Marjan Niroumand - The Senior of Marketing Management, Isfahan, Iran
Ebrahim Aminian - The Senior of Executive Management, Isfahan, Iran

The aim of this paper is to determine the role of BYOD (bring your own device) in development of knowledge management in educational environments and determine the benefits and Challenges of using personal device (such as laptop, tablets, smart phones and etc…) in educational systems. This paper has anoverview and analytical methodology and the method of data collection is using of update papers in this matter and then analyzes the gathering information.According to researches, the phenomenon of BYOD is increasing in the entire world and many educational systems accept the BYOD because provides the ability for students and teachers to access useful information, obtain useful software and access to their school, academy or college network and resources securely via their personal devices. Using personal devices at educationalenvironment can enhance the educational experience and can increase the engagement, collaboration and productivity between users and can improve the knowledge management of these environments, but it can also increase the risks for these institutions such as controlling and securing risk and knowledge management can reduce risks by preparing and developing useful information and knowledge about electronic personal device.

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), Educational Environment, Knowledge Management