My new school is going BYOD. In the elementary school the teachers have started bringing in their devices to connect to the wireless network. I'm interested to observe that all but 2 of our teachers so far have opted for a Macbook (Air or Pro) and that several have also brought in a second device to connect such as an iPad or iPhone. Next week the students in Grades 4 and 5 will bring in their devices. I'm curious to see if this will mirror the trend I'm seeing with the teachers.
I came across this infographic today (it was sent to my email) and thought it was worth sharing.
I came across this infographic today (it was sent to my email) and thought it was worth sharing.
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Hi Maggie, sounds like a great start to the year!
ReplyDeleteJust wondering on the BYOD setup. Are there restrictions on the devices or are teachers just given the wifi password (or is is put in for them?) and away they go?
Hi Colin,
ReplyDeleteWe are connecting the teachers and students to the network (there are instructions that have been sent out if teachers want to do this themselves). We are allowing 2 devices per teacher and student, so for example a laptop and an iPad. Teachers and students must have a laptop as their first device - they can't just decide to use only an iPad for example. There is quite a lot to do before we allow connections - checking anti-virus software, recording serial numbers of devices and MAC addresses, installing remote desktop and so on. It's an interesting process.
Hey Maggie, thanks for that. It's an interesting development in schools; one that makes sense in some ways but with a lot of work on the technology infrastructure's behalf. Keep us up to date on here on the roll-out!
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