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 caseWith these tools we:

CreatedCopiedColouredRepairedDrafted andProduced 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:CreateInvestigateDesignEvaluateCalculateCommunicateAnd 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 oncestraightforwardnow it is complex.

How will it be used in the classroom?Year 9 teachers will use the laptops in a variety of

waysdepending 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 animationMusic 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 stolenYou 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 ~ OwnershipStudents 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 safetyPlastic “lunchbox’Tracking and lock

down optionsA pool of machines Personalised front

coverBacking upMy 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 supportThe 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 interestThis 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?

HelpPlease 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.