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Maggie,
ReplyDeleteI can see you have put a lot of thought into the concept of BYOD; but that you are still very conflicted about it. I hear this most often when educators and stakeholders are trying to develop the concept as a program and anticipate every need. It is a case "too much too fast" and so the "problem" of what are we going to do with it looms. BYOD is more logical when it occurs because the teacher already has the curriculum and happens to use it as the tool. BYOD was never a problem when it was BYOmarkers, or BYOpencils, or BYOshow-n-tell items. That is because these items are not the curriculum; they are the tools. It doesn't need to be a program; it just needs the support of bandwidth, professional developent, and ACUP's. I do not see BYOD as needing a curriculum; I see curriculum being expressed through technology in more valuable ways than before.
As you said, cloud technology provides level ground for working together, and the devices belong to the students so the teacher doesn't have to "know" them as much as the student does.
Now picture your class creating a blog to dialogue with another class, say in Finland. The curriculum you already have provides the topics to dailogue about as does theirs, but the format is online enriching letter-writing with culture; increasing quality of work because they are aware of their audience; practicing keyboard and embedding skills; backing up their statements with research. For example: "I play football; X% of boys my age in America do, too! Here's a picture of all the equipment I wear to keep safe. Do you play a sport in Finland?" Later, they could Skype and meet in real time as a rewarding experience.
How about using adaptive technology as an introduction to fractions? Sign in and it only moves up as key concepts are mastered. Check out Khan Academy.
I could go on with as many examples as you have content goals, but, mostly, I hope I have helped you in a paradigm shift toward BYOD as a tool, not a problematic policy without a curriculum. Keep up all the great research. Debra
PS I wonder how far Cincinatti is from me...or maybe I could just Google hangout with one of their classrooms one day soon...
Hey Maggie,
DeleteI would like to share some insight and personal experience I have had with BYOD. This school year is the first year our county has had a BYOD policy for students. I have a class of 35 Honors students which are ninth and tenth graders. There are only two students out of 35 than has a laptop computer which can be brought to school for use in a classroom. Most of these students have smart phones and can use the internet to search a topic on their phones however, they can not use their phone all at once to search the internet because our server will drop their signal. So, we have a lot of work to do to support the new BYOD and living within a socially and economically challenged area many students do not have a device to bring. I believe it is a great program that will benefit education but supplies are limited.
Hi Debra,
DeleteI am impressed with your ideas on BYOD. I can tell you have put a lot of thought into this program. You are right when it comes to technology and using these only as tools not the end all be all. I appreciate your insight! I want to got to Cincinnati too!
Maggie,
ReplyDeleteI did a video comment and yuu can find it here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gklVw55L7g0&feature=youtube_gdata
Hi Lou,
DeleteThank you for taking the time to create a video response. I really appreciated hearing your insight to BYOD. I think that is great that your school has embraced the trend. There are some great videos on behavior management and BYOD and the steps to take on www.k12blueprint.com if you want to take a look at them. Thanks again for your personal response;-)