TasLearnEducation links for Tasmanian teachers

 

Donate Life Week
Sun 19 - Sun 26 Feb 2012

Last Day of Summer
Wed 29 Feb 2012

World Day of Prayer
Fri 2 Mar 2012

Clean Up Australia Day
Sun 4 Mar 2012

Seaweek
Sun 4 Mar - Sat 10 Mar 2012

World Maths Day
Wed 7 Mar 2012

Teachers & Tax 2011

Australian Tax Office:

Teachers 2010-11

Teachers - claiming work-related expenses 2011

Note that the Table of Contents on these pages is on their RIGHT.
See also Industries and Occupations

 SMH tax topics:
Double check this year

SARIS      Term dates

Four term year

Personal & Finance

Education Department, Tasmania   Outlook education email for teachers and other employees in the Tasmanian government school system.  From home, precede your username with schools\ (or eos\ or education\ if appropriate).

Department of Education, Tasmania
School closures: School Viability Reference Group

 

Education Email (password required)

Intranet of the Education Department, for employees only. From home, precede your username with schools\ (or eos\ or education\ if appropriate).   eCentre - Tasmanian Education Department website supporting teachers in their work. Curriculum material, resources including useful websites, collaboration with others, laptop use. Gateway to many online tools.  From home, precede your username with schools\ (or eos\ or education\ if appropriate).

DoE Staff Intranet (pw required)

 

eCentre (pw required)
Curriculum updates

vKey Tas Tasmanian Government Directory - look up people and departments   MySchool. Shows literacy and numeracy test results for individual schools. Funded by the Australian government.
vKey (pw)

SARIS Tas - Student Assessment and Reporting Information System
SARIS (pw)
(ecentre SARIS page)

Google Australia
Google
 


Australian Policy Online: Education

Curriculum | Schools  Early Childhood SciTech | VET

Tas. Govt Directory

Tasmania Online - "Your comprehensive guide to Tasmania on the web"
Tasmania Online

EdNA - Education Network Australia EdNA Calendar  EdNA to close


Curriculum Leadership
17 Feb 2012 issue


Education Services Australia

 

My School (by ACARA, using NAPLAN data)
See new NAP site. Also NAPLAN Summary reports the view of ACEL and APPA's The Reporting and Use of NAPLAN

Australian Curriculum (the Australian national curriculum)
Australian Curriculum
  Consultation over General Capabilities to 7 Aug 2011. The draft national curriculum, by ACARA. See also docs for indiv. learning areas Mobile edition: iphone app. More time. The Arts doc. See Aust Curriculum Coalition's view
eCentre Curriculum page: contains National curriculum summary at right
Tas DoE bridging documents for Maths, English, Science (eCentre - pw required)
 

 

 School closures
INFORMATION

SCHOOL VIABILITY REPORT
- DoE School Viability Ministerial Report web page
- Download the report [pdf 3MB]

DOCUMENT: School Viability Reference Group: Discussion paper: Consultation on School Viability, Sep., 2011 [pdf]

LIST: Schools Considered for Closure [pdf]

CRITERIA: Criteria for closure are contained in Renewing Our Education System: School Closures Policy (Word doc). See also criteria research sources.

DETAILS: DoE School Viability Reference Group page. See also FAQ.

MEDIA: Facebook and ABC web pages.

- Save Our Schools Tasmania Facebook page
- Tasmanian Rural Schools Network
Facebook page

See also our News for teachers column (at right),
June Archive and July Archive.

STATE BUDGET: All State Budget details (Click "Media Room" then see under Minister.)

 


Latest disasters - education sites
  Japan nuclear disaster 2011

  Japan earthquake 2011
  Earthquakes for students: NZ

Anzac Day

  Anzac Day Websites
  Anzac Kids


Gonski Report
Your School, Our Future

  Your School, Our Future website
(Australian Government's response to the Gonski Report)

Download the final Gonski Report [3.85MB]
Final report download page


Gonski Review of Funding for Schooling

Documents:

Download the Paper on Commissioned Research Aug. 2011

Research reports:

ACER (disadvantage)

Deloitte (existing models)

Allen (resource standard)

Nous (challenges and opportunities)

Federal education minister's statement
Press conference transcript
 


Schools with major developments:
Bridgewater High School becoming Jordan River Learning Federation
Kingston High School
Montrose Bay High School


Elsewhere in this website:

Media releases and statements: 

TASMANIA

AUSTRALIA

Something missing? See past special topics page
Also:   News archive      New and useful sites archive

  See: Anzac Kids   Anzac Day Websites
Swine flu information 

 

Diary of an Anzac
Tasmanian Gallipoli veteran's diary published in 2010

Get copies for YOUR school library while they are still available.

