Originally posted: June 17, 2012
This week, I have chosen my topic for my action research to be conducted over the next year. Our school installed wifi into all campuses and will be incorporating a Bring Your Own Device program for the kids.  Each high school student and district teacher will be able to connect one device to the wifi and use their devices in the school.  As I begin my action research project, some information from another school district that has implemented Bring Your Own Device sparks interest and the drive for the success of BYOD.  In school district X, out of 68% of the students that had devices, only 41% got a school account because "Teachers do not allow or expect us to use the technology...Teachers just want us to have pens and paper and read the chapter and answer questions or problems in the book".  My goal in the implementation of BYOD at our school is to give teachers resources to change the instructional model in order to have effective use of the technology.