The following statements are actual statements made by students at Riverside Secondary regarding the BYOD program. They are published and available at the Riverside Secondary school website. Students are excited and enthusiastic of being able to incorporate the technology they already use into their daily learning activities.
I am so glad Riverside has taken technology and has made it an easy learning tool. Paper is being saved in every class! I have really enjoyed how much our technology has let us collaborate and work as one big team. I believe this is going to have such a great impact on the rest of our lives. Technology is not only for games, it is making learning interesting, and that is so important to me.
-Riverside Secondary student
The reasons why I love using my device in class are it is so light weight and easy to carry, and we can explore different learning techniques in class. It is easy to use and that is why I love having it. It has improved our learning by letting us explore more and open our minds to all the different things, especially being organized. Thanks!
-Riverside Secondary student
I use my device for absolutely everything in school, and for almost every subject. I love using my device because it’s lightweight and portable. I also love it, because it helps me go more in depth with my work and motivates me to do my work in more depth.
-Riverside Secondary student
Student Interviews
A series of informal interviews were conducted by myself during my time at Riverside Secondary in regards to the use of devices in Technology Education. A female grade 9 student said “It’s awesome that I can use my tablet to research a project and have the instructions already there for me”. Another male grade 9 student told me “I like how there are so many tutorial videos on Youtube”. These students state some of the many benefits of having a device in Technology Education. Another female grade 11 student said “If I make an amazing project I want to be able to post pictures on my Edublog (ePortfolio) so other people can see or I could even post it to Facebook or Instagram”. Overall, students seemed generally excited about using devices in Technology Education.