK's Top 5 Posts of 2013

EdTechSandyK

As an advocate for digital citizenship for people of all ages, I admit to becoming easily irritated by the inaccurate information that is constantly propagated online, and my patience in this area continues to erode. Mobile learning and online connection continue to dominate my thoughts and the interests of my readers.

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What New Research on Young Kids’ Media Use Means for Teachers

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Mobile Access Is Nearly Universal Perhaps it’s no surprise to learn that mobile device use has become nearly universal, with 98 percent of kids age 8 and under living in a home with some type of mobile device. Consider the following tips: Educate yourself on high-quality mobile tools that are great for learning.

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The 4 essential elements of any successful one-to-one program

eSchool News

Another example of engaging our stakeholders emerged when deciding which mobile device model to select for purchase for schools. The district held a “technology roadshow” to give students an opportunity to voice their opinions on their preferences for specific models of mobile devices. Mobile device implementation.

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Digital Parenting BINGO

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When you add a layer of technology to parenting, there are some additional items to be aware of and some “tools” you should have in your digital parenting toolkit. Charge the device nightly – One of the most common issues that affects learning with mobile devices, is forgetting to charge the device at night.

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Got Twitter? Make it Better! #TCEA14

EdTechSandyK

For example, the #mlearning hashtag will bring up Tweets related to mobile learning, and #txed will bring up Tweets related to Texas education. Twitter chats take place live for approximately one hour every week or every other week and are centered around a specific topic such as digital citizenship or English teaching.

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