After are comments on the Student Bill of Rights last week I thought another good topic for us would be Bring Your On Device. I do not have not had to deal with this yet but this week will be my first day with students BYOD. Find an article about BYOD and share it and your reflections with the class. I will be sharing mine after Wednesday and our first BYOD day.
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Melissa Lovette
2/4/2013 07:49:47 am
I found my article titled "Bring your own device catching on in schools" on http://eschoolnews.com. Underneath the title read: Ed-tech access is an issue, but students' personal devices are an attractive option to a growing number of districts. (Written by Laura Devaney)
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Heather Carlton
2/5/2013 06:00:42 am
I definitely like the idea of organizations in the community pitching in to help students not able to afford to purchase such a device. That would be a great way to get people in the community involved.
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Laurel Thornton
2/5/2013 09:26:58 am
Melissa;
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Mary McGee
2/6/2013 06:25:56 pm
My oldest son's school is now all IPAD. We had to take out a loan to get the device and it can prove a financial hardship. Using the device has helped the students in many ways but there are many technical issues. Not only the money issues but when midterms came out and they were using the ipads for testing the issue of cheating was huge. Curious how we can try to fix this issue.
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Heather Carlton
2/7/2013 06:25:24 am
Oh wow -- I really dislike that you had to take out a loan to purchase an ipad for your child. Does the district have a program instated that assists families who can't afford these devices?
Troy Holbrook
2/4/2013 10:20:15 am
I found an article entitled;
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Heather Carlton
2/5/2013 06:05:39 am
Oh goodness -- "Device owners should purchase insurance to cover their devices being used in schools." I feel like that just opens a whole other can of worms and would be a pain to deal with/monitor.
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Melissa Lovette
2/5/2013 07:28:03 am
Your article brought up some really good points. Sounds like a bunch of legallity issues though schools would have to consider and ask themselves if it's worth the risk. I never took into consideration the amount of bandwith that would entail as well. Lots of things to have to work through and my one question I have is what happens when technology cliches?? Do you dust off the textbooks?
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Colie Trawick
2/7/2013 01:52:15 am
You bring up things that I honestly didnt even think about. Charging the devices within the classroom and teachers not having the troubleshoot for the students. Does that mean having a bigger Tech department that is available throughout the day in case there are internet problems?
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Zech Bowman
2/7/2013 12:18:01 pm
I extremely agree with the suggestion of users getting insurance to cover devices being used at school. Th ultimate risk of letting students, especially middle school students, bring technology to school is that they get careless from time to time and things get damaged. When that happens, someone is expected to replace the devices. This helps schools to cover some tracks in case something were to happen.
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Wendy Walker
2/8/2013 05:49:56 am
The topic does raise a lot of issues. Who is responsible if the device is in a charging unit in the classroom and it is stolen? Are there enough plug-ins for the devices to be charged throughout the day if needed? What about the increased need for an IT presence in each building? Age should also be considered. Younger students are in the habit of tossing books in their desk or storage bins. they would need to be taught responsiblity. Can this all be addressed? Yes, as this is for the benefit of teachers and students.
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Crissina Kemp
2/8/2013 06:22:02 am
I agree everyone should be informed of the pros and cons of implementing a BYOD program at school. Having owners purchase insurance for the device was a surprising suggestion, and that should also be communicated as an option to parents, but not a requirement. Parents and students should have to agree and sign an agreement with rules and giving school staff the permission to inspect devices and releasing them of any liability if there is an issue with the device. Like cell phones, schools should not have to be responsible for personal technology devices brought to the institution by students. Even though school will save some funding resources by letting students bring their own devices, they will also add resource to make sure infrastructure and bandwidth is capable of handling that much usage. I hadn't thought about the issue of power, theft of devices and anti-virus software, which schools would have to prepare for, but they would have to add more ETS available for trouble shooting because teachers will have enough to manage with all of the different platforms of technology students would be bringing to the class and how to teach in a manner that covers the variety of technology. I could easily see how it would disrupt and reduce the learning environment if you have multiple students with technology issues during a 50 minute class.
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Heather Carlton
2/5/2013 05:56:43 am
I read "Should Schools Embrace Bring Your Own Device?" by Emma Chadband at http://neatoday.org/2012/07/19/should-schools-embrace-bring-your-own-device/.
