IT Update
System Rollovers and Student Login Details
All our internal and external IT systems and applications have been rolled over into 2023 and your new 2023 classes are now available to access.
To assist students in logging in to our various IT systems and applications, we have again created a one-page sheet containing all of the student's usernames and passwords for the various systems.
These can be found by clicking this link.
To further support the ease of use in our IT systems, you will notice we have standardised the students' usernames and passwords across our systems where possible.
For Mathletics, Makers Empire and Xuno, please instruct students to first click/tap 'Sign In with Microsoft/Office 365' and then type their email address and password. Similarly, for SeeSaw and PBIS Rewards, instruct students to first click/tap 'Sign In with Google' and then type their email address and password.
For our other IT systems Essential Assessments, Oliver, Reading Eggs/Math Seeds and Wushka, students will just type their email address and password to authenticate.
If you experience any issues with accessing your new 2023 classes or if students are missing or incorrectly allocated, please log an IT help desk call on the portal.
SeeSaw
To support our new families at Jackson School in 2023, can classroom teachers please print off parent invites in SeeSaw for any families who are not yet connected.
Families connected in 2022 will automatically be rolled over into their child's new 2022 class.
Teachers are also asked to send a private message to all parents to introduce themselves and send home their classroom visual timetable. This message will then open the messaging line of communication so parents can message you directly through Seesaw.
We are aiming again to have 100% of our families connected to SeeSaw and Xuno in 2023.
All official whole school communication will be published centrally in both SeeSaw and Xuno.
Please continue to use Xuno or SeeSaw to communicate with parents.
Should you need assistance with printing your family invites, please review this article or contact IT support.
1:1 Device Program - Further Expansion to Foundation
In early 2023 we will be expanding our 1:1 device program to all students in Foundation (Prep - Year 2)
We are in the process of procuring the new iPads and once they arrive, we'll set these up as soon as possible.
Just a reminder to all staff, please ensure your device storage/charging cabinet is locked at the end of eachday and please do not provide the combination of the padlock to students. Should you require the current combination and or would like the combination changed, please see Pushp.
Changes to Logging into Xuno
To further enhance security within Xuno, we have implemented a new feature that requires all staff to log in with the 'Sign in with Microsoft' button.
All previous login methods including saved usernames and passwords have been disabled.
Should you not be able to access Xuno using the Sign In with Microsoft button, please log an IT help desk call.
IT Support
If you experience an issue with any IT system or peripheral, please log a help desk call on the portal and Pushp or Andy will resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
For urgent IT support, please call extension 214.
During Term 1, we are anticipating higher demand for IT support across the school whilst building works are finalised and classes settle in.
During this time, we ask that you please log IT help desk calls by clicking the button on the portal, rather than catching Andy or Pushp and notifying them of your issues verbally and be patient whilst Andy and Pushp work through the outstanding IT help desk calls.
IT Security
It is very important that we practice and model eSafety behaviour. All students have their own devices allocated to them and security settings for their devices are stringently set.
Staff devices have different settings and as such are a risk to student online safety. IT IS VITAL that staff, under NO circumstances allow students to use staff devices. It is also vital that staff use lock codes on their devices should students inadvertently obtain their device. Staff should refer to the Acceptable Use Policy Acceptable Use Policy for ICT Resources: Overview | education.vic.gov.au for more details.