BYOD: Sometimes it seems overwhelming, doesn’t it? How can teachers possibly handle a classroom filled with different types of digital devices? In some ways it’s not much different from working with a classroom filled with students using similar devices. It’s what you want student to do with their devices that’s important, not what they are using. For success with BYOD, however, you need to consider:
- What types of devices are acceptable, since not all devices may be able to access or use the software or apps needed for your course.
- Whether you want to allow smart phones.
- If your network is ready to handle all the devices swarming into your school.
- How students with their own devices get access to software. (Who pays for it and what are the legalities?)
- What happens when a personal device won’t work? Should your IT people work on it? Does your school have devices for students to use when their devices don’t work?
- Does your school have devices for students who do not have their own or forget to bring them to school?
- How do you manage use of different devices in your classroom?
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