Transcript Welcome the James Fallon Digital Education Revolution

Where are we up to?
 You have received your information package which
includes:
 Your letter from the school outlining student rights and
responsibilities.
 Your User Charter.
 The link to the Click Magazine ~ a very valuable resource
for parents.
Your child is about to receive their new learning device.
We are living in a different world of
learning
 The Digital Education Revolution means that every student
in Year 9 has a laptop to use at home and at school.
 Each laptop is commissioned to an individual student. The
student has sole use of it and so is accountable for it.
 The student retains it as long as they remain at a NSW
government school.
 Most of our students have computers at home and they are
very capable with the programs they use but the DER
policy is about LEARNING using the capabilities and tools
of technology to support the process.
Do you remember .................
 The technology we used at school?
Our toolbox was our pencil case
With these tools we:
 Created
 Copied
 Coloured
 Repaired
 Drafted and
 Produced our school work
 Sometimes we could work with others.
Your child’s laptop is their new
tool box
With tools in the laptop your child will:
 Create
 Investigate
 Design
 Evaluate
 Calculate
 Communicate
 And produce school work in may forms
Our students are expected to work with others.
The toolbox is about connected
learning .........
Connected learning means sharing ideas and
collaborating on-line at James Fallon High School and
around the world.
What’s
on it?
How will it be used in the
classroom?
Research was once
straightforward
now it is complex.
How will it be used in the
classroom?
Year 9 teachers will use the laptops in a variety of ways
depending on which of the available programs suit their
subject content at the time.
Some examples are:
Students today write more than any other generation
but it is always first draft. Students need to be taught
on line editing, drafting and redrafting skills. They
need to learn “polished writing”
How will it be used in the
classroom?
Students will be introduced to wikis and moodles.
They will learn to use One Note, a Microsoft program
that allows them to create and use an online diary and
a digital notebook.
Web design and animation
Music and audio applications
The possibilities are endless.
The Laptop User Charter
 You have your laptop charter which sets out the
conditions under which the laptop has been given to
the students.
The agreement includes
- commitment to take the laptop home and charge the
battery every night.
- acceptable computer and internet use.
Failure to comply could result in:
- recall of the laptop
- loss of home access
What happens if the laptop breaks
 Report immediately to the TSO or the Deputy
Principal if the TSO is not available.
The laptops and batteries are covered by a
manufacturers warranty which covers manufacturer’s
defects and normal use.
It does not cover negligence, abuse or malicious
damage.
If the damaged is accidental a statutory declaration
signed by a justice of the peace must be provided
before the laptop can be replaced.
What happens if the laptop is
stolen
You need to notify the school and the POLICE.
The police will issue you with a police event number.
If you do not have a police event number the laptop
cannot be replaced.
Fraudulent or excessive claims could lead to loss of
access to a laptop for home use.
The laptop can become a brick.
The laptops have hack resistant hardware to track and
render the laptop useless.
This removes the incentive for people to steal them.
Policy issues ~ Ownership
Students will have the use of the laptop throughout
their senior secondary education.
Ownership of the laptop will be formally transferred to
the student when they complete Year 12. Until then the
laptop remains the property of the school.
Laptops will be surrendered if a student leaves school
before the end of Year 12 or moves interstate, overseas
or to a non-government school.
When moving from one government school to another
the laptop goes with the student.
Security and safety
Plastic “lunchbox’
Tracking and lock down
options
A pool of machines
Personalised front cover
Backing up
My locker
Students must do:
 Must make the laptop their own, look after it and
report any problems immediately.
Carry the laptop in its protective case.
Charge their laptops every night and bring it to school
everyday.
Not share their password with other students.
Remember that what goes on line stays on line.
Experiment with the software and have fun!
Enjoy the challenge! Make the most of the
opportunity.
We expect students to do
 Follow teacher instructions.
Adhere to the terms of the User Charter.
Not interfere with another student’s laptop or bag.
Non-compliance with the laptop User Charter can
mean recall of the laptop, and/or loss of home access.
Ultimately the laptop can be
turned off centrally and
made into a “brick.”
Technical support
The School has an appointed TSO .
Our TSO is Mr Chrs Smedley.
His office is in A block across the hall from Mrs
Parrett’s office. It will be open for students 30 minutes
before school, at each of the breaks and for 15 minutes
after school.
Mr Kirkwood is still responsible for computers in the
school but he has no responsibility for problems
associated with the laptops.
Wireless connection
 Access to the internet at home will be by the home
internet service provider either wired by Ethernet or a
wireless access point.
If you have internet access via a USB device it most
likely will not work.
DET filters will apply when students go online at home
via the DET portal.
The laptop will still have many uses at home for
students even if they do not have access to the
internet.
Thank you for your interest
This presentation has been posted on the school
website: www.jamesfallon.nsw.edu.au
 The Click magazine has lots of useful information for
parents and is available on line at:
www.schools.nsw.edu.au/click
Any
Questions?
Help
 Please contact the school on 60251688.
 Ask to speak to Mrs Gill the Principal
Mrs Thurling the Digital Revolution
Co-ordinator
Mr Smedley the Technical Support
Officer.