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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Interested in #BYOD? Become a #ConnectedEducator! #CE13

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Interested in #BYOD? Become a #ConnectedEducator! #CE13:

Interested in #BYOD? Become a #ConnectedEducator! #CE13

This article originally appeared at Partners in Learning - 1:1 Hot Topics.

So, you’re interested in supporting bring your own device (BYOD) where you work Congratulations! You are not alone, but you will need support. There is no better way to support your students for real-world learning than providing settings they encounter in the real world. One of the best ways to get started and keep going is by developing your professional learning network of others who are also involved in this work.  

Here are some resources to do just that.  

Learning Community
Join a vibrant connected educators learning community for those interested in discovering what it means when we empower students to BYOD that meets all year long in a variety of platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Google). Those interested, can even earn 18 contact hours. Find out more at: http://connectededucators.org/cem2013/bring-your-own-device-byod-connected-educators-learning-community/


Twitter
  • Chat
    #BYOTchat
    Online Twitter chat every Thursday from 9:00-10:00 PM (EST)
  • Popular hashtags
    #BYOD #BYOT #BYOTchat
  • People BYODList
    A list of educators who discuss BYOD / BYOT
Facebook

LinkedIn
  • K-12 BYOD A forum for EDU professionals to share their experience with safely and easily on-boarding student and