Educational Technology

April 11, 2012

Middle schools step in to Bring Your Own Technology

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:38 am

By MELISSA DILLEY, SNP Columbus News

The Upper Arlington City School District isn’t surprised that even middle schoolers today have smart phones, Kindles, iPads and laptops. That’s why, following spring break, Jones and Hastings middle schools began implementing a Bring Your Own Technology policy that was revised recently by the school board to include students in sixth through eighth grades. “I think our students having the ability to bring devices like a Kindle or an iPad or laptop into the classroom for education purposes is exciting,” Hastings Principal Robb Gonda said. “It’s another step forward for us to help them achieve in the classroom.”

http://www.snponline.com/articles/2012/04/05/multiple_papers/schools/alluatechn_20120403_0719pm_4.txt

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