Cashmere High School

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

Students of all levels at Cashmere High School are recommended and strongly encouraged to bring an appropriate device to school. A student owned internet capable device is now an important part of a student's toolkit, giving them instant access to unlimited resources and enabling them to support, extend, communicate and share their learning in a way that prepares them for the future.

As a school, we have decided that no one device fits all learners, and are therefore offering choice with regards to the device that a student can provide. With that said, senior students are required to produce the majority of their NCEA assessments online, therefore a laptop would be the device of choice for Year 11 to 13 students.For help in choosing a device, we have provided some specifications in our BYOD flyer.

The advantages of a student owned device have been highlighted in a recent literature review carried out by Noeline Wright from the University of Waikato (2010). She concludes that there is a number of benefits with regards to using a variety of eLearning experiences in the classroom on a regular basis. These include improved motivation and engagement, greater independence and personalised learning, improved critical thinking, greater access to information, resources and experts and allowing a greater opportunity for collaboration in a wider context than just the classroom.

Free Microsoft software for all students.

In partnership with Microsoft, Cashmere High School provides five free copies of Microsoft Office to each student while they are attending our school. This gives all students access to the latest versions of Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel & OneNote etc. Each Student can install Microsoft Office on up to five personal devices. Once your son/daughter starts in Year 9 they will receive a Cashmere Network login which can be used to download the software.