Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) - Cobb County School District

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Expanding Learning Opportunities

Why BYOD
We want:
• To leverage technology to create relevant learning
experiences for students that mirror their daily
lives.
• Students to power-up when they come to school.
• Students to have access to information/digital
resources for instruction 24/7.
• To supplement what a school might already have
in terms of technology and access to
information/resources.
• Focus on instruction…not the tool.

BYOD CCSD Goals
• Promote higher order thinking, creativity and other
21 st Century Skills
• Increase student engagement
• Promote greater collaboration (between
teachers/students/parents) using Web 2.0 tools
• Increase student access to technology/digital
resources
• Integrate technology seamlessly into curriculum
• Increase project based learning activities
• Raise achievement levels in core content areas
• Model good digital citizenship

Parent/Student: What We Need to Know
• Definition of “Device”
• Network Connectivity
• Security and Damages
• BYOD Student Agreement
• Additional FAQs

Devices
May include…
• Laptops
• Netbooks
• Tablets
• iPod Touch
• Smart phones
• eReaders
• Gaming device with Internet
connectivity (i.e., Nintendo Dsi)

Network Connectivity
• Students must use the CCSDBYOD
network.
• Students cannot use their own 3G or 4G
service.
• BYOD Network FYIs:
– CCSD filters are applied to student device
– Students cannot save work to the network from
personal device.
– Students cannot print from personal device.

Security and Damages
• The school district is not liable for stolen or
damaged devices.
• Stolen or damaged devices will be handled
similar to other personal artifacts.

BYOD Student Agreement
• Student agreement located at the end of
the parent letter.
• CCSD Student Code of Conduct (JICDA)
• Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Additional FAQs
1. If my child does not bring their own device,
will he/she be penalized or miss out on
instruction
2. If my child is bringing a device to school for
instructional purposes, will they have
access to things they normally do with
district equipment
3. As a parent am I required to add additional
software to my child’s device
4. How will my child’s device be used in the
classroom