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Melissa Lovette
2/5/2013 07:31:56 am
Yes, being a teacher myself I would want all the training I could get before implementing this in my classroom. I don't know how it would work though if students started having techinical issues with their devices. Would there be a libability on the teacher if he/she were to mess up something or break something??
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Laurel Thornton
2/5/2013 09:32:08 am
Heather,
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Colie Trawick
2/7/2013 01:44:25 am
I do believe this will become more of a norm 5-10 years from now. Hopefully 5-10 years from now, we will have researched the pros and cons a lot more. As well as working together to train the teachers in being prepared to teach with this new technology.
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Armegis Spearman
2/7/2013 12:55:50 pm
The fact that budget cuts are a major part of this controversy isn't surprising at all. It is also a shame that we waste more money on seemingly obsolete issues than the most important ones, such as this. Most of us know that every family can't afford most of the instruments required to stay connected with this fast-paced technology era that we all live in today. I agree with you with the budget cuts and also the overwhelming task of protecting the students against all of the great risk we are faced with out in this new cyber-world.
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2/5/2013 09:18:58 am
This article outlines the purposes and benefits of allowing students to bring their own technological devices into the classroom. Above all, it mentioned that classroom behavior and creativity tend to improve when these devices are allowed.
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Troy Holbrook
2/6/2013 02:21:49 am
In part, the idea of allowing students to bring their own devices in to the classroom is to introduce a diverse array of technology while at the same time allowing students to use devies that they own and are familiar with. If educators must go out and solicit donations for devices because some students cannot afford them, is this not then underming the entire notion of the BYOD initiative? I would say that this situation should be given careful consideration. The percentage of the class that could or could not bring their own device would very much didctate whether or not I would pursue the intitiative.
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Caleb Haynes
2/6/2013 04:24:16 am
I do like the idea, but like you stated I feel like to many students may not have the devices which then they will not be able to do what all the other students are doing. I find it hard to believe that local businesses will always be able to help out and donate expensive devices for all of the students who cannot afford their own devices.
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Heather Carlton
2/7/2013 06:28:19 am
While I like the idea of community businesses and organizations partnering up with school districts to help provide devices to those less fortunate, I have to agree with you. There are SO many students -- I find it hard to believe that they would be able to provide for every single one. I wonder how many grants are available for these situations?
Caleb Haynes
2/6/2013 04:26:52 am
Yes I also feel that social media and texting could definitely become a huge problem in a BYOD system. When I have my phone on me I find it hard myself to not constantly be checking facebook and twitter and a lot of the students will encounter this problem and many of them will have it mess up their focus and attention span in my opinion.
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Laurel Thornton
2/5/2013 09:22:41 am
Oops! I left out the website and title of the article:
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Kayla Yount
2/6/2013 02:17:46 am
The article over BYOD that I found can be located at http://edudemic.com/2012/08/byod-classrooms/
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Troy Holbrook
2/6/2013 02:41:30 am
Some schools are involved in a governement/state program known as e-MINTs, which stands for Missouri'sNetworked Teaching Strategies. It is a business unit within the University of Missouri partnered with the Missouri Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Higher Education. One of their primary functions is to instruct teachers on how to implement technology into the classroom and curriculum. Schools recieve grant money to purchase technology, in turn agreeing to the instruction which occurs outside of normal school hours. This program is certainly an alternative to BYOD, especially for those schools in impoverished areas where students may not be able to afford their own technology.
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Cassandra Nappier
2/7/2013 01:48:52 am
I noticed that the article starting with talking about schools being tight with their budgets. Later, I noticed that a lot of the schools listed are having to hire facilitators to walk around when students use their own device. I can see how this is important but can also see how some people who pay close attention to the school's budget will not be accepting to BYOD because of the new hires.
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2/6/2013 04:21:42 am
The article that I chose to do is called The Seven Questions on Bringing Your Own Device to Schools. This article pretty much is ideas to think about and ask your faculty and board members these questions before thinking about implementing a BYOD program at the school.
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Colie Trawick
2/6/2013 11:59:07 pm
I totally agree with everything you just stated in your comment. The education industry seems to be very "trendy" and they jump into things before clearly thinking about all the "issues" or reprocations of their ideas. Education seems to walk along side society in wanted results fast and now! They really need to think this over and come up with a unified plan across the nation that is beneficial to our education system as a whole.
