iPads @

Pacific Paradise

State School

How Parents & Carers can be active

participants in their child's iPad Learning

Journey:

Log on to our school website and connect

with our huge range of hints tips and

informative articles

Take the time to let your child show you what

they’ve learnt and ‘teach you’ how to use

many of the various capabilities of their iPad

Different teachers have their own unique way of

sharing important information and student learning

. Please make contact with your child’s teacher to

determine their iPad communication method so

you can keep in touch with the teacher and your

Childs' learning.

Visit our school website and click on the iPad

Tab for our latest documentation, (including

research as well as hints and tips for Parents),

and examples of iPads enhancing learning @

PPSS https://pacificparadisess.eq.edu.au/

Supportandresources/Pages/BYO-iPad--Bring-

Your-Own-iPad.aspx

Visit the EQ website for further recommended

reading about BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in

schools https://byox.eq.edu.au/resources/

recommended-reading/Pages/default.aspx

More

Information

is only a

click away:

Empowering our students

with technologically

responsive skills

Our Vision:

Where PPSS is heading with technology…

In 2019, the Department of Education released the latest

update to its Strategic Plan, something it does to ensure a

consistency of vision within an ever-changing world. The

Department of Education has included some statistics that

influence how we teach and learn.

The Internet of Things – everything connected all the

time

In 2020 more than 40% of the workforce will be em-

ployed by the gig economy

By 2021 we will consume 278 exabytes (1EB = 1

billion GB) of information every month

Up to 44% of current jobs may be automated in the

future

The world our children and grandchildren will inherit will be

– and it already is – a digital world.

Technology devices are simply tools…at school, these

devices are tools for learning and teaching; they are tools

for communicating, collaborating and being creative. They

are also tools that help us make connections, share our

knowledge and understanding and enable us to experience

places, communities and expertise far removed from our

homes and familiar environments.

What you will need for your child to be ready for

learning with their iPad for Semester 1, 2020:

Hard case and/or bag to transport their iPad to and

from school in

Charger set up at home for iPads to be recharged

each night ready for the next school day

The following Apps installed on your child’s iPad:

Book Creator Scratch Jr

for iPad ( $7.99) (Free)

Clips Number Frames

(Free) (Free)

Keynote Pattern Shapes

(Free) (Free)

A+ Spelling Test Number Pieces

(Free) (Free)

Bee-Bots Geo Boards

(Free) (Free)

Inspiration Maps Number Line

(Free) (Free)

Literacy Planet Math Clock

(Free) (Free)

The following form will be emailed to families and

will need to submitted online to the school, to be

eligible to participate in the BYO iPad program:

Student and Parent: BYO iPad Use

Agreement

Third Party Website and App Permissions

Please refer to the school website for further information.

* As our students confidence and skills develop with their iPads

we may request additional or more challenging apps be added to your child's iPad. This will only be

reviewed and requested if necessary

at the start of Semester 2, and only

with prior approval from the BYO-

iPad committee and Admin Team.

Why: our school is embracing technologies with our

youngest students…

iPads in Year 1 are enablers, engagers and enhancers. A

student learning how to take photos, record video or to ask

Siri about a tree frog is enabling their own learning. A student

who is using a story creator to author their own story to

share with others is engaged in manipulating English, building

vocabulary and understanding the purpose of literature. A

student who can explain what they have been learning,

airdrop examples of their work and access them to show what

they know ‘now’ is enhancing not only the skill on display but

also understanding deeply about the quality of their learning.

iPad Specifications: It

is important to have a current iPad so that it can connect

to our school network, can AirDrop, can AirPrint and

can update to the latest iOS operating system (iOS 13)

so that it is therefore able to run the most current apps.

Here is a link to the most current iPads https://www.apple.com/au/ipad/compare/#

The most current iPads (August 2019) are:

iPads participating in the Bring Your Own iPad must have a minimum

operating system of iOS 13. OS 13 compatible iPads:

12.9-inch iPad Pro 11-inch iPad Pro 10.5-inch iPad Pro

9.7-inch iPad Pro iPad (6th gen) iPad (5th gen)

iPad mini 4 iPad mini (5th gen) iPad Air (3rd gen)

iPad Air 2