Ultranet

=**Ultranet to Log in:**= =**1. Staff need to change their Edumail password to a ‘complex 7’ password. Details on how to do this are outlined in the **= [|Pre-deployment checklist and advice.] Log into IDAM https://idam.education.vic.gov.au/firstuse Then go to [|http://ultranet.vic.edu.au]

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Please note technical Technical requirements for your school setting: Please note Technical Requirements as outlined in

S213-2010 Ultranet Readiness – Internet Browser and Plug-in Requirements

[|Connections 2010 - Resources for introducing the Ultranet.] Links to Mini Clips
 * [|Welcome to the Ultranet]
 * [|Help Desk]
 * [|Ultranet Overview]
 * [|www.youtube.com/watch] - Viral Education 2.0
 * [|Piano Stairs]
 * [|Generation Yes]
 * [|21st century New Brunswick]
 * [|How Kids Teach themselves]
 * [|Greg Whitby]21st centuary learning.
 * [|Wikis in Plain English]
 * [|Bring on the Learning Revolution]
 * [|Sixth Sense]
 * [|Welcome to my PLE]

Resources for the Ultranet

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[|Connections 2010 Portal] [|Connections 2010 Ultranet Space] [|Getting Started Release 1] [|Lead User Advice] [|Pre-deploment Advice] [|Ultranet Functionality Concept Release 1] **Ultranet Functionality Presentation** [] Privacy, Copyright and IP Presentation [] Bringing students on to the Ultranet [] August 9 and first time use resources [] __ IDAM __ Idam Support site [] Idam Presentation [] Idam Support notes

For Ultranet Coaches Ultranet Coaches Space []

Supported internet browsers || Internet browser plug-ins || =IDAM information= =Further Resources are available on= =Connections 2010= =__The Ultranet__= // ‘The Ultranet is // // an intuitive student-centred electronic learning environment that supports high quality learning and teaching, connects students, teachers and parents and enables efficient knowledge transfer’ // 
 * Internet Explorer 7 or later || Adobe Flash 10.0.45 or later ||
 * Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6/10 or later || JRE ||
 * Safari 3.22 or later ||

The Ultranet was announced in Labor’s Financial Statement 2006 as a $60.5 million project for Victorian government schools.

The Ultranet is a student centred electronic learning environment that supports high quality learning and teaching, connects students, teachers and parents and enables efficient knowledge transfer.

The Ultranet has a critical role in the Government’s overall commitment to a strong education reform agenda. It supports the three strategies and actions as described in the Blueprint for Education and Early Childhood Development:

· System improvement – Quality teaching and learning

· Partnerships with parents and communities – Parenting support

· Workforce reform – High performing school workforces

The Ultranet, an online system which will provide parents with detailed, up-to-date information on their children’s learning, will be a major tool for government schools to engage parents. We will provide schools with training and coaching in using the Ultranet effectively and assisting all families to access it.

Blueprint for Education and Early Childhood Development, 2008 ||

The Ultranet is designed to: · Enable parents to become full partners in their child’s education, giving them online access to their child’s homework, attendance, assessment, curriculum and teacher feedback at any time. · Ensure that every child will have a complete record of achievement across all years of schooling. · Give students their own online workspaces, personally tailored education programs, direct feedback from teachers and better access to curriculum. · Enable students in remote schools to access specialised curriculum and podcast classes from schools that excel in various subject areas. · Allow students to learn in an environment that will ensure that they have the cutting edge ICT skills they will need to in the 21st century workforce. · Reduce the administrative burden for teachers and schools by using the Ultranet for recording attendance, school reports, timetabling and school events, to pool schools’ resources and give teachers access to a vast central database of classroom resources. For further information on Ultranet refer to: [] The Department is committed to delivering the Ultranet project to all Victorian government schools by Quarter 3, 2010.

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School readiness for the Ultranet requires action in the following areas:
 * Teaching and Learning
 * Leadership
 * Workforce Capability
 * Infrastructure
 * Data/Content
 * Community.

Teaching and Learning
Key Question: Can teachers plan and deliver curriculum and assess student learning effectively using ICT? The Ultranet will be a critical resource for teachers who are confident users of ICT to enhance learning and teaching. Practices that will support teachers to be ready for the Ultranet include: · A school structure for in-house professional learning that links ICT professional learning with a focus on learning and teaching.
 * Building capacity in planning and delivering curriculum using ICT
 * Building capacity in using ICT to improve assessment and reporting
 * Using ICT effectively in the classroom to improve learning outcomes. This includes use of digital tools and resources.

