With Final Examinations approaching for students in Years 7-11, and the HSC just around the corner, there are some useful technology tools that students can use to help with their organisation and revision.
Tools provided by the College:
Canvas – Canvas is our online learning platform, available via the Student Dashboard. Accessing the resources provided by teachers is always the best starting point when commencing revision.
Box of Books – Box of Books is our digital textbook platform, available via the Student Dashboard. In addition to providing access to the textbooks, Box of Books enables students to highlight and take notes within each textbook.
Edrolo - For students in Year 12, the College provides access to Edrolo which is an excellent tool to assist student learning and revision. Edrolo features video about theory and solutions, along with exam-style questions.
Education Perfect – used by students in Years 7-10 Science and Languages, Education Perfect provides access to learning resources including interactive quizzes.
Microsoft 365 – The College provides access to Microsoft 365 (previously Office 365), including OneDrive, Word, Excel and OneNote. OneNote is an excellent notetaking tool, allowing students to create multiple pages of notes for each of their subjects.
Other revision tools
Quizlet – quiz and flashcard platform to assist with revision.
Eddie Woo’s WooTube – an excellent resource for Mathematics videos.
Maths is fun – easy to follow explanations for covers most mathematical concepts.
As always, asking classroom teachers for suggestions about the best ways to revise for each subject is the best starting point.
Mrs Megan Bennett
Director of ICT
