BYOD

About BYOD

All Secondary students are expected to bring their own laptop as part of ISHR's BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). ISHR has adopted the BYOD program because it provides many benefits for our learners. This page provides you with some of the benefits of the BYOD, ways to maximize the use of your BYOD, and a list of useful software tools for your BYOD to help with your learning.

Benefits of BYOD

Increases access to a wider range of resources for student learning
Increases student participation
Increase student collaboration and communication
Encourages student creativity
Increases access to timely and relevant information and materials
Provides students opportunities for self-paced and independent learning
Increases feedback, while helping teachers make informed decisions about pacing of lessons for better understanding
Increased opportunities for students to discuss and enact responsible digital citizenship and cyber wellness
Provides opportunities for students to learn how to avoid plagiarism and cite sources
Increases opportunities for student-driven learning and personalized learning
Increases opportunities for student autonomy and student voice and choice
Provides opportunities for parents to engage in their student's learning
Increased opportunities for students to share their work with parents
Increases ability to track and organize work

Maximize the Use of Your BYOD

How can you maximize the use of your laptop as a learning tool?

Get a head start by learning how to use Google Workspace, (formerly Google Gsuite) a brand of cloud computing, productivity and collaboration tools, software and products developed by Google. G Suite comprises Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, and Google+ for communication; Drive for storage; Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Sites for collaboration. It also includes the digital interactive whiteboard Jamboard.

Click the image below to learn how to use Google G Suite at the Google G Suite Learning Center.