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PeregianSpringsStateSchool 10October2017

Peregian Springs State School

mLearning BYO iPad Program BackgroundSomeparentsaskabouttheevidenceonwhichwearebasingour‘bringyourown’deviceprograms.Researchintotechnologyinclassroomshasbeenconductedoverthelast30yearswiththemostinfluentialanddefinitiveresearchbeingdonebyDrReubenPuentedura.Hisresearchhasshownthatusingtechnologytosupportinstructioninaplannedway(acrossK-12)ratherthanjusthavingchildrenplaylearninggameshasasignificantlyhighereffectonstudentoutcomesthanintroducingtechnologyinlaterschoolingyears.IPadshavebeentrialledinclassroomsaroundAustraliasince2011.ThereisaplethoraofinformationontheInternetaboutthesetrialsandtheirsuccessinincreasingstudentengagement,responsibilityandarangeoflearningoutcomes.Thesetrialsweresosuccessfulthatin2012theDepartmentofEducationinQueenslandprovidedeveryschoolwith10iPadstobeusedwithstudentswithdisabilitiesandlearningdifficulties.OfparticularusetoourschoolistheresearchundertakenbyourownDepartmentandalsothatofVictoriawhereone-to-oneprogramshavebeenimplementedwidelyformanyyears.Thefollowingwebsitesprovidesomereadingonthis,shouldyoubeinterested.• http://education.qld.gov.au/smartclassrooms/documents/enterprise-platform/pdf/ipad-trial.pdf• http://www.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/pubs/ipads-for-learning/2017-ipad-trial• http://cheltenhamps.vic.edu.au/wp-

content/uploads/sites/13/2014/11/iPads_for_learning_In_your_hands_trial_evaluation_report.pdfOurRegionalTechnologyManager(whoisemployedbytheDepartmenttoworkwithschoolstodeveloptheseprograms)alsohasprovidedanumberofresourcestoourSchoolCouncil.TheseareavailableonrequestManyofourteachershavepursuedtheirownfurtherlearningandprofessionaldevelopmentintheuseofdigitaltechnologiesforlearning.OurapproachtotheuseofiPadsandlaptopsinclassroomsistomovestudentsbeyondbeingcontentconsumerstoconstructingtheirownunderstandingsandmovingtoalevelofcontentcreation.Mostresearchpointstothegreatlyincreasedlevelinstudentengagementwhichincludedmorecommunicationbetweenteacherandstudent,developmentofresponsibility,compactedlearningasstudentsmovemorequicklythroughstepsinthecurriculumattheirownpace,andanincreasedqualityintheworkstudentsproduce.Theresearchalsotellsuswhenmobileinitiativesfail,itisduetorelyingontheuseofpre-loadedsoftwarethatmerelyreplacesanexistingactivityintheclassroomandwhengamesforrotelearningofdiscretefactsareused.Theuseofmobiledevicesinclassroomsrequirespedagogicalchangewhereteachersactuallyaltertheirinstructionalpractices.Ourteachershaveandcontinuetobesupportedwithprofessionaldevelopmentandcoachingintheuseofmobiledevicesforlearning.Theirworkisoftenonshowforvisitingeducatorsandmanyofthemregularlyareaskedtoprovideprofessionaldevelopmenttocolleaguesinotherschools.HistoryofBringYourOwn(BYO)DevicesatPeregianSpringsStateSchoolThemLearningBYOProgramhasbeenanon-goingprioritysinceourschool’sinception.Ouraimhasbeentoidentifybestpracticemodelsandtoevaluateifaccesstoapersonally-owneddeviceatschoolandhomehasanimpactonacademicimprovement,engagement,attitudetolearningandonthedevelopmentof21stcenturylearningskills.BYOMacBook(2010–now)DuringTerm32010,weparticipatedinaprojectevaluatingtheadvantagesofastudentpersonalisedlaptopprogram,supportedbyApplewhoprovidedMacBooklaptopsandiPodNanodevicesforstudentsinYears6and7foraperiodoffourweeks.ThistrialinformedtheimplementationofthestudentlaptopprogramatPeregianSpringsStateSchoolwhichcommencedforstudentsinYears5,6and7in2011.ParentswereinvolvedininformationandQ&AsessionswithstaffandlocalApplerepresentatives,tohelpmakeaninformeddecision.