Our students will be provided with new and valuable learning experiences as teachers and leaders begin to explore and utilise a broad range of information and communication technologies

- Ultranet Coach 2008 ||

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E5 Instructional Model
The E**5** Instructional Model is a catalyst for schools to develop a shared understanding and a common language about what constitutes high quality classroom instruction. It will assist teachers to reflect on their current practice and determine a focus for their professional learning.

Schools ICT Progression Strategy
The School ICT Progression Strategy is a coordinated effort by the Information Technology Division and schools to provide a standardised approach to the design and development of school based ICT infrastructure to support school learning outcomes. The School ICT Progression Strategy consists of a number of guidance tools and best practice materials to enable schools to benchmark, plan and implement suitable ICT Infrastructure to support learning outcomes. It is a 4 step process designed to be implemented at the completion stage of the schools eLearning Plan. For further details refer to: []

The National Secondary School Computer Fund (NSSCF)
The NSSCF is a $1.1 billion program in the Commonwealth Government’s Digital Education Revolution initiative. The Digital Education Revolution initiative aims to ‘contribute sustainable and meaningful change to teaching and learning in Australian schools that will prepare students for further education, training and to live and work in a digital world.’ (http://www.digitaleducationrevolution.gov.au/about.htm, 2008) Eligible schools with students in Years 9 to 12 can apply for a grant of up to $1 million to upgrade existing or purchase new Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The program will run over five years (2008–2012). It will be delivered to Victorian government schools through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD). For further details refer to: []

eLearning
eLearning initiatives provide schools with resources, professional learning opportunities to support the effective use of ICT in learning and teaching. For further details refer to: []

Accountability and Improvement Framework
The Initiative is strongly aligned to the Accountability and Improvement Framework for Government Schools, requiring both school level and individual planning to focus on Ultranet readiness.

Principals, coaches and teachers involved in the Initiative will be expected to promote and use curriculum and professional learning resources developed by the central and regional offices to support optimal implementation of the VELS at their school. These resources are available from the Student Learning website [|www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning]

Principles of Learning and Teaching (PoLT) The PoLT Online Professional Learning resource provides support for teachers building knowledge of pedagogy.

Curriculum Planning Guidelines and Modules The guidelines support teachers through all phases of curriculum planning, from planning to evaluation and review.

Assessment Advice and Modules The Assessment Advice and Modules provide information about Prep to Year 10 assessment and strategies for improving assessment practice.

ICT Domain Page Resources
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ePotential ICT Capabilities Resource – This resource provides set of online tools to help teachers maximise their ability to use ICT in the classroom. [|http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/] ·

digiLearn – DigiLearn is a portal for Victorian government teachers to access digital learning resources for use in the classroom. [|http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/elearning/digilearn.htm] ·

Victorian Education Channel – The Education Channel provides links to online resources for teachers and students that have been recommended and reviewed by educators. [|http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Teacher/default.htm] ·

Digital Education Revolution - is Australia. It incorporates the [|National Secondary School Computer Fund] , which provides grants of up to $1 million for schools to assist them to provide for new or upgraded information and communications technology (ICT) for secondary students in years 9 – 12 [|http://www.digitaleducationrevolution.gov.au/about.htm] ·

The School ICT Progression Strategy (SIPS) provides a coordinated approach to the development of a set of ICT planning tools and best practice advice for all government schools. [|https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/techroom/tssp/sips/] ·

eLearning/ICT Showcase - provides examples of the potential of ICT to enable powerful teaching and learning. The Showcase is continually being updated, currently you can view the Digilearn Showcase providing samples of using Digital Learning Resources integrated into curriculum planning, and an IWB Showcase. Each Showcase created will promote ICT related to a specific focus. [|http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/] · [|**ICT Domain**] - the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) domain page contains links to: Victorian Essential Learning Standards; ICT-related learning and teaching support materials such as web sites, publications and other online resources; ICT assessment maps and sample tasks; professional learning support including links to ICT teachers’ association; and identifies current research in the area of ICT education. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/ict/default.htm ·

