Online ServicesOur school uses online services to support a high quality and innovative learning environment.
What type of online services are used at our school? Compass, Canvas and Google Apps and other online learning tools are used at Surf Coast Secondary College to support and enhance the educational experiences of all students. Access to a vast array of tools online allows students to develop contemporary skills that are needed for their future in a world where being connected, able to communicate and collaborate, and be creative are integral. It is through the use of online tools that staff at Surf Coast Secondary College give students the opportunity to explore learning beyond the walls of the classroom, and in doing so, also teach them important skills about how to be critical consumers and ethical users of the information and websites that they encounter. |
Surf Coast SC Compass Handbook
Using Compass for Attendance Notes
Did you know that using your Compass app to record an attendance note for your child is so much faster than emailing or calling the school?
We invite parents/carers to come into the Administration Office every Tuesday during Term 2 between 3pm – 3:30pm to come and learn how to make the most out of their Compass app. If you cannot make into the school, please see some basic instructions below: 
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OTHER ONLINE SERVICES
As part of the regular learning program at Surf Coast Secondary College, students are required to engage in the use of online services that sometimes require them to create an account so that their work is stored and can be shared with their teachers and their peers, and also their parents.
As outlined in the ONLINE SERVICES information sheet that is linked above, Compass, Canvas and Google Apps for Education are the three main online services that we require students to use as part of their daily learning program at the College. These services support students to develop contemporary skills in communicating, collaborating and creating online. Additionally, they allow students, parents and staff at the College to have a common place and format for seeing student work and academic progress information, as well as other useful resources and data on their experiences at school.
The College administers and supervises the creation of logins for these two systems that are used for all staff, students and parents as part of the enrolment process at Surf Coast Secondary College.
At times, students may be encouraged to also use other services online that can enhance their ability to produce high quality work or engage in their learning at a deeper level. Some of the online services that students may use at Surf Coast Secondary College are listed below. Students create their own logins to these services, or use their College administered Gmail or login to use these services.
LIST OF OTHER ONLINE SERVICES
Hot Maths - used for online math challenges and skills development in Years 7 to 10
Study Ladder - used in selected classes for skills practice
Edrolo - used in selected VCE classes for access to online learning and revision materials
Adobe Creative Cloud - used in selected Arts classes for multimedia production
SportsTrak - used at all College sports events for record keeping and data management
Education Perfect - currently being trialled in Year 11 Biology
The Learning Place - only some classes trialling this DEET product for gathering feedback and engaging in formative assessment
iNewsletter - only used by administration staff to produce the school newsletter, but does contain student images and information pertaining to school events and celebrations
As outlined in the ONLINE SERVICES information sheet that is linked above, Compass, Canvas and Google Apps for Education are the three main online services that we require students to use as part of their daily learning program at the College. These services support students to develop contemporary skills in communicating, collaborating and creating online. Additionally, they allow students, parents and staff at the College to have a common place and format for seeing student work and academic progress information, as well as other useful resources and data on their experiences at school.
The College administers and supervises the creation of logins for these two systems that are used for all staff, students and parents as part of the enrolment process at Surf Coast Secondary College.
At times, students may be encouraged to also use other services online that can enhance their ability to produce high quality work or engage in their learning at a deeper level. Some of the online services that students may use at Surf Coast Secondary College are listed below. Students create their own logins to these services, or use their College administered Gmail or login to use these services.
LIST OF OTHER ONLINE SERVICES
Hot Maths - used for online math challenges and skills development in Years 7 to 10
Study Ladder - used in selected classes for skills practice
Edrolo - used in selected VCE classes for access to online learning and revision materials
Adobe Creative Cloud - used in selected Arts classes for multimedia production
SportsTrak - used at all College sports events for record keeping and data management
Education Perfect - currently being trialled in Year 11 Biology
The Learning Place - only some classes trialling this DEET product for gathering feedback and engaging in formative assessment
iNewsletter - only used by administration staff to produce the school newsletter, but does contain student images and information pertaining to school events and celebrations
