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St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, North Sydney
e▶UPDATES 2017 No 1 Parent edition | ||
FEBRUARY 2017
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Dear Parents,
This e-update is for all families, focusing on technology and there will also be updates included for the BYOD Program.
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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.
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STUDENT’S PASSWORDS
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 All new passwords for 2017. Classes have been rolled over. | |||
 All new passwords for 2017. Classes have been rolled over. | |||
  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 | ||
 New reading ebooks program. All new passwords. K-2 classes only
extra info here
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ACTION REQUIRED PLEASE
NOT URGENT
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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.
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Kind regards,
Mr Timothy Butt
eLearning Educator
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