Tasmanian soldier Bert Orchard's transcribed Gallipoli and Western Front diary, and more.

See details on website

 

  Email

   Microsoft Outlook Web Access
 
   Also called Education Email,   Web Outlook, Edumail
Instructions
Outlook Mobile Access
  

VKey For changing your email password and personal details. (See also vkey help - pw.)

Gmail   Hotmail   Yahoo! 

Finding email addresses

Finding a school STAFF MEMBER'S email address:

If you know the staff member's SCHOOL name: In Web Outlook click on the Address Book icon then in the Office box type only the first word or two of the school name.

If you know the SURNAME OR GIVEN NAME: In Web Outlook click on the Address Book icon . Occasionally, you need to enter both the surname and given name. ALTERNATIVELY, if you do know both names, you can also try the Tas. Govt Directory.

Finding a SCHOOL'S email address:

In Web Outlook click on the Address Book icon then in the Display name box type only the first word or two of the school name. Choose the "Public Email Address". ALTERNATIVELY, use the A to Z School Directory or the Tas. Govt Directory.
 

 
 

 

 
     
  GENERAL NOTE: The Department of Education and eCentre sites are the main starting points for finding information. The lists of links on this page are based on staff bookmarks and therefore do not provide a comprehensive coverage.  
     
 

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News for teachers

Ed news: Tas | Aus | NZ | US | UK | World | ABCSMHAgeAustn | Ex | Ed Wk | Ed Wld | wot: ed schls tchrs  silo: tas ed
Ed opinion:
SMH | Tele | AusT
General:
Merc | Ex | Adv | ABC | Y7.

.SCHOOL CLOSURES
Numbers vary in NW schools
The Advocate, 23 Feb 2012
This year's enrolments in north-west schools on last year's closure hit list are up in some, down in others ...

GONSKI REPORT
No means testing, says Garrett
SMH, 22 Feb 2012
Private school parents will not be means tested under the Gonski report's implementation, federal schools minister Peter Garrett says...

TEACHING PROFESSION
Simply valuing teachers will yield results
Canberra Times (opinion), 22 Feb 2012
Treating teachers like professionals and valuing their contribution will bring about improvement in our schools, writes Ned Manning...

GONSKI REPORT
Feds refuse to commit to Gonski
Canberra Times, 22 Feb 2012
Further consultation and further information gathering, as well as the Federal government's reiterated commitment to return the budget to surplus, appear likely to prevent speedy implementation of the Gonski report's recommendations...

GONSKI REPORT
More private schools possible in disadvantaged areas now
SMH, 22 Feb 2012
The charter school concept of private schools using public funding to operate in disadvantaged areas is made feasible by the Gonski report's recommendations...

FOUR-TERM YEAR
Custody issues from four terms
The Advocate, 22 Feb 2012
The change to four terms from 2013 is likely to have custody implications for parents who share access to children during school holidays...

POST YEAR 10
Fewer courses
Michael Ferguson website, 21 Feb 2012
There will be fewer Polytechnic industry courses as a result of the Commonwealth taking over VET, opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson says...

GONSKI REPORT
Fee rise pressure for private schools, says Pyne
Federal Liberal Party website, 21 Feb 2012
The Gonski report's recommendation for school funding to take account of parental income will place pressure on school fees, federal opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne says...

GONSKI REPORT
Brown calls for funding timeline
Australian Greens website, 21 Feb 2012
A timeline for implementing the new Gonski schools funding formula needs to be set out, Australian Greens leader Bob Brown says...

GONSKI REPORT
Tasmania to benefit from Gonski
The Mercury, 21 Feb 2012
With a relatively high proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Tasmania is set to gain from the Gonski Report's recommendations that focus on addressing disadvantage...

GONSKI REPORT
Independent schools wondering
The West Australian, 21 Feb 2012
Independent schools are finding it hard to tell whether they will be better off or will have to raise fees following the Gonski Report's recommendations, a WA independent school principal says...