TheBYOMacBookprogramisofferedinallYear5and6classesandisnot-compulsory.Studentswithoutapersonally-ownedMacBookhaveaccesstoabankofsharedschool-ownedMacBooks.Theannualparticipationrateacrossclassesinvolvedinthisprogramsitsataround90%ofstudentshavingaBYOMacBookdailyatschool.BYOiPad(2016–now)ThefirstiPadwasintroducedbyAppleinthemiddleof2010.From2011onwardstheschoolbeganpurchasingiPadsandsettingtheseupinsmallpodsof4whichwereinitiallysharedacrosseachyearlevel.EachsubsequentyearhasseenthepurchaseofmoreiPads,towherewenowhaveatleast4iPadsavailableineachclassroomfromPreptoYear4.Unlikemanyotherschools,wehavetakenourtimetoevaluatethesedevicesandtheiruseaslearning,collaborativeandcreativetools,anditwasnotuntilTerm32015thatwebeganworkingtowardsoffering1:1BYOiPadclasses.In2016weinstitutedourfirstBYOiPadclasses–oneinPrep,twoinYear3andtwoinYear4.In2017,wehavetwoBYOiPadclassesineachofPrep,Year1andYear4.In2018,wewillofferBYOiPadclassesinPrep(2–3classes);Year1(3classes);Year2(3classes);andYear3(inanyclass).BYOiPadwillcommencein2019inallYear4classes.StaffReadinessTeachersandschoolleadershaveattended,participatedinandprovidedmanyprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiessince2010,topreparethemtoworkinthewaysofthe21stCenturyLearner;toembracebothdigitalandnon-digitalwaysofteachingandlearning;andtochoosethebestfitpedagogyandtoolforthetaskandeachindividuallearnerintheirclass.Thishasincludedsignificantprofessionallearningonestablishingone-to-oneenvironmentbestpractice,includingintensivepracticums,on-sitevisitstolocalandinterstateschoolsofferingaone-to-oneprogram,accessinglatestresearcharoundpersonalisedlearningwithmobiledevices(iPads,laptopsetc),attendanceatstate,nationalandinternationalconferencesandmasterclasses.Severalofourteachershavewonawardsand/orspokenatconferencesdemonstratingtheirhighlevelofknowledgeandunderstandingofthepedagogiesrequiredintheareaofICTintegrationintheclassroom.ManyothernewandestablishedschoolsfromacrossQueenslandhavecomeandvisitedourschooltoseeourteachersandstudentsinactionwithiPadsandMacBooks.Asaschoolwerunourownin-houseconferences;buildcross-yearlevelnetworks;providetimeforteacherstovisiteachothers’classrooms;andprovidein-classcoachingandmentoringopportunitiesthroughoureLearningcoachesandotherkeystaff,tosharethevaluableknowledgeamongstourstaff.Wearealsooftenvisitedbyteachersandschoolleadersfromotherschoolswhoarelookingtoimplementorexpandtheirprograms.Ourteachersandstudentsalwaysrelishtheseopportunitiestosharetheirenthusiasmandknowledge,andusetheinformationgainedandsharetoreflectonandimprovetheirownclassroompracticeutilizingarangeofICTdevices.AllofourteachersareatadifferentstageintheirjourneyofeffectiveintegrationofICT,andeachwillcontinuetobesupportedtoidentifytheirownlearninggoalsinthisareaandtorefinetheirpractice.WhyAppledevices?Manyparentsaskuswhywedon’tusecheapertabletsorthosewithopen-sourcecode,insteadof‘expensive’Appledevices.ThefocusinourmLearningprogram,asinallprogramsinourschool,isonlearningandteaching.Usingonlyonebrandofdevice(i.e.Apple)allowsustostreamlineourtechnicalsupportandgivesstaffmoreconfidencetotroubleshoottheoccasionalglitch.ItalsoallowsTeacherstoplanandteachallstudentsatonceusingonesetofapps,ratherthanspendingtimeplanningdifferentlessonsforstudentsusingdifferentdevicesanddifferentapps.Theresearchwehavedonesince2010andtheadvicewecontinuetoreceiveisthatforprimaryschoolchildrenitisbesttobespecificandhaveonlyonetypeofcomputerortabletintheclassroom.Thislimitstheamountoftechnicalandsoftwaresupportteacherswouldhavetogivestudentswhoarejuststartingoutwithpersonaldevices.It’sonlywhenstudentsgettothelateryearsofsecondaryschool(e.g.Years10,11and12)andhave


