BYOD, 12.10.12

This video highlights Carson Middle School's B.Y.O.D. policy.  I am a huge supporter of this program but I do think that more needs to be done in our local school district to fully utilize and embrace this policy for our students.  Some amazing points from the video include  1) Having students register his/her device with technology.  While this may already happen and be monitored I think that this extra step, which could be done at various times throughout the year, could be an opportunity to reiterate school policies and rules and teach students how to log into the system. This could easily be done at the high school during 5th period on early release days.  Second, the comment that if students are not bringing in their own devices that the school district provides the device for this.  This is a policy that Lindbergh schools implement as soon as possible.  For the past five years we have had access to the same number of computers in a shared departmental computer cart and the need is greater but the number of computers is staying the same.  More and more teachers are using technology in their classrooms which is great and speaks directly to our technology department, but the availability of the computers is low.  While the B.Y.O.D. policy has been in place students are limited in access when only their smartphones are being brought to class.  The majority of my students are only bringing in smartphones but tablets, ipads, and laptops would greatly enhance learning.