The
project has been slow. I was quite
surprised with the number of teachers that I asked to participate that said no
because they didn’t have time. That reaction
changed the number of participants and obviously will not produce the results I
was expecting due to the number of actual students involved. This project is still ongoing and I plan on
stopping it mid-May allowing me time to calculate my findings and prepare my
reflection.
I
have not been surprised by the responses from the students involved in the
study. I proposed that students would be
more engaged in their learning and the class with the use of BYOD and so far their
responses to surveys have proven that to be the case.
I
have found that with the implementation of iPads within our district, although
they are not 1:1 yet, that teachers are using them in place of BYOD. I think there are two reasons for this. First, teachers can obtain and have for their
use enough iPads so that there is one iPad for every 2 students. For most classes that will give more students
access to devices than it would if teachers were using BYOD. Secondly, teachers want to use the iPads
because next year from grade 7 to 12 we will be 1:1 and teachers want to be
comfortable using them in class.
Over
all I am comfortable with how well things have progressed and the schedule
looks like I will be able to end in a timely manner and hopefully the teachers
satisfied.
