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Even though we are not quite ready for BYOD there are some great ideas in this blog.

District has BYOD but also has netbooks with 3G cards for students to check out to bring home.

Awesome example of a TRULY flipped classroom - where students are delivering video on demand instruction!

Some great apps for teachers and staff using Apple devices, either in the classroom or on their own time

"How are we supposed to use technology responsibly if we don't use it at all?"

Important quote: "Many students already had iPads or have parents purchasing them through a special lease-to-own plan through the school system and Apple. Others will be provided a device for use in school."

From the article: South Forsyth High School in Georgia made the leap to BYOT in 2009 and saw the number of discipline referrals for technology abuse drop dramatically, principal Jason Branch said. In its first year of BYOT, the school had four discipline referrals for technology abuse, after amassing 400 over the previous two years. Instead of working to subvert tech barriers, students were protecting their privilege with what Branch called a "mutual respect and instructional understanding between teachers and students." Sion made its leap trusting students - and trusting teachers. "We have to change the way we teach," said Sion world history teacher Beth Ingram. "Our concept of what knowledge is is changing.

From the article: "Why not let kids use the tech tools they're already familiar with to enhance their learning? But as schools try to figure out the best way of transitioning to this new world, some thorny issues must first be sorted out. How do teachers and school systems prepare for all the different platforms, when some kids are bringing in tablets, others are bringing their parents' old laptops, and the remainder are on mobile phones? And what effect does this change have on the dynamics of a classroom?"

One district's stance on BYOT - possibly applicable in Clarkston???