Comments on: 10 Pros And Cons Of A Bring Your Own Device Scheme. https://edtech4beginners.com/2016/07/14/10-pros-and-cons-of-a-bring-your-own-device-scheme/ New to educational technology? I can help. Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:31:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Neil Jarrett https://edtech4beginners.com/2016/07/14/10-pros-and-cons-of-a-bring-your-own-device-scheme/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:31:58 +0000 http://edtech4beginners.com/?p=3546#comment-173 ]]> In reply to Anne Diamond.

I totally agree Anne – well said 👍

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]]> By: Anne Diamond https://edtech4beginners.com/2016/07/14/10-pros-and-cons-of-a-bring-your-own-device-scheme/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:08:56 +0000 http://edtech4beginners.com/?p=3546#comment-172 Technology is a valuable teaching tool, however the foundamentals of pedagogy and cognitive theory haven’t changed. Explicit teaching of skills and content is required. How we as teachers manage these tasks is affected by a myriad of factors. BYOD at my school has been rushed in my opinion. Teachers need more tech specific training to take us past the substitution and augmented stages of the SAMR Model. We are time poor, we need to challenge, model and explain. They need to practice practice practice, yes revisit material 3 times within a few days to retain material in their long term memory. Technology can help but as professionals we must balance the tech with the individual and circumstances. Overall the pros outweigh the cons by a mile!

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