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A Brisbane school has halted plans to make parents shell out for laptops for student use from year 4 following concerns they were buying into an expensive program with an uncertain future.
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they → halt → future
Although the Queensland government favours a “balance” between traditional and digital teaching, other eastern states plan to pare back screen use in classrooms next year.
Corinda State School, in south-west Brisbane, has announced it will delay a plan to overhaul its one-for-one iPad program – running from years 4 to 6 – after a vote by parents and school leaders last year.
Instead, it will offer school-owned devices shared between two students for a year, until families buy their own laptops for years 5 and 6.
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families → favour → years
Principal Carmel Herbert revealed the delay in a school newsletter, blaming “a recent escalation in the price of laptops, along with increased cost-of-living expenses”.
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Herbert → reveal → expenses
Corinda parents told this masthead school officials and families had felt wary about buying into a potentially costly device program while the role of technology in classrooms was being debated.
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role → tell → classrooms
Corinda parent Doireann McPhee said she agreed with the postponement, adding: “The cost [of an iPad] was a concern for us.”
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cost → say → us
The delay also reduced the amount of time children in early primary spent with screens, which McPhee said had resolved friction around setting boundaries for her older child.
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McPhee → reduce → child
“We had to get firm and put it away for most of the week ...
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We → have → week
the two-to-one iPad program is so much better, with limited use at school,” the mother-of-two said.
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mother → say → two
“[It was] also great we didn’t have to bring another screen into the house.”
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we → have → house
A newsletter from Herbert in June last year estimated that participating in the one-for-two program could save families up to $600 on computers and tablets across a child’s 13 years of schooling.
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participating → estimate → schooling
Mother-of-three Chloe Lowe said a similar shared program operated at Rainworth State School in Brisbane’s west, which her children attend.
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children → say → which
Students begin working with devices from year 3, then follow a one-to-one laptop program from year 5.
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Students → begin → year
“I’m actually really happy with how they do technology at our school because I know [at other schools] they do iPad one-to-one devices from prep, or some version of that,” she said.
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she → ’m → that
“I prefer not to because they can pick up things so quickly with the technology … even my littlest will pick up my phone and she knows how to swipe across to get into the photos and open the photos.
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she → prefer → photos
“I see a lot of merit in the pen-and-paper approach and developing fine motor [skills] and using your hands for learning – a mix of both, that’s pretty important.”
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that → see → both
The Education Department said schools managed their own device programs, with the department helping “as required”.
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department → say → programs
“State schools also receive an annual ICT supplementary appropriation, which they can use to support local technology needs, including purchasing computers and devices,” a spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → receive → computers
The funding ranges from a minimum of $1200, excluding mandatory software costs, and is scaled up depending on a school’s budget and enrolments.
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funding → range → budget
However, some Queensland schools offer fewer technology classes than outlined in the national curriculum.
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schools → offer → curriculum
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