Northcote High Bring Your Own Device Review

Welcome to the BYOD review survey

For the past 5 years Northcote High has had iPads as the common device for years 7 to 9 and in the last year has introduced family choice for a Bring Your Own Device at Years 10 to 12.

Northcote High school believes that devices are an essential learning tool just like pens, pencils and calculators and we believe that these devices assist students to:

·      Seek information
·      Communicate information and ideas
·      Create
·      Curate
·      Collaborate
·      Publish

The school is consulting with Students, Parents, and Staff to review the flexibility required, types of activities to be undertaken and available software to inform the school’s decision making regarding the most appropriate educational types of device(s) for each year level for 2018.

By answering the following questions you will give the school valuable information that will help inform the decision for what is the best device strategy for current and future students of Northcote High School.

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* 1. Which of the following features would influence your view on the appropriateness of the type of device to be used by students

	Not a consideration	Not very important	Important	Very important
Suitable for a range of purposes – searching information, file management, content creation	Suitable for a range of purposes – searching information, file management, content creation Not a consideration	Suitable for a range of purposes – searching information, file management, content creation Not very important	Suitable for a range of purposes – searching information, file management, content creation Important	Suitable for a range of purposes – searching information, file management, content creation Very important
Price	Price Not a consideration	Price Not very important	Price Important	Price Very important
Portability - weight and size	Portability - weight and size Not a consideration	Portability - weight and size Not very important	Portability - weight and size Important	Portability - weight and size Very important
Processing capacity for multimedia applications	Processing capacity for multimedia applications Not a consideration	Processing capacity for multimedia applications Not very important	Processing capacity for multimedia applications Important	Processing capacity for multimedia applications Very important
Video capture potential	Video capture potential Not a consideration	Video capture potential Not very important	Video capture potential Important	Video capture potential Very important
Range of applications	Range of applications Not a consideration	Range of applications Not very important	Range of applications Important	Range of applications Very important
Ease of use / type of interface of the device	Ease of use / type of interface of the device Not a consideration	Ease of use / type of interface of the device Not very important	Ease of use / type of interface of the device Important	Ease of use / type of interface of the device Very important
Ability to control content on the device	Ability to control content on the device Not a consideration	Ability to control content on the device Not very important	Ability to control content on the device Important	Ability to control content on the device Very important

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* 2. Please identify what you think would be the most effective device for the following typical tasks to be undertaken by students

	Tablet/iPad	Laptop	Combo tablet/laptop	Other
Organising work (eg. creating folders, making lists, calendars)	Organising work (eg. creating folders, making lists, calendars) Tablet/iPad	Organising work (eg. creating folders, making lists, calendars) Laptop	Organising work (eg. creating folders, making lists, calendars) Combo tablet/laptop	Organising work (eg. creating folders, making lists, calendars) Other
Using the internet to search for information.	Using the internet to search for information. Tablet/iPad	Using the internet to search for information. Laptop	Using the internet to search for information. Combo tablet/laptop	Using the internet to search for information. Other
Accessing ebooks	Accessing ebooks Tablet/iPad	Accessing ebooks Laptop	Accessing ebooks Combo tablet/laptop	Accessing ebooks Other
Creating keynotes, mind maps to summarise learning.	Creating keynotes, mind maps to summarise learning. Tablet/iPad	Creating keynotes, mind maps to summarise learning. Laptop	Creating keynotes, mind maps to summarise learning. Combo tablet/laptop	Creating keynotes, mind maps to summarise learning. Other
Downloading images (eg. from a digital camera, mobile phone or the internet).	Downloading images (eg. from a digital camera, mobile phone or the internet). Tablet/iPad	Downloading images (eg. from a digital camera, mobile phone or the internet). Laptop	Downloading images (eg. from a digital camera, mobile phone or the internet). Combo tablet/laptop	Downloading images (eg. from a digital camera, mobile phone or the internet). Other
Listening to a podcast.	Listening to a podcast. Tablet/iPad	Listening to a podcast. Laptop	Listening to a podcast. Combo tablet/laptop	Listening to a podcast. Other
Using apps to practice a skill (eg. maths drills, spelling).	Using apps to practice a skill (eg. maths drills, spelling). Tablet/iPad	Using apps to practice a skill (eg. maths drills, spelling). Laptop	Using apps to practice a skill (eg. maths drills, spelling). Combo tablet/laptop	Using apps to practice a skill (eg. maths drills, spelling). Other
Writing, sending and receiving emails.	Writing, sending and receiving emails. Tablet/iPad	Writing, sending and receiving emails. Laptop	Writing, sending and receiving emails. Combo tablet/laptop	Writing, sending and receiving emails. Other
Updating or maintaining a blog or wiki.	Updating or maintaining a blog or wiki. Tablet/iPad	Updating or maintaining a blog or wiki. Laptop	Updating or maintaining a blog or wiki. Combo tablet/laptop	Updating or maintaining a blog or wiki. Other
Taking notes	Taking notes Tablet/iPad	Taking notes Laptop	Taking notes Combo tablet/laptop	Taking notes Other
Writing stories	Writing stories Tablet/iPad	Writing stories Laptop	Writing stories Combo tablet/laptop	Writing stories Other
Programming	Programming Tablet/iPad	Programming Laptop	Programming Combo tablet/laptop	Programming Other
Creating movies	Creating movies Tablet/iPad	Creating movies Laptop	Creating movies Combo tablet/laptop	Creating movies Other
Creating multimedia presentations (eg using sound, pictures and video)	Creating multimedia presentations (eg using sound, pictures and video) Tablet/iPad	Creating multimedia presentations (eg using sound, pictures and video) Laptop	Creating multimedia presentations (eg using sound, pictures and video) Combo tablet/laptop	Creating multimedia presentations (eg using sound, pictures and video) Other
Making a podcast.	Making a podcast. Tablet/iPad	Making a podcast. Laptop	Making a podcast. Combo tablet/laptop	Making a podcast. Other
Creating artworks	Creating artworks Tablet/iPad	Creating artworks Laptop	Creating artworks Combo tablet/laptop	Creating artworks Other

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* 3. To move to the most relevant questions please indicate if you are a

Parent

Student

Staff member