What technology should we allow our students to bring? What apps are educational? How do we manage BYOD or BYOT?

1. BYOD
Read it again, it’s not that!

2. Why is BYOD a good idea?
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What time is it?
Can you come over on Sunday at 4?
What do your kids/grandkids look like?
When eating out with friends how do you
determine the bill?

3. Why do you think BYOD makes sense?
Go to Socrative Student
Our room is BWHS167

4. Reasons BYOD makes sense
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It is always connected to the life of a teen
It is financially a good fit for schools
It is part of the “real world”
It engages students

5. Your greatest resource is each other

6. Timer +
• 10 minutes to brainstorm with neighbors

7. Lino It
• Yep there’s an app for that
http://tinyurl.com/linobyod

8. Find a Quote for you
• Around the room are QR codes
• Scan them and find one that resonates with you
• Then brainstorm how you could use QR codes

9. Scan
• Use QR’s for vocab word banks
• As a “book review” on books
• To quickly get class notes or presentations

10. How to create QR codes
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Kaywa
QR Stuff
QR code maker app
Qrafter

11. Poll Everywhere
• This is a great FREE option to bring into your
classroom

12. Poll Everywhere
• There is an Educator Account
– 40 responses per poll
– Clear at the end of class to re-use
• Tutorial on our www.bpstis.org

13. Sharing information with BYOD
Save Paper & Read on D’s
• 20 Awesome BYOD
Apps
• This is how students are
using smartphones
Read and share on the
Grafitti Board (s).
20 Awesome Lino It
Using Smart Phones

14. We should go to…
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Socrative
Google Drive
Remind 101
Classroom Management
TTYL

15. Free tool that requires student log in

16. Let’s try it…
• Go to Socrative on the Internet or download the
student app
• Our classroom is bwhs167

17. Socrative Secrets
• Create reports in Excel
• Teacher app and website are easy to navigate
• Kids love it
• Fast bell ringer or exit ticket
• Automatically grades for you

18. QR Codes

19. Quick Response Codes
• Apps to use include:
– Scan, Qrafter & More
– Just go to your “store” and search QR reader
• Once your app is loaded come see what the QR is
at the front of the room

20. What can go in a QR?
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Links to websites
Text
Pictures
And more

21. How to use QR’s in class
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Vocabulary word hunts
Link to a worksheet
Exit ticket or inspirational quote
Link to your teacher website for parents

22. How to make QR codes
• There are tons of sites:
– Visual lead
– Kaywa
– QR Stuff

23. Classroom Management with BYOD
• Teacher doesn’t need to know all devices
– Allow for students to help one another with devices
• Use it properly or lose it
– Set the expectation high & follow through
• Always keep the purpose transparent
• Have a plan “B”

24. Your Turn
• Brainstorm together how you can successfully
integrate BYOD

25. Google Drive
• Yep there is an app for that
– No need to go through the website
• Students can access their work, annotate, read,
share and more
• When it’s in their hand they are more apt to do it.

26. How do you use Google Drive?

27. Remind 101
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www.remind101.com
FREE
No real phone numbers are exchanged
Update students on important topics like due dates,
quiz reminders, extra curricular site changes and
more.

28. Remind 101
• Safe extension of the classroom

29. Please “Turn In”
• One person per table
• T a picture of your brainstorm sheets
ake
• Email to stantons@billingsschools.org

30. QUESTIONS