BYOD E-Commerce Portal 2016

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COLLEGE E-COMMERCE PORTAL INSTRUCTIONS

Portal site link: https://ecommerce.datacom.com.au/educationsa/account/login/

 

Dear Families,

This year, 2015, has been our first year as a full Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) school and it has been very successful. Bringing your own device has allowed students to: start work more quickly, save work and continue working at home without difficulty, use a faster device, carry a light-weight device and they were able to enjoy the benefits of using their personally configured device as required.

The options provided for our BYOD program 2016 are outlined below:

Option 1: The student brings their own existing digital device to school each day. The device meets the minimum requirements for successfully accessing the curriculum as outlined in the Code of Conduct.

Option 2: The student purchases one of the devices recommended by Gleeson College (see www.gleeson.sa.edu.au choose 'About Gleeson' then 'BYOD 2016' the ECommerce Portal is at the bottom of the page) and brings this device to school each day.

Option 3: The student rents a device from the College and returns it at the end of the academic year. The rental cost will be approximately $100 for the year. A Loan Agreement form is available on the College website (see www.gleeson.sa.edu.au choose 'About Gleeson' then 'BYOD 2016' the Loan Agreement form is at the bottom of the page).

If none of the options offered are suitable then you are asked to contact the College through the BYOD feedback email address, by phone or in person to discuss the matter further.
It is important to note that most of our College rental laptops are nearing the end of their useful lifespan and that they are quite heavy to carry around. We will not be replacing these laptops in the future.

The information that follows is critical to the success of our BYOD program. You are asked to read it carefully and then consider your options for 2016 and return the Code of Conduct Agreement Form, indicating your preferred option, on the first day of 2016.
Please feel free to forward any questions you may have regarding the Gleeson College BYOD program 2016 to byod.feedback@gleeson.catholic.edu.au

Kind regards,

Mr Andrew Baker, Principal

 

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE GLEESON BYOD DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES 2016 AGREEMENT

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE STUDENT LAPTOP LOAN CONTRACT 2016

Reserve place/s for your family by emailling your Family Name, Student Name/s and number attending to rebecca.sinclair@gleeson.catholic.edu.au

To reserve a place/s at this session please email Rebecca Sinclair at rebecca.sinclair@gleeson.catholic.edu.au

Students and their families in Senior year levels are invited to attend our annual Gleeson College Careers Expo and Subject Information Evening on Tuesday 11 August, 6.30 to 8.30pm.  This is an important event in the career development of our Senior students and therefore we encourage all students in Years 10, 11 and 12 to attend.

The evening will provide an opportunity for students and families to receive the most up to date information available regarding course offerings at our three major universities - UniSA, University of Adelaide and Flinders University.  Defence, trades, apprenticeships and vocational pathways will also be advertised by the registered training organisations we have invited.  The flier above indicates the range of education and training organisations that will be represented on the night.

In addition to careers information, details about Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) will also be provided in two half hour SACE information sessions at 6.45 - 7.15pm for students in Year 10 and 7.45 - 8.15pm for students in Year 11.  Information about the process of SATAC course selections will also be provided for Year 12 students and their families from 6.30 to 7.15pm.  If you are the parent of a student in Years 10, 11 or 12 and have not received a letter with a reply slip about the evening, please contact the office.

The third part of the evening is a Senior subject showcase for all of the Key Learning Areas in Gleeson College.  Students and parents will be able to talk to teachers about Senior learning pathways and subject selections for Stages 1 and 2, with dedicated course counselling meetings taking place on Thursday and Friday of Week 4.

We strongly recommend that all students in the Senior years attend the evening. In particular, all Year 10 students currently studying the compulsory Stage 1 subject, Personal Learning Plan, will find the careers expo component a valuable addition to their learning for this subject.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2016 GLEESON COLLEGE CURRICULUM HANDBOOK

CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL YEAR 8 - YEAR 12 SUBJECTS ON OFFER AT GLEESON COLLEGE