Share Paper: Comparing BYOD and One-to-One Laptop Programs in Secondary School Classrooms: A Review of the Literature

  1. Robin Kay, UOIT, Canada
  2. Derrick Schellenberg, UOIT, Canada

Abstract: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs are becoming increasingly popular in secondary school environments (Delgado et al., 2015; Johnson et al., 2014), however, limited research has been conducted on the impact of BYOD learning environments. There has, however, been extensive research on one-to-one (OTO) programs, where schools provide devices for students to use in the classroom. This paper begins with a comparison of BYOD and OTO programs. then provides a review of the OTO literature to guide future BYOD practice and research. BYOD and OTO programs differ on at least four parameters: selection of devices, student personalization of devices, equity ...