Technology violations are becoming unacceptably regular with more students using their iPads in ways which are prohibited at the College.

Playing Games During Lessons

There is an increasing number of students who have been caught playing games during lesson time. This is unacceptable as it erodes learning time.

Our teachers put consequences in place when students engage in technology violations by playing games or being on apps/websites which are not directly related to their learning.

In most instances, the natural consequence is that students must make up any lost learning time during a lunch break. Students with repeated technology violations have received more serious consequence which have included after-school detentions. We will continue to monitor iPad usage and put in appropriate consequences in place.

Disconnecting from or Failing to Connect to Apple Classroom

Teachers are able to monitor iPad use only when students are connected to Apple Classroom.

Students are required, every lesson, to connect to Apple Classroom. Some students however, are misbehaving and failing to follow instructions to either connect to, or remain connected to, Apple Classroom.

This is unacceptable as it means that teachers cannot monitor students' iPad usage in order to support students to maximise engagement in learning.

Use of iMessage During the School Day

Students are prohibited from sending iMessages in fact any form of electronic message, during the school day. This includes messaging services used to make contact with parents/carers or friends/family.

If your child needs to contact you, they may come to Student Services and we will arrange contact through appropriate methods. Alternately, if you need to contact your child, please call Student Services and we will make arrangements for the message to be provided to your child or for your child to call you should that be necessary.

If your child is unwell or upset and wishes to contact home, please remind them to use the correct channels and to report to Student Services where we can provide them with support and make arrangement for parent/carer contact.

Parents/carers, please do not arrive at Student Services asking to collect a child who may have contacted you through electronic messaging as you are enabling your child to be irresponsible and to break College rules. Consequences will be applied for breaching College rules.

Use of Social Media for Harassment of Others

A small number of students are using Social Media to deliver disrespectful messages. These messages are delivered outside of school hours but have potential to cause conflict at school. If you become aware of abusive or threatening messages, we encourage you to make reports to the eSafety Commissioner and/or Police.

It is not the College's responsibility to manage issues which arise on Social Media unless they indicate potential for direct conflict on College grounds.

Please be aware of your child's activity on Social Media and work with us to ensure that our students feel safe, both on-line and in our community.

If you consider there is a need for enacting parental controls such as screen time on your child's device to curb access to inappropriate apps and ICT misbehaviours during the school day, please access the instructions below.

Screen Time https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/ipad/ipadb15cb886/ipados

Thank you for your continued support in ensuring that all students abide by the College Technology/IT Agreement and use their valuable iPad to truly accelerate and deepen their learning.