Technology at St Matthew's

At St Matthew’s, our students and teachers have access to a wide range of technology to assist with teaching and learning. Each of our classrooms has an interactive panel that enables teachers to display content to enhance learning. Students in Kindergarten to Year 3 have access to iPads with a wide range of educational apps. We also offer one-to-one Chromebooks for students in Year 4 onwards. This initiative enables students to access the internet promoting collaboration through digital tools and real-time feedback, using many of the Google Suite applications. 

Internet Safety Day

This Friday, our students in Years 3 to 6 will participate in a day dedicated to learning about how to be safe and aware digital citizens. 

Some of the content that will be covered includes:

• Recognising ways in which digital devices can be distracting.
• Identify ideal device-free moments for themselves and others.
• Understand that you should never give out private information online.
• Understand that it's important to think about the words we use because everyone interprets things differently.
• Understand what responsibilities we have for the digital footprints we can create.
• How clickbait uses the curiosity gap to get your attention.
• Cyberbullying and the impacts it has on people.

Students in Years 3 to 6 will receive their ICT agreement form at the end of the day. This agreement outlines the students' responsibility to use technology safely at St Matthew’s. Once this form has been signed and returned to school, students will have their log in details distributed so they can access technology at school.

Stay Tuned...

Each fortnight, in my column, I will include a variety of tips about remaining safe and aware digital citizens. Stay tuned!