BYOD HANDBOOK

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Why BYOD?

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2016
BYOD
HANDBOOK
Bring your Own Device
This booklet advice and information

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WHY BYOD?
Bring Your Own Device
There is increasing awareness of the need to equip our students with a skill set that
befits the emerging technological future. Teachers and students face the challenge of
using technology to its potential and therefore St Josephs is implemented a BYOD Policy
in 2015. This will affect the students currently enrolled in Years 7, 8 and 10 (Year 9 will
continue with the Buy Back Option implemented in 2014).
St

Josephs Curriculum Framework outlines the schools

commitment to providing the highest standards of
education to our students. The Framework highlights the
need to have innovative learning environments and virtual
environments. To meet the learning needs of our students
and prepare them for the future, a personal device
becomes an essential learning tool.

FAQS

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What is BYOD?

BYOD is a program whereby students will be able to bring a familiar personal device to
school to use as their primary technological device. The school can provide the ability to
connect compatible devices to a filtered internet service.
What will be provided by the school?

The school will provide access to a filtered Wi-Fi

internet service. No other support, software or
service will be provided by the school, with the
exception of Microsoft Student Advantage offered
by the Catholic Schools Office.
Who pays for the technology brought to school?

These devices will be purchased by and remain the property of the student/ family.

REQUIREMENTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
The IT Specialist Staff have considered the needs of students and staff to compile the list
of recommendations below. We have contacted suppliers and companies to ensure
these products will be available for 2016. Prices may fluctuate. These recommendations
also consider the needs of classroom teachers to deliver contemporary curriculum.
Recommended Devices - Available Through HARVEY NORMAN RUTHERFORD
AND DOMAYNE

Device

Specification
s

Price
Current Prices(Prices subject
to change)

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Keyboard

ASUS
T100

Quad Core Atom

Base unit price

Processor

$449

Up to 11 hours battery
life
11 Inch Screen
Weight: 1.1kg
Wireless: 5GHz 802.11n

Bundle price
$548
(including
stylus, 2 years
Extra care and
12 months
phone support)

Microsoft

Digital Stylus Pen

Base unit price

Surface

Keyboard

$699

Up to 10 hours battery

Bundle price

3 64 GB

life
Atom Processor
10.8 Inch Screen
Weight: 622 grams
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

$999 (including
keyboard, 2
years Extra care
and 12 months
phone support)

Bluetooth 4.0

Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Digital Stylus Pen

Base Unit Price

64 GB

Keyboard

$1149

i3 Processor
Up to 9 hours battery
life
12 Inch Screen
Weight: 800 gm
Wireless: 5GHz 802.11n

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REQUIREMENTS
Form Factor

The tablet must have a PHYSICAL KEYBOARD and preferably

a DIGITIZER STYLUS PEN (Laptop devices will not have this
option)

Physical Features

Minimum Screen Size of 9.7 (Inch)

Operating System

Windows 7 or Windows 8 or 8.1

Battery Life

Advertised Minimum of 6 hours

Wireless Capability

5GHz 802.11n

Warranties and

Minimum 2 year warranty of devices. We recommend you seek

Insurance

insurance for your investment.

Similar Devices - (Prices not pre negotiated)

Parents are free to purchase a device to best suit their child if they would prefer. Bundles
and prices have not been arranged.
Dell - Venue 11 Tablet
Lenovo - Think Pad 10

Warranty and Insurance

A school is a busy, bustling
place where many people are
moving about. Sometimes
things are damaged, often not
intentionally, but things can go
wrong. We STRONGLY
RECOMMEND that parents
investigate insurance and warranty for devices. It will be expectation that students
always have devices available for learning.

Rental/ Flexi Rent

Harvey Norman Rutherford, as well as other retailers, offer an option to FLEXI RENT the
device. Therefore parents pay a nominal fee to rent the device for a defined period of

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time. After that point, parents can either purchase the device, or elect to rent a new
device.

WHERE TO FROM HERE?

Timeline
November 2015:

Parent information sessions

Parents experiencing difficulties contact the school for advice

and support.
JANUARY 2016:

Students begin school with their new devices.

January/ February 2016:

Training Sessions for Students

For more information, please visit the schools website at: www.lochinvarsj.catholic.edu.au
Click on Parents
Click on BYOD

If you are still experiencing

difficulties, please feel free to
contact the school for more advice.
(02) 49 307291