The term ‘BYOD’ stands for Bring Your Own Device. It refers to allowing students to bring their own device to school. BYOD is a current issue that presents both strengths and challenges. This report will aim to inform about current issues involved with implementing BYOD programs, potential benefits of programs and a recommendation as to weather a BYOD should be implemented into Pine Hill Primary School.
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This report focuses on key trends, challenges and developments for the present, and the short and long-term future. The NMC Horizon Report outlines that studies have concluded that BYOD in a primary school context has a positive effect on student’s knowledge of the topics being taught (Johnson et al, 2014). The
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The two-page summary of BYOD looks at how incorporating BYOD into classrooms would allow students to bring mobile devices from home such as laptops, tablets, smartphones and any other mobile device. BYOD reflects the contemporary lifestyle and way of working and now many students bring their own devices into the classroom and connecting them to the schools network (Johnson et al, 2014).
Mobile devices have become the gateway to personal working and learning environments that facilitate the exploration of new subjects and ideas at a pace that is suitable to each learner (Johnson et al, 2014). They allow the learners to take ownership of their learning. Education researchers have highlighted BYOD as the best practice to accommodate personalised learning as it provides the conditions to foster student-centred learning. Studies that have looked at one to one technology use in have shown that students’ performances are improved; students felt a sense of ownership and had a positive influence on the students, subject knowledge (Johnson et al, 2014).
To BYOD or not to BYOD? (Callaghan, 2013)
This magazine article discusses some of the reasons why schools are implementing BYOD policies and considers some of the challenges that schools may face if and when they decided to
Hernando County has a technology initiative; however, within the each classroom it can be hard to obtain, due to lack of technology. Within Challenger K8 most classrooms have about 2 working computers in the elementary grade levels. In middle school there are classrooms with no computers. We have 5 computer labs that can be scheduled for daily use and then scheduled for testing. Through our community partners the school has received 4 smart boards, and an iMac Lab. Our media person just received a grant for a class set of ipads. Some teacher have bought there own for students to utilize within the class. Hernando County also provided a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for schools to use at their discretion. The middle school uses BYOD on a daily bases for informal formative assessments, games, and engagement. Teachers also conduct surveys at the beginning of the year to understand what technology is at the student finger tips at home. O’Neal suggests, “it is critical that we look at the use
Technology is becoming increasingly decentralized allowing for information to be accessed anywhere at anytime. Computer and communication technologies are an increasingly ubiquitous part of instruction across many disciplines necessitating a more flexible and mobile deployment
As this school is continuously searching for innovative practices to embed enriched learning experiences with the use of technology, this report is intended to examine the policy, ‘Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)’ and make a decision in regards to implementing this policy within this schools learning environment.
Ever wonder why millions of perspicacious, intuitive, and proficient teenagers from various societies haven’t been thriving in several of their classes during the past few years? Ever wonder why young adolescents develop execrable diseases such as carpal tunnel or brain tumours, with only few surviving in miserable agony? Ever wonder why prodigious quantities of teenagers from several cultures have started to abuse or, to a certain extremity, take one’s life customarily over the previous years? The simplest answer to the three questions inquired is the “Bring Your Own Device” policy, also known as BYOD. Intel, a prosperous company, proffered the privilege of authorizing employees to sport their own device to work since this “strategic”
In “Lift the Cell Phone Ban” Rapp (2009) asserts students can use cell phones for sharing information through Bluetooth, it can be used as an educational tool with the many of educational apps they have, and schools are also getting technology donated to them from Verizon and AT&T for the program. Instead of seeing cell phones as an evil thing we should look at them as a tool for learning. Students can use the Bluetooth function to share information. The video and sound functions can be used to help learn information in class. Everyone now a days has a phone and teachers can learn the technology in a matter of minutes. Verizon, AT&T, and other software companies have agreed to donate technology to start a program for students to use cell phones
Led the Implementation of the Rooty Hill High School BYOD Program and Digital Curriculum Platforms across 8 Faculties (ICT4Me Program). I established administration systems for the provision and implementation of 300 school owned devices and 450 Students owned device within the school. I have developed whole school professional learning seminars and mentored faculties and individual teachers in embedding Google apps for Education into their lesson design and KLA programs through innovative assessment and content delivery. I have led a Professional learning team consisting of 25 teachers in action learning regarding the integration of technology into the classroom. . This has translated into 100% of teacher receiving targeted professional learning
Human factors influence polices in the BYOD practice in the workplace because for the most part employees are comfortable and prefer using their own devices compared to company issued devices as they can often multitask between personal and business access. The use of mobile devices comes with the consequences of the device being stolen, lost and exposed to threats. The possibility of these devices falling in the wrong hands or stranger not authorized access to data could result to harmful software application being uploaded or downloaded which could infect the device and compromise the network.
