Parents,

     Walton High School is in the process of increasing the use of technology 

in the classroom to support instruction.  Over two years ago a group of 

teachers from Walton visited several schools in other parts of the United 

States.  These teachers witnessed many of the advantages of using 

technology to reinforce concepts being taught to students in those schools.

      Last spring we started the initiative to improve the amount of technology

 used in the classroom for learning.  The Walton Foundation has been a 

tremendous help by providing an iPad for each classroom.  In a survey to 

parents and students in the spring of 2014, Apple was the platform of choice 

for student use.  We are trying to use one platform as it is extremely difficult 

for teachers to find apps to support instruction that will work on all platforms.

     After holding several meetings, we are ready to encourage parents to 

provide a technical device to their student(s) for use in the classroom.  We 

are asking the teachers to choose apps on the Apple platform, therefore, an 

Apple device for your student(s) would be the most useful.  The device that 

was purchased for each classroom is an iPad with 64 gig of memory.  The 

amount of memory the student device should have will depend on how many 

different ways the student will be using the device besides work in the 

classroom, i.e. watching movies, etc.  You may also want to consider if you 

are going to purchase digital textbooks for your student.  When purchasing 

the device, I would recommend that the student's name be engraved on the 

device and that you purchase a protection case for the device to protect 

against damage.   After purchasing the device be sure to record all identifying 

model and device numbers (found in settings) for your records.  There is also information concerning insurance found on the Walton WEB site and the Walton Foundation WEB site.  

 

     We will continue to offer support for instruction with assignments on paper, and students will be provided a hard copy of the work if they do not have access 

to a technical device. 

 

                                                                                                                              Thank you for your support,

                                                                                                                            

 Walton High School