1. June 2013
The following questions were posed to students in the BYOD
pilot group at Southern Middle School after the completion of
the pilot program. Full results can be seen here:
2. “I used it as an advantage because when kids
without devices took quizzes on paper, I got to
use my phone.”
– Jason Delozier, 7th grade
3. “It made my writing more legible.”
– Justin Sumlar, 7th grade
4. “Well, I used the digital devices to help me learn in school this year by
getting to the websites faster, because to use the computers you have
log in and sometimes it takes a long time, while on the device you can
instantly go to the page and get working. Also most of the times, you ca
type down the info without writing it down. Finally, anything from schoo
you store/type in your device will be with you anywhere u go because
most devices are with their owner at all times..”
– Aditya Kandala, 7th grade
5. “It helped to be more independent and it caused
people to learn how to use different devices.”
- Colton Williams, 7th grade
6. “[The technology] was easy to operate since we
use these same devices at home.”
- Jade Reall, 7th grade
7. “It helped me learn more conveniently than without the devices
The program actually helped by showing [which questions on
quizzes] they got wrong and helped them improve the weak
skills. People would like to know something about a topic that
they really enjoy, so the BYOD program makes that happen.”
- John Katchko, 7th grade
8. “The digital devices helped because it gave me a
chance to study at home.”
- Mia Downs, 7th grade
9. “It helped me learn more about my phone and
how I can use it and what things I can do with it.”
- Logan Wojcik, 7th grade
10. “We used digital devices to do online quizzes and
surveys. Plus, the internet is an unlimited source
of info, so it was a great resource for projects.”
- Natalie Olson, 7th grade
11. “I used them to study and practice
vocabulary, make lexicon cards during the
mythology unit, and periodically go to
Socrative.com for class quizzes.”
- Kaleb Fair, 7th grade
12. “Using the devices that were provided helped
because I didn't have to write, thus my hands not
hurting a ton after the work was done. ”
- Sam Bechtel, 7th grade
13. “We went on websites that helped us learn about the
different things we did this year, like the Internet Safety. W
went on different websites to help us learn that people can
search for us on the computer, and how making the certai
choices can result in a good or bad punishment. ”
- Marlana Williams, 7th grade
14. “It made it more fun to pay attention and be more
into school, so you’re not just doing the same
thing, like learning on a chalkboard.”
- Matt Wagner, 7th grade
15. “I used a digital device to help myself get any information
for any important makeup work or any type of English
homework. Though I didn't bring my own device, the scho
provided some devices for us, so we could have finished
our own homework or any other type of work.”
- Sandra Ramirez, 7th grade
16. “I used them to complete tasks easier, such as
writing a paragraph on a test. The paragraph
takes so much longer to write than it does to type
it on a device.”
- Hunter Sentz, 7th grade
17. “Devices helped me in BYOD this year by making
it easier and faster to type and learn.”
- Hailey Brown, 7th grade
18. “The devices made taking surveys, making flash
cards, taking notes, and multiple other things
easier.”
- Kelly Porter, 7th grade
19. “Well, learning should be some type of fun, and
using our devices brought that fun to the
classroom.”
- Danielle Griffin, 7th grade
20. “It helped me learn because I could take notes on
one of my devices and they were right in the palm o
my hand. If I didn't have that, I could have lost my
notes if they were on paper or they could get ripped
- Julia McKenzie, 7th grade
21. “I had an app called Homework Organizer and it
would tell me what homework I had and it would
set off an alarm for me to do my homework.”
- Sierra Rosenberger, 7th grade
22. “I went on Socrative and Blackboard with my
device, and also I used an app called Notes+ to
take down English notes, rather than write it out.
was much faster.”
- Angelina Gilbert, 7th grade
23. “I used Spelling City to study and Flashcards (an
app) to help with my vocabulary.”
- Amber Bortner, 7th grade
24. “I used
Blackboard, Memrise, ReadWriteThink, RedInk,
ocrative, Lettergrade, and StudyIsland.”
- Kaleb Fair, 7th grade
26. “Working on your own device made a lot of peop
focus more because it seemed more fun knowing
that you're on your own device.”
- Stella Trovato, 7th grade
27. “My favorite part was probably typing it instead o
writing an assignment.”
- Zach Buchanan, 7th grade
28. “My favorite part was the fact that I could use
something that I was familiar with.”
