BYOT Network

Tim Clark

Dr. Tim Clark has been an educator for over 20 years and is currently the Coordinator of Instructional Technology for Forsyth County Schools in Georgia.  Throughout his career, he has been a vocal advocate for the implementation of instructional technology in order to increase achievement and motivation, to encourage collaboration, to facilitate problem-solving, and to construct innovative learning environments.  Tim earned his Doctor of Education in Leadership for Learning with a concentration in Instructional Technology at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, and his dissertation focused on designing online learning communities for elementary students.  He is frequently consulted for his efforts to promote Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) to empower students and teachers with their personal technology devices to improve opportunities for learning. He has been featured regarding BYOT in NBC News, EdTech Magazine, eSchool News, Scholastic Administrator, and many other news outlets. He has presented on BYOT, Virtual Worlds, Digital Age Learning, and Online Safety throughout the US.  To support the growing interest in BYOT for instruction, Tim maintains his blog at www.byotnetwork.com.  He also co-moderates a weekly Twitter chat on BYOT (#byotchat) and contributes to that website at www.byotchat.com.

Education

• Ed.D., Leadership in Learning, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, October 2011
• Ed.S., Leadership in Learning, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, August 2009
• MAT, Elementary Education, Piedmont College, DeMorest, GA, August 1998
• B.S., Secondary Education: English, University of TN at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, May 1988

Presentations

• Unleashing the NETS•S with Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT). ISTE Conference 2013. Workshop (San Antonio, TX, June 22, 2013)
• Avatar Me! Designing Virtual Communities of Practice. CoSN Annual Conference (San Diego, CA, March 11-13, 2013)
• Teaching the 4 C’s in BYOT. Breaking Barriers: Technology Site Visit – Workshop (Cumming, GA, March 6-8, 2013)
• Transforming the Learning Landscape with BYOT. 2013 CPAA Education Conference (Chicago, IL, February 7-8, 2013)
• BYOD/BYOT with the #BYOTchat Team. Classroom 2.0 LIVE – Webinar (December 13, 2012)
• Family Online Safety Institute. Annual Conference 2012. (Washington, DC, November 14-15, 2012)
• Engaging Learning in the Digital Age. Powering Up with Technology Conference - Keynote (Prince George’s County Public Schools, MD , November 10, 2012)
• Teaching the 4 C’s in BYOT. GaETC Conference – Workshop (Atlanta, GA, November 8, 2012)
• K12 Education Congress (San Antonio, TX, October 7-9, 2012)
• Bring It On: Exploring the Pros & Cons of BYOD in Education. EdTech Webinar Series. Top Hat Monocle (September 5, 2012)
• Transforming Learning with BYOT in Forsyth County Schools. 20th Annual Model Schools Conference (Orlando, FL, June 24-27, 2012)
• Discover the 2012 Technology Tools and Trends in K-12 Schools. Simba Webinar (May 15, 2012)
• BYOT to Engage Learners. CoSN Annual Conference (Washington, DC, March 5-7, 2012)
• BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology).  Georgia Association of Business Officials (Augusta, GA, November 10, 2011)
• Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT).  K12 Technology Summit (Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 6-8, 2011)
• Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) to Engage Learners.  GaETC Conference – Workshop (Atlanta, GA, November 1, 2011)
• BYOT from Multiple Perspectives.  COSN – GA K12 CTO Clinic - Panelist. (Suwanee, GA, September 29, 2011)
• BYOT(Bring Your Own Technology) to Engage Learners – Discovering New Horizons (Nashville, TN, May 6, 2011)
• BYOT(Bring Your Own Technology) to Engage Learners – Discovering New Horizons (Knoxville, TN, May 4, 2011)
• BYOT – Forsyth County Schools – iNACOL Webinar on Mobile Learning. Co-Presenter (April 13, 2011)
• BYOT Summit @ KSU with CoSN. BYOT in FCS Schools. Co-Presenter (Kennesaw, GA – April 27, 2011)

Media

• Bring Your Own Technology Empowers Educators to Facilitate Learning.  Tana Roscorla. Converge.
• Open Invitation. Wylie Wong. EdTech: Focus on K12.
• The Contraband of Some Schools is the Disruptive Innovation of Others with BYOT.  The Innovative Educator
• At One School District, the Motto is BYOT – Craig Stanley, NBC News
• Special Report: Collier school district embracing ‘Bring Your Own Technology’ policy – Brittany Shammas, Naplesnews.com