Our Digital Technologies Vision
At Hollywood Primary School, we are:
- critical thinkers
- interactive learners
- global citizens
- digitally literate
Digital Technologies are a critical part of our students’ lives. Technology use is growing and changing every day and it is crucial that our students have both the technical competencies and cybersafety skills to enable them to be smart, safe and responsible digital citizens. When used effectively, technology is an important tool to transform student learning.
Students at Hollywood Primary School develop Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability as they learn to use ICT effectively and appropriately. They access, create and communicate information and ideas, solve problems and work collaboratively in all learning areas at school and in their lives beyond school. At Hollywood, we believe we have both a responsibility and an obligation to provide teaching and learning programs that embeds the use of ICT across all facets of the curriculum. This prepares students for the fast-changing technological world they are growing up in. Every classroom is fitted with interactive whiteboards and full wireless connectivity, with student devices in all classrooms.
Students from Years 4 to 6 are encouraged to bring their own iPad to school providing it meets some specified requirements. Our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program allows for a deeper integration of technology across classrooms. BYOD Program Information.
Kindergarten to Year 3 students use our school-based banks of iPads as well as Chromebooks. We also have a variety of different robotic devices which are integrated in different year levels. Cyber Safety, in conjunction with safe, ethical and responsible use of technology, are integral parts of Hollywood’s ICT programs. We maintain rigorous and effective practices which aim to maximise the benefits of the Internet and ICT devices /equipment for student learning, while minimising and managing any risks. Access to technology is essential if our children are to take full advantage of the benefits offered by new forms of digital learning. Providing access to this technology also affords us the opportunity to set expectations with students around appropriate use of the internet and devices like mobile phones, tablets computers and iPads.
We ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students is maintained while they are online. We also have multi-level internet monitoring throughout our school network. If you would like any further information about our Digital Technologies programs, please contact the school.
Effective use of digital technologies is more than just devices in classrooms. Our teachers use a range of teaching strategies and models, namely the SAMR model. At its core, the SAMR model is designed to encourage technology users to ‘redefine’ tasks. This means that through the use of technology, previously inconceivable results can be achieved. This includes ways of connecting with others, sharing information, collaboration, finding out information and problem solving.
To support parents at home with their children using technology the school recommends the following websites:
Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner https://esafety.gov.au/
Australian Federal Police ‘Think U Know’ https://www.thinkuknow.org.au
Common Sense Media https://www.commonsensemedia.org/