GONSKI REPORT
Catholic schools may benefit
SMH, 21 Feb 2012
Catholic schools in disadvantaged areas may well benefit from the Gonski recommendations, but some Catholic schools might have to consider varying fees according to where parents live...

GONSKI REPORT
Ferguson welcomes Gonski Report but with reservations
Michael Ferguson website, 20 Feb 2012
State Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson welcomes the Gonski Report but is concerned about using NAPLAN data in determining funding and says abandoning the existing socio-economic status model must not disadvantage any student...

GONSKI REPORT
McKim welcomes Gonski Report
Tas Govt media release, 20 Feb 2012
Education minister Nick McKim has welcomed today's release of the Gonski Report...

GONSKI REPORT
Here is the Gonski Report
Aust Govt media release, 20 Feb 2012
The Gonski review aims to ensure that Australian students "do not fall behind the rest of the world" and to "stop the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students growing wider"...
- Your School: Our Future (Gonski Report) website
- Download the final Gonski Report [3.85MB]

GONSKI REPORT
Gonski Report released
ABC News, 20 Feb 2012
The Gonski review on school funding takes special account of low socioeconomic background of students...

GONSKI REPORT
Gonski Report today
The Mercury, 20 Feb 2012
The Gonski Report on school funding is expected to be released by the Prime Minister at 12.45pm today...

BIG HISTORY PROJECT
Gates backs new total history course
SMH, 20 Feb 2012
Bill Gates is promoting a new free web-based world history course that links insights from the various disciplines and is now available for schools to use...
- Big History Project website

 

 

New & useful websites

 

SCHOOL FUNDING
Your School, Our Future (Gonski Report)
The Australian Government's website established to provide access to and follow-ups from the Gonski Report on school funding.
Final report download page

WORLD HISTORY
Big History Project
Free online in-class course for students. Integrates concepts from various disciplines into the history of the world. For the background see the Overview video (choose full screen).

LISTS
Mr Top 10
Huge range of top ten lists.

ONLINE TIME INFO
Qlock
Quickly see what time it is anywhere in the world.

ONLINE SAFETY
Google - Good to Know
Google's 'Good to Know' site provides tips, suggestions and comments addressing online safety and privacy issues.

ONLINE GRAPHICS TOOLS
Scribble Maps
Easily draw, draw on and share maps. Zoom from world map to street level.

ONLINE GRAPHICS TOOLS
SumoPaint
Free online paint program.

IMAGE TOOLS
FotoForensics
Identify whether a particular image has been resaved and where it has been touched up.

SCIENCE
Must-see Science Videos of 2011
See especially 'What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?' and 'A Day Made of Glass'.

LEARNING STYLES
How Do I Learn Best?
Learning styles websites.

FOODS
Fast Recipes
Fast recipes.

ENVIRONMENT
Derwent Estuary Program
Information about the Derwent River. Includes educational resources and latest water quality results for beaches and bays.
 

11 Jan 2012


Education Predictions for 2012

2012 PREDICTIONS
Crowdsourced Predictions for Your 2012 Education Strategy
A compilation of predictions.

2012 PREDICTIONS
10 Education Predictions for 2012
From Valerie Strauss, in the Washington Post.

2012 PREDICTIONS
Top 10 Social Media and Libraries Predictions for 2012
Library focus in the predictions.

2012 PREDICTIONS
Top 5 Ed Tech predictions for 2012
From ZDNet Education.

2012 PREDICTIONS
Education Predictions for 2012
US-based. But note the growing relevance of "blended learning".
 

 


Other Predictions for 2012

2012 PREDICTIONS
List of Trends, Ideas, Predictions for 2012
A big list, based on linked websites.

2012 PREDICTIONS
5 Tech Trends to Watch in 2012
Trends we will apparently hear more about: augmented reality, the micro-payment economy, the rise of the Ultrabook, social/digital exhaustion, mobile chip wars.
 

 


What happened in education in 2011

2011 IN REVIEW
Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011
Top tools for creating or delivering learning content, or to aid personal learning.

2011 IN REVIEW
EdWorld's Top 6 Tech Trends of 2011
Top educational technology trends.

2011 IN REVIEW
11 Tech Factors that Changed Education in 2011
From Mashable. Surprisingly, Khan Academy is omitted.

2011 IN REVIEW
Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2011
Top educational technology trends, from Hack Education.

