Student Owned Devices in the Classroom

1. Student Owned Devices in the Classroom By Jesslynnand Kyle

2. Objectives… • What is a student owned device? • Finding a happy medium. • If classrooms allow student owned devices what policies and rules would change? • Cellphones in class: Pros and cons • Laptops and iPads: Pros and cons • IPods and music devices: pros and cons

3. What is classified as a student owned device? • Devices that students bring from an outside source into the classroom • Cellphone (iPhone, smartphone, etc.) • IPad or tablet device • Laptop • IPod, MP3

4. If you are going to allow the devices you need to find a happy medium between: Making sure students are protected from inappropriate communications and materials on the internet and as well as students and teachers to being able to access the many resources the internet offers.

5. Changes that are beginning to take place….

6. Past to Present Schools used to use a very strict blocking and filtering program but it is now slowly evolving where it is the students responsibility to learn how to properly use the internet and take responsibility for their online behavior.

7. This orientation has changed because the internet allows the classroom to communicate in many new ways. Things like: • Blogs • Wikis • Youtube • Google Docs Teachers now use these resources because they are so easy to access for most students with internet, as well as a way to communicate between classmates and the teacher.

8. In some districts AUPs or Acceptable Use Policies are starting to be updated and changed from “ acceptable use”, to “responsible use” policies.

9. In groups of 3-4 answer the following…. • Do you think cellphones should be allowed in the classroom? What is the reasoning? • Do you think personal laptops or iPads should be allowed in the classroom? What is the reasoning? • Do you think iPods should be allowed in the classroom? What is the reasoning?

10. Cellphones in the Classroom

11. Depending on the school district they might: • Forbid cellphones • Limit the use of cellphones (lunch and breaks) • Making use of the cell phones for instructional classroom purposes. • What was your high school like growing up?

12. Risks associated with cellphones in class: • Cyber bullying • Sexting • Cheating on exams/tests • Inappropriate use of the camera/video camera

13. If cellphones are allowed in class some things you can do as a teacher: • Phones must remain on silent or vibrate • The phone remains face up on corner of desks • Calls from family members are only to be accepted during class • If caught using the phone inappropriately the teacher should have a policy or rule set up, it could be that they lose it for the rest of the day or to get it back their parents have to come pick it up.

14. In conclusions for cell phones in class

15. Laptops and Ipads In Class http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhKxhPWCUUg

16. Like the cell phone a laptop or iPadcan have positive and negative effects in a classroom. Things like distractions and inappropriate use are the key concern but if all students bring their own devices the pros and cons go way deeper then that.

18. IPods in the Classroom

19. Nowadays most students have an IPod or some music device. Most classroom teachers do not allow these devices in the class but there are positive and negative consequences. IPods do so much more then just play music but have apps that can do almost anything.

21. In conclusion…

22. references • http://www.showandtellforparents.com/wfdata/frame164-1020/pressrel15.asp?printable=True • http://cellphones.lovetoknow.com/Cons_of_Cell_Phones_in_School • http://www.enterasys.com/company/literature/MyWi-sb.pdf