21st Century Classrooms - BYOT In Your Future?

BYOT Criteria for Success

Ever wonder what a 21st Century Classroom might look like? While some may argue that we're well into the 21st Century--and should just drop the term--the term is still used to distinguish between today's technology-enhanced learning spaces and those classrooms of yesteryear.

This infographic below gives us one glimpse, although certainly not a definitive view, of what the possibilities are...one of the points that ECISD Technology Department has been working in collaboration with District leadership on is getting schools ready for Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT).

Case Story - Edina ISD
Students, parents and teachers all have responded positively to the Edina ISD’s adoption of the BYOT model (Source: http://goo.gl/nu9wW):

• Among participating students, 91 percent reported that having access to their own devices improved their learning.
• The majority of parents say their children are more organized and complete more assignments than they did before the program.
• Fully 97 percent of staff members say the combination of BYOT and a more robust notebook cart program has enhanced instruction.

The current timeline for BYOT implementation in the ECISD is Spring, 2013 at the high school and then deployment by Fall, 2013.  The delay involves getting the network infrastructure in place and providing professional learning opportunities for teachers at these campuses. To the end of getting BYOT going in the District, an ECISD BYOT Implementation guide is under development...you can view it online here.

Components of a 21st Century Classroom