{"id":4815,"date":"2018-01-16T05:55:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T18:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=4815"},"modified":"2018-01-15T22:21:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T11:21:51","slug":"parents-in-the-dark-with-byod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/parents-in-the-dark-with-byod\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents in the dark with BYOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160109_154501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4816\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160109_154501-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"20160109_154501\" width=\"195\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160109_154501-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160109_154501-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160109_154501-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160109_154501-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160109_154501-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160109_154501-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160109_154501-98x55.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>As the new school year approaches, many parents are for the first time embarking on a trip to the local computer store to arm their child with a device to be used in the classroom however\u00a0 research from Microsoft in 2016 revealed that parents are mostly in the dark when it comes to buying the right hardware.<\/p>\n<p>So what is the key to choosing the right device for your child to use at school? \u00a0I spoke with Pip Cleaves a while back on this topic. \u00a0She&#8217;s a head teacher senior education consultant at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dle.net.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design, Learn, Empower.<\/a>..but importantly she is also a parent. \u00a0Listen to our chat below.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4815-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BYOD-Interview-witih-Pip-Cleaves.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BYOD-Interview-witih-Pip-Cleaves.mp3\">http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BYOD-Interview-witih-Pip-Cleaves.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the new school year approaches, many parents are for the first time embarking on a trip to the local computer store to arm their child with a device to be used in the classroom however\u00a0 research from Microsoft in 2016 revealed that parents are mostly in the dark when it comes to buying the right hardware. 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