Slideshow from the information session held mid Term Four 2015

1. Supporting Learners with
Technology
Towradgi Public School

2. Agenda of Meeting 5pm-6pm
• Welcome / Introductions
• 21st
Century Learning
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
– What is BYOD?
– Rationale
– Myths
• Trial in 2016
• BYOD Parent Weebly
• Question and Answer Time

3. Pedagogy
• We are moving toward Self Directed Learning
in the classroom environment
• Individual learners are empowered to take
more responsibility for their learning
• Students are able to select their choice of
learning tool from within a flexible learning
environment to best meet their learning
needs
• We have already seen a shift in the learning
with 1:3 ratio iPads and the laptop trolley

4. SAMR
Image from the 21st Century Fluency Project

5. The Big Question
• How can we afford to sustain the level of
technology needed to support this
direction in learning?
• BYOD supports our pedagogical direction

6. Reality

7. BYOD Is…

8. BYOD Is…

9. BYOD Rationale
• Choice
– Learners are diverse. Learning styles and
preferences vary and we wish to recognise
this by allowing learners to choose the device
and applications most suitable for them.
• Anywhere / Anytime
– Teaching and learning occurs inside and
outside the classroom. We want to empower
learners to utilise tools for learning no matter
where they are.

10. BYOD Rationale
• Personalised
– By having our own devices we can each have
the tools, shortcuts, widgets and add-ons that
are the most relevant to us.
• Preparing for the future
– Our students will move into BYOD
environments at High School and University.

11. BYOD Rationale
• Flexible Learning
– The nature of learning is changing. No longer
do we sit in rows and listen to the teacher. We
are creating flexible learning environments
that facilitate collaborative and individual
learning.
• Digital Fluency
– We are empowering teachers and students to
become digitally fluent and responsible users
of technology.

12. BYOD Myth 1
• BYOD will result in students engaging in
dangerous activities
– Our students are living in a digital world with
unbounded access to technology. “Without
BYOD, at the end of each school day,
students leave school and immediately turn
on their devices and explore the web, often
unsupervised”. We need to prepare them for
the digital world in which they live.
http://neal.school.nz/community/news/7-myths-about-byod-debunked

13. BYOD Myth 2
• BYOD will necessitate the standardisation
of apps and software across all devices
– Students are not robots and don’t have to use
the same tools and do things in the same
way. When teachers work with students to
understand learning goals, they challenge
students with ways to meet them, which
enables real learning to take place.
http://neal.school.nz/community/news/7-myths-about-byod-debunked

14. Trial
• Grades 3-6 2016
• At this stage children can
bring one device (must meet
minimum requirements)
• All the info you need is on the
Weebly (more on this later)

15. Minimum Device Requirements
• We recommend iPads. In particualar (for new
purchases) iPad2 or newer. We understand that
some students currently have an android device.
They will be able to use these devices for BYOD.
• The JB HiFi BYOD portal for Towradgi Public
School has 2 options.
• JB HiFi also offer payment plans including
FlexiRent and 12 months interest free.
• Towradgi Public School has an equity policy that
can be accessed on request. This policy
addresses issues around affordability and ensures
no student is disadvantaged due to financial
reasons.

16. Google Drive
• Google Drive (Google Apps) is an easy-to-use online
word processor, spread sheet and presentation editor
• Enables students to create, store and share
documents instantly and securely, and collaborate
online in real time.
• You can create new documents from scratch or upload
existing documents, spread sheets and presentations
• There’s no software to download, and all your work is
stored safely online and can be accessed from any
computer or student owned device. This will be the
standard web platform with Teacher Dashboard to

17. iPad Apps
• We will provide a list of free apps we use
at school which we require each iPad to
have installed.
• Paid apps are entirely optional NOT a
necessity.

18. Cyber Safety
• Cyber Safety is taught throughout classroom
programmes and is reinforced regularly
• Instructions for installing the ‘Help’ button
are on the parent Weebly.

19. Safety Guidelines
• Lockable storage cupboards are provided in
each classroom
- Children need to be responsible for their own
devices. Other schools have found children lose
their jumpers but never their ‘device’.
• Classroom Culture
- Expectations will be set as part of the classroom
culture i.e. devices should be kept in school bags
before and after school

20. Safety Guidelines
• Towradgi Public School holds no responsibility
for any loss or damage that might occur
• Parental Responsibilities
• insurance for their device (available from JB HiFi at
time of purchase)
• sending a device that meets minimum requirements
• Child Responsibility
- charging device at home
- responsible for device at school

21. Safety Guidelines
• How do I keep my child safe going to school?
• We recommend devices are kept in bags out
of sight, just as you would with any
equipment such as sports gear, musical
instruments etc
• Children should be walking to school with an
adult/small groups or the walking school bus.

22. For Parents and Carers
• For some of you, this will be daunting.
How will you help you kids do their
homework if you yourself can’t use the
technology?
• Your children are you best teachers! Learn
from them.
• The school will run workshops that help
you learn about the ICT used in your
child’s classroom.

23. Weebly
• www.topsbyod.weebly.com
• Here you will find a plethora of information
about BYOD in general and specifically
about the ToPS plan.
• Please read through the FAQs as they
answer questions raised by the survey.
• The JB HiFi Portal will be available soon.

24. Thank You
Any further questions please contact me.
Come into my classroom anytime! I am
happy to have any parents sit in on our ICT
explicit teaching lessons. I do these every
Friday afternoon from 1:45PM-2:55PM*
*This may change in 2016