Wendy French is one of the class teachers who has been leading the 1:1 pilot at Sciennes PS. We asked her where she thought she was seeing the greatest impact on learning as a result of the experience that she and the children in her class were having with their device pilot. Mrs French felt that she was seeing heightened levels of confidence in the children in terms of their willingness to be more creative and in so doing showcase their individuality when it came to using a range of apps that allowed them to record and edit video and audio etc. She also thought that she was seeing enhanced peer interactions as a result of her learners having access to their own devices and she described how their willingness to independently support each other has become a feature of the class dynamic. Mrs French felt that one of the greatest benefits of the 1:1 experience was that the children no longer had to wait for their weekly allotted time at the ICT suite. Now that they have access to what she calls ‘this versatile tool’ her learners are getting much deeper into learning tasks due to the fact that they can spend much more time on them. Having the technology at their fingertips means that in-depth working with digital tools has become integral to their everyday learning experience.

Sciennes PS: Anytime anywhere learning Interview 1 with Mrs French

Mrs French also commented on  the development of a stronger social learning bond between learners and that a culture of sharing learning is thriving now that the devices are part of the everyday fabric of learning in her classroom.

Sciennes PS: Social dynamic Interview 2 with Mrs French