2011 IN REVIEW
A Landmark Year for Education in Australia
The Telegraph's Maralyn Parker lists her top five and worst three education highlights of 2011.

2011 IN REVIEW
Top education trends in 2011
From Sonoma (USA).

2011 IN REVIEW
Edutopia - 10 Big (and Simple) Ideas for 2011
Ten Edutopia blogs showcasing trends.
 

 


Other highlights of 2011

2011 IN REVIEW
The Year on the Web
A summary of the internet changes and trends of 2011, from Technology Review.

2011 IN REVIEW
The Year in Computing
A summary of the computing changes and trends of 2011, from Technology Review.

BEST/WORST OF 2011
2011's Worst Words and Phrases [pdf]
From Australia's Plain English Foundation.
- Plain English Foundation

 

 

         

Subjects and learning

Resources

Subjects and learning areas

 

e-Centre

Tasmanian eSchool

Discover Old Discover site

LTAG: Old Learning, Teaching and Assessment Guide site - Try LTAG (archived site); however, if this link does not work go to the Internet Archive and paste (add) www.ltag.education.tas.gov.au into the "Wayback Machine" box, then click "Take Me Back", change to 2008, then click June 12.

Web discussion forums - discussion via Internet

Online modules
WebCT logon
Tasmanian DoE Learning Objects

Syllabuses
eCentre: Curriculum Centre

TQA (subsumes TASSAB)
Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (formerly TASSAB).

Australian Curriculum

Australian syllabuses

Curriculum Corporation site
 

 Libraries

State Library
Talis - library catalogues (eCentre - pw required)
Stuff for Kids State Library's web page for young people
Tasmania's Memory "Historical, archival and contemporary Tasmanian information, images and more"

Other

ABC schools TV schedules
WebsterWorld (public site) - not fully accessible.

 

Educational institutions
and Administration

Computing (ICT)

Schools, colleges, further education

Government schools and colleges
Government schools: A to Z listing
Find a School

Non-government schools:  
Non-government schools - Schools Registration Board's list
 

Colleges and other post year 10:
See the DoE's Post Year 10 home page.
- Also see It's your choice.
Both types of college (Polytechnic and Academy) are now covered in the one course guide.
Tasmanian Polytechnic
2011 Polytechnic Handbook [pdf, 8MB]

Tasmanian Academy
Post Year 10 Course Guide

Tasmanian Skills Institute (formerly TAFE at www.tafe.tas.edu.au)

See also: Skills Tasmania: Tasmanian VET (Vocational Education and Training) system

University of Tasmania

See also List of schools in Tasmania (Wikipedia) which includes a list of schools that have closed.

Employment

Human Resources
Vacancies in Dept of Ed
E-Pool
 

Teachers Registration Board


Finance and Facilities
Finance and Facilities  (pw)
 

Dates

TERM DATES
Term dates for STUDENTS 2011 2012-13 (Dates for individual schools sometimes vary due to special circumstances such as building activity: check with the school)

Term dates for STAFF (pw)

Student free days

See also Calendar information sources for Tasmanian schools and colleges

Style Guide and logo policy
(pw)
Online style guide (pw)
Style guide and logo policy (pw)

 

Computing (ICT)
Information and Communication Technology (pw)

INTRANET PAGE: Acceptable use (incl. publication of photos etc. and consent forms), Computers for Teachers, Microsoft Home Use Program, Digital Education Revolution, ESAP, Email, VKey, Purchasing, Virus Protection, more.

ITS (Information Technology Services) (pw)

ITS Help Centre (pw) - scroll down.
       Tel 6232 7799.    Email:     its.helpcentre.auto@education.tas.gov.au

Contact details, no pw required: ITS

Acceptable use and web filtering policies (pw)

eCentre: Computing support (pw)

Teacher laptop support

ICT Learning

SARIS Workspace

SharePoint (collaborative workspaces)

Collaborate Online

Communication Services: Web Publishing (pw)

Web Publishing Policy

Information technology policies

Conditions of use

Web filtering policy

Web safety in schools policy

Student health care, safety and wellbeing: Web safety

Cybersafe classrooms

Web safety kits for schools

Support for parents

Policies and guidelines

Tas. laws on misuse of computers and mobile phones

Crimes relating to computers

Stalking

Copyright
Schools
        - see especially Smartcopying
Non-school situations

Teacher resources
All Things with Scott
ICT and Learning (pw)

