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The Hawk Buckeye Union High School Buckeye, AZ
Issue Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Issue: May 2013 Issue Last Update: Tuesday, May 14, 2013

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BYOD: A new era in education
Alycia Urrutic uses her classmate’s ipad during class. - Stephanie Salcido
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Getting more access to the Internet during school? Sounds pretty good to a typical student sitting in class. Being allowed to bring your laptop to do your work? Now school got a little more interesting. Not getting in trouble when caught with your phone out? Can it get any sweeter then that?

The Buckeye Union High School District officially instated a “BYOD” (Bring Your Own Device)

policy in terms of technology in the classroom for the new season and equipped all classrooms and a few buses with wi-fi access. So now the question is, will students take advantage of that or abuse the privilege?

“I think the campus will have to adjust sometimes,” said BUHS principal Tawn Argeris. “Kids are really good with their electronic devices, it’s the adults that aren’t. I mean having them in classrooms isn’t a issue, having them on campuses isn’t an issue.”

With technology changing every year, advancing to higher and better electronics, and the young ones getting their hands on them the second they can, its only logical that they will know more about technology, the way it works and its tricks since it’s their generation that is growing with them.

“I think it’s a wonderful idea and I wish that we could implement it but the problem is that its sort of unfair if a student doesn’t have a device and if a teacher requires them to have their own device, it just promotes the unfairness that some people cant afford,” said Sasheena Kurfman, math teacher.

The more advance technology gets, the more expensive it gets. From cellphones to iPads and iPods. Will the ‘undeviced’ students feel left out or ‘poor’ probably stealing another student’s things.

“I think initially they are going to take advantage and that just means be more vigilant as a teacher, walk around and make sure they are on task with it. “ said science teacher Liz Dye. “But I could see a lot of students actually using it to their advantage as apposed to taking advantage of it.”

The teachers can only hope that the new policy won’t have a huge effect on the students learning. The students have the call on this one since the policy really effects them more.

“Yeah I do, especially in weight training were I can calculate how much I’ve been adding to my weights and in sports medicine if we need to look up something off the internet,” said senior Deion Gonzalez.

“It’s a good advantage for the kids who have access for the internet but I think its unfair because some people can’t afford phones with internet in it and for them to be using their phones around people who don’t have phones is really unfair. Teachers shouldn’t allow it and it shouldn’t be allowed,” said Bianca Valdez, senior.

The policy is set, now teachers and some students will have to adapt to the new rules and hope that they will use it to their advantage.


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