eLearning @ Ferny (ELF)

​​​​​​​​​​​Ferny Hills State School is offering a Bring Your Own Device Program for Year 3 to 6 students in 2026. This program, entitled ‘ELF’ (E-Learning @ Ferny) is for all students in the cohort.

Parents are strongly encouraged to provide a new or pre-owned iPad that meets the school’s specifications, outlined in the school’s ELF Policy​.​

The aims of the ELF Program are to:

• enable personalisation of student learning through access to rich learning resources,
• facilitate the development of knowledge and skills necessary for the 21st century workforce, including digital-age literacy, innovative and creative thinking, effective communication and high productivity,
• allow continuous access to educational materials allowing learning efficiency to happen anywhere, anytime,
• provide an engaging, interactive environment for learning, and
• strengthen links between home and school, giving parents the opportunity to see, every day, what their child is learning at school.
  

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​A guide to support setting up the iPad for the first time can be downloaded below:

iPad Parent Setup Presentation  

Information regarding e-safety at home can be accessed through the Office of the eSafety Commissioner: https://esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent

Preparing Students for the Program

Students will undertake a series of units developed by the Office of the eSafety​ Commissioner which cover the topics of: online safety, cyberbullying and the impact of sharing digital images.

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