Why do we use the term “family-owned Laptop”?

We believe in the importance of parent involvement when it comes to the use of the Internet and other digital tools by our students. Our young ladies and gentlemen still need parental guidance in the area of digital citizenship, digital manners and laptop care and security. Family-owned indicates that the laptop is shared by the family. Its use and data should be appropriate for any member of the family to operate and view. It is important that parents take an active role in monitoring the use of the laptop. The student needs to feel a sense of responsibility to the family for the care and use of the laptop.

What laptop should our family purchase?

Your choice of laptop should match your child’s or family's educational needs. The educational program of some students only requires them to do Internet research, word processing and occasional multimedia presentations. In this case, simple, somewhat inexpensive laptops may meet their needs. Some 1:1 programs are even exploring the use of Chromebooks, smart phones and iPads with Internet, word processing and spreadsheet applications to satisfy their school computing needs. Students should check the requirements of their class syllabuses before selecting this as an option. Some students who take multimedia-rich electives probably will prefer high-end laptops that easily handle video and other large graphic editing.

The nice thing about our program is that the choice and expense are up to you. To help you with this, you can use the following minimum specifications as a guide when purchasing your family-owned laptop. Most school-related tasks can be accomplished with the following recommended specifications, similar to those we use for purchasing our desktop and laptop computers. Both Mac and PC models will meet these minimum specifications. The laptop you choose may meet more.

We recommend the following minimum specifications for a family owned, BYOD laptops (PC or Mac). These minimum requirements are designed to ensure students have a device which enables them to fully participate in educational activities and be supported appropriately by teachers and technicians.

Middle School Laptop Initiative is a school provided model where students are assigned a Macbook Air for them to use during the year. A laptop is assigned to a student when he starts grade 6 and is carried on by him/her throughout their middle school years. The students can take it home, use them for learning purposes and return them to the IT department at the end of the year.

Students are trained on the effective use of laptop, its care and as well, on digital intelligence (DQ). DQ is the sum of social, emotional, and cognitive abilities that enable individuals to face the challenges and adapt to the demands of digital life.

CAC uses Google Suite for classroom communication and collaboration apart from other digital tools that enhances their learning. Teachers have class sites that serve as the digital platform for posting homework, resources and for carrying out class discussions.

Elementary Laptop Initiative is a class set model where grades 3-5 students are assigned an appropriate device to use in their classroom. These are school provided and stay at school. They use them when needed for research, exploration and other tech related educational needs.

Students are trained on the effective use of laptop, its care and as well, on digital intelligence (DQ). DQ is the sum of social, emotional, and cognitive abilities that enable individuals to face the challenges and adapt to the demands of digital life.

CAC uses Google Suite for classroom communication and collaboration apart from other digital tools that enhances their learning. Teachers have grade level blogs to communicate classroom information to the parents.