I've really respected and thought hard about what York (NE) Public Schools is doing. Instead of giving every student a device, they've focused on providing carts of devices for students to choose from. Maybe a Chromebook for writing a paper, but an iPad for creating, editing & publishing a movie. The more you research online, the more you see this philosophy being promoted. As much as I love my iPad, it's not the best for EVERY situation.

But I also think every student should have their own device. I realize not all students can afford an Internet-enabled device, but I like the idea of students being able to bring in their own device to the classroom. If the student doesn't have a device that will meet his/her needs, they can pull a different device from the cart. The only part I struggle with is the training & troubleshooting of devices students bring in. It's easy to say that students should/will be able to troubleshoot on their own. Putting a device in the hands of a student doesn't not automatically input the manual into their brain. Many of our staff won't be willing to learn multiple devices, nor do I necessarily expect them to. This is where the idea of providing a 1:1 for students comes back into play in my mind.

So, that's where I'm at. I'm not sure there is a perfect solution, short of 5 carts of every type of device out there.