BYOD+Policy+Development+-+High

High School Tech Reps...

After reading the two articles, list ideas that you have about a "BYOD" Policy for your students and school.

What positive things could happen?
 * Authentic learning situations including how to evaluate information in context with content teachers.

What barriers do you anticipate?
 * Charging
 * Theft
 * Proper Use during assignments: using device for personal communciation, not assignment based

What are your opinions and ideas about Functionality? Equity? Responsibility?
 * Equity will take care of itself, the Digital Divide is present with our students now. By preventing BYOD we are fostering the divide. If students are sharing devices in the classroom the divide will lesson, even if all students can't carry the device home.
 * Our responsibility is to educate all students, the digital divide is preventing a large number of lower income families from being able to compete for future jobs. The responsibility as educators is to instruct students appropriate behavior, ethical use, and productive habits in using technology.