{"id":5840,"date":"2012-07-20T09:40:52","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T14:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=5840"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:26:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:26:51","slug":"byod-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/byod-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"BYOD in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professionallearningboard.com\/blog\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"check_out_the_new_blog\" title=\"Check Out the New Blog\" alt=\"Check Out the New Blog\"  src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/images\/check_out_the_new_blog.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BYOD.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5841\" style=\"border: 4px solid black; margin: 10px;\" title=\"BYOD\" src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BYOD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Technology in learning is something teachers are trying to embrace and integrate into classrooms today. It is thus becoming important to consider how and when we bring in new technology. With schools having tight funding and quickly changing technology, it may be time to start seriously considering the concept of BYOD or bring your own device. Initially this was propagated in corporate work environments, but today BYOD is becoming relevant and may be the solution to the huge gap between need and access.<\/p>\n<p>BYOD basically suggests that we welcome students to bring their own tech\u00a0devices like laptops, iPads or smartphones to the classroom. Then we help\u00a0students share these or work on them, as needed, for classroom projects\u00a0and activities. The advantages of BYOD are that we get to use the latest\u00a0technology in learning and help students learn to use their devices for\u00a0educational purposes. A further advantage is that we\u2019re employing practices\u00a0that occur successfully outside of a K-12 classroom environment and school.<\/p>\n<p>This said, there are aspects of BYOD that educators need to consider. Schools will need to develop and implement usage policies or rules that regulate what students use their devices for, both at school and within the\u00a0classroom. There will need to be systems to ensure that students don\u2019t\u00a0access inappropriate content at school. And, practices that eliminate the\u00a0possibility of using these devices for cheating are something to think about.\u00a0By encouraging students to bring their own devices into the classroom, we can\u00a0cultivate a positive approach toward the integration of technology.<\/p>\n<p>Students bringing their own devices is not an excuse for schools to stop\u00a0spending money on equipping classrooms. Rather, BYOD can help decrease the\u00a0burden and make technology integrated classrooms a realistic possibility for\u00a0many schools.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What are your thoughts on BYOD in schools?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  Technology in learning is something teachers are trying to embrace and integrate into classrooms today. It is thus becoming important to consider how and when we bring in new technology. With schools having tight funding and quickly changing technology, it may be time to start seriously considering the concept of BYOD or bring [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1662,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[610,612,611],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5840"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5840"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5844,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5840\/revisions\/5844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}