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BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE TO LEARN

At DDMMS, this is meant to:

• Allow information and opportunities surround today’s learners at all times.  BYODTL allows all students to access those opportunities instantly. BYODTL allow teachers to create instructional experiences that prepare students to be more productive as learners, creators, and contributors in a digital world.

Overview:

• DDMS defines “devices” as any personal electronic devices students may bring from home for educational use, including smartphones, iPods, tablets/iPads, Chromebooks, netbooks, laptops, and dedicated e-readers (like Nook and Kindle).

• NOTE: This means that students do not need a phone.

Policies/ Procedures:

• BYOD is gone. It is BYODTL – Bring your own device to learn. Devices will not be used for communication, social media, and texting. They are for learning purposes only.  After 8:15 am DDMS becomes a red zone - all phones and earbuds in bookbags. They should not be kept in pockets.

• If you plan to use your device to learn, you and your parent/guardian will agree to the terms of agreement (shared on the first day of school, completed, and returned to school.

• When this sheet has been returned, you get a PBIS Phone Wristband allowing you to use your phone at lunch and in bus room. If you break the contract, your band is taken, and you have lost your privilege for 30 days.

• Students are not required to participate in the BYODTL program; however, students (and their parents) intending to participate in BYODTL must review, initial, and sign the BYODTL contract. Students not participating will still be allowed to bring phones to school, but will not be allowed to have them out during class. To opt-out, simply do not return the form to school. Students who do not bring devices will not miss out on any educational activities or opportunities. School-owned devices will be available as needed for learning activities.

• Reminder- After 8:15 am EVERYWHERE is a RED ZONE!

  • Bathrooms 

  • Gym 

  • Locker-Rooms

  • Hallways

  • Cafeteria during lunch and breakfast – unless you have a band

  • Classrooms without permission from the teacher

  • Phones must be student's backpack.

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Security/Damages:

• DDMMS Admin, teachers, and/or staff are not liable for any device that is stolen or damaged. Each student is individually responsible for keeping his/her device secure. For more information, please read full F.A.Q. on the DDMMS Website.

*For more information on BYODTL see the the Wake County Handbook at www.wcpss.net.