What Teachers + Educators should learn about BYOD
Gust MEES:
Most of articles, blogs and Tweets witten by educational people are showing the advantages of “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) and they embrace very well BYOD, which I do also; but…
There are some more things to consider such as:
- A BYOD Policy in the campus, school…
- Prepare for BYOD in your organization
Read my complete curation about it here:
http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?q=BYOD
===> Read and learn also about IT-Security, YES that is a MUST in 21st Century in Education, especially when using BYOD: <===
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/
Learn also about eCitizen, Digital Citizenship where Teachers should stay there as good example and knowing about their responsability:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?tag=eCitizen
Responsability as eCitizen for the Government, be a good patriot and know how to defend your Government against Cyber-Attacks and Cyberwar, why and how?
===> The above mentioned must be included in Education and especially when using BYOD, read these blogs and curated articles and you will understand that they are a MUST 
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Check out also my new blog “Bring Your Own Device: Advantages, Dangers, Risks and best Policy to stay secure”:
http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/bring-your-own-device-advantages-dangers-and-risks/
See on www.scoop.it
Carol Mortensen has nearly twenty-three years of educational experience. She began as a substitute teacher as she worked toward her degree. Upon graduation, Carol began teaching middle school Math and Algebra I and served as the technology liaison for her campus. She served as a teacher for 16 years and was lucky to have taught at Hillcrest Middle School, a 1:1 campus where every student was issued a laptop computer. She also worked as an Instructional Technology Trainer for her district providing training and technology integration support for campus and district staff, faculty and administrators. Currently, Carol enjoys her position as the Campus Technology Integration Specialist for Deer Park High School – South Campus. Before taking this position this year, she served for three years as the Campus Technology Integration Specialist at Fairmont Junior High in Deer Park Independent School District. In this position, Carol provides integration support and training to the students, staff, faculty, and administrators at the campus and district level. In addition, Carol is an online Math instructor for Aventa Learning and K12. The Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) named Carol the Classroom Teacher of the Year for her innovative and creative use of technology to create a 24/7 virtual classroom using her classroom website. Carol has presented at school districts throughout Texas as well as state and local conferences on a variety of technology integration topics. Her article on the use of websites as an instructional tool was recently published in the TechEdge Magazine. In February 2011, her article, Lessons Learning In a 1:1 Classroom, was published by TechEdge. The article was republished in ISTE’s Learning and Leading magazine in August 2011. She was named Fairmont Junior High’s Teacher of the Year for the 2011-2012 school year. Carol is passionate about the positive impact that technology has on student achievement. Her presentations are packed with real-life solutions, quality resources, and humor. She has an ability to connect with her audience and motivate them to take technology integration to a higher quality level.
