At Home

How can students complete school work outside of school?

This is one of the biggest advantages of a one-to-one laptop initiative. As the student is not required to share the laptop, it is personalised for their own use. For all intents and purposes it is their own portable personal computer. A student will complete and save work directly on their laptop without needing to connect to the internet. However, if they are able to connect to the internet they will be able to access the full range of rich digital learning content. There will be opportunities for collaboration with their teachers and peers within a safe virtual learning environment.

What if I don't have access to the internet at home?

Having access to the internet will certainly enhance opportunities to communicate, collaborate and access a range of resources. However, a small number of families will not have access to the internet at home. In these cases, students will still be able to use the software on their computer to complete work. They will also be able to download and save some of the resources, for example, PDFs, Word Documents, web archives, etc., so that they can continue to work on them at home. This requires a little more forward planning, but is a good skill to learn.