Digital Learning
Resources to support families and students to be safe and responsible digital citizens
Hi WPS Families,
Welcome back for another wonderful term here at WPS. In the last week of Term 2, our Grade 3 students were engaged in one of their online eSaftey lessons. The lesson was the second of four that students will participate in. Over three lessons, students will complete a personal online safety plan. These will come home when completed in Term 4.
This lesson focused on being safe online, providing tips and strategies. Students were introduced to the acronym A.C.T., which stands for Act, Think, Do. They then watched a short clip that focused on making their devices safe and secure from online dangers.
Some of the topics covered were passwords, privacy settings, software and app updates, backing up data, only using secure and known Wi-Fi connections, and good online habits, such as using a device only in a shared space at home, not in a bedroom.
We were delighted to learn about the positive online habits many of our students have developed at home, a testament to the effectiveness of our eSafety lessons!
In the coming weeks, we are working to finalise a date for a crucial event- the Alanah and Madeline Foundation's Parent Information Evening. This online presentation is tailored to address parents' specific needs and concerns about online safety. We encourage you to keep an eye on Compass for further details. Before the event, a short survey will be sent out to families, and the results will shape the content of the evening.
Regards,
Steven Puhar
Leading Teacher - Curriculum Leader
Apps List 2024
Digital Statement
Williamstown Primary School acknowledges the recent Human Rights Watch report on Edutech in privacy violations and findings.
Williamstown Primary works closely with the DET’s Digital Learning and privacy teams to ensure that all DET guidelines regarding the implementation of digital devices are followed.
Attached is the school’s digital statement outlining the online platforms and their privacy policies that the school uses on a day-to-day basis.
As part of the school’s ongoing student education, the school will further enhance key understandings around user privacy, as well as the tools available on selected devices.
This will be embedded within the current school’s eSafety program that currently sees students undertake numerous digital workshops run by both school leadership, classroom teachers and external providers such as the Alannah and Madeline Foundation’s eSmart organisation.
Parents are advised of a key iPad feature to turn tracking off. This feature will be explicitly demonstrated to students within the school-based workshops.
Go to Settings > Privacy > Tracking.
The list shows the apps that requested permission to track you. You can turn permission on or off for any app on the list.
To stop all apps from asking permission to track you, turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track (at the top of the screen).
Williamstown Primary Digital Information
Below is a link to the schools Digital Learning page. This page contains key information about the school's implementation of the digital technology curriculum as a tool within a blended learning environment.
Further GoogleSuite for Education Information
Please find attached documents released by DET.
The first document gives a deeper understanding of the DET licences G Suite for Education, how it is set up and how it differs from the public Google platform.
The second document provides families with supporting resources on how to protect individuals privacy online.
The Department of Education information pack for parents is available from the following link:
https://www.williamstownps.vic.edu.au/source/Build/2020-GoogleSuite-Parent-Information.pdf