AnnotatedBibliography

 **Annotated Bibliography**

 1. Hockly, Nicky. "Tech-savvy Teaching: BYOD." //Technology Matters// . Modern English Teacher,  Oct. 2012. Web. 30 July 2013.

In this article, a former English teacher turned Instructional Technologist discusses the plausibility of implementing a successful BYOD program. The author discusses three major areas of consideration for a district as they navigate through implementation: Differences in hardware and software, and the challenges of support, Safety and security of both access and devices, and Classroom Management policies and procedures that make sense. In the end, the author ensures that these constraints are a small price to pay for the educational dividends BYOD will produce.

 2. Norris, Cathleen, and Elliot Soloway. "Tips for BYOD K12 Programs." //District Administration// .  District Administration Magazine, 11 July 2011. Web. 01 Aug.

This article, written in late 2011 was emphatic that BYOD would be a reality in America by 2015. I personally did not uncover enough evidence to dispute that claim at this juncture, however, if my district and surrounding areas are any indication, I believe it is longer away than originally predicted. I did find this article to be informative and enlightening regarding this important educational trend. The authors state “While BYOD is not a simple means of getting to one-to-one, it is still the only viable, long-term solution.” That is a powerful statement that may be the game changer. Since there is no other long term viable option considering the current economic climate, I presume the 2015 prediction may in fact be a reality.

3. Williams, Courtney. “Managing BYOD Effectively.” //District Administration//  48.9 (2012): 84-85. //Education Research Complete// . Web. 3 Aug, 2013.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article was useful from a Financial perspective, because it contained valuable information which allowed decision makers to have a point of context regarding the costs associated with BYOD. It initially presented a cost estimate for providing 1:1 device ratio to a district with a student body of 42,000 students of 1 million dollars. The actual cost of providing bandwidth, storage and servers for the same student body costs only $50,000. The article emphasized that without the proper investment in infrastructure supports, BYOD would fail. This proved to me that this is a low price to pay for the power of 1:1 device access for all students.