Monday, February 17, 2014

Carisbrook Come Onboard for BYOD

Mondays Parent Information Evening at Carisbrook School saw another keen group of families ready to sign up to participate in the first BYOD classes in Dunedin. Along with Brockville School there will be 63 eager and willing parents giving up a little of their free time this term to help their families get a desktop computer at home, along with an Internet connection BUT also making it possible for their children to own their own digital device for use at school and at home. Classroom teachers have come on board by offering all lessons via digital devices for the classes that are taking part in this scheme. Watch this space as the updates become available. BYOD Info Nights on PhotoPeach

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Brockville Keen to Hear About BYOD Pilot

Wow what an excellent start to 2014. We have engaged with a very eager Brian at Brockville. He will be working as the temporary Principal while the school sorts out their new Principal. Lucky for us we had worked with him before and he was keen to give the new concept of BYOD a trial run. We sent out the invitations for the Parent Info night and Brian (the school) supplied the cake, bickies and cups of tea. We were expecting about 20 families, with maybe 15 turning up on the night. You can imagine my surprise when there was 29 present. We discussed all avenues open to families. All except one are going to complete the full 20 hours training for CiH AND also want to complete the nine hours training for the internet connection and being able to take part in the new BYOD scheme. We are going to have a busy term but both tutors feel they are up for the challenge. It will be interesting to see the response at a similar meeting to be held at Carisbrook next week. Watch this space for updates. This will be a real term of learning for all involved.