CELEBRATING Teaching & Learning
BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL “Currently I have an iPad mini that I bring
to school every day and I find it very useful. You can download textbooks onto it which
is very convenient. Having textbooks inside my device removes the annoying task of
having to always carry a heavy book around all day. Julia Goodnow (Year 8).
“BYOD has improved my learning experience this year at CGGS as I didn’t have to always rely on sending assignments to myself and
putting them on USB drives as I was taking my laptop to and from school instead. This meant that I didn’t lose my assignments.” Emma Robertson (Year 8).
“BYOD was a great advantage this year
and helped with school tasks that I had to complete. Previously I could only do work
and assignments on the school computers or at the home computer, and only if there
was a USB I could use. With my own device I could complete assignments on the bus or anywhere around the school, allowing
me to focus on my learning knowing that my work was complete. It was also handy
when we were required to do in-class tasks and there weren’t enough computers or
Eugenia Stuart films Genevieve Morris, Anneliese Westerburg, Sabah Shehzad as part of their Year 9 Geography class.
laptops for more than one class.” Kristin Chait (Year 9).
classroom under the teacher’s guidance?
“Phones and tablets are easy to use, and very portable. Most students have an internetaccessing device so why not use them in the
expand the topic via the internet without
It’s like having a second teacher on duty to stopping the teacher’s information flow to the class.” Claire Paton (Year 10).
IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Year 6 students began the BYOD program
knowledge: from concept
cyber-safety course and gaining their
e-book creation and digital
in Semester 2, 2013. After completing a
Digital Citizenship Licenses, the students were able to bring in a device of their
choice: Mac or PC laptop, iPad or tablet. The convenience and immediate accessibility of their own devices has certainly saved
precious learning time in the classroom. Personal devices have enabled students
to choose how best to show or share their
maps and animations, to portfolios. We have seen
many wonderful examples of collaboration, creativity and communication with the BYOD program. Alex Galland
YEAR 6 TEACHER
Maddie Pik (Year 6) and Madeleine Bessell-Koprek (Year 6) use their iPads.
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