ECMS BYOD is available to students to support learning, enhance instruction, and provide the best possible outcome for student learning.

BYOD allows for students to learn the way they live. BYOD is available to students to support learning, enhance instruction, and provide the best possible outcome for student learning. BYOD empowers each student to be a responsible citizen of the 21st century. BYOD supports our school mission.

East Cary Middle School defines “devices” as privately owned wireless and portable electronic devices that can be used for wireless Internet access, word processing, image/video capturing, sound recording, reading, and information transmitting. No particular or specific device is endorsed or required.

Any privately-owned wireless device could be used as a BYOD option.

Students without devices either will be provided a device to use while in class or will be paired with a group. No one will be penalized for not bringing a device! BYOD is not designed for a 1:1 ratio. Teachers are designing instruction that is collaborative in nature and school owned devices are being used to supplement if needed. Classroom instruction is designed for 1:3 computer to student ratio rather than 1:1. If technology is used to enhance and enrich a lesson the teacher will make sure devices are equitable throughout the lesson. As part of the pilot, teacher teams from each school are learning about the capacity of different devices. Focus is on building instruction that uses technology as a tool rather than a delivery system for instruction.

There is a school wide database that all teachers will have access to indicating which students are "BYOD Approved”.

BYOD will be used for instructional purposes only. Teachers will communicate to students when BYOD is appropriate.

Students understand they are prohibited from using any student’s device other than their own.  It is clearly written in the contract that students are responsible for their own device(s).

Students and parents will sign the ECMS BYOD contract and return to their homeroom teacher.

No. Student/Parent contracts are only accepted as written. Modifications are not permitted.

"Wake County Public School System Student Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources according to Board Policy 6446"

WCPSS Student Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) School Board Policy 6446: This policy governs the use of WCPSS electronic information resources and defines students' proper conduct and responsibilities while using WCPSS electronic information resources. The entire AUP Policy can be located on page 17-19 in WCPSS Student Parent Handbook. or click here: http://webarchive.wcpss.net/policy-files/series/policies/6446-bp.html

Teachers will monitor student use of devices.

No. BYOD rules apply.

By allowing a student to bring a device to school, the parent assumes liability for any damages or theft. Because BYOD is a privilege and not a requirement, you are responsible for your own device. School administration will investigate the issue and follow student conduct policy if needed. Students take full responsibility for their devices.  Personal technology should not be left on campus before- or after-school hours.  Situations involving loss or theft will be dealt with on a case by case basis depending on the circumstances. Your parents may want to insure your device, and if you are purchasing a new device, you may want to purchase the extended warranty.

Schools that are a part of the pilot have a separate network SSID.

Students will be responsible for troubleshooting their own devices.

BYOD is a privilege. There will be consequences if you are not following proper BYOD classroom procedures.

Your teachers will tell you how to access the Internet, or you may ask in the Media Center. For BYOD, you will be using a different network than the one typically used by WCPSS.

At this time the Lunenburg Wifi password will not be changed. Students will be required to sign in on their personally owned devices to the WAKE-BYOD Wifi during school hours.

ECMS is not responsible for providing facilities to charge devices; devices are expected to be charged at home and put away after the battery loses its charge. Devices that have been charged at home should have enough battery life to last during the school day. Not every class will be using devices every day.

Yes, as long as it does not require electricity.

WCPSS will be providing Google accounts with Google Apps for Education for all students. Most other tools will be web-based and should not cost anything.

There is no "required" browser for BYOD. Any browser the student chooses to use on their device for researching information on the internet is up to the owner of the device.

While on school grounds, students should be on WAKE-BYOD WiFi. 

You may use your device before or after school, during lunch, and when your teacher asks you to use it in class. Your classroom teacher is the one who determines whether or not you will be needing your device during his or her class period.

The wireless network provided by ECMS and WCPSS has security and filters that make internet access safer and purposed for learning. 

During lunch, the cafeteria is a no device zone.  It is important for students to eat and interact with their classmates and not be distracted by technology.

You cannot access work at home from your student drive (H - identified by your student number). However, if you store your work in your Google Drive, you will be able to access it from any computer anywhere.