advancedskillswhichenablethemtomanagetheirdeviceswithoutteacherintervention,thataprogramofbringinganydevicetoschoolcanbeimplementedwithoutdisruptinglearning.AllstudentsaccessanduseAppleMaccomputersandiPadsatthisschool.WedonotuseanyWindows-basedcomputersinclassroomsorforstudentuse.Assuch,theschooldoesnotprovideanysupportforWindows-basedcomputersortheirprograms.TeachersuseandprovideinstructioninthesuiteofsoftwarethatcomeswithanAppleMacorAppleiPad.Thekeysoftware(Keynote,Pages,Numbers,iMovie,Garageband)thatcomeswithAppledevicesisusuallyfreeandisuserfriendlyandeasyforanyonetonegotiate.WindowscomputersandothertabletscanbeusedathomebuttheyarenotusedforlearningatPeregianSpringsStateSchool.ThelongevityofAppledevicesisalsoakeyfactorinourcontinueduseofthem.Whilstonthesurfacetheymayappearmoreexpensiveinitially,thefactthattheyusuallyoutlastallothernon-Appledevicesbyanumberofyearsmakesthemmorecost-effectiveinthelongrun.WereceivestrongsupportforourprogramsfromAppleandtheirrelatededucationalandtechnicalservices.AppleandtheirdevelopersarecontinuallyupdatingtheiriOS(operatingsystem)andapps,toensurethatappledevicesarevirtuallyvirusfree.Theseupdatesalsocontinuetointroducenewfeatures.TheupcomingiOS11updatewillforthefirsttimeincludea‘Files’app,whichwillallowuserstobrowse,searchandorganisetheirfilesinoneplace.https://www.apple.com/au/ios/ios-11-preview/ExpansionTimelineFrom2018weplantooffermorestudentsacrossPrep–Year3theopportunitytobringtheirown(BYO)iPadtoschoolforlearningeachday.From2019,wehopetobeabletoofferallstudentsinPrep-Year4classestheopportunitytoBYOiPad.Seetimelinesbelow.

2017(thisyear) 2018(nextyear) 2019Prep 2BYOiPadClasses

4noniPadClasses2BYOiPadClasses3-4noniPadClasses*

2-3BYOiPadClasses2-3noniPadClasses

Year1 2BYOiPadClasses4noniPadClasses

3BYOiPadClasses3nonBYOiPadClasses*

BYOiPadavailableinallYear1classes

Year2 7noniPadClasses 3BYOiPadClasses3nonBYOiPadClasses*


Year3 2classeswithaccessto1:2sharedschool-ownediPads4noniPadClasses

BYOiPadavailableinallYear3classes*


Year4 2BYOiPadClasses5classeswithaccessto1:2or1:3sharedschool-ownediPads

NOBYOIPAD**Allclassestoaccessschool-ownediPadsin1:2or1:3situation


Year5 BYOMacBookavailableinallclasses(ashasbeenthecasesincethemLearningprogram’sinceptionin2011)Year6

*All‘noniPad’classeswillhaveaccesstoasetof4–6sharedschool-ownediPadsineachclass.OnceayearlevelisofferingBYOiPadacrossallclasses,studentswithouttheirowniPadwillalsohaveaccesstosharedschool-ownediPads(andschoolMacBooks)whenneededfortheirlearning,butthiswillnotbealldayeveryday.**PleasenotethatduetoourmLearningPrograminYear5and6beingBYOMacBook,wewillnotbeaskingstudentsinYear4in2018toBYOiPad.Instead,allYear4classesin2018willhaveaccesstoschool-ownediPadsineithera1:2or1:3situation.ParentEducationsessionsInTerm32017,webeganconductingsomeParentEducationsessionsonallmannerofiPad(andMacBook)functions,includingsomekeyappsstudentsandteachersuse.ParentsarewelcometobookintothesesessionsthroughtheQuicklinkonthehomepageofourschoolwebsite.https://peregianspringsss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx


MinimumSpecificationsforBYOiPadsItisrecommendedthatstudentswhochoosetoBYOiPadatPeregianSpringsStateSchoolhaveaminimumof9.7”iPadAir2,with64Gbcapacity.Seebelowforfurtherdetails.

iPadName Year ModelNumber(Wifimodelonly) Allowed

iPad(5thGen) 2017 A1822 YESiPadPro12.9”/10.5” 2017 A1670,A1701 YESiPadPro9.7” 2016 A1673 YESiPadPro12.9” 2015 A1584 YESiPadAir2 Late2014 A1566 YESiPadAir 2013–2014 A1474 YES*(batterycapacitymay

bedegraded,duetoage)iPadMini All All NOiPad(4thGen) 2012 A1458 NOiPad(3rdGen) 2012 A1416 NOiPad2 2011 A1395 NOiPad(original) 2010 A1219 NOScreensize Minimum:9.7”screen

