step Digital Sacks
STEP Digital Sacks are part of an exciting new Digital Transitions programme for young people from Gypsy/Traveller families. The programme aims to make learning a whole lot easier! The Digital Sacks give you the tools to help you learn at home, study while travelling, build new digital skills, and help on your journey into and beyond education.
What’s in a Digital Sack?
The Digital Sack is an amazing kit to help you get started with using digital technology for learning. You get a backpack, along with a tablet device, digital accessories like a keyboard, stylus pen and earbuds. Visit the virtual toolkit below for help setting up your new devices. You’ll also find resources to help with your digital learning. Your teacher will help you use the Sacks to support your pathway through education.
How will the Digital Sack help me?
The STEP Digital Sack can help you in lots of different ways. It can help you with school work, study for qualifications, explore career pathways or learn new skills such as:
Organising and planning your learning
Developing your writing
Study skills like note-taking
Finding information to help with learning or career planning
Creative digital skills like making presentations or content creation
Using different apps and online learning platforms
Digital sack virtual toolkit
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