Nothing succeeds like success! BYOD has resulted in new and hitherto unexplored opportunities being opened for both the teachers and students at school. Following are a couple of success stories documenting some of these opportunities. They capture the voices of all the stakeholders involved.
Teachers’ and Students’ Voices
Fairfax County public schools: In this short video, the teachers and students speak about how BYOD has changed their classrooms and why BYOD could be a great idea for all schools. The video also touches upon a few implementation details of the project.
Administrators’ voices
Peel District School Board : In this short video, Director of Education Tony Pontes speaks about the Peel District School Board’s 21st Century Teaching & Learning Initiative and its adoption of a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) model.
Parents’ Voices
Following are the results of two surveys conducted to assess what parents think of the idea of implementing BYOD.
Rathkeale College
Bay Villages School
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Ontario, Canada – “Almost 60 per cent of Ontario schools allow students to BYOD.”
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Northeast United States – “We’re more used to looking up things on a phone, learning things on a computer,” said Devin Downer, 11. “It’s . . . kind of our style.”
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Wake County, USA – “We have teachers with a better understanding of how to design learning experiences that are more student-centered and involve technology, and they understand better how to use the right tool for the right time.”
Katy Independent School District, USA – “Mobile learning is all about changing instruction. Because if the instruction doesn’t change, allowing the kids to bring their own device will do nothing,”
