Online learning available across our campuses
We have embraced the vision that effective use of information technology should be integral to the teaching and learning process. Devices including software and technical support are included as part of the fee schedule. Access to the internet is available to all students through the school’s excellent Wi-Fi capabilities enabling online engagement across the campus.
Our aim is to use these technologies to promote pedagogical excellence in the classroom, embracing independent and collaborative learning, creativity and innovation, critical thinking and flexible progression.
Innovations have enabled our students and our school to achieve the widely recognised benefits of embedding ICT into the teaching and administration of schooling. These benefits include improvements in students’ personal organisation; development of key 21st Century Skills; collaboration, knowledge building, self-regulation, real-world problem solving and innovation, and the use of ICT to support learning (Shear et al. 2011).
The relentless advancements in the range and scope of digital devices and computing systems demand enhanced digital literacy skills. Although St Margaret’s and Berwick Grammar School provides our students with access to a wide range of digital technologies, the need for students to have use of an individual tablet computer is central to our digital literacy strategy and is subsequently an essential requirement for all students from Year 5 to 12.
New and current students joining the program are required to use a computer provided by the school. The costs for this are incorporated into the consolidated fees. When students join the school, they will be provided with a computer that incorporates the latest technology along with an extensive list of inclusions.
In addition to the school-provided computer, students will have access to a wide range of school sites and volume-licensed software including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office 365 Professional, Adobe Creative Suite, and many more. Students will also benefit from access to onsite technical support from our qualified technicians and the reassurance of warranty and insurance support for hardware repair and the provision of a loan device if necessary, thanks to our technology supplier.
We are motivated by the desire to transform education to better suit the needs of our students as citizens of new and emerging digitally connected societies.
A catalogue of useful software
In addition to the school provided computer, students will have access to a wide range of school site and volume licensed software including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office 365 Professional, Adobe Creative Suite and many more. Students will also benefit from access to onsite technical support from our qualified technicians and the reassurance of warranty and insurance support for hardware repair and the provision of a loan device if necessary, thanks to our technology supplier.