Tobeabletomakeefficientuseoftheirdevicewhencollaborating,sharingandparticularlywhenusingtheon-screenkeyboardBYOiPadsmustbeatleasta9.7”iPad.Asinpreviousyears,iPadMinisarenotpermitted,astheydonotmeetthisspecification.Thisisalsoarequirementforus,asaNAPLANOnlinetrialschoolin2018.

iOS(OperatingSystem)

Minimum:iOS11(releasedinSeptember2017)Student’siPadsshouldalwayshavethelatestiOSinstalled.Applereleasesfreeupdatestothisseveraltimesayear.From2018,allBYOiPadsshouldberunningiOS11(releasedinSeptember2017),asitincludesthenew‘Files’app,allowinguserstobrowse,searchandorganisetheirfilesinoneplace.Also,asaNAPLANOnlinetrialschoolin2018,alliPadsmustberunningoniOS11.https://www.apple.com/au/ios/ios-11-preview/

Capacity Minimum:64GbOncestudentsstarttotakephotos,makemoviesandslideshowssmallercapacityiPadsfillupveryquickly.PleaseremoveasmuchpersonaldataandappsfromtheiPad.

Cellular/3G NO3G/CellularallowedBYOiPadsmusthavetheSIMcardremovedbeforethedevicecomestoschool.Thisallowsthestudenttoonlyconnecttotheinternetthroughtheschool’scentrallymanagedfilteringsystem,whilstatschool.

AirDrop YES,BYOiPadsmustbeabletouseAirDrop,whichallowsfastandreliablesharingofdocumentsbetweenstudentsandteachers,andtheabilitytosharethestudentsworkontodataprojectorsetc.*iPad2s(2011–2014),iPad3rdgeneration(2012),iPad4thgeneration(2012–2016)areunabletoAirDrop,

Connector LightningconnectorCase YES,asturdycasethatprovidesprotectiontothebackandfrontoftheiPadisamust.AppsAppStore

• Removeallpersonalbanking,finance,shopping,messaging,socialmediaandnonschool-relatedapps• Considerthebooks,music,videosandphotographsarestoredontheiPadanddelete/removeanyof

theseasyoufeelnecessary• DonotsaveyourcreditcardinthesettingsintheAppStore• SignoutoftheAppStoreorsetupFamilySharingbeforetheiPadcomestoschool.(Ahelpsheeton

settingupFamilySharingwillbeonourwebsitesoon.)• AnApplistwillbesenttoyouattheendoftheyearandtheseappsmustbedownloadedathomeprior

tothestartoftheschoolyearUnsuitableBYOiPads

• iPadMini–alliterations- unsuitableduetosmallscreensize- somemodelsusingold30-pindockconnector- unabletoruniOS10or11- inabilitytoAirDrop

• iPad2,iPad3rdand4thgeneration(2011-2016)- unabletoruniOS10or11- inabilitytoAirDrop- 30-pindockconnector- batterylifelikelytobedegradeddueto

ageofiPadTocheckwhatmodelaniPadis,turnitoverandlookforthemodelnumber,Athen4numbers(e.g.A9876).OrlookinSettings>General>Aboutandscrolldowntomodelnumber.Thencheckthiswebsite:https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201471


Peregian Springs State School

mLearning P – 3 BYO iPad Program 2018 Frequently Asked Questions

Updated 10 October 2017

DoIhavetobuymychildaniPad?Isthiscompulsory?No,thepurchaseofaniPadisnotcompulsory.Itisuptofamiliestodecide.WillmychildbedisadvantagediftheyarenotinaBYOiPadclass?No.Allotherclasseshaveaccesstoschool-ownediPadsfortheirlearningprograms.Thedifferenceisthatthesewillbesharedbetweenstudentsandclasses,andstudentsaren’tabletobringthemhome.HowmanyBYOiPadclasseswilltherebein2018?

