Google Suite (G Suite)

G Suite for Education provides students with access to twenty-first century learning tools to support their education.

Many classrooms in Years 2 - 6 utilise the tools within the suite to enhance students engagement in learning and give them a powerful outlet to create content and share their ideas.

Getting access at home

Students have access using their EDU G Suite logon.

This login is:

Username: STUDENTNUMBER@schoolsnet.act.edu.au

Password: Set by school

If you or your child is unsure of their student number or password, get in touch with the classroom teacher who will be able to provide it to you.

  1. Enter username at any Google sign in point

2. Login using secure ACT Government Login

More than one user sharing the computer?

If you already have a Google account logged in, follow the instructions here in order to add an additional user.

Tools to know

Drive

With unlimited cloud storage in Google Drive, your child can store all their resources online and within reach from any device with internet access.

Classroom

With Classroom, your child can sign in from any computer or mobile device to access class assignments that have been set by the teacher.

Slides

Google Slides makes your ideas shine with a variety of presentation themes, hundreds of fonts, embedded video, animations, and more.

Docs

Google Docs brings your documents to life with smart editing and styling tools to help you easily format text and paragraphs. Choose from hundreds of fonts, add links, images, and drawings.

Meet

Connect with students virtually through secure video calls and messaging to keep learning going outside of school.

Getting Started

Click here for the link to the Curtin Parent Information Drive that has information for parents on how to help their child/ren get started with online tools for learning.

EDU DIGITAL BACKPACK

The 'Digital Backpack' is our online portal which provides safe and secure access to a range of online learning platforms for students.

The Digital Backpack

  • can be accessed from any device with a modern internet browser at school, home, anywhere!

  • Is an easy way for students to access all of our online learning services with just a single SchoolsNET username and password.

  • Is hosted and protected by secure ACT Government identity and access management systems.

For more detailed information on the digital backpack, click here for the Education Directorate information sheet.

e-Safety

The eSafety Comission page is a great place to look for resources on how to stay safe online. While the internet is a great way to socialise, learn, work, play and be entertained, there are also risks. So eSafety is adding new content every day, to help students stay safe online. For resources for parents click here. This website has lessons and animated videos for K-6 students.

*Please note that some of these resources are made for secondary students and are not suitable primary.