Chrome books instant hit with kids

Wanganui East students Lyzz Barry, Daniel Adam and Piper Kenny with their new chrome books. Photo/Bevan Conley

There was a heart-stopping moment when Year 4-6 students at Wanganui East School thought there was to be only one chrome book to share in class.

The silence was broken when teacher Tim Waite told them there was a surprise for the 24 students who found more chrome books behind a screen in the schools library.

Awesome and my digital were the exclamations when the students discovered they each had a chrome book for daily use in the classroom.

Mr Waite said the school had been building towards the use of chrome books since the middle of term one.

At the end of term one, students Piper Kenny and Lyzz Barry presented to the board of trustees research into digital learning and why it was important to them.

At the May 12 presentation, Mr Waite thanked the board and said the chrome books would make a huge difference to the students who would take ownership of their learning.

School principal Eleanore Barry said their students were 21st century learners and the chrome books would ensure they achieved.

This gives them uniformity across the class. The children will become more engaged and the chrome books will accelerate their learning. However, the new goal now was for the teachers and students to provide the school with evidence that the pilot programme was working and would benefit the whole school, before it was rolled out to the other classes.

Mrs Barry added that each student had a We Learn which was saved in the cloud, and if they moved to another school, they could take their learning with them.