Week9 - BYOD

This week I really learned a lot, I have never heard about BOYD, but I guess it makes sense. When students are given the opportunity to bring their own device to school the school is relieved of some of the hardship involved with getting enough technology for all the students to use. According to an article on Wikipedia, there are two contexts for BOYD. The first one is mobile phones and the second is using your own devices in workplaces (and education).
When students are allowed to bring their own devices to work on during school they will be more familiar with the operation of that particular device since it is their main device. While this may be a positive aspect of BOYD policies, what happens with the children who are from families that are not able to afford the cost of a $2,000 computer for their child.

When I was in school there was a strict no cellphone policy in the entire school. I remember getting in trouble a lot for using my phone during class (some times even for looking up the information being shared in class). With the increase in the number of students with cellular devices the idea of BOYD is a very interesting one because it involves a switch in thinking that cellphones are a distraction to cellphones can be an education tool with many positive aspects. The below video speaks to the tools using your own device provides including; note-taking, flashcards, and typed notes.

According to an article by TeachThought Staff BOYD can pose more challenges than economic equality. By allowing students to utilize their own technology in the classroom there is a great need and challenge to ensuring the safety and security of these devices. According to the same article, there is software that allows districts to install web security programs on devices to monitor and ensure the safety of all students. Another challenge to BOYD is that some schools have slower or less capable bandwidth to withstand many students logging on to do school work.


Bring your own device. (n.d.). Retrieved April 9, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_your_own_device

Evans, D. (2019, November 6). What is BOYD and why is it important?. Retrieved April 9, 2020, from https://www.techradar.com/news/computing/what-is-byod-and-why-is-it-important-1175088

Fairfax County Public Schools. (2012, January 17). Bring your Own Device at Carson Middle School [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnFPWkk1AoM

4 Challenges That Can Cripple Your School's BOYD Program. (2017, June 25). Retrieved April 9, 2020, from http://www.teachthought.com/technology/4-challenges-can-cripple-schools-byod-program/