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STARTING IT RIGHT

PARENT HANDBOOK (II)

ON LEARNING WITH A

PERSONAL LEARNING DEVICE

HOW CAN I HELP

EASE MY CHILD INTO

LEARNING WITH A

PERSONAL LEARNING

DEVICE?

PARTNERING

SCHOOLS

HOW CAN I ACTIVELY

PARTNER MY CHILD'S

SCHOOL TO REINFORCE

GOOD DIGITAL HABITS

AT HOME?

LEARNING DIFFERENTLY

WITH A PERSONAL

LEARNING DEVICE

HOW WILL LEARNING BE

DIFFERENT WITH THE

PERSONAL LEARNING

DEVICE?

SUPPORT YOU

MAY NEED

HOW SHOULD I ACCESS

RESOURCES TO SUPPORT

MY CHILD IN THIS

DIGITAL LEARNING

JOURNEY?

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"... we will ensure that the PLD is an enabler for learning... our

curriculum in schools will continue to provide a wide range of learning

experiences, including a balanced proportion of technology-enhanced

learning activities."

Your child will be using the PLD for both in-class and out-of-class

learning. This will prepare them for a technology-driven world.

Watch the video below to find out how your child will be learning

differently with the PLD.

How wDilUl AleLaIrTnEinE gAbPeP dA iRffEeLrent with the Personal

Learning Device (PLD)?

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The video is also available at:

https://go.gov.sg/tech-enabled-learning-scenarios-in-schools/

Click here to hear what the experience was like for other parents!

The video is also available at: https://go.gov.sg/parent-voxpop-1

Minister of Education, Lawrence Wong, December 2020

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Device Management Application (DMA):

Ensuring that your child learns effectively in a

safe and conducive digital environment

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Mobile Device

Management

Facilitates the updating

and management of the

PLDs, protects PLDs

from malicious software,

and protects students

from objectionable

internet content

Classroom

Management

Service

Enables teachers to

manage the students' use

of the PLD during *lesson

time to improve

classroom management

and support effective

teaching and learning.

Usage

Management

Enables the school

and/or parents to better

supervise and set

helpful limits for

students' use of PLDs

after school

The DMA supports learning in these 3 ways:

Depending on the Operating System (OS) of your child's device, either of the

following types of DMA will be installed on the device:

Mobile Guardian (Chrome OS and Apple iOS)

Filewave/Blocksi (Windows and Android OS)

*Teachers will only monitor students' activities

during lessons.