• Prep–twoorthreeBYOiPadclasses• Year1–threeBYOiPadclasses(includingstudentsfromPrepARandPrepAin2017)• Year2–threeBYOiPadclasses(includingstudentsfrom1Fand1Win2017)• Year3–BYOiPadavailableinallYear3classes,andcanbringaniPadthatmeetsspecificationsatany

timeduring2018.• Year5and6classeswillcontinuetobeBYOMacBook

Whyaren’tthereanyBYOiPadclassesinYear4in2018?TherewillnotbeBYOiPadclassesinYear4in2018.AsourYear5and6mLearningprogramisforMacBooks,wedon’twantparentsoutlayingoneyearforaniPadandthenextforaMacBook,iftheychoosetoparticipateinourmLearningBYOprograms.Year4classesin2018willmakehighleveluseofschool-ownediPads.BYOiPadwillcommenceinYear4in2019,withstudentswhohadbeguntoBYOiPadinYear3during2018.WhataboutstudentswhoareinBYOiPadclassesinPrepandYear1thisyear?StudentswhoareinPreporYear1BYOiPadclassesin2017willcontinueintoBYOiPadclassesin2018.Whathappensin2019?StudentswhoareinthePrep–Year3BYOiPadclassesin2018,willhavetheoptiontokeepbringingtheiriPadtoschoolforlearningin2019,unlessotherwiseadvised.Canmychilduseadifferenttablet,insteadofaniPad?No.TheiPadistheonlytablettobeusedforBYOatPeregianSpringsStateSchool.ThefocusinourmLearningprogram,asinallprogramsinourschool,isonlearningandteaching.Usingonlyonebrandofdevice(i.e.Apple)allowsustostreamlineourtechnicalsupportandgivesstaffmoreconfidencetotroubleshoottheoccasionalglitch.ItalsoallowsTeacherstoplanandteachallstudentsatonceusingonesetofapps,ratherthanspendingtimeplanningdifferentlessonsforstudentsusingdifferentdevicesanddifferentapps.HowwilltheBYOiPadclassesbeformed?TheBYOiPadclassesareformedinthesamewayasourotherclasses.Therewillbeabalanceofgenderandacademiclevels,aswellastakingintoaccountfriendshipgroups.SupportandextensionforstudentswithdiverselearningneedswillbeprovidedinthesamemannerforBYOiPadclasses,asfornon-iPadclasses.ParentsofstudentsnotalreadyinaBYOiPadclassin2017,whoareenteringPrep,Year1and2in2018shouldcompleteanExpressionofInterestform.WhatistheExpressionofInterestformfor?FamiliesofstudentsnotinaPreporYear1BYOiPadclassesin2017,wereofferedtheopportunitytocompleteanExpressionofInterestformfortheirchildtobeincludedinaBYOiPadclassforYear1and2in2018.ExpressionsofInterestforthosestudentshavehavenowclosed.FamiliesenrollingtheirstudentintoPrepfor2018havetheopportunitytocompletanExpressionofInterestfortheirchildtobeconsideredforinclusioninaPrepBYOiPadclassin2018.Parentshaveuntil27Octobertocompletethissurvey.


PLEASEDONOTBUYANIPADNOW,waituntiltheschoolnotifiesyouthatyourchildhasbeenincludedinaBYOiPadclassfor2018.WhoneedstocompleteanExpressionofInterestform?

• FamiliesenrollingstudentsinPrepin2018shouldcompleteanExpressionofInterestformandreturnittotheofficebyFriday27October.

• FamiliesofstudentscurrentlyinPreporYear1,whowouldliketheirchildtoBYOiPadin2018,shouldhavealreadycompletedtheExpressionofInterest,asthishasnowclosedfortheseyearlevels.

• IfyourchildisalreadyinaBYOiPadclassthentheywillcontinueintoaBYOiPadclassin2018,soaformdoesnotneedtobecompleted.

• CurrentYear2studentsdonotneedtocompleteanExpressionofInterestform,asstudentswillbeabletoBYOiPadinanyYear3classin2018.

