Taradale Intermediate is a dual platform school: running Office 365 and Google Suite for Education. Your child will require a laptop (Windows or MAC) or chromebook. We prefer a device which is capable of taking video and photo footage to record their learning. The best devices are capable of running the full Office 365 suite as a desktop application. This allows students to work on projects at home without a network connection and provides more options than the web-based apps. Please do not purchase Office 365 software; as this comes as part of the package we offer through the school, and can be downloaded onto five of your own devices.
We do ask that your child comes with an anti virus protection on thier laptop or chromebook as they are accessing our network. There are good free ones available to download or purchase one with your device.
MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEW DEVICE
- Dual Core – i5 4GB RAM 128GB SSD Hardrive (8GB 256SSD if using specialist software such as Adobe Suite)
- Wireless n minimum. We do prefer Wireless 6 (802.11ax), and dual band if possible for improving the speed, performance and security.
- Minimum 11-12” screen.
- Battery minimum of 8 hours. Due to Health and Safety - we do not have the capacity to be charging devices at school.
- Must have Google Chrome browser installed so that it can run our platforms.
- Antivirus application.
Please consider the weight of the device as your child will need to carry this to and from school and from class to class.
Please consider a sleeve or cover for the device.
Personal headphones/earbuds are required. Please have a pair that are comfortable for your child to wear.
If you have any questions please contact Gina Eager.
ginae@taradaleint.school.nz
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