🎯Objective: To have a healthy laptop life ensuring moderation with screen time and keeping physically healthy. and making sure you look after your device
✅Key Results:
Watch the video 'Screen Time: How Much is Too Much'.
Complete the Laptop Life Statistical Investigation.
Identify simple strategies to look after your device.
There are 2 tasks and one extension task for you to complete on the Google Sheet. There is one task on each tab -
Investigation - Screen time
Laptop care
Extension - TBC Y9 Phone time
Use the step by step instructions below for your statistical investigation.
Your teacher will have shared this Google Sheet with you on your Google Classroom but you can also click this link to make a copy. Turn in when all tasks are complete.
Devices should be protected by a username and password. This should not be disclosed to other students.
Always store the laptops in a protective bag. Do not store anything else inside the laptop bag. (Chargers, papers)
Avoid storing your device at the bottom of your school bag – pressure from books can damage the screen and hinges.
Carry your device within its protective cover inside your normal school bag. Do not overfill your school bag. (Pressure on the laptop can cause permanent damage to the screen and other components)
Never lift the laptop by the screen. This will stress the hinge mechanism, which also carries the data and power supply to the screen.
Treat your device as you do other valuables and never leave your device in unsupervised areas during the school day.
The security of a student-owned device is the responsibility of the student.
Devices should be engraved or labelled with the student’s name.
Full BYOD information can be found on on the TBC website.
Look at the school rules for BYOD at TBC. Discuss the following with your class
What do you need to do on a daily basis to be prepared to learn with your laptop?
Why would phones not be considered an 'approved learning device'?