Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a central part of the vision for Stratford's e-Learning Programme. Ms. O'Kelly explains further.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a central part of the vision for Stratford's e-Learning Programme. This was the conclusion after a lot of research was done by Ms. O'Kelly and Ms. Ivers during this academic year, 2013-2014. The investment in IT infrastructure that Stratford College committed to during the summer of 2013, the roll-out of 100MB Broadband access in January 2014 and student Wi-Fi access in April 2014, has enabled Stratford to implement this cutting-edge technical strategy.
In effect, it means that Stratford College students and staff can bring in any type of Android or Apple mobile device, Windows laptop, ChromeBook or Apple MacBook and connect to the school Wi-Fi. Stratford's e-Learning vision is that the use of mobile devices in the classroom is teacher-led and when they are used in the class it is for research purposes or the creation of digital projects. Students can print wirelessly from their devices.
The weight of schoolbags is an ongoing issue and currently a number of teachers display e-Books in the classroom, enabling students to leave their books at home. With the introduction of this BYOD strategy, e-Books are an important consideration but until the cost of them is significantly cheaper than the printed text books, Stratford College allows parents and guardians to choose whether or not they want to buy them, as directed on the annual school booklists.
Classroom management of mobile devices is a critical aspect to the success of this strategy and currently Stratford College is piloting various classroom management software applications.
Ms. Gordon (Principal)
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