Schools this year have started an initiative called Bring
your Own Device. But is this really necessary? Taking your device to school
allows kids to get information immediately while being taught in class. Children will learn to use various apps &
websites like cool math, edmodo, eeko kids which will develop their knowledge. Your
child will learn how to use the internet responsibly. Further the teachers will
monitor your child's activity on the net so parents can track and see what is
being done.
On the other
hand bring your own device can cause certain challenges. One, if the
kids lose their device it’s not the schools’ responsibility – this brings in
not just the cost factor but also students looking after their device. This may
be difficult for younger grades.
Further, the
schools must ensure that kids do not misuse the internet. Also he internet will
also use up the devices giga bytes based on what the kids download – this could
reduce capacity of the device..
I do not
have enough information on this initiative to comment further, but I think it is
not going to be easy for a teacher to monitor
every student while they are using their devices. But educating students and teaching them responsibility
maybe a good way to start.
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