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Technology

The Leelanau School has a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy in regards to students having access to computers on campus. By doing so, we hope to foster an understanding that these devices should be used as a tool for academic achievement. Many of our students currently have their own electronic devices that connect them to limitless and instantaneous sources of information. However, being able to appropriately manage the information available and to create new information is the key to using technology effectively. The BYOD policy allows our students to learn how to use their own devices to help foster better writing, to help develop strategies related to executive functions, and to help connect our small school to the larger world.

Students’ personal devices will be used in the classroom, as well as for independent study. The nature of a BYOD program allows the choice to be a PC or a MAC, and to determine the power that your device holds. However, since these devices will be used in the classroom, we do ask that the devices have the following components:

  • A minimum of a 7” screen
  • A physical keyboard
  • A camera
  • The ability to connect to the internet
  • The ability to send work to a printer either through a USB or wirelessly (students may also bring their own printer but will be responsible for the supplies and maintenance of the printer)

As these devices belong to the students, each student is responsible for the upkeep and repair of their own device.