BYOD - Marist Catholic College North Shore (North Sydney), St Mary's Campus

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program

St Mary's has a compulsory Bring Your Own Device Program (BYOD).

Students in grades 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are required to bring a device every day to school.

BYOD Starts for Year 2 in Term 2.

Supported Devices
Devices
(Not Supported)
☑️Tech to-do list before your child brings their device to school. Please read the google account knowledgebase
Please note: Screen Sizes of 14” or above are not recommended.
Windows Laptops (8gb Ram Minimum, Brands such as Lenovo, Acer, Dell, etc.) Touch Screens are not recommended as they are easily broken. Replacement screens can cost as much as a new device. 2. Apple Macbook Laptop (8gb Ram Minimum). 3. Chromebooks
Please purchase a padded case for all devices. ‘Cover Anywhere’ Insurance The College accepts no responsibility if your child’s device is lost or damaged. We strongly recommend you insure the laptop as part of your household contents policy. Most insurers offer add-ons such as “cover anywhere” insurance for breakage or loss on a computer.
iPads
Samsung Tablets

Before your child brings their device to school, please read the Google account knowledgebase.

Windows and Mac Laptops
1. Download the Google Chrome Browser.

2. Use your child’s school account to sign in to the chrome browser. When prompted, press “Save password” on your child’s device.

3. Before your child brings their device to school, please read the Google account knowledgebase.

Chromebooks
Ensure they run Chrome OS v123)
Use your child’s school account to sign in to the chromebook. When prompted, press “Save password” on your child’s device.

Tips for Parents for a Safe Online Environment for their Children at Home

The Office of the eSafety Commissioner has some information to help parents provide safe online environments for their children at home.

Parents can set up a combination of filtering tools, parental controls on devices, settings within apps and safe search browsers.

Here are some links;
Tips for parents of young children

An article comparing filters

Filtering Software
Searching Safely

Parental Controls on Devices

Parental controls from internet service providers

Movies and Games

Security - App Settings for Tablets

iParent

Acceptable Use Policies

Acceptable Use Policies
These two policies will be sent home as a hard copy for you and your child to sign in February.

Student Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement

Student ICT Acceptable Use Framework

Student Elearning Resources

Here is a link to the student's elearning resources website.
https://sites.google.com/syd.catholic.edu.au/stmnselearning/home

We are eSmart! - St Mary's Catholic Primary School, North Sydney is now accredited as a cybersafe school

After two years focussing on cybersafety, St Mary's Catholic Primary School has officially been accredited as an eSmart School.

We join Over 2,200 schools who are implementing the eSmart Schools framework to help their school manage online safety. The accreditation has taken over two years with the support of the eSmart committee, led by Elearning Educator Mr Timothy Butt with the support of Principal Ms Beverly Coffey, Teacher Mrs Cath Pagett and school parent, Ms Georgina Drury. Additionally, Staff and parents at St Mary's school have all worked together in partnership implementing and supporting our Bring Your Own Device Program in 2017 and numerous cybersafe practices.

The esmart policy is now published and we now enter a maintenance period to continue our eSmart journey.
The St Mary’s School eSmart policy consists of six domains.
Domain 1 - Effective school organisation
Domain 2 - School plans, policies and procedures
Domain 3 - Respectful and caring school community
Domain 4 - Effective teacher practices
Domain 5 - An eSmart curriculum
Domain 6 - Partnerships with parents and the local community

To view the policy click here.

Typing Club Help Files

Are your children using the apps Instagram, musical.ly, Roblox, Facebook, live.ly or Periscope at home?

Urgent Information about Apps, Cybersafety Resources and a Digital Literacy Survey for Parents

Dear Parents,

Last week, School Principals from our area received up-to-date information on cybersafety at a special meeting held by North Sydney Police. An educator from The Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner, who presented at the meeting, recommended the following information be passed on to parents.

Apps of concern

There are some popular apps causing concern. Within these apps, unless the settings are changed, anyone can have direct contact with your child via live chat. These apps have an age limit of 13+. Dangers such as the potential for online grooming are of concern to Police.

The most popular of these apps are:

Instagram,

musical.ly and

Roblox

The eSafety Commissioner’s Website provides an alphabetical listing of apps, with direct links to change privacy settings.. The links also provide safety guides for parents.

Live Video Streaming Apps of Concern

There are a new wave of video streaming apps which provide live streaming from smart phones, tablets and computers. Some of the apps allow the user to stream live video of themselves or others. These apps can geo-tag the user’s location, causing concerns that a child address could be identified by another person if they were to stream live.

The most popular of these apps are:

Facebook,

live.ly and

Periscope.

The eSafety Commissioner’s Website provides an alphabetical listing of apps, with direct links to change privacy settings.. The links also provide safety guides for parents.

Be aware: the posting of abusive material (videos. photographs and comments) is on the increase nationally.

Incidents of cyberbullying and Image-based abuse are increasing. While it is more prevalent Australia wide in secondary schools, the eSafety Commissioner has reported an increase in complaints received nationally across primary schools.

Reporting of incidents

If you or your child need to report an incident, the eSafety Commissioner has outlined places to go here.

1. Police
As always for all matters requiring urgent attention call 000.

To report any information you can also call Crimestoppers Australia on 1800 333 000.

