EDUCATION
Local Word Poetry Prize
Announcing the Geelong Regional Libraries & Deakin University
Local Word Poetry Prize
Calling all poets!
Entries for the Local Word Poetry Prize are now open.
Submissions of up to 75 lines are welcome from emerging and established poets. Open to all residents of Australia aged 16 years and over.
Entries are free and close at 5.00pm, Saturday 1st July, 2023.
The winner of the prize will receive:
· a cash prize of $2000.
- a one-hour mentoring session with a Deakin University writing practitioner.
- publication on GRLC’s website and announcement in GRLC’s e-newsletter
Commended writers will receive:
· a cash prize of $250
- publication on GRLC’s website and announcement in GRLC’s e-newsletter
Visit their webpage for more details!
Tech Support
New Parent Access
Hello, late last week our learning management system Canvas was updated to to give new parents access to their students learning data. The initial setup information can be found on our schools website but I’m also included some further support linked below to help you start to dig in. Canvas will allow you to see pretty much everything your students see, from their work and comments on their work to grades and other feedback. Canvas is a live platform which means that you can filter students results by their class, topic, etc. I’d encourage you to have a look at the parent aspect of Canvas with your students and use it as a base for your academic conversations.
In the links below you’ll find support to get started and some links to support to dig a little deeper and customise your experience.
The page where all posts are stored is - https://bit.ly/3jzBzXz
Regards, Shaun Miller.
Digital Learning Specialist.
We have our students engaging in new subjects and a number of new parents added to the our learning platforms, Compass and Canvas. In this this post I’ve put together a short & simple video to assist with the navigation of Canvas from a parents/observer's perspective, it covers the following.
- Dashboard
- Types of Notifications
- Course Pages
- Marks
You will also find links to support information for a range of topics below as well.
There will be a follow up post for new year 7 families to support them to access and engage with Canvas.
The video can be found at this link - https://bit.ly/3b9nahL
The page where all posts will be stored is - https://bit.ly/3jzBzXz
To access Canvas visit - http://www.surfcoastsecondarycollege.vic.edu.au/canvas.html
You can find more information on the observer role at - https://bit.ly/2YNYRAS
Regards, Shaun Miller.
Digital Learning Specialist.
Education Help-Links
The Department of Education has some helpful links for parents to access regarding a broad range of topics. Feel free to visit to the website or click on a topic listed below: