Transcript Bring Your Own Technology

Bring Your Own Technology
North Pointe Elementary
Forsyth County Schools,
Georgia
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• 21st Century Skills
• Supplement school supplied devices.
• Provide students the opportunity to use
tools they are already familiar with.
• Supplement, improve and better
differentiate instruction.
Why BYOT?
• BYOT is not a requirement.
• No student will be left out for not bringing
a device.
What BYOT is NOT
• Be a current 3rd, 4th or 5th grade student.
• Return a signed Acceptable Use Policy
• Successfully complete the Digital Passport
Program.
• Agree to the BYOT Guidelines.
• Have permission from your classroom teacher to
bring and use the device.
BYOT Requirements
• Students assume all risk of theft or damage of BYOT devices will on
school property. It is their responsibility to use and protect their
devices.
• While on BCS property students are expected to connect to the BCS
Wireless network. They are not to use their own wi-fi hotspots, 3G or
4G connectivity.
• Connecting to the BCS Wireless network ensure that all internet
traffic is filtered as if a student is using a school owned device.
• While on the BCS wireless network students will only have access to
the internet. There will be no access to student network drives,
printers, or any other part of the network.
BYOT Guideline Highlights
• Devices must be used for educational purposes only.
Students will not be permitted to play games, text, access
social networks, etc. while at school.
• Devices may not be used to record, transmit and
otherwise post images/sound/video of persons during
school unless directed by teachers.
• Protective cases are strongly encouraged.
• Any inappropriate behavior will result in loss of the
ability to use or bring the device to school and or the loss
or reduction of use of technology resources at school.
BYOT Guideline Highlights
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BYOT Possible Uses
• http://m.socrative.com/student
• Room Number: 921215
Socrative
Project Based Learning
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Questions
• www.northpointe.boone.kyschools.us
• Parents> BYOT
Location of Resources