BYD Mobile Device Chart Channelview ISD Bring Your Device (BYD) The chart below describes many mobile devices, their features, and how they can be useful for teaching and learning. While it would be impossible to describe ALL devices, this chart selects some of the more popular and affordable mobile devices and describes their potential uses in the classroom. Please Note: • Participation in the Bring Your Device (BYD) program is OPTIONAL. o Parents/Guardians are NOT asked to purchase a mobile device or send a mobile device to school with their child. o Students are NOT REQUIRED to bring a mobile device to school. o If students bring a mobile device to school, they are expected to know how to operate the device on their own. • Mention of a device in this chart does not constitute Channelview ISD’s endorsement of that product. This chart is offered for informational and/or reference purposes only. All data in the chart is subject to change. 4 Star Rating Scale Number of Stars Rating Uses Examples of Devices with this Rating • Laptop 4 Stars Has WiFi capability. Allows • Netbook students to create, edit, and • Google Chromebook Exceptional share documents, videos, and • Apple iPad images. Ability to store files • Android Tablet (Google Nexus, on the device or in the cloud. Samsung Galaxy Tab, Amazon Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble Nook HD) • Windows 8 Tablet Has WiFi capability. Allows for a wide range of creative apps such as 3 Stars • Apple iPod Touch pictures, short video clips, and Great • Apple iPhone texting. Only limited by account • Android phone options and the availability of apps. • Windows phone 2 Stars Has WiFi capability. Usable only • Barnes & Noble Nook Acceptable for specific purposes, such as • Amazon Kindle reading eBooks. Not appropriate for BYD • Nintendo DSi 1 Star Limited Classroom use. May lack WiFi • Gaming consoles (Microsoft Xbox support, difficult to get content on 360/Kinect, Sony Playstation, Nintendo or off the device, or have gaming Wii) options. Device Description Laptops and Netbooks Laptops are great productivity devices because they support the same full versions of software applications that are used on desktop computers. They have a large screen and are heavier and less portable than other devices, such as tablets. Netbooks are smaller versions of laptops. They have a smaller screen and keyboard and are more portable than laptops, but they usually have less processing power than laptops. Laptops and netbooks have a keyboard and a touchpad mouse, but they usually do not have a touch screen. Laptops and netbooks are made by many different companies. Consider which type of operating system is installed as you evaluate which will work best for you. Common operating systems are Microsoft Windows, Apple’s OS X, Google Chrome OS, and Linux. Laptops/netbooks that run Google Chrome are referred to as Chromebooks, and they are a bit different from other laptops/netbooks. Chromebooks are designed to be connected to the internet. Chromebooks use apps from Google Play to access software that lives primarily on the Web, not on the computer. You cannot install traditional software on a Chromebook, but you can use apps and the Internet to perform most of the same functions you might do on desktops, laptops, or netbooks. Device Features Image Star Rating • WiFi access • Larger screen size, not as portable as other devices • Great productivity device, supports same software used on desktop computers Laptop • Creativity programs including Microsoft Office suite Cost approximately • Local hard drive storage & cloud storage $150-$1,100 • Requires anti-virus/anti-malware • Depending on model: Built-in webcam • Web browsing • WiFi access • Smaller screen size, more portable than laptop Netbook • Great productivity device, supports same software used on desktop computers Cost approximately • Creativity programs including Microsoft Office $300-$700 suite • Local hard drive storage & cloud storage • Requires anti-virus/anti-malware • Depending on model: Built-in webcam • Web browsing • WiFi access • Designed to be connected to the Internet and use apps from Google Play to access software that lives primarily on the Web, not on the computer Chromebook • Cannot install traditional PC software such as Microsoft Office Suite Cost approximately • Creativity programs including online Google $150-$430 apps; may allow access to online Microsoft Office suite. • A personal Google account is a requirement for using this device. • Local hard drive storage (small) & cloud storage • Requires anti-virus/anti-malware • Built-in webcam • Web browsing Tablets A tablet is a one-piece mobile device that usually has a touch screen and an on-screen keyboard. Most tablets have Bluetooth compatibility so that you can connect a wireless