eSchoolNews: @chasinggodot a key trend that’s really taking off is leveraging student-owned devices, made possible by improvements in…
eSchoolNews: … mobile device management (MDM): See http://ow.ly/4HphL
40ishoracle: @chasinggodot @eschoolnews BYOT is our model—let students decide best tool for their learning objectives
s_bearden: @40ishoracle We like BYOT also. We currently allow 10-12 graders to BYOT, may expand next year.
chasinggodot: @s_bearden @40ishoracle Interesting on BYOT. What are benefits? Can teachers incorporate classroom mgt software on diff. devices?
s_bearden: @chasinggodot Benefits: less cost to IT, they can change technologies as they need to.
ckoos1: @chasinggodot BYOT means the tchr can’t use classman softwr, but that hasn’t been a problem. Highly engaged kids are on task.
yvesmainville: Like the concept of BYOT ! however, cannot see that flying in our board anytime soon. shhh: c-o-n-t-r-o-l
s_bearden: @yvesmainville It’s very different. We have changed our thinking 180 deg in the past 2 years. We anticipated problems, had none.
s_bearden: @yvesmainville It helps we have a very good AUP specifically covering BYOT devices.
drthomasho: @40ishoracle @chasinggodot @eschoolnews BYOT works best if you use BROWSER-based tools & services, doesn’t it?
eSchoolNews: @drthomasho agreed—that’s one reason why cloud-based services are exploding in popularity
CBlohmAssoc: @eschoolnews Do you think Amazon’s recent cloud-based woes will lead schools/districts to be more cautious with cloud tech?
s_bearden: @CBlohmAssoc Find me a district with better server reliability than amazon. In-house data centers can have problems too!
eSchoolNews: @cblohmassoc Good Q. My guess is no, based on what colleges said after recent Gmail outages: http://ow.ly/4Hqbi
eSchoolNews: @CBlohmAssoc sat in on a gr8 session about IT outsourcing at ACUTA conf. Watch for story on when cloud-based services make most sense…
eSchoolNews: @cblohmassoc …and how to protect yourself. SLAs are key! Must define response times, recourse, etc. More info to follow soon.
[Editor’s note: The story Pierce was referring to is “IT outsourcing: Does it make sense for your schools?” It appears here. And you can find more information about BYOT policies here.]
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