diffusion of the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) phenomenon. BYOD is the latest trend hitting businesses where employees are bringing their own personal mobile devices. Some of these devices include smartphones and tablets which are brought into their place of work, and used on the corporate network for purposes such as accessing files, email servers, and databases. Over the past few years, employees in many organizations are bringing their own personal devices to the work
BYOD is a strategy that gives privilege to employees and business partners to use a personally selected device to achieve company’s task and access their data. The
BYOD or Bring Your Own Device refers to the policy of permitting employees to bring personally owned mobile devices (laptops, tablets, and smart phones) to their workplace, and to use those devices to access privileged company information and applications (Bradley December 20, 2011). This concept is a growing trend for the information technology and many more business sectors.
The aim of the idea is about implementing BYOD into the classroom, this is because in 2009 this company was noticing that the staff were using their own devices to connect to the business network. Since the company has come up with there own BYOD policies, which they have been implemented. From this, the company has proven this has been effective, as the company has recorded more then 5 million hours across the year of productivity gain. This is relevant to the classroom as it is not so much about the actual device in the school, when you BYOD you have your own personal content. BYOD enables students and the teachers to have a medium and find out which is the best way to find a medium of productivity and effectiveness. This study has shown that having BYOD implemented in schools is a positive experience because it encourages student based learning. BYOD enables the classroom to foster 1:1 learning devices, which is very productive. From this study it has been proven that BYOD in the classroom along with a positive teaching approach, BYOD has a positive impact on primary students learning and knowledge.
Term usage: BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is an authorized exercise which is given to employees of a company or an organization to use their own smartphones, tablets, laptops or any other devices for work purposes.
I, for one, am a highschool student in the Universal American School of Kuwait. This year is the first year in which the BYOD program is in use, the Bring Your Own Device program. Last year, you couldn’t use your device unless the teacher tells you to do so or you will get punished. This year, you are required to bring your device and if you do not bring it, you will get punished. What does this tell you? It tells you that the Universal American School, a college preparatory school, is trying to shift the learning environment to technology and devices rather than the old school pen and paper. This also tells you that UAS is trying to get you prepared and ready to take notes and study from your laptops or your tablets once you go to
It is almost an inevitable and organizations are embracing it. BYOD policies adopted by many organizations and service industries, not only allow these devices to connect to the work system, but also set rules governing level of support for employee-owned smartphones, PCs and Tablets. These policies bring greater choice to users and enable organization to better focus on personal needs. It also helps reducing the training or procurement costs. However, it poses threat to the organizations information security.
Most schools, both local and international, are now venturing into using mobile computing devices for classroom instruction. Thus, La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) pioneered the use of tablets in the classrooms at the later part of 2012 and named this endeavor as the PERsonal Learning device (PEARL) program. During its initial stage, students of the honors classes were selected as its participants. On the following year around eight to nine sections in the High School level opted to join the said program. However, during the course of the said program implementation, certain issues have been raised that needed to be addressed by the school especially in the area of student learning.