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Article from EdTech magazine featuring Edina Schools in Minnesota. Discussion is based around their initial 1:1 pilot program and eventual decision to move towards BYOD after that.

This article again features some discussion with Doug Johnson from Mankato Schools in Minnesota on BYOD strategies in his district.

Hi, Shane, cool blog. I especially like the article that you linked to about the BYOB program. I have a BYOD program in my own classroom. Kids still aren't supposed to have their devices in school, but my room is a technology haven. I've been somewhat forced into it since my district isn't 1:1 so I have students supplement our school technology with their own devices. It seems to work fairly well, and once you establish expectations, it probably lessens the disruptions to class time form technology.

Doug Johnson is a Technology Director for Mankato Public Schools in Minnesota. The Blue Skunk Blog typically takes a common sense approach to technology use in education and raise some pertinent questions. As a Technology Director I review this blog from time to time to look for new ideas.