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Information Technology Update – May 24, 2018
Damaged Student 1:1 Devices It has come to my notice recently that a number of student’s 1:1 device -“ both iPads and notebooks -“ are damaged and need to be repaired. Many of these devices are not damaged to the extent that they are unusable and as a result students continue to use the device…
Information Technology Update – May 10, 2018
Care of Device -“ Avoid Water Damage in School Bag Recently we had a student who suffered the unfortunate event of having a water bottle leak inside his school bag. Sadly, the water leaked onto his iPad causing significant damage to the device. While iPads and Laptops can take certain amount of vibration and knocking…
Information Technology Update – April 26, 2018
Cyber Safety – Office of the eSafety Commissioner Website One of the best Cyber Safety sites I have come across is the website belonging to the eSafety Commissioner. The Office of the eSafety Commissioner website has a vast array of useful, up to date resources for teachers, parents and students with regards to keeping safe…
Information Technology Update – March 28, 2018
Microsoft Education Exchange Singapore 2018 Recently, our 1:1 eLearning Coordinator and Head of Information Technology, Ian Fernee, was invited by Microsoft to attend the Education Exchange recently held in Singapore. This was a great honour for Ian who is recognised as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert and is a leading exponent and innovator in…
Information Technology Update – March 15, 2018
Students Caring for the Devices Just recently, we have experienced several incidents of student device breakage. In all instances, the student device was not inside the protective Targus Tanc bag or neoprene cover when the incident occurred and subsequently the devices suffered significant damage, particularly to the screen. We remind the boys that whenever they…
Information Technology Update – March 1, 2018
Microsoft Office for home for free! As part of the College’s membership to Office 365, all students are allowed to download the Microsoft Office suite for free on up to five home computers. This can be done quite easily by following the instructions on the iPad Parent Support page here: http://ipads.stpats.vic.edu.au/installing-office-365-at-home.html The important thing to…
Information Technology Update – February 15, 2018
Creating Parent access to App4 on student Notebook App4 is the College eDiary used by teachers and students and parents are also able to access their son’s eDiary to view their Homework and Assignments. This can be done in several ways: Ask to view App4 on your son’s device Sit with your son and ask…
Information Technology Update – February 2, 2018
1:1 ICT Devices College wide in 2018 It was wonderful to see all the boys return from holidays refreshed and enthusiastic to start a new year of academic studies. And this is a very significant year for the College in ICT as it is the first year all students across the College will be using…
Information Technology Update – December 4, 2017
End of Year 1:1 Device Health Check As we approach the end of the year, it is a good time to check that our son’s device is in good condition. It would be great if you could take five minutes to check your son’s device to make sure that it is in good working condition….
Information Technology Update – November 23, 2017
Term 4 Cyber Safety Pastoral Care Program Cyber Safety continues to be a core part of the Pastoral Care program being delivered to all students in Years 7 & 8 this term. The Cyber Safety Pastoral Care Program is designed to educate and support our children in the positive use of technology and the value…