eLearning Planning Resources - a great place to gain an understanding and start the process to integrate ICT and eLearning across the school. [|http://elearning.education.vic.gov.au/elpg/] · [|**Kahootz 3.0**] -The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) developed Kahootz to provide students with dynamic tools to create, share and collaborate with digital curriculum content. Exciting new features provide students with even more ways to create amazing stories, inventions, habitats, games, movies and soundtracks. Kahootz is available for all Victorian Governement Schools. [|http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/ict/kahootz.htm] · [|**Software**] - the Department's website contains information about the [|Software for Education (S4E)] program, a list of software products used in Victorian schools at reduced prices; software licensing in Victorian schools, copyright policy, anti-virus software, Microsoft and Apple software. [|http://www.education.vic.gov.au/management/ictsupportservices/software/default.htm] · [|**Working the the Web**] - provides a practical framework for schools developing websites and guidelines for promoting safe Internet use. Includes school internet acceptable use kits, cyberbullying and cybersafety resources, meeting legal and ethical requirements in online spaces, copyright, privacy and forms and templates for schools to use. [|http://www.education.vic.gov.au/management/elearningsupportservices/www/] · [|**ICT Products and Services Pricing Schedules**] - information on the purchasing and pricing of desktop computers, notebook computers, interactive whiteboards, printers, scanners, file server, local area network products and leasing. [|http://www.education.vic.gov.au/management/ictsupportservices/ictproducts/default.htm]

 The figure and table below represents the functionality that was included in the Request for Tender for the Ultranet. The request for Tender was released as select tender on 13 November 2008; the evaluation is currently taking place. Figure 1: Functionality overview as per 2008 Ultranet Request for Tender

Functionality overview as per 2008 Ultranet Request for Tender
 * **ULTRANET** ||
 * **Domain** || **Sub-Domain** || ** Function ** ||
 * **Learning & Teaching** || Curriculum || Ability to design and deliver curriculum plans and learning sequences. ||
 * ^  || Ability to embed Curriculum Frameworks. ||^   ||
 * ^  || Assessment || Ability for teachers to assign work and students to submit responses for assessment. ||
 * ^  || Ability for students and teachers to have ePortfolios. ||^   ||
 * ^  || Ability for teachers and students to provide feedback, enabling self and peer assessment. ||^   ||
 * ^  || Ability to view student achievement/assessment data ||^   ||
 * ^  || Student Reporting || Ability to report on student achievement. ||
 * ^  || Content Management || Ability to effectively search, access and submit digital content through the Ultranet ||
 * ^  || Ability to search, access, submit and manage digital content stored in School Repositories. ||^   ||
 * ^  || Ability for students and teachers to store personal content which is work in progress. ||^   ||
 * ^  || Learning & Teaching Administration || Ability for all reference data required in Learning & Teaching delivery to be available in context. ||
 * ** Portal ** || Portal Interface || Ability for users to view, customise and access aggregated and up-to-date information relevant to their role through portlets. This may include information that relates to: attendance, assessment, student learning, homework, timetabling, calendaring and communication. ||
 * ^  || Portal Management || Ability to manage, administer and customise the portal environment. ||
 * ** Collaboration ** || Collaboration || Ability to create and manage communication and collaboration spaces. ||
 * ** Management ** || User & Account Management || Ability to maintain and manage user profile information and privileges. ||
 * ^  || Reporting || Ability to generate, design and customise reports related to system data and usage through a report writing tool. ||
 * ^  || Timetable || Ability to integrate timetabling data from external solutions and present for viewing by relevant users. ||
 * ^  || Attendance || Ability to integrate attendance data from CASES21 and present for viewing by relevant users. ||
 * ^  || System Functions || Ability to provide and maintain a suite of Help-based resources that support users of the Ultranet. ||
 * ^  || Ability for users to perform a search across the Ultranet. ||^   ||
 * ^  || Ability to use a highly functioning text editor where text-based content creation is required. ||^   ||
 * ^  || Ability to utilise a feature rich print function across the Ultranet. ||^   ||

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=Related Links= · [|Effective Schools Model] · [|Performance and Development Culture] · [|Teacher Professional Leave] · [|The School Accountability and Improvement Framework] · [|eLearning Planning] · [|ePotential ICT Capabilities Resource] · [|The Schools ICT Progression Strategy] · [|The National Secondary School Computer Fund Initiative] (NSSCF)