Beginnings: Davis Intermediate School
integrates student-owned devices
into the classroom
fiscal constraints would not allow the
Wylie Independent School
District to buy each student his or her own computer, administrators
came up with another option to enhance technology in the classroom.
"Why not allow [students] to use the netbooks and laptops they already
use at home to support online platforms that would allow us to
learning in the classroom?" says
Barbara Rudolph, principal.
1:1 with BYOD
by Dr. John D. Richards
Recently states such as Texas, Florida, Indiana, and West Virginia have
legislation requiring digital curricula, confirming the accelerating
penetration of digital curricula in K-12 classrooms. But for digital
curricula to work in the classroom, every student and teacher needs a
The pressure to achieve 1:1 (one-to-one computing) is directly at
odds with decreasing school budgets. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is a
natural solution for schools looking to achieve 1:1.