tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post557253715398241672..comments2024-03-13T06:04:34.407-04:00Comments on The 21st Century Principal: "Digital-Divide" Is Not an Excuse to Avoid Implementing a BYOD Policy at Your SchoolJohn Robinson Ed.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-22521237815868602332012-08-01T16:24:31.350-04:002012-08-01T16:24:31.350-04:00I think the more we as educators focus on teaching...I think the more we as educators focus on teaching our students how to use the devices to learn the more students will be able to find devices. When schools can show results, which is very possible, the funding will follow.<br /><br />As someone who coaches schools on implementation of new technologies, I've had administrators say, "Thank you for showing us how to make this work in a classroom. Now, I can get funding to replicate it across the district."Dan McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165245665212961209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-74649265918889636382012-07-31T13:19:31.003-04:002012-07-31T13:19:31.003-04:00As someone who works with schools who have impleme...As someone who works with schools who have implemented BYOT policies, I've seen that the first step is to implement the policy and then determine what how big or what kind of divide actually exists. Taking the step to start letting students use their own devices usually opens up possibilities. Let students help with the issue. A BYOT policy may mean that some students bring their devices and share with others, or some students bring devices and others use devices supplied by the school. The amount of devices the school needs to provide will diminish as time goes by. Taking the first step of starting the policy also allows others to pitch in and help.<br /><br />The discussion quickly moves to what are we going to do with the devices we have, regardless of how many devices there are.Dan McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165245665212961209noreply@blogger.com