Oak Hills Portfolio » 6. BYOD: Developing an Acceptable Use Policy. With students and staff bringing in their own devices we found a need to completely rework our acceptable use policy.
In its previous form, our AUP read more like an unacceptable use policy. It spent more time highlighting what a student could NOT do, rather than what they could do. 10 Real-World BYOD Classrooms (And Whether It’s Worked Or Not) With budgets tight, many schools are hoping to bring technology into the classroom without having to shell out for a device for each student. A solution for many has been to make classes BYOD (short for “bring your own device”), which allows students to bring laptops, tablets, and smartphones from home and to use them in the classroom and share them with other students.
It’s a promising idea, especially for schools that don’t have big tech budgets, but it has met with some criticism from those who don’t think that it’s a viable long-term or truly budget-conscious decision. 10 Real-World BYOD Classrooms (And Whether It’s Worked Or Not)