external keyboard, if desired. Tablets are very portable and lightweight. Consider protecting a tablet with a durable case, such as an OtterBox or Gumdrop case, to protect it from accidental drops or while being carried in a backpack. Most tablets use apps, rather than traditional software, and apps must be downloaded from a specific online app store. Tablets are great productivity tools, and they have a wide variety of apps that allow students to research information, create original content, and share ideas. As you evaluate tablets, keep in mind that tablets usually have different features and functions than computers (desktops, laptops, netbooks) do. The exception is a tablet with Windows 8 Pro operating system: both traditional software and apps can be loaded onto it, and it has functions of both a tablet and a computer. Device Features Image Star Rating • WiFi access Apple IPad • Portable • Download paid and free apps from Apple Cost approximately iTunes App store. (Cannot install traditional $270-$1,100 software) • Wide variety of creativity apps Examples: • Front- and rear-facing cameras for photos, videos, Apple iPad Mini 2 and 3, video conference, scan QR codes IPad Air 2, and • Local hard drive storage & cloud storage Apple iPad Pro • Web browsing These models are compatible • On-screen keyboard. Bluetooth compatible for with newest iOS version external keyboard. (No USB port) • WiFi access Google Android Tablets • Portable (screen sizes approx. 7 to 10 inches) • Download paid and free apps from Google Play Cost approximately store (Cannot install traditional software) $400-$700 • Wide variety of creativity apps • Camera for photos, videos, scan QR codes. Examples: Models that have front- and rear-facing cameras Pixel C, are best for video conference. Samsung Galaxy Tab, • Local hard drive storage & cloud storage Sony Xperia Tablet, and • Web browsing Google Nexus • On-screen keyboard. Bluetooth compatible for external keyboard. Some models have USB port. Windows Tablet • WiFi access • Portable Cost approximately • Windows RT device: Download paid and free apps $300-$1,130 from Microsoft store (Cannot install traditional software) Examples: • Windows 8 Pro device: Supports same software Microsoft Surface RT, used on desktop computers and can download paid Surface Pro, and free apps from Microsoft store Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet, • Creativity programs including Microsoft Office suite Dell Latitude 10, • Front- and rear-facing cameras for photos, videos, MyTablet, video conference, scan QR codes Acer Aspire Switch, • Local hard drive storage & cloud storage HP ElitePad, • Web browsing Dell Venue, and • On-screen keyboard. USB and Bluetooth Asus Transformer Book compatible for external keyboard. • WiFi access • Handheld (4.3 inches x 2.4 inches) Apple IPod Touch • Download paid and free apps from Apple iTunes App store. (Cannot install traditional software) Cost approximately • Wide variety of creativity apps $200-$40 • Front- and rear-facing cameras for photos, videos, video conference, scan QR codes iPod Touch 16GB and • 32GB/64GB are compatible Local hard drive storage & cloud storage with newest iOS version • Web browsing • On-screen keyboard. Bluetooth compatible for external keyboard. (No USB port) Smart Phones Smart phones are similar to tablets. They are handheld and have a touch screen and an on-screen keyboard. Smart phones use apps that are downloaded from a specific app store and cannot have traditional software installed on them. Smart phones are usually purchased through a cellular phone company with a calling, texting, and data plan contract. The phone company subsidizes the cost of the smart phone, so the smart phone itself is often very inexpensive. Older model smart phones can be purchased for less or come free with a contract, but they will become obsolete sooner than a newer model. Consider keeping an older smart phone if you upgrade to a new smart phone. The older smart phone has WiFi capability and can be used as a WiFi-only device; it does not need a phone number or SIM card associated with it. Consider protecting a smart phone with a durable case, such as an OtterBox or Gumdrop case, to protect it from accidental drops or while being carried in a backpack. Device Features Image Star Rating • WiFi access • Handheld (variety of sizes) • Download paid and free apps from Apple Apple IPhone iTunes App store. (Cannot install traditional software) Cost approximately • Wide variety of creativity apps $400-$750 • Front- and rear-facing cameras for photos, videos, video conference, scan QR codes iPhone SE, 6, 6Plus, 6S, and 6S • Local hard drive storage & cloud storage Plus are compatible with • Web browsing newest iOS version • On-screen keyboard. Bluetooth compatible for external keyboard.