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Cyber Bullying: Imaged Based Abuse
by Deputy Principal, Mrs Elizabeth Ryan Cyber Bullying: Imaged Based Abuse One very common challenge that has emerged as young people have increased access to technology is student on student Online sexual harassment and image-based abuse. Winter holidays and the current lockdown result in many of our students having large amounts of downtime and, of necessity,…
ICT Report – student device care and malware
By ICT Manager Eliesha Knox and Ian Fernée 1:1 eLearning Coordinator Given the global move to remote learning and working from home we need to be cautious and proactive against our online behaviours so that we limit risk to ourselves and those around us. Malware is one of these risks as it is malicious software…
Online Teaching and Learning at St Patrick’s College
By Mr Ian Fernée 1:1 eLearning Coordinator eLearning – Ian Fernée On any usual school morning you see waves of SPC boys in blue suitcoats travelling on buses, bikes and by foot to the College grounds. Over the last week and a half, this swell of movement has been replaced by taps of keyboards and…
Online Teaching and Learning at St Patrick’s College
By Mr Ian Fernée 1:1 eLearning Coordinator This afternoon I walked past a Year 7 maths class. The boys were learning their equations and formulas with the guidance of their teacher, but the classroom experience was probably not a familiar for many. On the desk the students had their laptop, digital pen and OneNote software…
Information Technology Update – June 20, 2019
ICT service disruption On the June 5 a number of students received phishing emails which were attempting to gather credentials and propagate further spam. Unfortunately, some boys clicked these links and their accounts further spread the spam email. The College has taken a cautious and thorough approach to reinstating services with the intention of minimising…
Information Technology Update – May 30, 2019
What young people do online, particularly on social media, is sometimes an area that parents are not comfortable to discuss with their children. Are they being targeted by cyber bullies or even criminals? Have they formed inappropriate relationships parents are unaware of, or shared inappropriate images? When not armed with information about how to help…
Information Technology Update – March 21, 2019
Parent Cyber Safety Information While usually a great tool for communicating, the sad events of Christchurch highlighted the speed and negative impact that social media can have in distributing harmful content. When using the College network most social media sites are not available to students, however at home this is generally not the case. Highly…
Information Technology Update – February 21, 2019
Privacy Collection This week parents and guardians received two documents from the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. The first was the -‘2019 Student Residential Address and Other Information collection notice’ which can be accessed by clicking on this link– and the second -‘Frequently Asked Questions-“ 2019 Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection’-…
Information Technology Update – February 7, 2019
Year 7 and Year 10 1:1 devices 2019 sees the continuation of the 1:1 eLearning device program. The year commenced with two very busy days with our new Junior and Middle school students setting up their iPads, while new Senior School students received laptops as they started the laptop program. This is a very exciting…
Information Technology Update – November 29, 2018
ICT at St Patrick’s in 2019 The St Patrick’s College vision for eLearning is to provide technology-enriched learning opportunities that enable students to achieve high-quality learning outcomes, preparing them for further education, and training and to live and work in a digital world and 2019 will see the continuation of the 1:1 program across all…