Young people

Other education links

Children and Youth Affairs

Linkzone - information and services for young Tasmanians

National Youth Week - national site

Youth Network of Tasmania (YNOT) - non-government sector peak body

Commissioner for Children (Department of Health, Tasmania) 

Other education links

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Australian Government)

Other Australian Education Departments and non-government bodies (DEEWR)

Tasmanian  State School Parents & Friends Inc

Public Education Alliance

Education links (Service Tasmania)

 

 

   

Personal business

Personal business

AEU: Australian Education Union Tas. Branch
Media releases (State)
Media releases (Federal)
Union Shopper
ATO: Australian Taxation Office
Teachers - claiming work-related expenses
RBF: Retirement Benefits Fund
Teachers Registration Board
Service Tasmania

Finance

COMPARE THE BANKS
Choice Better Banking  website
Campaign for better banking
Superguide

CREDIT UNION
S
MyState Credit Union

B&E

BIG FOUR BANKS

ANZ Bank
Commonwealth Bank
National Bank
Westpac Bank

OTHER BANKS: Bendigo 
St George  Bank of Queensland  Members Equity  Macquarie 

Currency conversion: current exchange rates
 
 

STUDENT HEALTH
Weight concerns for a quarter of students
The Mercury, 20 Feb 2012
Students with lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to be overweight or obese...

EDUCATION BUDGET
Ed Dept meeting budget targets
The Examiner, 18 Feb 2012
Budget papers in last Wednesday's mid-year financial reports show the Department of Education is likely to meet its budget savings requirements...

POST YEAR 10
Agricultural college news to Minister
ABC News, 18 Feb 2012
Education Minister Nick McKim says he was not consulted about a new agricultural trade college for Smithton announced by the Federal Minister for Regional Development, Simon Crean ...
- Media release by Simon Crean, 10 Feb 2012

EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Asian students perform better
SMH, 17 Feb 2012
Australian students perform up to three years behind students in Asian countries...

NAPLAN
NAPLAN standards questioned
SMH, 17 Feb 2012
Students assessed as performing at two years below their year level are nevertheless considered to be meeting benchmarks, a Senate committee has been told ...

TASMANIAN TEACHERS
Kings Meadows High teacher remembered
The Examiner, 16 Feb 2012
The life of Kings Meadows teacher Aaron King will be celebrated at a memorial service tomorrow...

COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS
School computers target exceeded
Aust Govt media release, 16 Feb 2012
Australian schools now have more than 911,000 computers, exceeding the national target of 786,000, federal schools minister Peter Garrett said today...

NEVER IN TASMANIA
Cards made for teacher's boyfriend
NYDailyNews, 15 Feb 2012
A New York Grade 5 teacher was put on desk duty after she had her students make Christmas cards for her imprisoned boyfriend...

SCHOOL STATISTICS
63,500 students expected
Tas Govt media release, 15 Feb 2012
A total of 37,200 primary school students, 17,400 secondary students and 8,900 senior secondary students are expected to be at government schools this week, the Minister for Education and Skills, Nick McKim, said...

SCHOOL CLOSURES
Edith Creek numbers down 25%
The Advocate, 15 Feb 2012
Edith Creek Primary's enrolments are down 25 per cent following its inclusion on last year's closure hit list, opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson says...

STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
Lack of sports injury data hides problem
SMH, 14 Feb 2012
A lack of proper collection of school sports injury data is holding back efforts to improve safety for students, at least in NSW...

TEACHER APPRAISAL
Fear for teacher reward scheme
SMH, 14 Feb 2012
ACER's Dr Lawrence Ingvarson believes there is insufficient time to develop and test teaching standards before the federal government's program of bonus payments to top teachers commences in 2014...

NEVER IN TASMANIA
Queensland crackdown on classroom egg hatching
Courier Mail, 13 Feb 2012
Queensland teachers must now complete a 15-page application before they can allow their students to watch chickens hatching from eggs in an incubator...

SCHOOL AUTONOMY
Staffing fear for small schools
The Mercury, 13 Feb 2012
Small Tasmanian schools could have difficulty obtaining good teachers if a federal government school autonomy program scheduled for next year goes ahead, Tasmanian Principals Association president David Raw says...

More news in the
News archive

 

ASTRONOMY
J-Track 3D Satellite Tracking
Interactive 3-dimensional plot of satellite positions and tracking.

