BYOD

What does BYOD stand for?  By the end of class this week, my 7th graders will know.  Students will check out a couple of articles and blog posts to get a sense of both sides of the argument.  There are definitely pros and cons.  BYOD Worst Idea of the 21st Century  and The Open Classroom:  Bring Your Own Device will be used as resources.  I am anxious to hear how my students stand on this topic.  We have just revamped our current policy regarding student use of personally owed devices in school specifically e-readers.  I hope our students will take advantage.  CNN shares a video in their on line article, "School gives kids cell phones as a teaching tool."  It is a very interesting video.  I have to wonder what would happen if our students were allowed to use cell phones as tools in the classroom.

Here are a couple more resources for BYOD.  They may help when writing your interview questions.
Pros and Cons of BYOD
Chip Chase's Diigo List of BYOD resources