- Emily Loehmer, 7th grade
29. “My favorite part was that I actually got to use my
phone in a class without getting in trouble!”
- Harley Mummert, 7th grade
30. “Using my own phone in class; it was easy and
fun.”
- Logan Wojcik, 7th grade
31. “My favorite part was using my device and being
trusted with my device.”
- Adrielle Stevens, 7th grade
32. “My favorite part was completing the Socrative
remote quizzes.”
- Nate Hunsinger, 7th grade
33. “My favorite part of BYOD was that if you didn't
have a device or weren't able to bring one in, you
could use a laptop that was provided for you.”
- Sam Bechtel, 7th grade
34. “My favorite part of BYOD this year is that we didn’t
have to write on paper that much, and got to use
electronics like iPads. Not only that, since I'm not
comfortable writing on paper 7 hours a day 5 days a
week, it fit my needs greatly.”
- Chiamaka Amadi, 7th grade
35. “My favorite part was when you get the surprise
that you can do all of the work on your phone and
not on paper.”
- Matt Wagner, 7th grade
36. “The fact that I could use my own devices during
class was for sure my favorite part.”
- Adam Beamesderfer, 7th grade
37. “I liked that we could bring in our own devices an
we were used to them, so we could easily access
things that we did in school. Also, we didn't have
to log on, which can take a while to do.”
- Hannah Mummert, 7th grade
38. “My favorite part was that it was so much easier
and so much quicker to complete work on a
device than on a piece of paper using a pencil.”
- Hunter Sentz, 7th grade
39. “My favorite part was being able to type my
paragraphs on Blackboard from my phone.”
- Lauren Nestor, 7th grade
40. “I enjoyed the fact that we were allowed to use
our own devices instead of the laptops because i
was much quicker and more efficient in helping
me with work.”
- Stevie King, 7th grade
41. “I didn’t like that there were certain classes that
were BOYD and others that weren’t. It made
things more difficult when you had to stop and
drop your phone off before your next class.”
- Natalie Olson, 7th grade
42. “When my phone was slow and it put me behind
in class.”
- Jason Delozier, 7th grade
55. “Don't be afraid that you're going to lose it. The
devices are kept safe.”
- Nell Pugliese, 7th grade
56. “Respect the privilege of being able to use the
devices by not being distracted by them.”
- Gwen Bundy, 7th grade
57. “Make sure the parents know the risk of the
device for bringing it to school and knowing there
is a slight chance it could be broken or stolen.”
- Julia McKenzie, 7th grade
58. “Make sure you label your device so you don't
leave it there and no one knows whose it is.”
- Kelly Porter, 7th grade
59. “Remember the device before you leave the
classroom. Have fun with it! It can lots of fun to
bring in your device!”
- Lauren Hallameyer, 7th grade
60. “Students: Don't worry about whether Johnny and Susan get to bring
their devices in and you don't. If your parents say no, there's a good
reason, even if you don't think the reason is good enough.
Parents: Don't go out and buy a $378 device just because of the BYOD
program. You do not need to have a device to participate. The school
provides laptops that students who cannot or forgot to bring their devic
can use.”
- Sam Bechtel, 7th grade
61. “If you use a device, stick with that device. Don't
change to writing with pencil and paper, a school
computer, or even a different device you own. It will
make your life easier and you'll do less converting
information from device to paper to device.”
- Kaleb Fair, 7th grade
62. “Don’t do things with your device that you’re not
supposed to, and to keep your device safe.”
- Nate Hunsinger, 7th grade
63. “Have a good reason to convince parents to use
your device.”
- Hannah Stambaugh, 7th grade
64. “Remember that you are bringing these in at you
own risk.”
- Madison Gillespie, 7th grade
66. “Make sure you have a good way to identify the
device.”
- Brock Guyton, 7th grade
67. “You should make sure your devices are charged
and you are good at keeping track of your
devices.”
- Megan Jacobs, 7th grade
68. “Make sure you are able to take care of your
device, and take it as a privilege because there is
no reason to NEED this program.”
- Emily Loehmer, 7th grade
69. “Bring a fully charged device to class.”
- Jon Larry-Aaron, 7th grade
70. “My advice to students and parents of next year's
BYOD program is to make sure you get your
parent's permission before bringing a device.”
- Matt Rohrbaugh, 7th grade
