Analysis Of The Implementation Of Bring Your Own Device In Primary Schools

“In The Implementation of Bring Your Own Device(BYOD) in Primary (Elementary) Schools”, Karen J. Mc Lean explains the implementation of BYOD in elementary schools and how this openness to technology in schools has brought about a change in the way that use the technology in the primary schools. “The introduction of mobile devices in schools has been met with approval from the education establishment” (McLean). Currently the use of technology has revolutionized education, for that reason schools have begun to look for more accessible options for their students to have access to the use of technology. One of the most frequent disadvantages faced by schools is the cost of electronic devices, that is why to economize and to be able to offer the

to their classes. to facilitate the learning of their students. Schools have also had to modernize their computer labs, which offer more and better devices according to the needs of their students. Nowadays, students have access to the use of computers on an individual and more frequent basis, which allows education to be more effective. "These changes can be seen through a shift from computer labs to learning pods, learning pods to notebooks programs ... "(Mc Lean). In this way primary school students are benefiting from the use of technology in their daily work. According to McLean, two ways have emerged to provide students with individual access to the use of technology in schools, one option is for schools to acquire mobile devices that remain in the computer lab or in the classroom, as part of the school's work team. The other option is for students to bring their own mobile devices to school and make themselves

The classrooms have been transformed in a positive way as they allow students to interact with their teachers in a more active and more dynamic way, according to Mc Lean “BYOD practices contributed to transforming the traditional classroom through empowering teachers and students using personalized learning approaches (Clark 2013)”. although BYOD has many benefits for the students, it is still a program that presents some controversies, since the subject of cyber security is something that still cannot control the schools, and it is worrisome not being able to control the access in Internet of the students. Another point that is discussed is that students have access to the same type of mobile devices so that there are no distinctions in type or brand of equipment. That is why the subject is still under debate, although the benefits presented by this program is gaining more sympathy among teachers and students in