BYOD BYOD BYOD it's been used so much lately it's tiresome. However, unlike trying to make "fetch" happen, students using phones in classrooms revolutionized education. If you haven't jumped on the bandwagon or if you know some teachers reluctant, here's some reasons why we should BYOD.
1. Globalization
Cloud based programs have spread from large corporations to indivial entrepenuars thjanks to services like Google Drive and Microsoft Office 365. Since we work in the cloud, should't our students be acclimated to this productivity tool also?
2. Information overload
Whether we want it or not, there is a new skill to teach: information literacy With the onset of the internet, information became accessible, abdundant and more oftent than not....skewed. For students to be successful problem solvers, we must model how to search for resources, cross reference and search for creditable information can be obtained.
3. They are on it, might as well put it to use. Do you remember T9 texting? I do. I also remember how popular hoodies where with junior high girls too. My students were so stealthy at texting in the early 2000s they made the hoodies a fashion statement! Instead of them concealing it, get those phones out on the desktop, where you can monitor what's being done on them.
