At Mater Maria Catholic College, the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program supports 21st century teaching and learning. In order to achieve the goal of developing Engage, Positive, Independent and Connected (EPIC learners) the College encourages the use of resources that provide diverse learning opportunities matched to each student’s individual needs. The use of personal technology allows for more active and collaborative engagement in learning inside and outside of the classroom and specifically provides opportunities:
Information relating to the program is formally communicated via the Parents Portal on the College website such as the:
What will this mean for our students?
Students will still need to have a written work book for the majority of their subjects – the device will continue to be a resource that is used to support learning at the discretion of the teacher.
Students will need to submit homework and assessments in a format that can be accessed by staff e.g. through the Google suite of apps for education. Students will be able to connect a single device to the school’s Wi-Fi – the device should be a laptop or tablet and meet the specifications below.
iPads were phased out at the end of 2021.
Are you using a Window Device? Please refer to the below support documents:
Adobe Creative Cloud – BYOD Windows
Daily Logon Process – BYOD Windows
Are you using an Apple Device? Please refer to the below support documents:
Adobe Creative Cloud – BYOD Mac
Daily Logon Process – BYOD MacBook
Should parents be looking to purchase a device for their children, the links below provide you with some information and purchase options. The below links are for your convenience only and the school is not endorsing the purchase of a device from any particular supplier, this is your choice.
