Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Woodland Grove Primary School has seamlessly integrated iPads into the classroom environment since 2017. The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative commenced with Year 4 students in 2019, and now extends to all students from Year 4 to Year 6. It is asked for all Year 4 to Year 6 students are to attend school each day with their own iPad. Please note the following important points:
- The iPad provided MUST be blank and consent must be given to prepare it on school site; see below for more information (Please label with student name and block/ classroom).
- The iPad provided must NOT have a passcode on it and remain that way for the entirety of the year.
- Purchasing an iPad can be done so from a trusted Apple Reseller.
- The iPad cost is in addition to normal school fees and charges.
It is critical that parents support their child’s learning by ensuring the iPad is sent to school each day and is fully charged.
Families with iPads will join our Mobile Device Management program (JAMF), ensuring all required apps are provided and regularly updated. This process enables your child and the teacher to make the most use of the device both at school and at home.
Digital technologies are increasingly transforming the way we work, live, learn and play, offering new opportunities better tailoring educational choices, and unprecedented access to services and resources. Social media, online games, multimedia, cloud computing, inter-operable systems and mobile learning have become a pervasive and necessary part of everyday life.
Mobile devices, such as iPads, and their associated apps can be used in educational settings as an annotation tool; to enable creation and composition; facilitate social networking; and provide rich tools to capture and edit video, audio and images. The portability, flexibility, and natural intuitive interfaces make tablets ideal devices for students to develop skills, such as creativity, innovation, communication and collaboration.
Why iPads?
iPad and Apple Mac programs are now common across WA schools. Woodland Grove Primary School is at the beginning stages of this program and each year our program will develop to a higher level as staff and students become more skilled in the use of the device.
WGPS chose iPads as primary school children are able to complete most activities on this device and it provides continuity for families and children across years and in some cases, throughout their primary schooling. In addition to this, Byford Secondary School have iPads on their booklist.
In junior classes, iPads have been shown to support the growth of:
- Phonological awareness
- The acquisition of phonics
- The development of reading
- The recall of basic number facts
- Learning and practicing technology skills
In middle and upper year’s, students have the opportunity to design, create, investigate and present a variety of information across a wide range of interest areas providing the capacity to exceed recognised curriculum content and support a higher level of student-centred learning.
The use of iPads across all Learning Areas offers students another method of accessing and demonstrating learning. Its ability to connect directly to the world the student is living in increases engagement and relevance for the child. iPads also provide students with the opportunity and motivation to share their daily learning with parents and caregivers at home.
Woodland Grove Primary School continues to offer our students, teachers and community the opportunity to integrate innovative technology into classroom practice to enhance student engagement and motivation.
Winthrop Australia
Winthrop Technologies supports the Woodland Grove Primary BYOD iPad Program with options to lease or purchase your child’s iPad through their portal. Winthrop is a recognised provider of iPads to schools and parents are supported with the purchase of their child’s device by a series of optional add-ons.
Purchasing from Winthrop is completely independent of the school and whilst Winthrop is a recognised Department of Education provider each purchase is completely at the discretion of the individual.
BYOD Information Packs
Please see below additional information included within our BYOD Information Packs.