BYOD Information for Parents and Students

• Classrooms reflect the academic and work environment of students’ futures.
• Students access, contribute to and collaborate on enriched learning resources in the classroom.
• There is a seamless environment between home and school.

2018 - 2019

Information:

• In 2019 Macleans College will be in the fourth year of a 5 year plan to integrate eLearning across all year levels through the BYOD programme.
• All students, Years 9 - 13, will be expected to bring a personal IT device to school every day - see later for information regarding device recommendations.
• Year 13 students have been included in this expectation since current educational practice means that all students will get the best out of their classroom experiences by bringing a device to the classroom.
• All students are required to sign the Responsible Use Policy. Year 9 students and new students at other levels sign the RUP as part of the enrolment procedure. Year 10 - 13 students have signed previously.
• By signing the Responsible Use Policy, every student acknowledges that they have read, understood and will abide by this policy while using any computing device at school. This document is on the Macleans Website -> Student Life -> My Tools -> Responsible Use Policy.
• A suitable device is a laptop or chromebook. Model/brand is the student’s/parent’s choice - see later for information regarding device recommendations.
• The College will make the Macleans Guest network available to all students.
• Responsibilities regarding connection of the device, security, insurance, damage or repairs are covered by the above mentioned policies which can be viewed on the website.  Macleans College Responsible Use Policy
• The device must be brought to school each day fully charged and is expected to have a minimum charge life of 6 hours.
• Devices can be used outside of class time in supervised areas as stated in the Responsible Use Policy, provided the students comply with every aspect of the above mentioned user agreement.
• Parents are free to make their own choice regarding purchase, insurance and maintenance of the device. For those families who would like help with this, the College has secured the assistance of commercial providers who will make information regarding choice and options for purchase, insurance and maintenance available to parents. This advice will remain independent of Macleans College.
• BYOD information, including recommended devices and commercial provider services, is available via the ‘BYOD’ link on the Macleans Website under ‘Student Link’.

*Personal IT Device means the same thing as the current term BYOD

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