BYOD

Digital Learning Vision as a BYOD School

Students and staff are independent digital learners and thinkers. They strive to do their personal best by making the appropriate learning choices and selecting the relevant tools and digital content to enhance authentic learning through the use of teaching and learning inquiry. For our vision statements and goals to be sustained we as teachers, plan for authentic learning experiences that use technologies that promote problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and higher-order thinking. Students can personalise, interact with, present, share and create content, and reflect on their learning and the learning of others.

Students can bring a device to school to assist in their learning.  Students are fully responsible for the care of their device while at school. The devices are to be used for learning and students are expected to act as good digital citizens and abide by the Student and User Agreements.

Our fast internet connection has assisted us as a blended learning school, with devices used by all students when deemed useful for learning. Included with this is a robust filtering system via N4L (Network for Learning)

Student User Agreement Key Expectations

We want our school to be a place that is safe and friendly, where we can learn, play and explore. To do this, we need everyone to choose safe, careful, and fair ways of using devices and online spaces.  

As a digital citizen, this means we will:

Digital literacy is the ability to understand and fully participate in the digital world and is fundamental to digital citizenship. It is the combination of technical and social skills that enable a person to be successful and safe in the information age.

Pukekohe East School uses Seesaw as a digital platform promoting student engagement which enables students to share their learning with family and other students via a safe and easy-to-use app that can be used on any device. We also use Google Workspace for Years 5-6, including Google Classroom. 


Devices such as iPads, Samsung tablets and laptops or Chromebooks are suitable for bringing to school. iPads are generally used in the junior classes. We have computers available at school but encourage students to have their own devices.  Ultimately it is the family's choice as to what device they use.

Digital Device School Expectations

To enhance the learning opportunities provided we expect all students to:

Blending the use of digital devices in classroom programmes enables teachers to tailor learning to the individual learner. There is still pencil and paper and students are not sitting in front of screens all day, a common misconception. Digital learning enables a connected approach to learning, placing control and agency of learning in the hands of learners so that access to the curriculum is ubiquitous and no longer constrained by time and place. 

Ubiquitous learning means… learning anywhere, anytime, using any device.


Pukekohe East School is  BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) School.  For more information please contact the school office 09 2388708.