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There are lots of teachers out there who would never hand over their personal smartphone or tablet to a student.

I say “kind of” because there are ways around it. With Apple devices, iOS allow you to (kind of) lock down the device to a specific app. But, for me, the pros mostly outweigh the cons. I highly approve of tech use in the classroom.

And on the flip side, starting in the 2019-2020 school year, Ontario students across the province won’t be allowed to “bring their cellphones to class unless teachers are using them for educational reasons” Source:.

For example, the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) partnered with Staples Canada to help “bring technology that supports learning in the classroom, as part of a Bring Your Own Device to School program” Source: Newswire.ca

Some Ontario school boards encourage a BYOD (bring your own device) model to supplement the meager classroom technology resources.I knew quite a few teachers who had their own iPads (or iPad minis) so, of course, some teachers opted to use our own personal devices to bridge the gap.įlash forward to May 2019, we have a world with divergent views on classroom technology, and mobile device use.

NOTE:This post is being updated for today’s classroom (May 25, 2019)īack in April 2013 when I first wrote this post, there were lots of great iPad apps for use in the classroom, but not all of us had access to school iPads.