Improvement Target 1 Required Actions Person(s) responsible Measurable Outcomes/ Success Criteria Timeframe for Action Review To improve hardware and software to enhance teaching and learning with iPads. 1. List of Apps Consolidate apps used for writing, presentation, notes etc so students build up familiarity with a core group of apps. 2. Charging facilities. To combat diminished battery life in older iPads charging facilities be made available for students’ use before school and at lunch time. Further access to plugs in classrooms will be facilitated. 3. Storage. A minimum of a 32GB iPad will be recommended to ensure students have adequate storage for a full three years. 4. Cloud storage Formal training will be provided with regard to Google Drive & Google Photos to students at the beginning of each school year. 5. Digital Spring Students will be instructed to conduct a ‘digital clean-up’ at least once per term under the supervision of a teacher. eLearning Director Senior management tutors An increase in the experience and enjoyment of iPad use by students by removing impediments to use. List of Apps distributed to and students at the beginning of each school year. Charging facilities will be installed in the school during summer 2017. The Wriggle store will sell 32GB iPads as the entry level iPad from June 2017. Formal training will be provided with regard to Google Drive & Google Photos to students at the beginning of the school year 2017 and annually after that. Students will be instructed to conduct a ‘digital clean-up’ at least once per term beginning in the last term 2016/17 academic year. Updates at staff meetings. Updates at iPad Review meetings.
Improvement Target 2 Required Actions Person(s) responsible Measurable Outcomes/ Success Criteria Timeframe for Action Review Dates To increase the supervision of iPad use at home and and increase monitoring of appropriate use both at school and at home. 1.Provide parents with information regarding the importance of iPad supervision at home (at parent teacher meetings, information nights, etc) 2.Continue with streamed beginner/expert iPad training for Parents. 3. Ensure students adhere to the iPad Acceptable Use Guidelines and a breach will be considered a violation in the code of behaviour. 4. Designated time will be set aside with a class tutor to check appropriate usage. Teachers will be encouraged to be vigilant in relation to non-curricular games & applications. eLearning Director Senior management. Pastoral Team. Parents. Increase response from 40% to 50% for checking iPad for appropriate usage. Increase the number of parents surveyed who reply positively to engaging in supervision and checking iPads for appropriate use. iPad training for parents to begin before October 2017. Resurveyed March/April 2018. Refresher iPAd training for parents of 3rd & 4th year students. Updates at staff meetings. Updates at iPad Review Meetings regularly.
Improvement Target 3 Required Actions Person(s) responsible Measurable Outcomes/Success Criteria Timeframe for Action Review Dates To further enhance teaching and learning through iPads and supplementary materials. Facilitate students use of copybooks and workbooks in tandem with iPads. Note taking by hand should be encouraged as eBooks do not lend themselves to notetaking. Keypads should be encouraged for any substantial amount of typing. Keypads will be purchased by the school for students and to borrow. Senior management Class teachers eLearning Director Increase the response to students satisfaction with using iPads in class. Further integrate use of iPads with traditional learning ie notetaking, books. This will be measured through a student survey. Survey in April 2018 Updates at staff meetings. Updates at iPad Review meetings.
Improvement Target 4 Required Actions Person(s) responsible Measurable Outcomes/ Success Criteria Timeframe for Action Review Dates To further enhance students cyber safety by raising awareness of digital citizenship, appropriate online conduct and cyberbullying. Speaker from DCU Anti-Bullying Center will discuss digital citizenship, appropriate online conduct and cyberbullying with student, teachers and parents to foster a whole school approach to cyber safety. Resources will be provided to SPHE teachers with regard to cyber safety. Cyber safety will be incorporated into the school’s Anti-Bullying Week. eLearning Director Senior management. Pastoral Team. SPHE teachers. Parents. Student and teacher feedback from the Speaker from DCU Anti-Bullying Center through class discussion and staff meetings. Reflective writing in SPHE with regard to digital citizenship, appropriate online conduct and cyberbullying. Cyber-bullying workshop during Week. Speaker from DCU Anti-Bullying Center will school in September 2017 to address students, staff and parents. SPHE teachers will address cyberbullying in each academic year. Cyber-bullying workshop during Week March 2018. Updates at staff meetings. Updates at iPad Review meetings.