Effective Apps And Web Tools For BYOD Classrooms Your school probably doesn’t have enough money to give each student an iPad. There. I said it. I hate to be the bad guy in this situation but it’s news that you should know. So what’s a tech-savvy teacher to do? How about try out a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) classroom setup? The only issue is managing the plethora of devices and figuring out how to do certain activities on different platforms. Thanks to a fabulous chart from MakeLearn, it’s easy to see how you can do it all no matter what platform your students are using. Pretty slick, eh? The following visual details just 5 key BYOD activities but there are, of course, plenty of other projects you can take on. byod c
10 Unique Lesson Ideas for BYOD and BYOT - Getting Smart by Getting Smart Staff - bring your own device, bring your own technology, BYOD, BYOT, cell phones for learning, ipads in the classroom, lesson, m-learning, mobile learning, texting in class Bring your own device (BYOD) and bring your own technology (BYOT) policies are growing in education and the workplace. Teachers are taking advantage of mobile devices for “m-learning,” putting those mini computers in kids’ backpacks and pockets to use. Here are 10 lesson ideas for BYOD and m-learning in the classroom. Answer Poll Questions Through TextPoll Everywhere allows teachers to create a multiple choice or open-ended poll question. Then, students can text their answers and watch the poll populate on the screen. Study With a Flashcard AppWith apps like Flashcard Deluxe, students can write up digital flashcards on their notes in order to study on their smart phone, iPod or tablet.Share Ideas Over TextWiffiti allows students to text responses or feedback that can then be projected on a screen to the whole class. How are you teaching with students’ personal mobile devices, iPods, laptops and tablets?
BYOD: Resources for Making it Happen This page includes a variety of ideas and suggestions for making a bring your own device (BYOD) program work at your school. Some of this material was assembled by a group of teachers and tech trainers in our school district as a summer project. Since most of our BYOD resources lie behind the district firewall, I’ve included that material here directly. A growing collection of additional articles and resources can be found in my Delicious feed. Why BYOD (and why not)? One-to-One 2.0 – A free book about BYOD by Converge Magazine, in pdf format. 7 Myths About BYOD Debunked – A good look at why some of the challenges to BYOD (see the last link in this section) may not be valid. BYOD in the News – A story about BYOD in Forsyth County School District outside Atlanta as reported on NBC’s Nightly News program. BYOD at Carson Middle School – Video report about the program in a middle school in Fairfax County, Virginia. BYOD-Worst Idea of the 21st Century? Best Practices for Teachers Lots. Need more?
TheGlobalGeniusHourProject - home Featured: 20 BYOD Resources | Colour My Learning We recently received an interesting referrer to our article Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in Schools – Considerations. On closer inspection, we found an article on www.teachthought.com titled ’20 BYOD Resources For The 21st Century School’ which included a link to our article. However, we had difficulty opening the site, and one would hope that this is only temporary. In the spirit of sharing and not to see a wonderful resource go to waste, here is the article from TeachThought. We would like to thank both Terry Heick and Hope Mulholland of TeachThought as well as Doug Woods who curated the article, leaving a trail for us to find the article itself. by Hope Mulholland, TeachThought Intern BYOD policies–Bring Your Own Device–allow schools to bring technology into the classroom with a “bottom-up” approach. Recently we explained that “digital natives or not, technology dropped into the laps of students in schools isn’t always as accessible as it might be. Articles about BYOD 1. 2. 3. 5. 6.
Dragon Dictation: app of the week lesson plan Mini app lesson plans will help your students become more productive. This is an important concept for BYOD or BYOT teachers. You can do this lesson in 5 short minutes. I realized that teachers might like a peek inside how I teach this app to my students after @melissadenuzzo asked me to on Twitter. So, Melissa, here’s to you and all the other teachers out there – ask and you shall receive! I want my students to be productive geniuses. App of the Week Each week I have an “app of the week” which is something that is free or low cost to make their lives better. Link to the apps from Dragon: Nuance Mobile Apps –Mobile Assistant & Text Input Apps – Nuance This page gives you a link to all of the mobile apps from Dragon, the maker of Dragon Dictation, but just look for it in the store for your mobile device. Dragon Dictation is from the people who made Dragon Naturally Speaking for the computer. This free app takes dictation, like it says. Set up Dragon Dictation on your screen: Figure 1.
10 Current Lesson Ideas for BYOD and BYOT - Getting Smart by Alison Anderson - BYOD, BYOT, edapps, edchat, EdTech, elemchat, highschool, midleveled, mlearning Two years ago, we wrote about how bring your own device (BYOD) and bring your own technology (BYOT) policies were growing in education and the workplace. Teachers are still taking advantage of student owned devices for digital learning – anytime, anywhere. We noticed the original post was still one that is read on Getting Smart quite frequently, but some of the tools and descriptions are out of date. Here are 10 current strategies for the BYOD classroom as the solution still continues to grow because more and more teachers can attest to it being a way to open up access and improve learning for more students. Answer Poll Questions. Remember Google SMS? Provide Classroom Instruction Using QR-Codes. Study With Apps. Share Ideas Through Backchannels (a word we hadn’t even really started using two years ago). Connect With Parents and Students By Texting– in a safe and secure way. Listen to Educational Podcasts. Capture Lessons With Digital Cameras.
20 Awesome BYOD and Mobile Learning Apps We have now been Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for three years, and boy, do the students bring it. They bring it all! We have iPads, Surface, iPhones, Droids, Chromebooks, Macs, and PC laptops. Note Taking If students can't find, review, and access their notes or pictures of the board, their mobile note-taking system is useless. Microsoft OneNote In my opinion, the most robust single note-taking app is Microsoft OneNote because it looks just like a traditional notebook. Evernote Evernote is a multiplatform app, but you cannot edit simultaneously. The premium version searches handwritten text so that photos of the board or your notes can actually be found later. eBooks With ebooks as the current battleground of education technology, students should know how to find and download ebooks and PDFs on Kindle, iBooks, and Kobo. Writing Traditional Essay Writing For writing "traditional" essays, Microsoft Word is still a standby on Microsoft devices. Collaborative Writing Moving Between Platforms