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Crissina Kemp
2/8/2013 06:34:58 am
I hope that instead of jumping on the bandwagon, schools are asking these questions and doing a lot of planning and preparation before implementing the BYOD program. Although allowing students to bring their own devices will save some school resources, it may also add to it because they probably have to spend money upgrading their technology infrastructure and bandwidth. Plus they will have make sure they have adequate devices available for students who do not or cannot bring their own devices to school. They could possible search for grants or community donations for the technology devices.
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2/6/2013 11:48:07 pm
I found a blog, "Tips, Tools & Technology for Educators" BYOD & Edu.
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Dane Frazier
2/7/2013 04:21:51 am
I agree with what you have to say Colie. It is most certainly a good idea to have technology in the classroom but obviously there has to be some sort of guidelines because there is a risk for students accessing inappropriate information via the internet.
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Heather Carlton
2/7/2013 06:31:45 am
I like the idea of a login and password being used to access wifi, which would help keep students from accessing inappropriate sites or social networking sites during school hours.
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Armegis Spearman
2/7/2013 01:12:28 pm
That is shameful when you look at the fact that we waste so much money on many other things. The task seems impossible but we must find a way! If we have people smart enough to create this new technology, we can fix this small problem.
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Wendy Walker
2/8/2013 06:17:57 am
I agree that this is a bandwagon that everyone is jumping on, but not so much a trend. Think of how far that technology has advanced in the last two years alone. It is not going away and schools seem to be the last ones to catch on when they should be the first.
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Kayla Y.
2/10/2013 10:32:03 am
Poverty does raise a lot of questions, especially because I believe that all students everywhere should receive the same education. Technology is a great idea but if it's really going to improve our educations system I think the government needs to find a way to ensure that every student has some sort of exposure to it.
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Dane Frazier
2/7/2013 12:59:35 am
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/10/03/162148883/some-schools-actually-want-students-to-play-with-their-smartphones-in-class
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Cassandra Nappier
2/7/2013 01:44:54 am
Dane, I noticed that your article also mentioned that discipline issues have gone down significantly. This seems to be a common theme among the BYOD articles. I also noticed that one teacher was quoted as saying, "One of the big things is engaging kids in the classroom," Martel says. "If kids are engaged and they have a specific task, they're not apt to be out searching for other things, because they can't." I can see how this would help to keep kids on track, but I'm curious too as how they ensure that what they are teaching WILL keep every kid's attention? Seems like an impossible task.
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Dane Frazier
2/7/2013 04:25:04 am
Its impossible to make every kid pay attention regardless of the technology or not.
Kayla Y.
2/10/2013 10:35:37 am
I agree that I don't think it is possible to ensure that every student pays attention to the subject at hand or what is being taught at the front of the class. Using technology in this age though I do think is a move in the right direction.
Cassandra Nappier
2/7/2013 01:39:14 am
The article I will be sharing is called "Creating Neutral Assignments for BYOD Classes." The link to this article is: http://thejournal.com/Articles/2013/01/09/Device-neutral-assignments-for-byod.aspx?Page=1
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Crissina Kemp
2/7/2013 03:54:04 am
The article I am sharing was in The Huffington Post in the Education section and posted on Feb. 13, 2012. The article is called "Technology in Schools: In Some Cash-Strapped Districts Kids Bring Their Own Devices" written by Jennifer Roland and courtesy of Mind/Shift.
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2/7/2013 12:05:47 pm
The article that I chose is titled BYOD: A Classroom with a Different look. Here is the link to the article: http://prolearning.canyonsdistrict.org/5/post/2013/01/byod-a-high-school-classroom-with-a-new-look.html
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Mary McGee
2/7/2013 12:16:45 pm
http://www.centralmethodist.edu:2089/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=89440166-c33d-436b-961b-1589fb49a19a%40sessionmgr12&vid=5&hid=12
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Armegis Spearman
2/7/2013 12:43:26 pm
The article I chose is called Are Schools Prepared to Let Students BYOD? By: Peter DeWitt. The truth being discussed in this article is becoming more evident each year that I decide to further education. When we talk of BYOD and the evident impact of it all over this world, we must not avoid the denial of the inevitable! The student of the day can almost be defined as ever evolving and the technology that this world discovers everyday is placing its mark into this discussion, as a result.
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Wendy Walker
2/8/2013 06:13:08 am
I found the following article on scholastic - http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756757.
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