WhenwillIknowifmychildhasbeenincludedinaBYOiPadclass?WeareaimingtonotifycurrentcurrentPrepandYear1familiesbytheendofOctober;andfuturePrepfamiliesbythemiddleofNovember.Thiswillgiveyouenoughtimetopurchasethecorrectbooklistandgetorganisedreadyforthe2018schoolyear.WilltherebeadifferentbooklistforstudentsintheBYOiPadclasses?Yes.ABYOiPadClassbooklistwillbedistributedtofamilies.Itusuallycontainslessbooks,butstillhassimilarotherstationeryrequirements,includingpencils,textas,glueetc.IwillhavemorethanonechildinPrep–Year3nextyear.CantheyshareaniPad?No,thiswouldbeverydifficult.Aone-to-oneprogrammeansthatonechildneedstheiPadmostofthetime.SharingoneiPadacrossclassesbetweenfamilymemberswouldbequiteimpractical.ItisbestforfamilieswhohavedecidedtopurchaseaiPad,tomakeitavailableatschoolfortheuseofonechild(perhapstheeldest),andtheotherchild/renuseaschool-ownediPadwhentheyareavailableintheclassroom.HowmuchtimewillstudentsspendontheiPadeachday?Thiswillvaryfromclasstoclass,andactivitytoactivity.AswithallICTdevicesinourschool,studentsareencouragedtousethebesttoolforthetaskathand.ItwouldbeveryrareforstudentstobeusinganiPadforanentireschoolday.WhowillusetheiPad?Yourchildwillbe‘incharge’oftheirowniPad.Therewillbeoccasionswheretheywillbeworkingcollaborativelywithotherstudentsonparticulartasks,whichmayinvolveotherstudentsusingtheiriPad.Thishoweverwillbeaspartofacollaborativetaskandyourchildwillremain‘incharge’ofandwiththeiriPadatalllearningtimes.TheirclassteacherwillalsoaccesstheiriPadattimes,tochecksettings,installedappsortheirschoolwork.Whatabouthandwriting,spellingandmaths?Studentswillstillspendtimedevelopingtheirhandwritingasthisisanessentialskilltoparticipateandcommunicateintheworld.Theywillcompletemanytasks,includingMaths,usingpaperandpencil.Theywillfurtherdeveloptheirskillsineditingandproofreading,byaccessingandlearningtounderstandthespell-checkfeatureontheiPad.Attimes,teachersmayinstructthemtoturnthisfeatureoffaswell.IstheassessmentthesameinaniPadclass?Yes.StudentsusingBYOiPadswillhavethesameassessmentasallotherstudents.However,theymaybeabletodemonstratetheirlearninginadifferentwaythroughusingtheiriPad.Willstudentsstillbelearninghandwriting?Yes.AspartoftheAustralianCurriculum:English,handwritingistaughtfromPrep–Year6.Handwritingisstilltaughtaswebelievethatchildreninprimaryschoolneedtocontinuetodeveloptheirhandwritingandfinemotorskills,andthisisincludedinlearningprograms.


WhenshouldIbuyaniPad?AfteryouhavebeennotifiedthatyourchildhasbeenacceptedintoaBYOiPadclass.AllAppsneedtobedownloadedandtheiPadneedstobereadyforthefirstdayofschool,22January2018.ManyiPadsthatfamiliesownmaybesuitabletoBYO.CheckthetablebelowfortheminimumrequirementsonBYOiPadsatPeregianSpringsStateSchool.MinimumSpecificationsforBYOiPadsItisrecommendedthatstudentswhochoosetoBYOiPadatPeregianSpringsStateSchoolhaveaminimumof9.7”iPadAir2,with64Gbcapacity.Seebelowforfurtherdetails.

iPadName Year ModelNumber(Wifimodelonly) Allowed

iPad(5thGen) 2017 A1822 YESiPadPro12.9”/10.5” 2017 A1670,A1701 YESiPadPro9.7” 2016 A1673 YESiPadPro12.9” 2015 A1584 YESiPadAir2 Late2014 A1566 YESiPadAir 2013–2014 A1474 YES*(batterycapacitymay

bedegraded,duetoage)iPadMini All All NOiPad(4thGen) 2012 A1458 NOiPad(3rdGen) 2012 A1416 NOiPad2 2011 A1395 NOiPad(original) 2010 A1219 NOScreensize Minimum:9.7”screen

Tobeabletomakeefficientuseoftheirdevicewhencollaborating,sharingandparticularlywhenusingtheon-screenkeyboardBYOiPadsmustbeatleasta9.7”iPad.Asinpreviousyears,iPadMinisarenotpermitted,astheydonotmeetthisspecification.Thisisalsoarequirementforus,asaNAPLANOnlinetrialschoolin2018.

iOS(OperatingSystem)

Minimum:iOS11(releasedinSeptember2017)Student’siPadsshouldalwayshavethelatestiOSinstalled.Applereleasesfreeupdatestothisseveraltimesayear.From2018,allBYOiPadsshouldberunningiOS11(releasedinSeptember2017),asitincludesthenew‘Files’app,allowinguserstobrowse,searchandorganisetheirfilesinoneplace.Also,asaNAPLANOnlinetrialschoolin2018,alliPadsmustberunningoniOS11.https://www.apple.com/au/ios/ios-11-preview/

Capacity Minimum:64GbOncestudentsstarttotakephotos,makemoviesandslideshowssmallercapacityiPadsfillupveryquickly.PleaseremoveasmuchpersonaldataandappsfromtheiPad.

