BBC News BYOD Article

[Rozzer]

We are currently looking to BYOD and I have found its a massive task. We are considering buying a device for all students. It creates questions on ownership of the device should the school fully provide finance or should it be a part buy.But I also find it very hard to decide which platform is best suited for the need. How much control can I as an IT manager give back to the students and staff. Are these devices truly ready to be used for one to one devices. All of the high end MDM systems which are currently available cost an a fortune if you truly want the control such as application control etc.

 

My head has been spinning.. I would be very interested to hear how other schools are truly using BYOD.

 

Ross

[alttab]

We are currently looking to BYOD and I have found its a massive task. We are considering buying a device for all students. It creates questions on ownership of the device should the school fully provide finance or should it be a part buy.But I also find it very hard to decide which platform is best suited for the need. How much control can I as an IT manager give back to the students and staff. Are these devices truly ready to be used for one to one devices. All of the high end MDM systems which are currently available cost an a fortune if you truly want the control such as application control etc.

 

My head has been spinning.. I would be very interested to hear how other schools are truly using BYOD.

 

Ross

 

I've not heard of any one to one deployments featuring non 'idevices', not saying they don't exist just not come across any case studies. There are however an increasing number of iPad case studies. Deployment model will vary depending on ownership, but whether school owned or pupil/parent owned, they are still essentially single user devices with a nod to a hybrid model of deployment where the institution can have some control over install of common apps, pushing down settings and so on. As you say a Lot of the mdm solutions are pricey and paid app deployment is an issue for us in the uk, so do you invest in mdm if you can't utilise volume purchase codes? Hopefully apple supplied tools will develop to offer more in the way of management over wireless rather than via USB synching. That's assuming you don't want to limit IT's control only to the availability of settings and wireless portals for onsite specific settings. I can see an argument for saying that pupils should take 'ownership' of the device with guidance on areas such as esafety and IT ensuring the pupils can access resources and use the devices in the correct way in school.

[timanderson]

I am writing an article on BYOD and would be interested in any experiences, especially in the UK - tim at itwriting.com if you can help.

 

It is not all iDevices - my son has his own Windows netbook which he uses at school, it is literally a BYOD because we paid for it!

 

Tim

[Oaktech]

we support byod to an extent, we encourage teachers to use their own devices, facilitating where budget allows with things like mac-vga convertors etc, we allow sixth formers wireless access, map them printers and drives/access to hap - this is particularly prevalent within media/ICT where the students are taking work home and lots of it. It makes more sense to keep the files on one device and facilitate them using it in school. From a slightly selfish (from the point of view of the college) it saves us gigs and gigs of sapce!

[PotNoodleTech]

Blended aproach = yes yes yes.

 

Knee jerk 1000 BYOD devices with only Cloud storage and get rid of all your workstations and servers? Your gonna end up in trouble at some stage.

[SYNACK]

Grrrrrahhh,

Computers will replace paper

laptops will replace desktop pcs

Netbooks will replace laptops

Tablets will replace netbooks and laptops

 

Its the same story again and again, new things may replace some use of older things but in general the best way foward is a blend. I am sick of all these people who have the 'one true answer', BYOD, cloud, thinclient, microcomputer. It is never that simple and they all come off sounding like religious fanatics or Apple users.

 

It is another new way to do things and will be integrated along with everything else to get to the best solution.

[Oaktech]

It is never that simple and they all come off sounding like religious fanatics or Apple users.

 

Oh Amen to that. (sarcasm fully intended.)

[plexer]

Blackpool ICT boss: BYOD doesn't save money ? The Register

 

BYOD costs more money not less!!!!!

 

Ben

[X-13]

Blackpool ICT boss: BYOD doesn't save money ? The Register

 

BYOD costs more money not less!!!!!

 

Ben

 

 

Mmmmmm.... delicious irony. [Actual ironic content may vary]