Classroom FAQ's

The information below is to provide some clarity on the use of BYOT in the classroom.

Students

What happens if the Internet isn’t working?

Let your teacher know that you are not able to access the Internet. Your teacher may want to find out if there are others who cannot access the Internet as well. If others are able to access the Internet, it may be your device or settings causing the problem. Your teacher may direct a SWAT team student to assist you (Year 7 only), ask another student to share their device with you, set you another task, or send you to the IT Support Office.

Teachers

What happens if the Internet isn’t working?

You should always have a back up plan for Internet based tasks. Just remember that devices are still valuable tools to generate content, even if there is no Internet access.

Will we still have access to Maths 300 tools?

This is a website and can be accessed by any device that connects to the Internet. Anything that has a Flash component will not run on an iPad, but there is often a replacement. Sometimes the developer will have an iPad app. It is a case of checking each one out. Less websites are being developed using Flash for this reason.