Most of today's students have some form of mobile device, as this generation of digital natives have not known life without a smartphone or tablet nearby. The bring your own device (BYOD) trend is gaining more traction in the education landscape as these digital natives come of age and move on to higher education and vocational training environments. The Echo360 Active Learning Platform was designed for BYOD, giving educators a mobile, easy-to-use platform that provides students access to the learning environment using their own devices, and extends learning beyond the classroom setting.
Distinct Advantages of BYOD Strategies
Is BYOD advantageous to the modern classroom? An article in Educators Technology argues that it is. With this strategy, educators experience several benefits, such as:
- Less financial strain for schools.
- Ability to create multi-modal learning environments with technology in the classroom.
- Improved digital skills for students.
- Congruity between home and school digital access.
- Ability to reach digital natives who expect the use of technology inside and outside of the classroom.
- Freeing finances for schools to purchase devices for students who fall behind in the digital gap by allowing higher income students to bring their own.
- Giving full access to technology, both in and out of school.
These benefits are seen any time students are invited to bring their devices into the classroom, but more specifically when BYOD classroom technology connects the student's personal devices with the technology used in the classroom.
Preparing for the BYOD Classroom with Echo360 Active Learning Technology
The Echo360 Active Learning Platform delivers the same interactive learning experience, whether students are are using their devices in the physical classroom or engaging with the instruction from home or work. The platform can be used as a full distance learning program or integrated into a learning environment which includes classroom instruction. Course content is compatible with laptops, smartphones, and tablets, so students can easily access it no matter what type of device they have. For schools attempting to implement BYOD classroom technology, the Echo360 Active Learning Platform makes it simple.
Discover how one instructor leveraged the BYOD environment to achieve a 99% class participation rate while improving learning outcomes in the process:
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