The State of Tech - Episode 3 - "Bring Your Own Technology - BYOT / BYOD / BYOL"
Summary: In this episode we talk about schools using Bring Your Own Technology initiatives (BYOT, BYOD, BYOL); where students bring personal laptops, tablets, smart phones, and other devices to school. We also explore practical uses, benefits, challenges, and resources.
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Hosts:
- Sean Beavers - remedy1978@gmail.com
- Eric Curts - www.ericcurts.com
- Eric Griffith - eric.s.griffith@gmail.com
- Cary Harrod - District Instructional Technology Specialist, Forest Hills Local Schools - caryharrod@foresthills.edu - http://www.twitter.com/charrod
- Jason Null - President, Corinthian Networks - jason.null@corinthiannetworks.com - http://www.twitter.com/cn912
- K12 Great Lakes Region Group Meet-Up, Saturday December 3rd 12:00pm - 3:30pm (link)
- 2011 SOITA Conference sessions posted. (link)
- eTech 2012 State Tech Conference Housing Open - Conference attendees can now book hotel rooms with ease using the all-new Passkey page. (link)
- The Partnership for 21st Century Skills will host Summit 2.5 on December 8, 2011 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. - (link)
- E-Rate Trainings Ongoing - Visit the E-Rate page online for a full list of on-site and webinar trainings. (link)
- K-12 Network Online Application Open - The subsidy application is now available online, and closes October 31. (link)
- Sean:
- Chrome Remote Desktop BETA: Remotely access another computer through the Chrome browser or with a Chromebook. (link)
- Official Moodle iOS App (Free) Note: Moodle 2.1 must be installed and mobile web services enabled in order for this to work. (link)
- Eric C:
- YouTube offers uploading videos up to 12 hours long - (link) - (example 1) - (example 2)
- Google updates Google Presentations (animations, transitions, new themes, import images from Picasa, improved image alignment, improved drawing tools, rich tables, real-time collaboration, more) - (link)
- Eric G:
Useful Links:
- Forest Hills Local Schools (Ohio)
- Mason City Schools (Ohio)
- BYOT Pilot Overview - (link)
- Valley Local School District (Ohio)
- BYOT Student Regulations - (link)
- North Canton City Schools (Ohio)
- November 5th - Tablets in Schools
Survey is still open: http://tinyurl.com/stateoftech-004-survey - November 19th - Creative Tech Support
Survey is still open: http://tinyurl.com/stateoftech-005-survey