Daily Use. Students have control over some Chromebook settings. These settings should only be changed at the instruction of staff, and settings should not interfere with classroom teaching and learning. Accessibility tools will be managed by the student as well at the instruction of staff.
Daily Use. Although participants owned smartphones and were positive about the advantages of smartphones, how they used them on a daily basis varied. Some of the older participants tended to be unfamiliar with certain apps, such as social media apps, and other functions of the phone such as blocked calls. Although they agreed that an advantage of smartphones was their mulit-purpose abilities as explained in the section above, these older participants reported mainly using their phone’s basic functions like texting and calling on a daily basis. Younger participants reported greater comfort with the multiple functions of their smartphones and used them for a variety of activities such as social media, various downloaded apps such as games, work-related apps, news, and electronic reading apps (Bible and Kindle), and interacted more with their phone on a daily basis. A young female participant (age 19) explained “I use it for school. I use it for everything” and preferred using her phone over other technology like a laptop or tablet. While some participants found smartphones to be very compatible with their lives, others expressed that they preferred other devices for their needs. One female participant used her laptop more than her smartphone on a daily basis, in part due to the severity of her seizures and level of control of her epilepsy: I guess I’m connected to it (laptop) because I tend to stay in my house a lot, and I guess you could say it’s my window to the world. I use it to connect to everybody, to talk to people. I watch TV with it on my, I watch with my friends, with my family, uh, through Skype. Everything. Play games. You name it. Her story illustrates that the compatibility of an mHealth intervention may vary in regards to differing levels of disability and seizure severity experienced by the individual.
Daily Use. Seattle Hebrew Academy’s devices and/or electronic services, including student laptops, are provided for educational purposes and research consistent with the Seattle Hebrew Academy’s educational mission, curriculum and instructional goals. Students must comply with all Seattle Hebrew Academy policies, school rules and expectations concerning student conduct and communications when using devices and/or electronic services, whether on or off school property. Students also must comply with all specific instructions from school staff and volunteers when using the devices and/or electronic services.
