With our junior high students using laptops in most of their classes, they will be more engaged.  Additionally, their teachers will be more likely to use online resources for instruction or demonstration because their students will have the computers which will make it easier. With the borrowing between teachers of laptop carts, and the computers in those carts often a few years old and on their last legs, it's not as effective using carts as it is having each student carrying to each class his/her own device. We're also allowing students to bring their laptops home with them, to complete homework and to reconnect from home to classmates or their teachers using Teams. 

          We expect a rough patch this month as the kids and teachers become familiar with the technology, and as 7th grade parents partner with us to enforce safe and proper use of the laptops at home.
          The bottom line?

• Kids will learn a ton.
• Teachers will gradually bring their curriculum more online, making it really easy for online learning snow days for example.
• Kids, teachers, and parents will be happier that there will no longer be as many lost assignments, as students can submit their typed assignment from home using Teams.

          If you have any questions about the rolling out of the new 1-to-1-device plan for our 7th graders, please speak to teachers Alex Gallant or Andrew Weiss, or to our IT support, Dan Kirby. If you have technology expertise and would like to be a consultant/resource, please contact Dan.