1:1 iPad Program

Apple has collected many of their resources in one spot to help parents make informed decisions with regard to how their children use their devices.  Their goal is to provide "Tools that let parents know, and feel good about, what kids are doing.  You know your kids better than anyone. That’s why we’ve put a lot of thought into helping parents choose what their kids can do with their devices."  Learn more about these tools at the Apple Families website.

You can use Restrictions, also known as parental controls, to block or limit specific apps and features on your iPad.  Learn more about setting up Restrictions on an iPad.

Personal and academic content is tied to an Apple ID (messaging, contacts, calendars, apps, textbooks, etc.).  Parents can still monitor and manage a student’s App Store activity using Family Sharing.

With Family Sharing, up to six people in your family can share purchases from iTunes, iBooks, and the App Store without sharing accounts. Pay for family purchases with the same credit card. Approve kids’ spending right from a parent’s device. 

Read Apple's parent’s guide to Family Sharing and a student's Apple ID.  

Common Sense Media is an organization whose mission is to “empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids’ lives.” Learn more about Common Sense Media, which has resources on topics that are of particular concern for parents, such as: screen time, social media, on-line self-expression, cyberbullying, privacy and internet safety. 

• Parents may request to have the "school day" restriction profile applied to their son's iPad on a 24/7 basis.
• We will take requests to add the profile at any time. The profile will remain "active" on the student's iPad until it is requested to be turned off.
• Please reach out to your son's school counselor to request that the profile be added to his iPad.
• You may consider using a web filter at home, because the profile does not filter web browser activity.  Products like OpenDNS and Securly are just a few of the products available for your home.

Yes, your son needs his own Apple ID.  Personal and academic content is tied to an Apple ID (messaging, contacts, calendars, apps, textbooks, etc.).  Parents can still monitor and manage a student’s App Store activity using Family Sharing. Learn more by reading the parent’s guide to a student’s Apple ID.

Creighton Prep selects its textbooks and course materials based on what best supports the curriculum. We are committed to adopting electronic textbooks when available and appropriate. Students will continue to use both electronic and printed textbooks.

Students who do not have their iPad at school may obtain a loaner for the day. A limited number of iPads are available in the library under the following terms:

• There is no charge for borrowing an iPad during the semester. A $5 cash fee will be charged for subsequent incidents.
• Students will be able to use their Apple ID on the borrowed iPad to access their purchased apps, books and all backed up information.
• Students are responsible for lost or damaged borrowed iPads.

Creighton Preparatory School is dedicated to helping form young men who are open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice. To accomplish these goals, Internet-ready mobile devices such as the iPad offer our students: 

• Access via our wireless network to the Internet – an invention so profound that we are entering a new age of learning;
• Access to mobile computing power for engaging in the type of high-quality, data-intensive work our society demands;
• Access to social media so that students are creators of, and not just consumers of, the intellectual conversations of our age;
• Access to local storage of online books, databases, textbooks and multimedia files so they can carry their studies with them in a variety of engaging formats; and
• A personalized computing device that ensures equitable access as well as options for personal customization, integration and responsibility.

At this point, the Apple iPad seems to be the best device currently available for the type of teaching and learning in which our students will be engaged. The long battery life, instant on, flat profile, touch screen and the robust app developer community makes the iPad the current leader for educational use.

• The long battery life means that students can make it through an entire school day without recharging.
• The iPad’s instant on/instant off capability preserves class-time for meaningful learning activities; learning isn’t put on hold while a traditional laptop boots up or shuts down.
• The iPad allows for easy face-to-face interaction, avoiding the barrier between students and teachers that occurs with a traditional laptop lid.
• Drawing on the iPad’s screen is useful in a variety of disciplines.
• Handwriting on the iPad’s screen is useful for quick note-taking in all classes.
• Pen-based annotation of documents and books is quick and easy.
• The broad developer base provides numerous discipline-specific apps. 
• With hundreds of thousands of devices in schools across the country, there is a large community of similar schools that use iPads with which we may collaborate, including many other Jesuit high schools.

Technology is developing at a rapid pace. We are committed to utilizing the best technologies and educational practices as they become available. Something better than the iPad will eventually come out. When it does, we will evaluate available technologies and re-evaluate our policy. The iPad is designed to supplement computer technology and is merely a tool to be used for teaching and learning. Enhancing student learning must always come before any particular educational tool, whether it is a ruler, a calculator, a textbook or an iPad.

The short answer is that teachers will use the iPad as a tool to enrich student learning, based on 21st century teaching models. Among them will be to access information beyond the four walls of the classroom, to analyze material from a variety of sources, to communicate a student’s findings and conclusions, and to engage with other learners. Much like a calculator, pen, notebook or SmartBoard, the iPad is one tool among many that students use at Prep. It will not complete homework for students, nor will it read, analyze, digest, comprehend or make students think more critically about their studies. It is simply a tool that students will use to aid their efforts. Students and teachers are expected to use it when it is helpful and put it aside when it is not. 

If your son damages his iPad and it can be repaired, the student's tuition account will be charged a $50 fee to help cover the cost of repairing the iPad. Every subsequent damage incident over the course of the student's tenure at Prep will result in a $100 fee.

If your son loses his iPad or the extent of the damage is beyond repair, the student's tuition account will be charged for the full cost to replace the iPad and all required accessories. Alternatively, families may opt to purchase a used iPad for a reduced cost ($200), assuming one is available for purchase.