Bring Your Own Device Bring Your Ownfor Device Year 9
for Years 9,10,11
In Year 2015,9,students in year 9 will be required to bring a personal 10 and 11 students are required to bring a computing for use in class to in assist learning. personal device computing device for use classtheir to assist their learning.
A student-owned, internet-capable instantaccess accesstoto unlimited A student-owned, internet-capabledevice devicewill will give give your your child child instant resources andresources enable them to support, communicate and share and theirshare learning unlimited and enable them extend, to support, extend, communicate their in a waylearning that will also prepare them for their future personal and working lives. in a way that will also prepare them for their future personal and working
lives. The advantages of student-owned devices include: The advantages of student-owned devices include: v Anytime, anywhere access to resources on the internet, class files, support and • Anytime, anywhere access to resources on the internet, class files, support and extension activities. extension activities. v Student ability to draft and easily edit their work before final submission and save • their Student ability to cloud. draft and easily edit their work before final submission and save work in the their work in the v Greater ability tocloud. communicate with teachers, parents and peers to support student • learning Greaterthrough ability toaccess communicate withe-mail, teachers, parents and peersand to communication support to student shared documents student learning through access to student e-mail, shared documents and software. communication software.
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Ensuring systems willsupport supportBring BringYour YourOwn OwnDevice Device Ensuring ourour systems will The school network has been upgraded to ensure we have the best possible network to Over the past three years, the school network has been upgraded to ensure we have the best support BYOD and our school computing resources, providing: possible network to support BYOD and our school computing resources, providing: • Reliable, high-performance Gigabit data connections to every classroom • High-speed managed wireless in every classroom v Reliable, high-performance Gigabit data connections to every classroom v High-speed in everyfrom classroom • A dedicatedmanaged 500mpswireless internet service the Network for Learning v A dedicated 500mps internet service from the Network for Learning
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Which Device?
Which device?
The iPad2 or the iPad Mini (but preferably updated models of these such as an iPad Air or an iPad Mini 2) are the devices we recommend to parents and students for the The iPad2 or above and the iPad Mini are the devices we recommend to parents and students following reasons: for the following reasons:
• Instant on and off capability v Instant on and off capability • High-quality touch screen functionality v High-quality touch screen functionality • Gooddevice devicespeed speed v Good Which device? • Excellent wireless v Excellent wireless connectivity connectivity v Long • Longbattery battery life life The iPad2 or above and the iPad Mini are the devices we recommend to parents and students v ifif reasons: in Robust in aa strong strong case for• theRobust following v Free now included included to to help help with • Free top-class top-class software software now Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, v productivity: Instant on and off capability with productivity: Pages, Numbers, Keynote, v iPhoto, High-quality touch screen functionality iMovie,Garageband Photos, Garageband v Good deviceeducational speed v Excellent apps • v Excellent Excellentwireless educational apps connectivity v Compatibility and connectivity with the school's v Long battery life • Mac Compatibility and connectivity with the school’s desktop computers. v Robust if in a strong case Mac desktop computers. v Teacher familiarity iPadtoashelp a result v Free top-class softwarewith now the included with of • professional Teacher familiarity with thein iPad as a result of development 2014 productivity: Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, professional development iPhoto, Garageband
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“We need to ensure that our students are 21st century learners Digital Citizenship who are capable and responsible digital citizens.” Drumm, The School encourages students to participate WePatrick need to Headmaster ensure that in society as good digital citizens. When using our students are 21st ICT (information and communication technology), students should behave online as century learners who are Digital Citizenship they would in person. capable and responsible The School encourages students to participate in society as good digital citizens. When digital citizens. Elements ofICT digital citizenship are reinforcedtechnology), students should using (information and communication behave online through initiatives inside and outside as several they would in person. the classroom. Elements of digital citizenship are reinforced through several initiatives inside and Dale Burden, Headmaster outside thevalues classroom. Drawing on the and key competencies of the New Zealand Curriculum we can begin Drawing on the values and key competencies of the New Zealand Curriculum we can to define a digital ascitizen someone who: who: begin to definecitizen a digital as someone v v v v v v v v v
• is a confident and capable user of ICT. is a confident and capable user of ICT. • uses ICT to participate in educational, cultural and economic activities. uses ICT to participate in educational, cultural and economic activities. • develops and demonstrates criticalthinking thinking skills skills through develops and demonstrates critical throughICT. ICT. is literate in the language, symbolsand andtexts texts of is• literate in the language, symbols of ICT. ICT. is• aware of challenges presented bybyICT effectively. is aware of challenges presented ICTand andcan canmanage manage them them effectively. relates to others in positive, throughICT. ICT. • relates to others in positive,meaningful meaningful ways ways through demonstrates honesty andand integrity useofofICT. ICT. • demonstrates honesty integrityinintheir their use respects the concepts of privacy and freedom of speech in a digital world. • respectsand the actively concepts promotes of privacy and of digital speech citizenship in a digital world. contributes the freedom values of as defined here. • contributes and actively promotes the values of digital citizenship as defined here.
Further Information For further guidance on BYOD at Mount Albert Grammar School, please consult the Further Information
BYOD section on the school website which is accessible via a link on the Home page at www.mags.school.nz For further guidance on BYOD at Mount Albert Grammar School, please consult the BYOD section on school which isevenings accessible a link Home page at Thethe school will website hold information latervia in the yearon forthe parents and prospective www.mags.school.nz students. Families of enrolled students will be sent a complete guide to BYOD at MAGS.
The school will hold information evenings in July for parents and prospective students. Families of enrolled students will be sent a complete guide to BYOD at MAGS.