http://www.eanesisd.net/leap/parents
http://www.georgetownisd.org/BYOD
http://www.kvue.com/news/Georgetown-students-use-personal-phones-tablets-in-class-as-part-of-technology-initiative-227131641.html
Parent Concerns:
Equity - What if all students don't have devices? - Need to assure we are helping teachers plan for that.
Distraction - What about off task behavior? Be ready for it at first, make lessons shorter. Novelty will wear off.
Screen time - Studies have shown interactive screen time is very engaging - http://goo.gl/7gFct3 - kids brains are changing.
How can we help educate parents also? So we can work together as a team for kids. Ex: Modeling appropriate use of technology.
What about parents who don't have access? How do we communicate with them? This is a big challenge. No big answers here.
Parent support is essential for long term financial sustainability of programs.
Philosophical Videos for Thinking About Place of Tech in Our Lives - tangent that came up in this session:
- http://vimeo.com/70534716
- http://teamcoco.com/video/louis-ck-springsteen-cell-phone
- http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/09/05/219266779/our-cultural-addiction-to-phones-in-one-disconcerting-video
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