Wednesday, January 14, 2015

BYOD in Foothills

BYOD in Foothills

Your Thoughts

What does your school look like 10 years from now?
What about the one your child will be in?
What value does technology play in those classrooms?

Background

Alberta Education findings from 1:1 Pilots and BYOD in Alberta Schools
http://education.alberta.ca/media/6749210/byod%20guide%20revised%202012-09-05.pdf

Main Topics

Section 1: Why Bring Your Own Device?
Section 2: Bring Your Own Device Models
Section 3: School Authority Policy Considerations
Section 4: Establishing a Culture of Digital Citizenship
Section 5: Teaching, Learning and Assessment Using a Bring Your Own Device Model
Section 6: Digital Content
Section 7: Access and Infrastructure Considerations for a Bring Your Own Device Model
Section 8: A Framework for School Authority Readiness
Section 9: Community Interaction

A couple of arguments:

Why BYOD is a disaster waiting to happen…
  1. http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/07/5-reasons-why-byod-is-a-bad-idea/  
  2. http://www.itworld.com/article/2720891/consumerization/byod-in-school-not-as-easy-as-abc.html  

Why BYOD is going to improve student learning
  1. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/byod-makes-sense-beyond-1-to-1-andrew-marcinek
  2. http://www.proconlists.com/list/education/byod-in-schools/863 
  3. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/05/08/tablets-and-education-why-innovative-hardware-is-not-enough/ 

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