Thoughts to ponder this week:
1. How would a school implement a BYOD initiative and ensure student safety? Who is responsible for the technology if students bring their own devices to school?
A BYOD implementation would have to be planned carefully, including having students sign an AUP which defines usage policies and penalties for misuse. Students should discuss rules for digital citizenship and privacy to ensure that FERPA and COPPA rules are maintained. There are many questions around who supports devices owned by the students or their families, how do we ensure student safety, what access will students have to school networks, how will schools maintain bandwidth to support student devices, how do teachers manage an assignment that can support multiple device types? I found this website this week that has a lot of information on implementing a BYOD program, it's worth checking out.
2. Flipping the classroom is an alternative to learning a lesson within the classroom, and it allows students to learn at home. How do we provide access for all learners to take advantage of this learning experience?
An alternative to flipping the classroom, if students do not have Internet access at home would be to "flip" the class within the classroom. Instead of the teacher doing the lecturing or leading a lesson, students could access online MOOCs, like Khan Academy or iTunesU, etc. to learn the subject matter and then have a followup discussion or activity after the students are finished or in the next class meeting.
3. Virtual high schools are an option for students all over the United States. What type of student would be most successful in a virtual learning environment?
This question is answered in 2 blog posts I wrote for EDU641:
