| School supplies children with laptops |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Pongakawa School has bought each of its senior students a laptop to take the pressure off families and remove competition among students. The school bought 85 14-inch Chromebooks for each of its Year 7 and 8 students to use in the classroom. Principal Craig Haggo said cost to parents was a big part of why the school decided to get its own devices. \"We started going down the same route that a lot of schools have gone down looking at Bring Your Own Device [BYOD]. \"We surveyed the parents and community. They were really enthusiastic. But the underlying worry I had was what people didn\'t say - being able to afford to buy the device.\" |
| Source: Bay of Plenty Times (NZ) | Published: March 23rd, 2015 |
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