Like the idea of the way the Use Agreement was developed. Fairly clear definition of behaviors in the Strike 3 rule. Consequences for rule breaking somewhat cumbersome, not compatible with BYOD
Responsible Use Agreement
designed last year by a team of students, parents, teachers and admin,
complete a training session with their parents and sign an acceptable-use policy before they can use their personal devices to connect to the school's wireless network
Afterward, each student receives a sticker indicating that his or her device is wireless-certified.
big downfall of BYOD programs, he explains, is that school officials have no control over whether students actually will bring their devices to class:
I wonder if ASF has taken any of these steps to ensure appropriate BYOD policies for next school year? Imp to have a platform so launching will be successful and all steps are in order rather than improvised.
The challenge of providing aid in organization for some students with special needs can be ameliorated with just a few available tools. Google voice could be used to record up to 3 minutes of oral instructions given by the teacher that can be replied when needed. The possibility of sending assignment or test oral or printed reminders that can be listened to a whole group of students has great potential.
good points in the comments, especially the one that points that a student may be so engaged and entertained with the iPad apps that would be unlikely for him to work on skills that are very important in their overall development, such as speech and oral communication vs pointing to items on an ipad care should be exerted