Cellular/3G NO3G/CellularallowedBYOiPadsmusthavetheSIMcardremovedbeforethedevicecomestoschool.Thisallowsthestudenttoonlyconnecttotheinternetthroughtheschool’scentrallymanagedfilteringsystem,whilstatschool.

AirDrop YES,BYOiPadsmustbeabletouseAirDrop,whichallowsfastandreliablesharingofdocumentsbetweenstudentsandteachers,andtheabilitytosharethestudentsworkontodataprojectorsetc.*iPad2s(2011–2014),iPad3rdgeneration(2012),iPad4thgeneration(2012–2016)areunabletoAirDrop,

Connector LightningconnectorCase YES,asturdycasethatprovidesprotectiontothebackandfrontoftheiPadisamust.AppsAppStore

• Removeallpersonalbanking,finance,shopping,messaging,socialmediaandnonschool-relatedapps• Considerthebooks,music,videosandphotographsarestoredontheiPadanddelete/removeanyof

theseasyoufeelnecessary• DonotsaveyourcreditcardinthesettingsintheAppStore• SignoutoftheAppStoreorsetupFamilySharingbeforetheiPadcomestoschool.(Ahelpsheeton

settingupFamilySharingwillbeonourwebsitesoon.)• AnApplistwillbesenttoyouattheendoftheyearandtheseappsmustbedownloadedathomeprior

tothestartoftheschoolyearUnsuitableBYOiPads

• iPadMini–alliterations- unsuitableduetosmallscreensize- somemodelsusingold30-pindockconnector- unabletoruniOS10or11- inabilitytoAirDrop

• iPad2,iPad3rdand4thgeneration(2011-2016)- unabletoruniOS10or11- inabilitytoAirDrop- 30-pindockconnector- batterylifelikelytobedegradeddueto

ageofiPad


CanmychildbringaniPadMinitoschool?No,theiPadMiniisnotallowed.Thescreensizeisfartosmalltobeaproductivetoolforlearning.Seetheminimumrequirements(above)forfurtherinformation.CanmychildbringaniPadProtoschool?AniPadProisnotnecessaryandquiteabitmoreexpensiveandheavierthanastandardiPad.IfparentsprefertopurchaseaniPadPro,thenthatisuptothem.AstandardiPad,runningiOS11,ismorethanenough.WealreadyhaveaniPad.HowdoweknowwhatmodeltheiPadis?TurnyouriPadoverandlookforthemodelnumber,Athen4numbers(e.g.A9876).OrlookinSettings>General>Aboutandscrolldowntomodelnumber.Thencheckthiswebsite:https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201471WhatAppsdoestheiPadneedtohave?FamilieswillbesentalistofrequiredAppstobedownloadedontotheiPadbeforeitcomestoschoolin2018.TherewillalsobeinformationsenttofamilieswithregardstosettingupFamilySharing.Whycan’twesendoldermodelsofiPads?AllBYOiPadsmustbeabletouseiOS11.OlderiPadsthatcannotruniOS11donotallowmanyfeatures/functionsthatstudentsandteachersuseeveryday,suchasAirDropandSiri.OneofthekeyfeaturesofthenewiOS11isthe‘Files’app,whichwillenableuserstobrowse,searchandorganisetheirfilesinoneplace.InthefutureourstudentswillbeusingiPadstocompleteNAPLANOnline,andiOS11istheminimumspecificationforthis.MoreinformationoniOS11https://www.apple.com/au/ios/ios-11-preview/Aswell,duetotheiragemanyolderiPadswillhaveashorterbatterylifethannewerones,andhencemaynotlastthefullschoolday.CanIsenda32gbmodeltoschoolformychildtouse?Itispreferredthatstudentshaveataminimumof64GbofstorageontheiriPads.Theoperatingsystem(iOS)andappstakeupquiteabitofthatstoragespacetostartwith.Thenwhenstudentsbegintoaddtheirownfiles,pictures,movies,audiorecordings,fromexperience32GbiPadsbecomefullveryquickly.WherecanIbuyaniPadfrom?ParentscanpurchaseaniPadfromanyAppleStoreorAppleReseller.Theschooldoesnothaveanyarrangementswithaparticularsupplier.YoumaybeabletogetEducation/StudentpricingthroughAppleStoresorAppleonline.PleasewaittobenotifiedthatyourchildisinaBYOiPadclassforP-2.WillmychildbeabletochargetheiriPadatschool?Generallyspeaking,no.StudentsshouldmakesuretheiriPadhasafullchargeatthestartoftheday.Bymakingsurethatunnecessaryappsareclosed,astaticwallpaperisusedandthatpowersavingsettingsareinplace,studentscanusuallygetafullschooldayoutoftheiriPad.Therearecertaintimes,inanemergency,whereifthebatteryhasrunoutonastudent’siPad,theirteachermayallowthemtousetheirchargerinordertoretrieveanecessaryfile.Willthechildrenbelearningtotouchtypeinclass?Theschooldoesn’thaveanyplanstoteachstudentstotouchtype.Althoughitisafantastictechnicalskilltohave,manystudentshavealreadydevelopedtheirowntypingstyle,fromusingdevicessincetheywerequiteyoung.Teacherswillworkwithstudentsonaspectsofkeyboardawareness.TherearemanyfreeAppsandwebsitesthatParentscansetupwiththeirchildtouseathometoimprovetheirkeyboardproficiencies.HowaretheiPadsstoredduringthedaywhentheyaren’tbeingused?Aretheysafe?TeachersprovidesecurestorageforBYOiPadsduringtheschoolday.IfastudentaccidentallylefttheirBYOiPadintheclassroomattheendoftheday,theteacherwillsecureitsafelyovernightandnotifyparents.WhataboutInternetsafety?Whatdoestheschooldoaboutcybersafety?EducationQueenslandmaintainsstrictfiltersonallschoolnetworksacrossthestate.AllteacherscloselysuperviseallcomputerandiPadusageintheclassroomandguidestudentsastowheretheycangoonthe


