[chbot] Need your help: BYOD in Primary School

[Richard Jones]

To permit BYOD as a means to deliver the curriculum effectively pushes back
hard on the wireless infrastructure. Intelligent Wifi bandwidth
distribrution systems such as these: http://www.ruckuswireless.com/ come at
a significant cost for a decent sized campus. Then assuming that internet
access is required you need a reasonably fat internet pipe to make the
intelligent infrastructure worthwhile.

Richard

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Daniel Myall <daniel.myall at chmeds.ac.nz>wrote:

>  Dear Hanno,
>
> I agree; I'm concerned by the drive by many primary schools that using the
> latest technology is a critical part of education and see it generally as
> likely a waste of money and time. I love technology but generally keep it
> off limits to my children.
>
> The "bring your own device" idea hasn't been around for long enough for
> reliable evidence to be collected to fully evaluate the effect on
> achievement. However, based upon my neuroscience-based view of learning,
> and meta analyses (see Hattie, 2009, Visible Learning) regarding under what
> conditions technology can assist learning, I see the effect size as being
> rather small or even negative in these cases. It is far more important to
> focus on other aspects of education that are known to have large positive
> effects on achievement (quality teachers, reciprocal teaching, feedback,
> improving student-teacher relationships, ...).
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Daniel
>
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> On 19/02/13 9:14 PM, Hanno Sander wrote:
>
> Hi!
> The primary school my kids attend is excited to get more shiny iPads into
> their classrooms with a "bring your own device" program.  Although I love
> technology, I know that gadgets are just tools that serve a purpose.  I
> don't want my kids to be restricted in their creativity by limited apps, I
> don't want to waste their time playing games while they should be learning
> in school, and I don't want them to have unsupervised access to the
> internet.  We do have a tablet at home so I'm aware that they can be used
> for good- but I don't see how one teacher can manage 30 eight year olds
> with iPads during the school day.
>
>  The school is holding a meeting this Thursday were they're looking for
> input from parents.  I'm planning to present a long list of reasons as well
> as solid case studies showing why iPads/too much technology is detrimental
> to learning in primary schools.  Any help with good arguments and/or links
> to case studies/references is appreciated.
>
>  Thanks!
> Hanno
>
>
>
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