- Collaborative work accomplished for this phase
- Your individual contribution to this week's work
- Challenges the group or you as an individual faced
- How would you apply this process with students or colleagues at your site?
- How does Tim Brown speak about creativity that aligns with the process of Ideation or even the DT process overall?
Part 2
A. Based on the research and your experiences as an educator, would you support the integration of BYOD into your school? Please support with citations from this week's learning materials.
I would definitely support the integration of BYOD into my school site. First of all, the cost benefits are obvious. By allowing students to bring their own device (BYOD) it removes the responsibility from the school to provide one for every student. Additionally, it also eliminates time spent on simply teaching how to use or navigate through an unfamiliar device. We all know that time is precious when it comes to instructional minutes, so students having access to a familiar device will save time. Furthermore, offering BYOD ensures that a device ratio of 1:1 is possible when a great number of students are using their own device. The savings the school will have by not having to purchase a device for each student will allow for the purchase of more broadband if needed to make internet access ubiquitous. As Jennifer Imazeki explains in her article Bring Your Own Device: Turning Cell Phones into Forces for Good, there are definitely pros and cons to implementing a BYOD system in schools. Although she explains they may serve as a distraction, they outweigh the benefits of using hand-held clickers greatly. One major pro over using a clicker is that students may respond to open-ended questions with a cell phone whereas a clicker only allows for multiple choice answer responses. Open-ended questions make for a better learning experience overall as they promote research and discussion. I feel that overall the benefits outweigh the potential risks or drawbacks of students using their own devices. I also feel that if we are being honest, our students already have the tools in their pocket, and they have research skills that will make such a transition easy. Cell phones are the greatest resource available to them, and we should recognize that and capitalize upon it! Who knows? We may even learn some skills from them which will be yet another form of student leadership.