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> I'm picturing a high school math teacher trying to support 20-30 kids running 20-30 different BYOD'd devices I don't get this fear of BYOD. It should be fin

> I'm picturing a high school math teacher trying to support 20-30 kids running 20-30 different BYOD'd devices I don't get this fear of BYOD. It should be fine to say "these are the devices I'll support, if you'd rather use something else, that's fine, but I won't be able to help you." (In testing situations, I do understand the fear of BYOD for devices that might provide too many capabilities.) When I was in high school, my teachers had no problem saying - Here is a list of the devices that are allowed on the standardized test. If you're planning on taking the test, I advise that you use one of these for the duration of the course, so that you will be comfortable with the device you use on the test. - Here is is a list of the devices that I am familiar with, and can support. I advise that you use one of these devices, so that if you have trouble with it, I can help you. You are free to use a different device if you like, but if you have trouble with it, finding the solution is your own responsibility.

JohnBooty 7y ago
Here is is a list of the devices that I am familiar with, and can support. I advise that you use one of these devices, so that if you have trouble with it, I can help you. You are free to use a different device if you like, but if you have trouble with it, finding the solution is your own responsibility. This is utterly reasonable, but here's the problem: a lot of kids have utterly unreasonable circumstances. Please think of the least-advantaged kids when we think of things like this. A lot of kids don't even have parents that are willing or able to help with their education at all. There are a lot of parents who can hardly feed their kids. Let's recognize our privilege here. There are a lot of parents who don't have an ability to buy something from a list of approved devices. They can't order things online, because they don't have credit cards or they can't safely have packages left on their doorsteps. They may be long bus rides away from someplace they can buy one of these blessed devices. And yeah, a lot of parents will jump through whatever hoops necessary to get their kids the $100 or $50 thing they need for math class. What's the plan for those who don't?

JohnBooty 7y ago

Here is is a list of the devices that I am familiar with, and can support. I advise that you use one of these devices, so that if you have trouble with it, I can help you. You are free to use a different device if you like, but if you have trouble with it, finding the solution is your own responsibility. This is utterly reasonable, but here's the problem: a lot of kids have utterly unreasonable circumstances. Please think of the least-advantaged kids when we think of things like this. A lot of kids don't even have parents that are willing or able to help with their education at all. There are a lot of parents who can hardly feed their kids. Let's recognize our privilege here. There are a lot of parents who don't have an ability to buy something from a list of approved devices. They can't order things online, because they don't have credit cards or they can't safely have packages left on their doorsteps. They may be long bus rides away from someplace they can buy one of these blessed devices. And yeah, a lot of parents will jump through whatever hoops necessary to get their kids the $100 or $50 thing they need for math class. What's the plan for those who don't?