BYOD/BYOTBring Your Own Device/Technology

Benefits

• More workforce ready• Easier collaboration/more interactive• Learning extends beyond the classroom• Student familiarity and responsibility for their

own device• Students have access to course content

anywhere they have their device• Cost savings for the district (wireless routers)

Troubleshooting

• Finding apps that work and are free for all phones (iPhone, android, windows)

• File sharing options (email, google drive, drop it to me)

• Slow network, blocked sites, keeping kids off own network

• Charging devices

Other ideas• Graphing calculator apps• Dragon Dictation-voice recorder/note taking app• Planner/calendar• Stopwatch• Flipped classroom lessons-video• Anatomy apps(Visual Anatomy/Human Anatomy) or eBooks

instead of textbook• Video capture (with phone or OneNote)• Ken-a-vision document camera and Educam app

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