What would you tell teachers new to #BYOD / #BYOT?

Photo from @AquiAmigo Presentation at SXSWEdu 2013

I've been putting this question out on Twitter, but thought perhaps I'd get more in depth responses if I ask via my blog. So, here it goes!

Here is the scenario: You have three hours of face-to-face staff development scheduled with grades 6-12 teachers who are new to BYOD. Students will be bringing their own devices to school for the first time in just a few months.

Here are my questions:

• What is the most important information to tell the teachers?
• What hands-on activities would you incorporate into the training?
• What practical ideas/tips/tricks would you share with them to set them up for success?
• What classroom management tips would you give them?
• What am I forgetting to ask/include in my questions?

I have done research on this over the last couple of years and bookmarked tons of resources, but would like to collect ideas from front-line teachers and trainers who are experienced in teaching in a BYOD/BYOT environment.

Thanks bunches in advance for any ideas and links you share in the comments below!

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I also sent a couple of questions on this topic out to my Twitter network. Below is a slideshow of their answers to what they would include in a BYOD training for teachers and what their favorite QR code creators are.

Contribute to the #ISTE13 Six Word Story Project!

Here's My Contribution! Now It's Your Turn!

Did you attend ISTE 2013 in San Antonio? Then you must contribute to the Six Word Story Project!

Technology Director Bryan Doyle had an awesome idea for a collaborative project where attendees could capture their ISTE experience in six words and a photo. It doesn't even have to be a photo you took; just one that represents your idea.

The thing is, the project started almost two weeks ago, and Bryan set a deadline of July 12th for finalization of the project. So far, there are 19 contributions. ISTE says 18,000+ people were in attendance in San Antonio, so 19 is not a very good showing!

Come on, education and educational technology advocates - let's show the world the power of collaborative project creation! And let's represent as many locations on the planet as we can!

Bryan explains the project in detail on his blog and provides a link to the Google Presentation you can add to. So don't wait or think you'll come back to this, go read about the project on Bryan's blog and make your contribution now!

Twitter for Professional Learning #ISTE13

Photo Courtesy of @mistergoode via Twitter

On Tuesday, June 25th, I presented a poster session on Twitter for Professional Learning at the ISTE 2013 conference in San Antonio, Texas. My co-worker and usual partner-in-presentations Kim Garcia was scheduled to present with me, but was unable to due to illness. :-(

I really enjoyed the format of this "come-and-go" session, where I was able to have conversations with educators who were interested in Twitter for extending their own learning as well as the learning of their colleagues. I actually have another blog post in mind on the topic of poster sessions. Stay tuned for more info!

Meanwhile, if you are interested in resources on Twitter for professional learning, scroll down to check out the LiveBinder I put together for ISTE. Whether you are a beginner or experienced user of Twitter for growing yourself professionally, you are likely to find some helpful resources here. If you are conducting PD on Twitter for others, this collection is also a good place to start gathering resources.

I hope these resources are helpful to you! Happy Tweeting!

Twitter for Professional Learning – ISTE 2013

Alternate link to LiveBinder: http://tiny.cc/TwitterISTE2013