In Alaska,
BYOT is playing out in a variety of ways.
Programs like
BYOT represent savings to a school, because students use their own devices and pay for their own data plans.
This annual "sisterhood and friendship" luncheon for UCP, at Michael's On East, is billed as a
BYOT event--that means bring your own tiara.
Digital curricula, 1-to-1 programs,
BYOT initiatives and Common Core textbooks are driving a growing crowd of students and teachers online, both at school and at home.
"Rethinking how to get to a ubiquitous technology environment is critical in these tough economic times," says CoSN CEO Keith Kreuger, "and buying a device for every child is unscalable in most places." This fact has driven the new trend of using student-owned devices--such as iPads, smartphones and MP3 players--known as "bring your own technology" (
BYOT) or "bring your own device" (BYOD).
BYOT is a way for students to personalize their learning experience.