Internet.AspartofbeinganeSmartaccreditedschool,classteachersimplementtheschool’sCybersafetyPrograminallyearlevels.PartofthisprogramteachesstudentswhattodoiftheyfeelunsafeontheInternet,includinghowtoscreenshotoffensivematerial.Italsopaysspecificattentiontothesharingofpersonalinformationonline.InolderyearlevelsstudentsalsohaveaccesstoourPSSSConcernICTreportingsite,iftheyhaveconcernsaboutcyberbullyingorotherunsafeonlinebehaviourstheymayexperience.WhichcaseshouldIbuy?SomeofthestrongcasesourcurrentstudentshaveontheirBYOiPadsaresimilartotheonebelow.Itisuptoparentstodecidewhichcasewillbebestfortheirchild.

SafegripRuggedCasewww.buzzcases.com.au

ToughGripperwww.casebuddy.com.au

www.mycasecovers.com.au

ShockwaveIIToughcasewww.casebuddy.com.au

iPadAirHeavyDutyCasewww.littlesun.com.au

KooshCaseswww.buzzcases.com.au

Whichclasses/yearlevelswillhaveBYOiPadavailablenextyearin2018?From2018weplantooffermorestudentsacrossPrep–Year3theopportunitytobringtheirown(BYO)iPadtoschoolforlearningeachday.From2019,wehopetobeabletoofferallstudentsinPrep-Year4classestheopportunitytoBYOiPad.Seetimelinesbelow.

2017(thisyear) 2018(nextyear) 2019Prep 2BYOiPadClasses

4noniPadClasses2BYOiPadClasses3-4noniPadClasses*

2-3BYOiPadClasses2-3noniPadClasses

Year1 2BYOiPadClasses4noniPadClasses

3BYOiPadClasses3nonBYOiPadClasses*


Year2 7noniPadClasses 3BYOiPadClasses3nonBYOiPadClasses*


Year3 2classeswith1:2sharedschool-ownediPads4noniPadClasses

BYOiPadavailableinallYear3classes*


Year4 2BYOiPadClasses5classeswithaccessto1:2or1:3sharedschool-ownediPads

NOBYOIPAD**Allclassestoaccessschool-ownediPadsin1:2or1:3situation

BYOiPadavailableinallYear4classes(forstudentswhobegantoBYOiPadinYear2in2018)

Year5 BYOMacBookavailableinallclasses(ashasbeenthecasesincethemLearningprogram’sinceptionin2011)Year6

*All‘noniPad’classeswillhaveaccesstoasetof4–6sharedschool-ownediPadsineachclass.OnceayearlevelisofferingBYOiPadacrossallclasses,studentswithouttheirowniPadwillalsohaveaccesstosharedschool-ownediPads(andschoolMacBooks)whenneededfortheirlearning,butthiswillnotbealldayeveryday.**PleasenotethatduetoourmLearningPrograminYear5and6beingBYOMacBook,wewillnotbeaskingstudentsinYear4in2018toBYOiPad.Instead,allYear4classesin2018willhaveaccesstoschool-ownediPadsineithera1:2or1:3situation.