2021 Learning from home

Home Learning Plans

Students Learning From Home

On this site you will find a home learning plan and resources to support your child's learning at home. Students will upload their learning onto Seesaw and connect with their class using Teams. Please contact your child's class teacher if you have any difficulty accessing these platforms. These learning materials have been made available to you in accordance with the Copyright Act for education purposes. No further copies or sharing of the content should be made outside the class as the material on our page may be the subject of copyright protection.

The Kids Helpline has some wonderful resources to support students throughout this challenging time.

Accessing Seesaw

STEP 1: Download or update the Seesaw Class app on your device or go to app.seesaw.me to get started. App update is required!

STEP 2: Click ‘I’m a Student’ to log in.

STEP 3: Enter your student email firstname.lastname@education.nsw.gov.au and password. Remember to add the number after your name if you have one.

STEP 4: Once logged in, you will be in your student journal where you can create posts, complete activities, and see Announcements from your teacher.

STEP 5: To see activities from your teacher, tap the Activities tab (on the right side under class name).

STEP 6: Click ‘Add Response’ to respond.

STEP 7: Always press the green check to save work to your journal.

STEP 8: To see Announcements from your teacher, tap the inbox tab (on the right side under class name)

Accessing Teams

STEP 1: Open portal.det.nsw.edu.au

STEP 2: Click 'Log In' and 'I’m a Student'.

STEP 3: Enter your student username (firstname.lastname) and password. Remember to add the number after your name if you have one.

STEP 4: Under the 'Learning' tab, click 'Show more'

STEP 5: Click on Microsoft Office 365

STEP 6: Log in using you student email (firstname.lastname@education.nsw.gov.au)

STEP 7: Click on Teams icon

STEP 8: Students can communicate with their teacher and peers throughout the school day

Accessing Zoom

STEP 1: Open portal.det.nsw.edu.au

STEP 2: Click 'Log In' and 'I’m a Student'.

STEP 3: Enter your student username (firstname.lastname) and password. Remember to add the number after your name if you have one.

STEP 4: Under the 'Learning' tab, click 'Show more'

STEP 5: Click on Zoom - Video Conferencing

STEP 6: Log in using you student email (firstname.lastname@education.nsw.gov.au)

STEP 7: Select to configure your account

STEP 8: Select 'Join a meeting'

STEP 9: Join your class meeting using meeting ID and password provided.

Parent responsibilities during home learning

Advice to parents and carers

establish routines and expectations
defining a space for your child to work in
monitor communications from teachers
encouraging physical activity and/or exercise
check-in with your child regularly
monitor how much time your child is spending online
support your children to be social, but set rules around their social media interactions.

Student responsibilities during home learning

These responsibilities should be adjusted according to the age of your child:

establishing and/or following a daily routine for learning
identifying a safe, comfortable, quiet space in their home where they can work effectively and successfully
regularly monitoring digital platforms and communication (365, G-Suite for Education, Seesaw, Canvas, email, etc.) to check for announcements and feedback from teachers
completing tasks with integrity and academic honesty, doing your best work
doing their best to meet timelines, commitments, and due dates
communicating proactively with their teachers if they cannot meet deadlines or require additional support
collaborating and supporting their classmates in their learning
complying with the departments' Student use of digital devices and online services policy
seeking out and communicating with school staff as different needs arise.

Establishing routines and expectations

Your school should provide your child with a schedule or timetable for their learning. This will include regular breaks for activity, eating and drinking. In the activity breaks, it is important that students get up and move around.

From the first day you will need to establish routines and expectations. You should use the timetable or schedule provided by your school to set regular hours for school work.

Keep normal bedtime routines for younger children and expect the same from your older primary and high school-aged children too.

It is important that you set these expectations as soon as distance learning is implemented, not several days later after it becomes apparent a child is struggling with the absence of routine.

For more information, refer to Remote learning guidelines for students and parents (PDF 186KB).

Setting up a learning environment

Try to create a quiet and comfortable learning space. Your child may have a regular place for doing homework under normal circumstances, but this space may not be suitable for working in for an extended period of time.

A space/location for extended learning should be a public/family space, not in a bedroom. It should be a place that can be quiet at times and have a strong wireless internet signal, if possible. Above all, it should be a space where you or another adult is present and monitoring your children's learning.

Refer to our Learning environment checklist (PDF 81KB) for more advice.

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