I have discussed the topic of BYOD with numerous colleagues. Most of us agree that in a district like ours, where under half of the student body has their own device that they would be able to bring in, it would not currently work. In an area where everyone had their own device to bring in I think it would be wonderful! We are currently looking into grants that would allow us to get a laptop and/or tablet for every student. As of right now our policy is that the students can bring phones or tablets to school but they are only allowed out in class if the teacher permits it. Absolutely no pictures or videos are allowed to be taken without permission from teacher or administration.
In our building we have two computer labs with 32 computers each in them. The library has another 20 computers for students to use. We have two laptop carts with 32 computers each on them. We also have an iPad cart with 32. Unfortunately those are all signed out on a regular basis, usually the computers are being used for testing so this leaves very little time for creative uses and class projects. If we were able to begin the BYOD in our building it would be a wonderful thing and open up a lot of avenues for teachers to engage students in new learning experiences!
In our building we have two computer labs with 32 computers each in them. The library has another 20 computers for students to use. We have two laptop carts with 32 computers each on them. We also have an iPad cart with 32. Unfortunately those are all signed out on a regular basis, usually the computers are being used for testing so this leaves very little time for creative uses and class projects. If we were able to begin the BYOD in our building it would be a wonderful thing and open up a lot of avenues for teachers to engage students in new learning experiences!