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Planning Implementing Evaluating
Planning and sustaining 1-to-1 access to technology Preparing
Preferred Options • What is the level of technology skills and School purchased technology (owned or leased) Victorian government schools. Free instruction includes the
provision of learning and teaching activities, instructional
understanding of your staff of embedding digital Schools may choose to purchase or lease class sets so that supports, materials and resources, and administration and
Identify a scalable, equitable and sustainable model technology in classroom practice? students have access to devices within their class. Schools facilities associated with the standard curriculum program.
that considers the total cost of the program. • How will your school educate for safe, responsible will need to have policies on use of the devices e.g. whether Parents can be asked to pay for essential education items –
students can take the devices home, and replacement of lost
Preferred options include: and discerning use of digital technologies? or broken devices. these are items or services that are essential to support the
• School purchased technology (owned or leased) Technical Leasing course of instruction in the standard curriculum. These are
also items or activities that the school deems compulsory.
• Co-contribution – parents partner to contribute to • What is the current state of your ICT and infrastructure? Schools may choose to lease devices in lieu of purchasing. The items must be either:
the purchasing of technology – Infrastructure: Do you need to invest in more, or The Department has negotiated a Preferred Leasing Facility
renew existing wireless access points and backbone to provide leasing of a wide range of ICT equipment to • items the student consumes;
• BYOD – students bring in their own device
infrastructure? Victorian Government schools and Victorian Catholic • items the student takes possession of, or
The following considerations should be examined when – Providing devices: Will the school purchase the schools. A school is not obliged to use the Preferred
considering which option best suites your school’s needs. Leasing Facility, however, it is strongly recommended. • travel, accommodation or entry fees.
devices, or go down the BYOD path? If going down
the BYOD path, will the school set any expectations Further information and FAQs on Leasing can be found If your school is implementing a co-contribution model to
Have you considered? ? on the type of device to be brought to class? on the Department website. provide students with access to ICT, your school will need
School Policy and governance – Connecting devices: Do your students readily When entering into leasing arrangements schools need to communicate to parents that this is an essential education
item and note the Equity of access advice provided in the
• How will you ensure equity around 1-to-1 access? have access to their IDAM username and to carefully review the contract conditions to ensure they BYOD section on the next page.
password (to easily connect their 1-to-1 device do not incur additional charges. Note the key dates in the
• How will inappropriate use of student owned to the wireless network)? contract, the process for returning damaged devices and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
devices be managed? the service and support arrangements.
– Protecting devices: How will your school facilitate There are a range of models and considerations for
• How will you manage damaged equipment – students having the Department’s anti-virus and Co-Contribution implementing BYOD programs in schools. Regardless of the
both school and student owned? endpoint protection suite on their 1-to-1 device? Under a typical co-contribution program the school facilitates model chosen, BYOD needs to be well planned and executed
Teaching and learning – Supporting devices: Will your school require sourcing, operation and support of the device with parents across school policy and governance, teaching and learning
and technical facets in order to be successful.
• Reviewing curriculum and pedagogy to gauge additional technical support to facilitate a co-contributing to the cost.
the extent of contemporary practice? successful 1-to-1 program? (In particular, BYOD Victorian legislation provides that instruction in the standard
programs will require increased support over
• What will need to be put in place to ensure the device lifetime, and even more support at curriculum program must be provided free to all students in
effective implementation of a 1-to-1 program? the beginning.)
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Planning and sustaining 1-to-1 access to technology Preparing
Preferred Options • What is the level of technology skills and School purchased technology (owned or leased) Victorian government schools. Free instruction includes the
provision of learning and teaching activities, instructional
understanding of your staff of embedding digital Schools may choose to purchase or lease class sets so that supports, materials and resources, and administration and
Identify a scalable, equitable and sustainable model technology in classroom practice? students have access to devices within their class. Schools facilities associated with the standard curriculum program.
that considers the total cost of the program. • How will your school educate for safe, responsible will need to have policies on use of the devices e.g. whether Parents can be asked to pay for essential education items –
students can take the devices home, and replacement of lost
Preferred options include: and discerning use of digital technologies? or broken devices. these are items or services that are essential to support the
• School purchased technology (owned or leased) Technical Leasing course of instruction in the standard curriculum. These are
also items or activities that the school deems compulsory.
• Co-contribution – parents partner to contribute to • What is the current state of your ICT and infrastructure? Schools may choose to lease devices in lieu of purchasing. The items must be either:
the purchasing of technology – Infrastructure: Do you need to invest in more, or The Department has negotiated a Preferred Leasing Facility
renew existing wireless access points and backbone to provide leasing of a wide range of ICT equipment to • items the student consumes;
• BYOD – students bring in their own device
infrastructure? Victorian Government schools and Victorian Catholic • items the student takes possession of, or
The following considerations should be examined when – Providing devices: Will the school purchase the schools. A school is not obliged to use the Preferred
considering which option best suites your school’s needs. Leasing Facility, however, it is strongly recommended. • travel, accommodation or entry fees.
devices, or go down the BYOD path? If going down
the BYOD path, will the school set any expectations Further information and FAQs on Leasing can be found If your school is implementing a co-contribution model to
Have you considered? ? on the type of device to be brought to class? on the Department website. provide students with access to ICT, your school will need
School Policy and governance – Connecting devices: Do your students readily When entering into leasing arrangements schools need to communicate to parents that this is an essential education
item and note the Equity of access advice provided in the
• How will you ensure equity around 1-to-1 access? have access to their IDAM username and to carefully review the contract conditions to ensure they BYOD section on the next page.
password (to easily connect their 1-to-1 device do not incur additional charges. Note the key dates in the
• How will inappropriate use of student owned to the wireless network)? contract, the process for returning damaged devices and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
devices be managed? the service and support arrangements.
– Protecting devices: How will your school facilitate There are a range of models and considerations for
• How will you manage damaged equipment – students having the Department’s anti-virus and Co-Contribution implementing BYOD programs in schools. Regardless of the
both school and student owned? endpoint protection suite on their 1-to-1 device? Under a typical co-contribution program the school facilitates model chosen, BYOD needs to be well planned and executed
Teaching and learning – Supporting devices: Will your school require sourcing, operation and support of the device with parents across school policy and governance, teaching and learning
and technical facets in order to be successful.
• Reviewing curriculum and pedagogy to gauge additional technical support to facilitate a co-contributing to the cost.
the extent of contemporary practice? successful 1-to-1 program? (In particular, BYOD Victorian legislation provides that instruction in the standard
programs will require increased support over
• What will need to be put in place to ensure the device lifetime, and even more support at curriculum program must be provided free to all students in
effective implementation of a 1-to-1 program? the beginning.)
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