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Mount Erin College. Year 9 Netbook Program Information 2012. Overview. Program Overview & Educational Aims Expectations Handling / Care Where to go for help Damages/Faults/Lost/Stolen Netbook Support Levy Cybersafety Recommendations. Overview & Educational Aims.

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  1. Mount Erin College Year 9 Netbook Program Information 2012

  2. Overview • Program Overview & Educational Aims • Expectations • Handling / Care • Where to go for help • Damages/Faults/Lost/Stolen • Netbook Support Levy • Cybersafety Recommendations

  3. Overview & Educational Aims • Provide opportunities for development of 21st Century skills such as: • Collaboration • Skilled Communication • Problem Solving • Opportunities that mirror the outside world • Continuity of learning from school to home • Preparation for tertiary studies and workforce • Increased communication with teachers • Increased potential to vary ways that teachers can teach and students can learn

  4. Some reasons for 1-to-1 / Technology Rich Learning • Respond to the Digital Education Revolution • Explore the possibility of personalizing learning • Allow for new forms of assessment • Provide access to resources other than textbooks • Expand pedagogical opportunities • Engage a possibly disengaged clientele • Embrace 21st century learning opportunities • Extend learning communities • Expand collaboration and communication beyond the school • Promote new forms of creative expression

  5. Of all higher education courses will be taken ONLINE 2020 by Source: Chronicle Research Services | The 2020 College

  6. A Different Model… • 25:1, 10:1, 4:1, 2:1… are all improvements on A MODEL • 1:1 is unlike that model. It is a different model altogether. “The best schools are beginning to embed lCT in the day-to-day experience in every classroom but too often even now lCTremains separate from the classroom experience in, for example, ‘a computer lab’”. McKinsey Report

  7. Expectations • Bring to school fully charged, every day - no chargers to be brought to school • Take netbook to all classes unless otherwise instructed • Between classes or when not in use, keep your netbook in your locker secured with your approved College lock • Upon leaving the College, prior to or at the end of Year 12, the netbook must be returned to the College in good working order • At the end of the 4 years, the College may give the option of a parent donation in order for the student to keep the netbook (minus government provided software)

  8. Expectations (cont.) • Students MUST NOT add games or other software that may slow the netbook down or cause issues with its use…it is for school use – if games are installed or other software causes issues machine will be reimaged • Please note that anti-virus software is installed, please do not install your own as it will conflict with the existing software • You can connect the netbook to your home network if you wish; setting up any filters will be your responsibility. Access to the internet at school will be via the College network, as such our usual protective filters are in place.

  9. Expectations (cont.) • Backing up data is essential • It is the student’s responsibility as in the ‘real world’ to back up work on a regular basis (parents can assist by giving weekly reminders) • VCAA does not accept an excuse of ‘lost work’ due to computer failure – neither does MEC • Families are advised to purchase a portable hard-drive or similar device for such a purpose

  10. Handling / Care • Carry your netbook in the protective carry case at all times when moving around the College and to/from school • If storing in bag for a short time (eg. Recess or between classes), you can just close lid. If you need to store it for a longer time, you must shut it down as it can overheat (ie. lunchtime = shut down) • Refer to handouts in your pack regarding charging up and battery care • If you need technical support, you must take your netbook to the IT Office in the bag • Put own keytag/name tag on bag for easy identification • Treat with care…no stickers except name label

  11. Where to go for help... • Talk to your teacher to see if they can help • If your teacher can’t help, take your netbook (in its protective case) to the IT Technicians (office located near the canteen) • Tell the technicians as much information as you can about the problem • If the issue cannot be resolved at that time, check back with the technicians the next morning (or when advised to do so) to check on the progress and/or collect your netbook

  12. Damages/Faults/Lost/Stolen • Mount Erin College bears no responsibility for your netbook. This is a Federal Government funded, once only, educational opportunity. • Your netbook is not covered by any school insurance policy. • You need to contact your insurance company to add the netbook to your Home & Contents Insurance Policy (current replacement value: $600) • Repair/replacement costs of damaged/lost/stolen machines will be borne by the parent. • If there is a problem with the netbook, students must report it immediately to the IT Office. • If the netbook is stolen, you must make a police report within 48 hours and notify the College ICT Department. This will be required in order to make an insurance claim. Any replacement machines must be organised via the school’s preferred supplier.

  13. Damages/Faults/Lost/Stolen (cont.) Repair Process: • If our IT Technicians can fix the problem, they will do so…if not, the machine will stay with our technicians who will attempt to provide a temporary, replacement/loan machine if one is available. • The Technicians will obtain a quote for repair/replacement and forward this on to the parent for payment. • The parent must make the payment directly to the repairer and once paid, the netbook will be repaired and returned to the ICT department to forward on to the student.

  14. MEC Netbook Support Levy

  15. Cybersafety - Recommendations • Only allow your child to use their notebook computer under your supervision (Eg. in a family room, not in their bedroom) and limit the time they spend online • If your child has a Facebook profile or is involved in other social networking sites, ensure that you are aware of their username and password and/or are their ‘friend’; set profiles to ‘private’ • Set up ‘parental controls’ in order to regulate access to websites • Useful websites: www.cybersmart.gov.au www.theline.gov.au/parents_and_teachers/information

  16. If you have any further queries about the Year 10 Netbook Program, please contact the IT Team on 5971 6008 or Kelly Mitchell on 5971 6026 or via email mitchell.kelly.a@edumail.vic.gov.au

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