Students should not create a Zoom account as they are under 18. They will be able to join Zoom sessions as guests with the codes they have been given by their teachers - as long as they have Zoom downloaded (e.g. as an app).

If you know your child has created a Zoom account using their Island Bay account, please delete the account.

Zoom codes remain the same for the duration of distance learning. Zoom links are linked off the timetable shared on this site.

Passwords for sessions have been emailed to you and are to be kept private.

Click the teacher's 'Zoom Room' that you are going to. If your child would like help while working on self-directed learning, please connect with your GG teacher.

We suggest you keep this code safe, do not share it with anyone outside of your guardian group.

As we use a waiting room, please feel free to arrive a couple of minutes before your Zoom session is about to start.

If you need any help, contact your child's GG teacher, Jacqui or Caitlin and they will be happy to help.

Students can use Seesaw to guide their self-directed learning time. Their learning tasks will be posted on Seesaw for them to be working on during the time they are not with their teachers. Each task will have instructions connected to the task.

The ‘Weekly Checklist' can be used to see what learning could be completed. Depending on the task, learning can be completed digitally or on a hard copy with a picture added to Seesaw.

Teachers will provide feedback/comments to children.

Zoom Guidelines

Teachers will schedule online lessons with students every day. Here are some student guidelines for participating in online lessons using Zoom. Zoom codes remain the same for the duration of distance learning. Student should not create a Zoom account as they are under 18. They will be able to join Zoom sessions as guests with the codes they have been given by their teachers - as long as they have Zoom downloaded (e.g. as an app).

1. Before you connect, check your email, or Google Classroom for any resources that you might need for the session.

2. Let a family member know that you will be talking online with your teacher and hub-mates.

3. Be positive, respectful and safe with your behaviour and communication online (just like you are in a real classroom).

4. Before entering your Zoom meeting, mute your microphone. All chats on zoom will be controlled by the teacher/s. If the teacher wishes to have a discussion, microphones can be turned on.

5. Zoom is not to be used to connect with friends. It is a school tool only to be used with your teacher.

6. You can ask additional questions with the chat feature. However, these will be public to the group and controlled by the host (teachers).

7. Do not take any screenshots or recordings to share with others or on social media - this breaches Island Bay School’s Digital Learner Agreements.

8. Stay in the Zoom class for the entire session or until requested by your teacher to leave. When online, students must be in family/public spaces

How to download and connect to an online meeting via Zoom?

On a computer:

• Use this link to download Zoom. Follow prompts to install.

On an iPad or Tablet:

• Download the Zoom App from the iOS App Store or Google Play store (or follow the links from here).

Once you have Zoom installed and have received Zoom session times and links from your teachers, you just open Zoom and join the session/meeting at the scheduled time using the password provided.

With limited access to new books now, there are some online resources where students are able to find children’s reading material - non-fiction, fiction and audiobooks. We intend on using Epic during Lockdown (see the Distance Learning Explained slide for more information). We recommend students read at least half an hour a day.

In addition to Epic, you could look at Oxford Owl and ReadTheory as alternative platforms.

If your child is building reading fluency, we suggest that you read a book each day together on Epic - a cloud-based reading resource.