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Parent iPad Information Session
Designed by: • Brett Wood – eLearning Co-ordinator• Paul Bennett - Principal
For families new to the Bring Your Own iPad scheme
History In 2013 after much research and
community consultation, St. Brigid’s implemented a Bring Your Own iPad Program in for our Year 3 to 7 students.
In 2014 it was decided that Year 2 students would have the opportunity to participate and bring their iPads in for 1 day of each week.
iPad Program The iPad program is a voluntary
program in which students can bring their iPads into school as a tool to assist their learning.
Over 70% of our students in Year 3 to 7 participate in the program.
School iPads are available for students who do not have their own iPads
Why iPads Flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere Ability to personalise and customise
learning Portability Affordability Ability for teachers to differentiate based
on students’ needs Ability to record audio and to shoot photos Full-day power Easier to create and share content
PEACE Model P Personalised Learning E Engagement A Accessibility C Collaboration and Creativity E Education
Acceptable Usage Policy St. Brigid’s Catholic School provides
children with access to several different technology devices. As such we have an Acceptable Usage Policy which can be accessed at our website at the below link or from our Front Office.
http://www.stbrigids.catholic.edu.au/teaching-and-learning/volume-purchasing-program/1-to-1-digital-information-
Cybersafety Cybersafety is an important aspect of
our curriculum and is taught at all year levels.
We also work with our students on the importance of being responsible digital citizens
We highly recommend families visit the following weblink about Cybersafety.
http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/
Required Applications Below are our list of core apps that
students are required to haveApplication Image
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Keynote
Book Creator
Explain Everything
iMovie
Garageband
PuppetPals
Dragon Dictation
MindMeister
Non Core Applications There may be other applications
which are required at various times by year level teams. These will have been approved for their educational value.
At present the list of approved non-core applications includes: Skitch, PicCollage, iOverlay, Numbers, Prezi, My Script Calculator, Maths Dictionary, Noteability, Nearpod and Popplet Lite
Further information Please do not hesitate to get in touch
with Brett, Paul or your child’s class teacher if you have any questions about the iPad program.
