Communities of practice are spaces into which newcomers can enter and attempt to learn the sociocultural practices of the community. These individuals develop a “shared repertoire” of resources and knowledge for their practice through mutual engagement in a “joint enterprise” (Wenger, 2000). For both teachers and students the role of the more knowledgeable other could be played by the numerous online communities, forums and tutorials available.
Online sharing spaces
These are exclusive spaces for educators to share resources and research regarding BYOD. They could be open to all or a closed group. Here are some of the prominent ones:
https://www.facebook.com/BYODevice
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network
http://www.edutopia.org/community
Online Communities and Forums
Forums are a great way to post questions to the fellow teacher communities regarding specific concerns and to solicit responses based on the practices of the participants. They are more personalized than the public sharing spaces since they allow for personalized messaging and feedback.
http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/search?q=BYOD
http://community.simplek12.com/discuss/3527/24593?id=3527&page=1#p24593
http://edupln.ning.com/forum/topic/search?q=BYOD
Webinars
Short for Web-based seminar, a webinar is a presentation, lecture, workshop, or seminar that is transmitted over the Web using video conferencing software. A key feature of a webinar is its interactive elements: the ability to give, receive, and discuss information in real-time. Using webinar software, participants can share audio, documents and applications with webinar attendees.
https://www.graphite.org/blog/webinar-spotlight-are-you-ready-for-byod
Blogs
Lastly, individual blogs are a great way for in-depth sharing of experience and concerns. Plenty of free websites, like Weebly and WordPress (which we used for this site), allow for the creation and sharing of personal blogs for teachers.
http://byodasap.blogspot.in/p/presentations.html
http://failingtolearnbetter.blogspot.in/search?q=BYOD
