B.Y.O.T. Possibilities

Mindra WiseTechnology Facilitator

West Mecklenburg High School

BYOT GoalsWhat are your expectations from BYOT?Foster CreativityEngage StudentsImprove AccessIntegrate TechnologyPromote Higher-Level ThinkingEncourage CollaborationRaise Student Achievement

Survey StudentsWhat Gadgets Do the Students

Have?iPods, iPhones, iPad have many

uses, but don’t run FlashNintendo DSi connects to the

internet, Nintendo DS does notTablets, Smart PhonesLaptops, Netbooks, eReaders

Communicate with ParentsDo you have the support of your parents?Is your school community receptive to

sending technology to school?Send home BYOT procedures and documents

for parental permissionHost an information session with parentsMake sure parents understand that the

students are responsible for the devices – Not the School!

Classroom StrategiesHow will you take care of the technology?Develop rules and procedures for how the

devices will be used in the classroomIs it alright is students use each other’s

gadgets?How will student know when it is time to

“power down” their devices?Always lock the classroom when leaving

devices inside

Practice DayBe sure to have students bring

devices and test the connectivity and the functionality of apps and other programs before the actual lesson

Have students explore the possibilities of their gadgets

Transforming InstructionLiteracy Tasks – First, you may have to focus

on the digital literacy level of your students while they learn the technology

Adapting Tasks – Next, you might be just adapting what you are already doing in your class to incorporate student technology

Transforming Tasks – Move to developing high-level, challenging activities that would be impossible without the use of technology!

Turn up the H.E.A.T.Higher-Order Thinking

EngagementAuthenticityTechnology Uses

Apps to Explore - Reference

Apps to Explore - Creativity

Apps to Explore - Literacy

Apps to Explore - Presentations

Web 2.0 Tools - PresentationPrezentitAnimotoZoho ShowPreziSliderocketSlideshare

• PhotopeachVoicethrea

dGlogsterWixWeebly

Web 2.0 Tools - CollaborationJoin.metWallwisherEdublogsEdmodoGaggleKidblog

PoppletWebPosterTwiducateToday’s MeetAnswerGarden

Final ThoughtsIt’s all about the pedagogy, not the technology.

Technology should always be at the service of pedagogy.

The power of integrating technology into the classroom is the power it has to redefine the relationships in the classroom and reorient them toward a more student-centered approach to learning.

Resourceshttp://www.tcea.org/ipadhttp://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/byothttp://plc.oconeeschools.org/course/view.php?id=

126http://digitalcitizenship.net/Home_Page.htmlhttp://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-tech

nology/mobile-technology-apps/ipad-as

https://education.kennesaw.edu/edtech/content/mcbrides-byot-resources

http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-studentshttp://p21.org/index.phphttp://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Home