What is a BYOD policy? Initially, BYOD, or “Bring Your Own Device,” was introduced by the IT departments of many corporations to handle an increasing trend of employees using their personal devices for work. This type of policy has permeated the education industry as well, and for good reasons.
BYOD policies in classrooms are becoming more popular in the United States and elsewhere, especially in today’s cost-conscious grades K–12 classroom environment. Instead of investing money in buying computers for every student, schools encourage students to “BYOD”—from notebooks to tablets to smartphones—to class.
Classrooms are now transforming from pencil-and-paper environments to purely online or blended learning settings. As learning and teaching styles evolve accordingly, schools are discussing the pros and cons of BYOD policies. BYOD, under supervision by teachers, can be highly beneficial in the K–12 environment, leading to more engagement and better learning outcomes among students.
Let’s look at some of the advantages:
Now, let’s look at some of the potential issues:
Although BYOD policies are beneficial to the education industry, they also warrant caution and a proper analysis of their pros and cons. At the same time, publishers need to design curricula that better engage students to help them learn. MPS helps publishers design and develop content for students in preschool through grade 12, with the aim of retaining as well as increasing readership of the developed content. Contact us to learn more about our content authoring solutions.