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Thank you to all the participants of the Technology Survey for 2022

Our survey is completed for 2022 with over twice the number of submissions from last year. 

Many staff found the time to complete the survey with great insights and suggestions. Overall, the survey affirms the areas of support we prioritise and helps us to identify new areas of improvement. We will be following up with many of you and responding to your requests.

Congratulations to De Garis Preschool!

The survey prize has been drawn and De Garis Preschool in Mildura is the lucky winner of the iPad prize.

Complete this 5 minute survey to have your say and give your service the chance to win an iPad! ​

https://surveys.kindergarten.vic.gov.au/index.php/221566?lang=en​

The Kindergarten IT Program would like to find out how we can improve the program for our service members. There are 8 to 10 questions covering technology needs, connectivity, service improvements and customer satisfaction. 

Your submission will enter your service in the prize draw for first prize, a 9th Generation 64GB WiFi iPad.

The survey will run from 18th of July to 7th of August 2022.​​

This survey is intended for employees and committee members of Victorian Early Childhood Education and Care services that make use of the Kindergarten IT Program. ​

​Survey Policy and prize draw Terms & Conditions. 

The Online Transition Learning and Development Statement (Online TLDS) tool reopened on Monday July 11th, 2022.

If you are a teacher who will be using the Online TLDS for the first time, our 15-minute video will get you started. View the video from our Online TLDS information and support page here: https://kindergarten.vic.gov.au/tlds/#videos

For educators who made use of the Online TLDS previously, a review of our video should be enough to get you back up-to-speed as there are no big changes to report.

If you still feel you need further training after reviewing the video, refer to our introduction webinar information and resources for the Online TLDS here: https://kindergarten.vic.gov.au/tlds/

We have had reports of the ‘Deadbolt’ ransomware affecting kindergartens. The Deadbolt ransomware targets computers and networked attached storage (NAS).  Just like your computer, NAS devices should be kept secure by running security updates and turning off vulnerabilities.

Click here to view the tip

Just before you leave for the school break, it is helpful to:

1. Shut down your computer
2. Switch off the modem
3. Switch off the power and unplug at the wall socket
4. Add a post it note reminder to your computer screen stating – turn the modem and power back on

Following these steps can stop a possible power surge or damage to your computer. It also saves energy.

Webmail
If you want to check your webmail over the break, remember the new webmail is here: https://webmail.kindergarten.vic.gov.au/
The username is the full email address.
Please ensure that you know the password for your email account. If you are unsure what the password is, please contact our service desk.

Smart phone users are vulnerable to a growing range of scam text messages. Scammers use tricks appear alongside legitimate services and contacts contacts . This tip provides advice and links to help you stay safe from scam text messages.

Click here to view the tip.

If you have a land-line phone number, you will likely have encountered these. But increasingly mobile numbers are being targeted as well. This tip provides advice and links to help you stay safe from scam phone calls.

Click here to view the tip.

Now available for enrolment

We are offering webinars of our courses on basic troubleshooting, website development, poster design and basic Excel spreadsheets.

The courses offered:

Practical IT Skills – 602

WordPress Website Development – 101

Making Creative Posters – 903

Beginners Excel Spreadsheets – 401

You can view the schedule and book a webinar session on our training page.

We have added a recording of our webinar course Website Development – 101 to our Tips section.

You can view the video online here: WordPress webinar recording

We have added a recording of our webinar course Beginners Excel Spreadsheets – 401 to our Tips section.

You can view the video online here: Excel webinar recording

Now available for enrolment

We are offering webinars of our courses on basic troubleshooting, website development, poster design and basic Excel spreadsheets.

The courses offered:

Practical IT Skills – 602

WordPress Website Development – 101

Making Creative Posters – 903

Beginners Excel Spreadsheets – 401

You can view the schedule and book a webinar session on our training page.

This tip was requested by attendees of Making Creative Posters – 903. We use Adobe Spark in the session which is great for images and graphic titles but sometimes you want to add more dense text or edit text in Microsoft Word to create certificates etc.

Click here to view the tip.