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Preparing Planning Evaluating
Planning and sustaining 1-to-1 access to technology Implementing
Software applications included in the Department’s eduSTAR eduSTAR Catalogue – Supporting BYOD Specialist technicians provided under the Technical
software image provide students with opportunities to http://www.edustar.vic.edu.au/catalogue Support to Schools Program will assist schools in the Have you considered? ?
demonstrate their use of digital technologies. The eduSTAR catalogue is an online website that provides above diligence requirements. • Does your school use the software available on
There are currently over 80 software applications available teachers and students with access to a large selection of the eduSTAR image?
on the eduSTAR software image for Windows and over 40 educational software titles, and the ability to browse and • How do your school’s existing software selection
applications on the eduSTAR software image for Mac. purchase recommended ICT products from DEECD authorised and policy/procedures reflect your learning and
suppliers (including notebooks and tablets).
The software on both images includes Microsoft and open teaching goals?
source applications. Additional proprietary software titles • Software catalogue – Provides staff and students with • How will your school facilitate students having the
are available on the eduSTAR Secondary Software image for on-demand access to a range of licensed and free Department’s anti-virus and endpoint protection
use by staff and students who attend Victorian government educational apps and software. The software catalogue suite on their 1-1 device?
secondary schools. These are: categorises software by learning area, and provide access
to tutorials and lesson plans to assist staff and students • What online tools and resources does your
• Wolfram Mathematica
in maximising the value of each software title in the school use?
• Inspiration classroom. Software for PC, Mac and iOS devices has
• InspireData been made available on the software catalogue.
• Yenka • Hardware catalogue – Leveraging the Department’s
ICT products and services arrangement, the hardware
• Graphmatica catalogue provides schools, staff and students with a list Microsoft Licensing Agreement 2013-17 The new agreement allows the Microsoft suite (eduSTAR core
image) to be placed on:
• Comic Life of recommended products (including computers) available The Department has entered into a licensing arrangement
for purchase from authorised suppliers. with Microsoft which secures access for schools, students and • School owned multi use devices: ICT devices owned, leased
• World Book teachers to the latest versions of a large array of Microsoft or controlled by the school, and used by multiple users.
Software made available to teachers and students via the
• Adobe Photoshop Elements catalogue includes a mix of free and state-wide licensed titles. software licences until the end of 2017. The licensed Microsoft • School owned 1-to-1 devices: ICT devices that are
software is provided to schools through the eduSTAR standard
• Adobe Premier Elements and To meet diligence requirements for state-wide licensed titles operating environment. A major feature of the new Microsoft exclusively allocated to a student for 12 months or more.
schools are advised to:
• Adobe Acrobat X Pro. Licensing Agreement is support for student owned computers. • Student owned 1-to-1 devices (BYOD): ICT devices that
• Record student owned devices on the School Computer are owned by a student (must be recorded in the school
All devices purchased from the Department’s panels Census (in the BYOD category), and computer census).
come with the eduSTAR software image already loaded
onto them. Schools can ask technicians to load the core • Ensure licensed software titles are removed from student Schools can obtain more information from their Specialist
eduSTAR software onto school-owned devices, and BYO owned devices when the student exits the school. Technician or Service Delivery Manager.
devices that do not have the software. These devices
must be registered on the school computer census.
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Planning and sustaining 1-to-1 access to technology Implementing
Software applications included in the Department’s eduSTAR eduSTAR Catalogue – Supporting BYOD Specialist technicians provided under the Technical
software image provide students with opportunities to http://www.edustar.vic.edu.au/catalogue Support to Schools Program will assist schools in the Have you considered? ?
demonstrate their use of digital technologies. The eduSTAR catalogue is an online website that provides above diligence requirements. • Does your school use the software available on
There are currently over 80 software applications available teachers and students with access to a large selection of the eduSTAR image?
on the eduSTAR software image for Windows and over 40 educational software titles, and the ability to browse and • How do your school’s existing software selection
applications on the eduSTAR software image for Mac. purchase recommended ICT products from DEECD authorised and policy/procedures reflect your learning and
suppliers (including notebooks and tablets).
The software on both images includes Microsoft and open teaching goals?
source applications. Additional proprietary software titles • Software catalogue – Provides staff and students with • How will your school facilitate students having the
are available on the eduSTAR Secondary Software image for on-demand access to a range of licensed and free Department’s anti-virus and endpoint protection
use by staff and students who attend Victorian government educational apps and software. The software catalogue suite on their 1-1 device?
secondary schools. These are: categorises software by learning area, and provide access
to tutorials and lesson plans to assist staff and students • What online tools and resources does your
• Wolfram Mathematica
in maximising the value of each software title in the school use?
• Inspiration classroom. Software for PC, Mac and iOS devices has
• InspireData been made available on the software catalogue.
• Yenka • Hardware catalogue – Leveraging the Department’s
ICT products and services arrangement, the hardware
• Graphmatica catalogue provides schools, staff and students with a list Microsoft Licensing Agreement 2013-17 The new agreement allows the Microsoft suite (eduSTAR core
image) to be placed on:
• Comic Life of recommended products (including computers) available The Department has entered into a licensing arrangement
for purchase from authorised suppliers. with Microsoft which secures access for schools, students and • School owned multi use devices: ICT devices owned, leased
• World Book teachers to the latest versions of a large array of Microsoft or controlled by the school, and used by multiple users.
Software made available to teachers and students via the
• Adobe Photoshop Elements catalogue includes a mix of free and state-wide licensed titles. software licences until the end of 2017. The licensed Microsoft • School owned 1-to-1 devices: ICT devices that are
software is provided to schools through the eduSTAR standard
• Adobe Premier Elements and To meet diligence requirements for state-wide licensed titles operating environment. A major feature of the new Microsoft exclusively allocated to a student for 12 months or more.
schools are advised to:
• Adobe Acrobat X Pro. Licensing Agreement is support for student owned computers. • Student owned 1-to-1 devices (BYOD): ICT devices that
• Record student owned devices on the School Computer are owned by a student (must be recorded in the school
All devices purchased from the Department’s panels Census (in the BYOD category), and computer census).
come with the eduSTAR software image already loaded
onto them. Schools can ask technicians to load the core • Ensure licensed software titles are removed from student Schools can obtain more information from their Specialist
eduSTAR software onto school-owned devices, and BYO owned devices when the student exits the school. Technician or Service Delivery Manager.
devices that do not have the software. These devices
must be registered on the school computer census.
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