Distribution, Movement, and Collection
Distribution
During the first two weeks of school, all 3rd through 6th-grade students will have a MacBook assigned to them for use in their classroom. When not in use, these will be kept in a charging cart in their homeroom.
Movement
Students will be provided a protective sleeve or bag to protect the laptop from accidental damage.
Collection
At the end of the school year, all the computers will be cleaned and prepared for the next school year.
Students may not use equipment over the summer months, unless they participate in an approved summer education program that requires this device.
If a student withdraws from Warwick, the device will be collected during the withdrawal process.
Home Access
As a general rule, devices are to stay in school. Students will not have the choice to take a device home. However, teachers will have the ability to allow devices to go home at their discretion and for a specific purpose.
If students take these devices home, they would only have access to a restricted list of educational resources - those available to students on a FID day. YouTube, Google searching, shopping, and many other websites and distractions would be blocked.
Physical Care of Equipment
With guidance and support, students will learn basic cleaning and care of these devices to keep them clean and sanitized.
All MacBooks are kept in the classroom in charging carts, they should be continuously charged and ready for student use.
Teachers should report problems with student equipment to the technology department, who will repair or replace any malfunctioning equipment as soon as possible.
We ask that parents spend time talking to their children to ensure students know not to hold or carry computers by the screen or close objects between the screen and keyboard. These are the two most common causes of damage.
All laptops and bags will be labeled with a Warwick Asset sticker and a name sticker. These stickers may NOT be modified or tampered with in any way.
Usage
The MacBooks will be one of many tools students will use to support their education. If students access the Internet, it will be well monitored, and the content will be filtered for children.
Students will utilize their school issued email account to communicate with teachers and administrators. Under no circumstances should students use their own personal (non-Warwick issued) email to communicate with staff.
A student’s Warwick email is intended to communicate between students and staff. No outside person or organization can communicate with Warwick students through email, except those maintained in a vetted list. These would include some websites that require email verification to make accounts. Parents should not email their children using their Warwick email account; none of these messages will be delivered.
The MacBooks should not be used for games, rewards, or entertainment. However, the teacher might use educational games that support classroom instruction.
Teachers will focus on digital citizenship skills that are developmentally appropriate for their classes. Teachers will be creating age-appropriate activities for these students to practice, create, collaborate, and share their work with parents.
Students are responsible for backing up their files to Google Drive. The District or school is not responsible for students who lose files or data because they failed to save them in the right place. If a device fails or has a virus, it will be digitally wiped clean.
Accessories
Sound should be muted at all times unless permitted by the teacher. Students are expected to bring headphones or earbuds to be kept in the classroom.
Warwick will provide a sleeve or bag for the MacBook to protect the device while transporting. Students should not decorate the device with stickers or anything sticky that will require cleaning.
Damages
Parents/Guardians can purchase device protection within the first four weeks of school or enrollment in the district. Signing up for the protection plan can significantly reduce or eliminate the payment required for device repairs. This would cover the first breakage of the year.
If a parent/guardian chooses not to purchase coverage under the protection plan and the device or its accessories are damaged, the parent/guardian is financially responsible for 100% of all repair or replacement costs. With or without this protection plan, the guardian is 100% responsible for lost or missing items. If deliberate destruction occurs to the MacBook, the district has the right to charge parents for the repair or replacement according to School Board Policy 224: Care and Use of School Property.