After finding quite a few stray iPads laying about the 5th Grade Commons and a handful of totally-unrelated-to-class-projects videos on the camera rolls, it became time to have "The Talk" with our sweet children to remind them of the Technology User Agreement they signed with their parents at the beginnign of the school year. We used a free contract from Teachers Pay Teachers, and doctored it to meet our needs. Highlights of the meeting included reminding kids that we worked so hard to compile this cart--the equipment needs to be treated with love. Further, "playing" in a way that isn't in the bounds of "creative exploration" would result in a loss of tech privileges. "The Talk" went well and it was good timing as we round the corner towards the holiday-mayhem. : )
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12/19/2016 01:29:39 pm
Such a great idea to have the contract ready for students in advance of giving them free reign of the devices. I've personally witnessed water bottles next to netbooks, cables under wheels of carts, iPads being picked up by one corner of the case and one even being dropped... it's so disheartening to see... I wonder how the kids are doing at Hill... have they slacked up in their treatment of the devices, or are those clear expectations holding strong?
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Lorrie Salome
12/19/2016 01:43:41 pm
Hi, there! How exciting to see a reply on this blog! : ) We certainly needed a firm reminder with the entire grade-level about the expectations outlined in the contract. Since then, the technology has been treated a little nicer around Hill. (I'm so excited that you wrote! It's a lonely little blog!) -Lorrie
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