1. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
TEAMS
eLearning & 1: 1 Netbooks

2. MY BLACKBERRY IS NOT WORKING

3. FOCUS
1. To have an overview of the Year 9 & 10 1:1 Netbook Program
2. To consider some of the implications of these devices for:
a. School
b. My classroom teaching
3. To formulate consistent approaches to using the devices
4. To begin to consider applications for use in your classrooms

4. 2012
215 Netbooks
Allocated to all Year 9 and 10 students
24/7 – take home devices
Students are expected to bring charged devices
to school every day (timetable permitting!)
Students will expect to use these devices in most
classes
Technician employed that is dedicated to serving
these devices

5. TIMELINE- POLICY
All policy documents to be developed in term 4 2011,
in consultation with staff and curriculum committee
All policy documents will go before School Council
Education Sub Committee in early December 2011

6. TIMELINE – STUDENTS
Devices will only be issued to students once their parents
have attended an information evening and students and
parents have signed the AUA
Parent evenings will be in the first 2 weeks of term 1, 2012
Students will receive their netbook from week 3, 2012
Random “health checks” will be conducted throughout the year.
Devices may be recalled during the year for re-imaging
All students will return the netbooks in early December 2012.
2013 will see Year 10 students issued the same netbook that
they had in 2012. Year 9 students will receive the Year 10 2012
netbook.

7. TIMELINE - STAFF
Employment of Technician in early term 4 to begin the
processing of netbooks
Teaching staff will have 2 PLT meetings dedicated to
understanding the netbook program and consider netbook use
in classrooms and curriculum
Teaching staff will have faculty meeting and end of year
planning time to plan for netbook use in curriculum
Teachers should expect to have Netbooks in classes by
week 3 – 4 2012

8. STORAGE / SECURITY
Covers School bags Theft an issue - Lockers locked!
Responsible movement around the school
Possibility of GetBusi software that enables school to control:
• Social Networks: to match our school's culture
• Anonymous Proxies
• Take-home laptops: protection that follows them home
Internet passwords need to be secure and changed regularly

9. YOUR CLASSROOM
TASK:
Draw or sketch your classroom.
Consider: Where are you generally in the classroom?
Where are the students? How are your tables arranged?
What things will you need to take into
consideration with
the introduction of 25 netbooks into the room?
Discuss this with the people at your table.

10. COMMON RULES / LANGUAGE
“CLOSE AND FOCUS”
“OPEN AND GO”
Raising the questions:
How do you intend to use the netbook in your classroom? –
(answer generally, not specific applications)
What are you going to do with the student who does not bring their netbook?
What about the student who repeatedly does not bring the netbook?
What if it is not charged?
What if they are using it for something other than you intended for the lesson?
Who is in charge? ……… YOU ARE!

11. COMMON RULES / LANGUAGE
Follow the School wide rules
Develop your own classroom rules (that support school rules)
BUT
The most important discipline rule with the netbooks will be to
BE CONSISTANT

12. APPLICATIONS
Not a toy! – not for GAMES and ENTERTAINMENT
Does not REPLACE – intended to enhance
Tool to add to your teaching tool box:
Assist Thinking processes
Acquire Content –knowledge
Create / Presentation Tools
Electronic Submission of work / email
Assessment tools

13. APPLICATIONS
How will you use the netbook in your classrooms next year?
Specifically, what programs or applications
do you think you will be using?
Discuss with the people at your table?

14. PLT DECEMBER 6 2011
Focus for next PLT – lots of applications including:
One Note Edustar Image Ultranet
You will be in faculty groups – you may bring your
own laptop.

15. NEXT ELEARNING PLT
eLearning PLT
TUESDAY 6th
DECEMBER
Venue : LIBRARY