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Amersham School - Bring Your Own Device Amersham School Headteacher's Blog Portal Login search text GO HomeWell-nighus Headteacher's Welcome Our Vision, Values and Ethos Staff Governance Specialism - Business and Enterprise Prospectus Vacancies Academy Status Information Safeguarding What can YOU do to report a concern?Translatingon how to alimony your child unscratched What we do well-nigh Safeguarding Safeguarding Flowchart Absence Reporting Admissions Behaviour Bring Your Own Device Cafe Amersham Calendar Careers translating Careers Programme Careers Strategy Careers Co-ordinator Careers - Useful Links Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) Update Report Exam Results & Performance TablesSelf-rulingSchool Meals Looked After Children Ofsted Open Events Policies SEN Year 7 Literacy & Numeracy Catch-Up Premium Pupil Premium Term Dates Times of the School Day School Uniform Curriculum Curriculum Key Stage 4 Key Stage 3 Year 8 OptionsTypesettingYear 10 OptionsTypesettingEnhanced Learning Days Learning Links Learning vastitude the classroom Realising potential CIRCLE Enterprise Skills Students Student Council House System Student Support Exam Information GCSE Grades are waffly from 2017 Essential Equipment Clubs and Activities Student Handbook Starting in Year 7 Parents Parent Information Amersham School Association Communication with parents Letters to Parents Supporting your child through secondary school Parent Handbook ParentPay Sixth Form Prospectus Curriculum How to wield 16-19 Bursary Fund Sixth Form Gallery News Newsletters Good News News Listing Emergency Closures Galleries Calendar Partnerships Facilities Hire Community Links Polish School Partner primary schools Business partnerships The Peter Jones Enterprise School Award Contact Us Contact Details and map Safeguarding What can YOU do to report a concern?Translatingon how to alimony your child unscratched What we do well-nigh Safeguarding Safeguarding Flowchart Absence Reporting Admissions Behaviour Bring Your Own Device Cafe Amersham Calendar Careers translating Careers Programme Careers Strategy Careers Co-ordinator Careers - Useful Links Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) Update Report Exam Results & Performance TablesSelf-rulingSchool Meals Looked After Children Ofsted Open Events Policies SEN Year 7 Literacy & Numeracy Catch-Up Premium Pupil Premium Term Dates Times of the School Day School Uniform Bring Your Own Device Using technology in the classroom to modernize students’ learning Amersham School has invested heavily in the technology and infrastructure of the campus to create the most dynamic and rewarding learning environment for our students. Our vision is that by using personalised technology our students will be worldly-wise to have 24/7 wangle to all school resources, in wing to a wealth of online content which will help them to learn anywhere and unzip their full potential. We have introduced the use of tablets and mobile technology within the classroom and monitoring the benefits that this technology brings. We can see the educational benefits to our students, and mobile technology enables us to remoter transform teaching and learning within the school and enhance our students’ learning by; providing wangle to and the worthiness to create digital resources; promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing between their peers; assessing students’ progress digitally and providing spare support where needed; removing the boundaries to learning and enabling our students to learn anytime, anywhere.  1:1 wangle to technology enables learners at all levels, to create their own learning strategy. It has moreover been proven to raise student victory and increase attendance. It is expected that all students bring an towardly device (tablet or laptop) into school to enhance their educational experience.   FAQ Rationale Technology is rapidly waffly the nature of the world and the way in which we work and interact. Schools have traditionally invested in hardwired, sedentary top based, computer suites. These are very expensive and can only be used by single classes at a time. Amersham currently has five such networked rooms capable of taking full classes. These rooms are fully timetabled with ICT and vocational/coursework based classes. IT is a powerful tool to enhance the learning in all subject areas. The recent infrastructure investment will indulge this to happen wirelessly in any classroom on the school site. The use of ICT in these subjects will be for only part of the lesson and therefore will self-ruling up the networked rooms for specialist use. What is a personal device? Any device that can wangle the internet can be used in school. This could vary from a tablet, a note typesetting to a laptop. Which device is best? The school recommends that the device is a Microsoft operating system as this will work increasingly seamlessly with the schools own Microsoft system. However any device will be worldly-wise to be used. Mobile phones will not be permitted to be used in the classroom so is not a suitable device. Do students need a new device? Existing devices can be used. Some older versions or non-Microsoft devices may not have the same functionality with the school’s system however. Do students in variegated year groups need specific devices? Students in the lower school, Years 7 and 8, will only need a vital device such as a small tablet, however this will need waffly as they progress through the school. Students in the upper school, Years 9, 10 and 11, will need a increasingly powerful device. For students who are doing a BTEC/vocational undertow or courses that require significant amounts of writing a hybrid device with a keyboard, notebook or palmtop is preferable. What will the students be worldly-wise to access? The students will be worldly-wise to log onto the school wifi using a single user ID for any device they bring into school. Once logged on they will substantially be in our school’s system and therefore will be worldly-wise to wangle and use the network as if they were on a networked machine. They will be worldly-wise to wangle their work through the portal and save it and interreact with others. They will moreover be worldly-wise to wangle and use any programmes or apps that the school requires students to use in their learning. Students will moreover have wangle to Microsoft Office 365 which they can install on up to five separate devices and will requite them one Terra Bite of deject based storage. This will be misogynist on any operating platform, Microsoft, Android or IOS. The security will be exactly the same as using the school network and students will be subject to the school’s firewall protection and web filtering. How often will students be using the device? This will vary equal to the subjects and the year groups they are in. The majority of learning using the device will be for part of the lesson only, e.g. internet searches, matriculation survey or using a specific programme such as Active learn and Active teach in Maths and Science. For BTEC or coursework based subjects the use will be substantially increasingly and hence the need for a keyboard. Will these devices replace writing and distract students from learning? On the contrary.  It is proven through education research that the use of such technology enhances the learning wits and improves engagement. There will still be a large accent on writing and in particular writing for examinations but the use of ICT can modernize students’ understanding of the subject matter. In the future they may have to use ICT to well-constructed examinations. What protocols will there be for using these devices? The school has a policy which will outline how and when these devices should be used. The policy moreover outlines the sanctions for improper use or violate of protocols. The school has its own web filtering and the worthiness to disable internet wangle to individual devices What well-nigh security? As with other pieces of personal property the school will do everything it can to ensure the unscratched keeping of devices but cannot winnow responsibility for damage, loss or theft. There will be procedures in place for Physical Education. Students and parents are encouraged to make sure that they have sufficient insurance coverage for any device stuff brought into school. It is therefore important to ensure that the device has a protective delivering specimen and that the student has a sturdy school bag. What well-nigh charging the devices? Most devices will have a tuition life in glut of ten hours which will be sufficient for a school day. Students will be expected to tuition their devices at home and bring them to school fully charged. What well-nigh the use of specialist software and equipment? Subjects such as music, technology and photography do require wangle to specialist software and machines. By permitting students to bring their own devices Amersham School can invest and provide wangle to these requirements. Students may moreover be worldly-wise to download recommended subject specific apps. It is recommended that your child’s device has Flash Player installed.   Any device brought into school must have up-to-date anti-virus software installed.  The school is unable to provide anti-virus packages. The school cannot be responsible for providing or installing software onto devices.     Website by Grebot Donnelly and Greenhouse School Websites © 2018 Amersham School Stanley Hill, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9HH Tel : 01494 726562 | Fax : 01494 434181 E-mail : office@amershamschool.org