2. Contact the website directly to remove the content
The eSafety Commissioner has informed us they have set up partnerships with many of the major companies. They have consultants who can respond quickly to incidents and work to ensure that the photograph, video or offensive comment Is removed quickly. This starts the process of removal as soon as possible.

THEN contact

3.. Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner

They have a 24-hour counselling service and the steps to lodge an online report. Here is the online form.

Settings in Apps

The eSafety Commissioner’s Website provides an alphabetical listing of apps, with direct links to change privacy settings.. The links also provide safety guides for parents.

Further Resources to assist parents

For further details and resources the eSafety Commissioner’s website has valuable resources to assist families. iParent is a valuable website to bookmark. It is well resourced with videos and games on eSafety for children to view.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, North Sydney Typing Club Login Help Video

Student Login for Typing Club

https://stmarysns.typingclub.com/

A help video to assist students to log into Typing Club using their Google/CeNet account.

Typing Club - Login Help Video

Dear Parents,

As you are aware, in response to enquiries on how we can support students to learn to type, we have purchased Typing Club for all students at St Mary's NS.

I have produced a video to assist students and parents to support their child to access their account.

There is great excitement amongst the students from Kindergarten through to year 6, who are keen to learn how to type and use the keyboard properly.

The idea around the program is that students can work through their online lessons at home or school independently and at their own pace. It is designed so that students can work ahead if they choose, which supports individualised learning and differentiation.

It is at the discretion of class teachers as to how they implement Typing Club in their busy curriculum. Some classes may allocate time for Typing Club during class or set it as part of your child's homework tasks.

It would be excellent if each child could complete the lessons for their grade level within the 12 month period. A child can progress to a higher grade level if the course is completed. Let's encourage everyone to learn how to type correctly.

Please contact myself or your child's teacher if you have any further enquiries.

Kind regards,

Mr Timothy Butt
eLearning Educator

https://www.typingclub.com/
A sh ort video (11 minutes) going through the teacher and student experience on TypingClub
Another short overview of TypingClub's School Edition
Online tutorials and various topic specific short videos

eLearning Updates

		St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, North Sydney e▶UPDATES 2017 No 1 Parent edition
	FEBRUARY 2017
	Dear Parents, This e-update is for all families, focusing on technology and there will also be updates included for the BYOD Program.
	ONE INFO	PASSWORDS St Mary’s Provides many online learning resources for students. All student accounts have been rolled over for 2017. Teachers will be distributing these accounts in due time. Below is more in depth information on each account and some resources for you. Please read the Google/CeNet password information which is a letter for all families.
		STUDENT’S PASSWORDS
		All new passwords for 2017. Classes have been rolled over. Information for Parents on Mathletics.
		All new passwords for 2017. Classes have been rolled over. Information for Parents about Skwirk.
	PLEASE READ IN DEPTH IMPORTANT EXPLANATION and SCHOOL LETTER	CeNet Passwords rolled over. Passwords have not changed but students will be provided with copies for their books and home Information for Parents about Google
		New reading ebooks program. All new passwords. K-2 classes only extra info here Information for Parents about Wushka - Wushka Literacy 10 Reasons why parent’s love Wushka
	TWO NFO	BYOD K-6 BEGINS TERM 1
		Thanks to all families for responding to the optional BYOD program survey. It is greatly appreciated. If you missed out on a form. Here is a copy.
	CAN YOU HELP?	HELP US Download chrome and the google apps and enrol your child into these google apps. Expanations and help files here. This will speed up their enrolment process on our system.
		HOW MANY STUDENTS? 58% of students are participating. You can join anytime.
	INFO	BYOD LOGISTICS WHEN SHOULD MY CHILD BRING THEIR DEVICE TO SCHOOL? Please bring from Monday thanks. It is important students establish routines of bringing their device to school and charging it at night. Some days students may not use them but as with any tool it needs to be on hand as they learn to integrate their device into their learning. If students don’t bring in their device some days, it could be on those days that an opportunity to use it could present itself and it isn’t at school. WHAT TYPES OF DEVICES? Ipads have been the most popular choice in younger grades. A range of chromebooks, windows and mac devices are being used across the school. SAFETY Students place devices straight into their tub in the morning. INTERNET Children will use a WIFI Network called PRIMARY SSO. Once we have configured the device, students login through the web browser using their CeNet password. LABELING DEVICES Please ensure your child’s device is labelled. CHARGING Devices travel to and from school unless special arrangements are made with Mr Butt in consultation with the class teacher. STUDENTS OPTING OUT FOR NOW can use a school ipad or chromebook device (we estimate one device between two students in most grades). PARENT ENQUIRIES Please direct any enquiries around BYOD to my email or you may find answers in the FAQ section of the BYOD website.
	ACTION REQUIRED PLEASE NOT URGENT	BYOD - NOT URGENT When you get a free moment: Apple Ipads and Android Tablets Only Please download the following free apps from the app store Google Chrome Google Drive Google Sheets Google Docs Google Slides Google Maps Google Street View Google Classroom LAPTOPS Please ensure the google chrome browser is downloaded. I have been downloading for most students. The apps work seamlessly with their google CeNet accounts and by logging in once, they have no problems logging in each day.
	Kind regards, Mr Timothy Butt eLearning Educator