Grade 4 Parents

Dear Parents of our Grade 4 students
 
I am sure you are aware that in Grade 5 the school has a ‘bring your own Mac’ policy. At OIS we recognize the need for students to use mobile devices to support teaching and learning and for students to utilize their own technology in a more seamless way in the classroom. The use of technology to support learning in education is an area we at OIS believe enhances and supports learning, thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration across learning experiences. Our Grade 5 students are expected to bring their Macbooks to school everyday.
In preparation for the Grade 5 year the school will run a workshop for Grade 4 parents around how we use Macbooks to support the teaching and learning programmes. The workshop is scheduled for March 01, 2017 at 08:15, and will be held in the 4th floor teacher’s lounge.
The session will:

• give information to parents on the device specifications of the Macbook required
• outline the school’s stance on digital citizenship
• discuss the role of mobile devices in our daily teaching and learning programmes 
• give some practical tips for parents who are new to their children being responsible for their own device

If you have any questions regarding our ‘bring your own Mac’ programme we would welcome your questions prior to the workshop so that we can address these during the session. Questions, concerns or worries can be sent by email to our IT Director; puja.srivastava@oberoi-is.org. 
 
I look forward to meeting with you at this event.
Tony Batchelor
Head of Primary