It is interesting how I get simple thrills from elements of education.  In February of 2014 we piloted a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative, which has been successful.  The thrill – seeing the variety of devices that students use in our classroom instruction!  It would be nice to have every student equipped with an MacBook Air, but there is something special about seeing students use a device that fits their personality.  In our case we did not have the funding for a sch