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• • Matthew Cooke@mcooke

  

  Matthew Cooke (View all users posts) 16 Aug 2012 12:42pm (280 days ago)

  Hi Karen

  I like to think we are well 'on the road' - have at look at Somerville Intermediate's website and check out our BYOD guidlines (linked from main page).  If you woul dlike to have a visit and discussion, let me know at mcooke@somint.school.nz and we will see what we can do.

   

  Cheers

   

  Matthew Cooke

• • Koren Pickard@Koren

  

  Koren Pickard (View all users posts) 16 Aug 2012 2:00pm (280 days ago)

  Thanks for that.  I will have a look and email you. 

   

• • Gary S@Garys

  

  Gary S (View all users posts) 23 Aug 2012 10:27pm (273 days ago)

  Thanks for sharing your guidelines for Boyd's. I was wondering how your support your students to take care of them when theyre  odo participating in PE etc. I was considering supplying mini lockers for children to store their devices when they're finished to eliminate accidental damage or theft possibilities. What are other schools doing?

  Iwas also wondering about whether I should wait for ultra fast bb before I open it up to Boyd as Iwant it to be a positive experience and I would be concerned the current bandwidth would be far from that. What are other people doing?

   

  Gary

• • Mark quigley@quigs

  

  Mark quigley (View all users posts) 24 Aug 2012 8:37am (272 days ago)

  PE Teachers here starte d the year having students hand laptops into labelled big plastic boxs which were taken with the class or left in the gym office.

  They dont now the students have no issue with leaving the device in their bags and take bags with them out on the fields with them. Do need to be careful that bags are not in playing area where they can get stood on

• • Gary S@Garys

  

  Gary S (View all users posts) 25 Aug 2012 10:21am (271 days ago)

  Thanks Mark.  Do you have policy around damage to personal property. Eg if someone did stand on abag with a laptop! Who pays?

   

  Gary

• • Mark quigley@quigs

  

  Mark quigley (View all users posts) 26 Aug 2012 6:03pm (270 days ago)

  Hi Gary

  No we dont, its a tough one even if you do there is no legal way to enforce it. 

  We have a value program and appeal to the reasonable nature of people

  i.e "We know it was an accident and not deliberate, but still damage is doine and you should at least be going halves...... If a back out of a park in new world and accidently ding a car , I did not do it deliberately but still have a responsibility to help cover the cost..." We have had a couple on instances very interesting reactions from parents

• • Tessa Gray@tessa.gray

  

  Tessa Gray (View all users posts) 02 Sep 2012 9:23am (263 days ago)

  Hi everyone, you might be interested in an up-coming Enabling e-Learning FREE online webinar: 

   

  19th September 3.45-4.45pm

  BYOD: How to use mobile technologies effectively

  Join Dorothy Burt, (Point England School), Mark Quigley (Orewa College) and Donna Smith (St Hilda’s Collegiate School) in this discussion focused on BYOD – How to use mobile technologies effectively.

  Each guest will share their vision, process and progress for BYOD in each school, as well as percieved benefits and outcomes for students and teachers, top tips and key lessons learned so far, in terms of barriers/issues and recommendations for others.

  This webinar is aimed at both Primary and secondary school teachers, leaders. Audience participation and interaction is invited. You will also be able to share ideas and questions before, during, and after in forum discussions in Enabling e-Learning: Leaders.

  Register today: http://www.vln.school.nz/event_calendar/view/698758/webinar-byod-how-to-use-mobile-technologies-effectively

• • Tessa Gray@tessa.gray

  

  Tessa Gray (View all users posts) 11 Sep 2012 10:51am (254 days ago)

  Hi there Koren, back in May, the MLE listserve group were open to sharing whether or not they had BYOD or were trialing BYOD in their schools. John Creighton has started a Google doc and schools have added their details to the BYOD State of Play.

  So far, there are 70 entries, so I'm certain you can find some connections here. 

• • Gary S@Garys

  

  Gary S (View all users posts) 12 Sep 2012 10:38pm (253 days ago)

  I really appreciate the discussion and input. Just had this link passed to me. It may well be here already but it is a very real evaluation of issues and positives of BYO devices. My staff particularly liked this reading.

  http://elearningr14.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/byod-pros-and-cons.html

• • Tessa Gray@tessa.gray

  

  Tessa Gray (View all users posts) 13 Sep 2012 9:19am (252 days ago)

  Thanks for sharing this Gary. The article is a great reality check from one classroom teacher's point of view. Very relevant (and entertaining) reading. More conversations about the pros and cons can be found in this thread, The great BYOD debate. Hope you don't mind I've mentioned this article from you as well?

• • Mark quigley@quigs

  

  Mark quigley (View all users posts) 13 Sep 2012 10:04am (252 days ago)

  A slightly different point of view to contracts and signed agreements etc

  I know Primary schools are a little different to secondary

  http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2012/08/26-internet-safety-talking-points.html