Ridgewood school district may allow technology tools in classroom
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The Ridgewood Board of Education’s (BOE) Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative will not require families to buy devices like iPads and laptops for their children to bring to school this September, officials said this week.
As of now, BYOD is a measure to allow Ridgewood’s students to use devices they already own to take notes in class, investigate items on the Internet and prepare documents, according to Superintendent Daniel Fishbein.
“The initial part of this, until we know how many students are going to bring it in, is simply for note-taking,” he said.
While technology has long been a part of many students’ education, bringing in these devices was previously prohibited in most cases unless students had a specific learning need, Fishbein said. The new policy will allow students with devices to use them in school.
Students who bring in devices will have access to a new guest network that was developed this year, Fishbein said.
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