Abstract
This article discusses the implications of a school IT concept based on explicitly asking students to bring their private devices to class (bring your own devices, BYOD). In a case study, school stakeholders in a Gymnasium class in Germany were asked about the impact of students' use of private devices in class, which the class decided to do together. The aim was to investigate whether there are differences to previous approaches of 1:1 equipment at schools, where each student uses a device (usually a laptop) that is organised and administered by the school. One result of this case study is that the interviewees do not perceive any differences in content or didactics between the use of private devices and 1:1 equipment with school-organised laptops. Rather, it is apparent that organisational processes are facilitated in the integration of digital media in schools: Device support is no longer necessary to the same extent as before, and resources are freed up to focus on the didactic use of digital media in the classroom. Implications of this further development of school infrastructure are presented and embedded in discussions about media-supported school development.
