Bring Your Own Tech or Device to School - A BYOD Explanation
Should you allow your children to bring their own technology or devices to school ? Well many children already carry expensive smartphones, so why not let them use these powerful tools to help with their education? Below are two great videos which help explain the benefits students will have using technology: BYOT For Parents by Amy Mayer BYOD in the 21st Century: This second video is a little more entertaining and created by a Canadian named Marc-Andre Lalande Challenges: When doing research on BYOT I came across The State of Tech Podcast . During this podcast several technology specialists share their successes and challenges with 'Bring Your own Technology' programs. The successes and positives they mention in the podcast are similar to those mentioned in the videos above. The three major challenges they mention in the podcast are 1) The distractions tech can cause 2) Broken devices and 3...