The concept of BYOD (students allowed, and encouraged, to bring their own devices; smart-phones, laptops, pads, etc.) is growing. This model of access to resources seems to be consistent with the common core standards and the new assessments. I have shared with a number of staff that some 'questions' on the new state/nation tests, coming in 2014, probably will be in a format of what we used to refer to as a "take home". In fact, it may go a step further; I am told that there may be an expectation of collaboration and use of all resources available in some units.
There are literally hundreds of thousands, but this is just one example of a site or resource that students may be able to access at all times. Click here to see History Maps site
Interesting side note: if Google developers have their way, access to information will become wearable. Click here to see Google Glasses
This is a trend that seems to be rolling along faster and faster each week. We are preparing our infrastructure at the High School for this possibility. We have been running some tests and pilot runs, and to this point we have not found any major issues in the high school with the more open format - we continue to study the concept of BYOD.
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