To use technology for learning at home access and the ability to use available technology is required.
Access for learning at home
Schools can loan access devices for use when learning at home. Read how this might be achieved on Digital equity. Provide learning delivery options for students who do not have a computer or the internet at home.
Student who have internet and a computer also need access to school or department learning platforms.
Ensure students know their department password and how to reset it through the student portal.
Delegate Educational Management Utility (EMU) access to teachers via the Principals Access Management Utility (AMU) so teachers can reset student passwords. Make sure teacher know how to use EMU to reset student password.
Support students to use Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams or other school learning management solutions.
Learn to use
Getting started with technology is a how-to-guide for teaching with G Suite for Education or Microsoft Office 365 and contains short demonstration videos on how to get started.
Get started on the Digital Learning Selector. The Selector contains information about DoE provided and other popular learning technologies. On each learning tool card find links to teacher identified professional learning.
Department staff and Stage 6 students can freely access a wide variety of training on LinkedIn Learning.
Complete department provided teacher professional learning to use technology on the Learning on demand technology page.
Lessons using video conferencing
The department supports a variety of technologies that allow a teacher to connect with students using video conferencing. Follow the guidelines to support schools using live video with students (PDF 234KB). The guidelines have been developed to ensure all people involved in the video conference are safe and privacy in the home is maintained.
Self help and collaboration with teachers
Read frequently asked questions about the major platforms schools are using to support learning from home:
- read Microsoft Teams FAQs
- read G Suite for Education FAQs
- read Adobe Connect FAQs
- find help with Zoom for department teachers.
The Technology for Learning T4L website is continually updated. The T4L team produced a special edition of magazine.T4L with a focus on taking your classroom digital and have created a great page of curated resources from vendors that the department has agreements with.
Department teachers can get and give support through peer to peer discussion about learning from home and using online platforms in the Learning from home Yammer group. Join the Statewide staffrooms for curriculum specific information and support.
