BYOD @ NBCS

NBCS overview

● preschool to 12● 1300 students● 30 HSC subjects available online● coed● Independent Christian School

Extent of the BYOD Program

● 2011○ Year 5, 8○ Optional Year 11

● 2012○ Year 5, 6, 7, 8, 9○ optional 10,11,12

● 2013 (speculation)○ Year 5, 6, 7, 8,9,10, 11○ optional 12

Pedagogy

● personal● flexible● independent● collaborative● creative● authentic● inherently digital 

LMS and associated apps

● Moodle● Google Mail, Docs, Drive● Edval (resource booking and daily timetable

information) 

Teacher in the cloud

● gmail● google docs● toodledo● evernote● mindmeister● twitter (@matonfender)● tumblr (spacetolearn.tumblr.com)● slideshare

the pain

● passwords● wifi● battery/chargers● wifi● internet speeds● wifi● dog ate my laptop● wifi 

the joy

● students discovering google docs● "i can use evernote on my laptop and my

ipad?!?"● iTech everywhere

○ Science experiments recorded as movies○ podcasts recorded during the lesson○ communicating with students via email through LMS○ animoto, Xtranormal, bubblus,

● flexible, flexible, flexible learning

Common BYOD topics

● text books - phasing them out● security● network speed/bandwidth

links if interested

www.scil.com.au