Finham Park: The roots of our BYOD journey
Ever since I’ve been using BYOD in my lessons in school (I work in a secondary school in Coventry), I’ve also looked at a variety of other pedagogies which I think are particularly well served by it....
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When people first hear about our BYOD scheme at Finham Park, they’re usually impressed with the potential, the enthusiasm of the students, and the number of clear advantages they can cite from the work...
View ArticleBYOD In Schools: Our rationale and preparations for roll-out
BYOD: A Rationale And An Implementation Strategy I have blogged elsewhere about how I came to use mobile technology in school as part of my lessons, and how BYOD has transformed the way in which my...
View ArticleImplementing BYOD In Schools: Policies, training and trialling
A BYOD implementation strategy for a whole-school has to be more water-tight than a duck: Forgive me if I lapse into jargon. There are so many different aspects which have to be lined up simultaneously...
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BYOD Implementation In Schools – Part 3: Staff training A BYOD roll-out in any school is a massive under-taking. It represents nothing less than a seismic shift in teaching and learning in schools, and...
View ArticleBYOD In Schools – Part 4: Student Engagement
This year has seen our school begin the process of implementing a Bring Your Own Device Strategy(BYOD) across the whole school, notionally led by me, which is somewhat worrying. Fortunately my...
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