ROADKILL FOR KIDS
roadkilltas.com
Roadkill in Tasmania - how to make your next roadtrip wildlife friendly. Includes activity sheets for young students.

ONLINE SAFETY
Easy Guide to Socialising Online
Australian Government website on safer use of social networking sites for young people, but also valuable for parents and teachers. Includes:
- Overview of social networking sites (click on the "Expand All" link)
- Socialising Online safety tips and fact sheets

CREATIVITY
22 Simple Ideas for Harnessing Creativity in the Elementary Classroom
From Edutopia

APPS
Appitic
A directory of apps for education.

YOUTUBE
YouTube for Schools
Schools can now allow access to YouTube educational videos while keeping the rest of the site blocked. See also news item.

INFORMATION TOOLS
Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything
Computer-related support sites for teachers.

INFORMATION TOOLS
Free Summarizer
Paste text in the box and select the number of sentences you would like it summarised to.

CYBERSAFETY
Internet safety websites
Australian Government list of sites on internet safety and internet use.

NUTRITION
Australian Dietary Guidelines
Revised Australian Dietary Guidelines (draft).


18 November 2011
 

TEACHER WEBSITES
Blackstump Teacher Sites
Useful sites for teachers, selected by Australian website directory Blackstump.

E-LEARNING TOOLS
E-learning Tools and Resources for Schools and Education
Expandable mindmap of online tools for students and teachers. Click on the small plus signs. The whole page needs to be moved around by dragging with the mouse. Not comprehensive but contains many new tools.

E-LEARNING CLASSIFICATION
WebTool Mashup
Matches classification based mainly on Bloom's Taxonomy with the huge range of various e-learning tools.

E-LEARNING PRINCIPLES
10 Principles of Successful E-Learning
Based on the principles in a publication by Professors Anderson and McCormick.

GENERAL WEBSITES
107 Best Websites on the Web
Includes links to help on how to use the sites where necessary

GENERAL WEBSITES
Top 100 Little-known Sites Everyone Should Know About
Education emphasis.

TEACHER TOOLS
Graph Paper Generator
Create a variety of types of normal graph paper. (Be careful to avoid the surrounding adverts. Set to A4.) Also check out the types of unusual graph and grid paper.

EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
Kids.gov
US government and other websites for students and teachers.

INTERACTIVE LEARNING
Interactives
Interactive content and activities for maths, science, English, history and arts.

ASTRONOMY, ANDROID PHONES
Google Sky Map for Android
Maps of the stars - just point your Android phone. An Android
phone is a smartphone using Google's Android Operating System.

FREE WEBSITE BUILDERS
Wix
Simple system to set up a website, with or without your own domain name.

 

More new and useful sites in the
New sites archive

       

Help

 
  Being asked for a username and password
  To access some areas of the Department of Education's website and your school's intranet you may be asked to enter a username and password. Suggested action:
  1. If you are asked for a username and password from within your school, use your email username, such as fred.einstein, and password. Make sure the Caps Lock key is off.

  2. From outside the school you may need to add education\ (or eos\ or schools\ if appropriate) to the front of your username: for example, education\fred.einstein. (Use a backslash, not a forward slash.) But type the password without anything before it.

  3. Unable to log on? If that doesn't work, make sure your password has not expired. A sign that your password has expired is that you won't be able to check your email. So make an attempt to check your email to find out if this is in fact the case. If your password has expired only recently you might still be able to log on directly to Vkey to change your password. (Note that logging on to vkey requires your basic username only, without anything added before it.)

  4. Still unable to log on? If your school has recently changed form the "schools domain" to the "education domain", then you will first need to log on to Vkey and give yourself a new password.

  5. If you still have a problem contact a person on your school's staff who is a vkey officer or the ITS Help Centre (6232 7799).

Being asked for a domain

Sometimes you will be asked to provide a domain in addition to a username and password. If that happens, try typing education as the domain. (If that doesn't work, try schools or eos.)

"The domain EDUCATION is not available"

From within a school, if you give your username and password but receive an error message like "The domain EDUCATION is not available" then it is likely that your (usually blue) network cable is either disconnected or faulty. Make sure both ends are plugged in properly. Try a different cable. If you still have problems, you might need to try a different cable wall socket in case the one you are using is damaged or not connected to the network.

 
 
 

 

 

          

 
       
 
       

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