At St Matthew’s, Digital Technologies are integrated across the curriculum.
Students have access to a variety of digital resources at St. Matthew’s, including interactive whiteboards, iPads and Chromebooks – enabling them to investigate, design, communicate, collaborate and create.
Digital Technology skills are also specifically taught throughout the school day within each classroom. These skills and the lessons they are incorporated into cover several aspects, including cybersafety, word processing, coding, film making, multimedia presentations, web design, blogging, animation and podcasting. St Matthew’s participates in specific lessons and initiatives to recognise and support eSmart Week and Safer Internet Day.
St Matthew’s is a Google Apps For Education school. This allows students online access to a range of Google communication and collaboration applications, including Docs, Drive, Gmail, Calendars and Sites.
“If we teach as we taught yesterday, then we rob our children of tomorrow.”
– John Dewey
We are an accredited eSmart school. An eSmart school is a school where the smart, safe and responsible use of information and communications technology is a cultural norm for all students, teachers and the wider school community. This process has included reviewing and updating our ICT Policy, eLearning User Agreement and Cybersafety Policy.