21st Century Tools for Teaching-People and Learners

There are 50,538 smartphones and tablets in use at Cisco, which has 71,825 employees. Not only does that already comprise a ratio of one device per 1.4 employees, said Lance Perry, vice-president of IT customer strategy and success for Cisco, during an excellent presentation at the Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) conference in San Francisco on Monday. But the 50,000+ device figure is also an increase of 52% from just 12 months earlier.

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/03/05/cisco-the-biggest-mobile-byod-deployment-around/

Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning.

“When I talk to colleagues in Finland, they say, how do you filter?” said Jim Klein, director of Information Services and Technology at the Saugus Union School District in Southern California.

“They say, our kids’ filters are in their heads.

You do this by giving them a safe environment to educate themselves instead of sticking your head in the sand and pretending these technologies don’t exist.”

Get invaluable guidance and tools to accelerate the implementation and optimize the performance of your BYOD solution.

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http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/trends/byod_smart_solution/implement.html

The buzz in 1-to-1 right now is about BYOD - Bring Your Own Device - and it's not a fad and it's not going away. There's a convergence of factors causing it including:

- Hardware is diverse and at price points that are more affordable

- Schools are hyper budget conscious

- The "cloud" (previously called The Internet, the Web and the Information Superhighway) is ideal for core apps which are free or inexpensive with such as Google (although be sure to use GAFE), and Zoho

- Parents are realizing that a digital device is necessary for learning

- Schools want to be sure students possess 21st Century skills

Read more, very interesting...:

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2012/06/bring-your-own-device-questions-to.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheInnovativeEducator+%28The+Innovative+Educator%29

Considering BYOT / BYOD next year? Get started with this sample policy & answers to FAQs

One of the best ways to prepare students to be prepared for the world is to help them use the tools of their world responsibly. Allowing students to bring their own devices is a terrific way to do just that, but even though some schools may have the wireless capacity and infrastructure, the admins / teachers may want to have a policy in place.

Below is the policy shared with me by Tim Clark who serves as the Coordinator of Instructional Technology for Forsyth County, GA Schools.

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http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2012/05/considering-byot-byod-next-year-get.html