Home Learning with CENet Details

Each student from Year 1 to Year 6 received their CENet details which is the card that has the student’s name, their Username, their email address and their password.  Students may need these to log in to certain educational websites that your child’s class teacher has planned for them to use. These CENet details are like your child’s online school uniform.

It may be important for parents to discuss with students that these CENet details are monitored and that they are still expected to use and apply what they have learnt during lessons about digital citizenship this term.  Students are still bound by the Diocesan Social Media Policy and the Acceptable Use Agreement that they and parents signed.  If inappropriate behaviour using ‘@dowstu’ email accounts is reported to the school while home learning is happening, the usual follow up from school will need to be implemented.  Home learning is new to all of us and it is important that students view this learning as if they were at school.  

YouTube clips need to be viewed with or under the guidance of an adult.  These clips can have inappropriate comments and inappropriate content may pop-up on something that looks completely innocent.  With learning needing to go online at the moment it is more important than ever that the trusted adults in your child’s life remain vigilant and know where and who your child is interacting with. 

To assist parents there are also links to appropriate websites on the library homepage.  ‘Clickview’ is one such app / website which requires login with CENet details.  It needs to be advised that parents still need to be aware of what is being viewed on Clickview independently from teacher direction and guidance as this is a mixed platform for high school as well as primary students.  Some content may not be appropriate. Mrs Cook is working her way through the app and adding appropriate links to the GSFM library. Most teachers will copy the link though and add it to SeeSaw, so students will be taken directly to the appropriate learning resource