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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI\u2019m guessing most of you do not speak the language, but you can understand the meaning of this sign (which is prominently displayed all over my school). No Phones Allowed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now I understand why this is the case, but after learning about BYOD, Screen Casting and other Mobile technologies that can be used to aid learners and teachers it is quite hard to accept. Unless you are in a very well resourced public school board, or a private\/international school there is little chance that you will get school provided mobile devices. In these cases a BYOD policy (the country I live in almost everyone has a phone, in some cases multiple mobile devices!) could be the only option for providing students a more rich and active learning environment. So my questions for others are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1)Does or Did your school ban mobile devices? If they no longer do how did you (or someone) convince them of the benefits of students bringing their own mobile devices?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2) Does your school have a BYOD policy? If so, what is a two sentence summary of the \u201cterms of use\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) Do you agree with BYOD policies? If not, why? If so, why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have to admit I am a wee bit envious of the activities some of you are doing in your schools, as a highly technical person I would really love the opportunity to do more than bring students to the computer lab every second week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Originally Posted By\u00a0michael yates\u00a0on July 8, 2018 I\u2019m guessing most of you do not speak the language, but you can understand the meaning of this…<\/p>\n