Bring Your Own Device

2019 Information

Overview: As part of our Junior Secondary Pathway offerings, Elanora State High School provides students with the opportunity to participate in our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. This program was developed in alignment with the ACARA framework and our vision for school‐wide technology use. It allows students to engage with the curriculum through a laptop of their choosing.

Specialised curriculum delivery

Through the utilisation of digital methods of delivery such as: • The Blackboard Academic Package• Microsoft SharePoint and OneNote• EQ’s web conferencing package Collaborate• The Learning Place• ESHS Digital Library (Turnitin, Smart Library Cloud Multimedia Delivery, EBSCO databases,

Queensland State Schools eBook Digital Library)

Students have the benefit of: • 24‐7 access to learning materials• Collaborative and connected approaches to learning• A multitude of opportunities to express learning using digital mediums• Access to our print solution which gives students print/scan facilities school wide

Cyber Safety and BYOD

With regard to student safety in the digital landscape, the BYOD program: • Addresses and models safe, legal and ethical ways of operating with ICTs• Provides access to resources for parent and students on cyber safety

Our vision for technology use: Elanora SHS values learning. Through quality pedagogy, Elanora SHS students learn in

an environment that is supportive, connected and current.

Our use of technology underpins this philosophy by supporting curriculum delivery and enhancing student outcomes.

How the program works

Once accepted into the program, students need a device that meets our network and software requirements in order to participate.

Upon acceptance to the program, parents are required to pay an annual connection fee of $75 at the commencement of each school year. This covers the connection of your device to the network and provide ongoing support for network connectivity.

Overleaf is a table that outlines the minimum requirements.

At the start of the school year, our technicians will give your student’s device functionality to connect with our school system and access a range of facilities such as:

• the intranet• internet access• printing• our school’s digital library• access to curriculum specific software subscriptions• the opportunity to be included in the bulk‐purchase of software with considerable

savings

Technical support

Whilst the maintenance and upkeep of the device remains in the hands of the student, ESHS has technical support on site to troubleshoot any issues that may arise in the day‐to‐day running of the program.

Our technical support endeavours to ensure that each student’s device seamlessly integrates with our network and that each student has consistent access to the above facilities.

Should a student’s device be out of action for more than one school day, then the school will provide alternate access to a hot‐swap device for a limited time period to ensure consistency of learning. Students are fully responsible for these devices whilst in their possession and may be liable to incur any costs associated with damage/loss.

Catering for increased computer use

To cater for an increase in the use of the technology, BYOD students receive: • An increased download limit to accommodate the increased internet usage• Increased limit to network storage• Access to a help‐desk to support the implementation of their device on the network.

Specifications

The table below outlines the required specifications of a machine that would be suitable for our BYOD program in 2019:

Minimum Hardware Requirements CPU: Intel: Core i3 (preferably i5) RAM: 4 GB Minimum Graphics: Intel Built‐in graphics acceptable Storage: 320 GB HDD (or 128 GB SSD)

Optical Drive optional Network: Dual-Band Wireless: 802.11n compatible built‐in. Ethernet

adaptor recommended Screen Size: 13 to 15 inch recommended

1280 x 720 minimum resolution 11 inch minimum/15+ inch not recommended.

Battery life: 4.5 hour minimum battery life

Software Requirements PC MAC

Operating System Windows 10

Operating System High Sierra 10.14 or above

Applications Microsoft Student Advantage

Available to download through EQ for free Adobe Reader

Applications Microsoft Student Advantage

Available to download through EQ for free Adobe Reader Internet Browsers

Internet Explorer/Microsoft Edge Google Chrome

Internet Browsers Safari / Google Chrome

Note: Chromebooks are NOT compatible with our BYOD infrastructure.