Barrington Public Schools will implement 1:1 Chromebooks for students in grades 6-8, during the 2016-2017 school year. Students in grades 10 through 12 will continue to use the devices that were assigned to them during the 2015-2016 school year. New Chromebooks will be distributed to students in grades 6 and 9. Devices from graduating seniors in conjunction with Chromebooks from our current middle school carts will be redistributed to students in grades 7 and 8. Going forward, each year students entering grades 6 and 9 will receive new Chromebooks.
BPS will continue to increase the number of devices in our K-5 schools through redistribution and purchases. During the 2017-2018 school year, BPS will continue 1:1 for grades 6-12, and expand in-school access to 1:1 for students in grades 4 and 5, while continuing to increase student access to developmentally appropriate devices in grades K-3.
If you have any questions please email David Burrows, Director of Technology
burrowsd@barringtonschools.org
BPS will continue to increase the number of devices in our K-5 schools through redistribution and purchases. During the 2017-2018 school year, BPS will continue 1:1 for grades 6-12, and expand in-school access to 1:1 for students in grades 4 and 5, while continuing to increase student access to developmentally appropriate devices in grades K-3.
If you have any questions please email David Burrows, Director of Technology
burrowsd@barringtonschools.org
Check out the ISTE STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS
Why 1:1?
Reason 1: 1:1 devices will ensure that all students have access to curriculum and supporting resources. This is important as more and more curriculum resources are digital.
Reason 2: 1:1 devices will ensure that all students have equitable access to productivity tools. Many of these tools are now available through the BPS Google Domain where students can access their documents at any time from any place with Internet access.
Reason 3: 1:1 technology allows students to experience critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication with their teachers and peers both locally and globally.
Reason 4: 1:1 gives teachers the ability to differentiate more effectively and proactively based on student need.
Reason 5: 1:1 devices will provide equitable access to technology for all students, eliminating the digital divide.
Reason 6: 1:1 devices will give teachers the ability to measure what matters most and have timely actionable results. Teachers will be able to make instructional decisions in real time to meet the needs of all of their students through digital formative assessments.
Reason 2: 1:1 devices will ensure that all students have equitable access to productivity tools. Many of these tools are now available through the BPS Google Domain where students can access their documents at any time from any place with Internet access.
Reason 3: 1:1 technology allows students to experience critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication with their teachers and peers both locally and globally.
Reason 4: 1:1 gives teachers the ability to differentiate more effectively and proactively based on student need.
Reason 5: 1:1 devices will provide equitable access to technology for all students, eliminating the digital divide.
Reason 6: 1:1 devices will give teachers the ability to measure what matters most and have timely actionable results. Teachers will be able to make instructional decisions in real time to meet the needs of all of their students through digital formative assessments.
