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Setting up Purple Mash for the New Academic Year 2024
Nov. 27, 2023
As this academic year draws to a finish and the new academic year approaches, we wanted to share with you some useful links we know will help you and your colleagues get started in 2024. In the post we'll cover account set up for Purple Mash admins, including data syncing and adding new classes; plus, we'll share useful tools and teacher resources to help you feel prepared at the start of the new year.
Contents
1) Setting up or updating your Purple Mash account
2) Login cards and parent letters
3) Professional development options
1) Setting up or updating your Purple Mash account
Purple Mash admins, if you don't have school account is linked to your student data (SIS) then we can manually updating students, classes and teachers for you.
There is the option for SIS integration through Wonde and free for existing Purple Mash subscribers. If you would like to learn more, please contact us info@2simple.com.au.
Noticed a slight change in the Manage Users section of Purple Mash? It's had a bit of a makeover! We've put together some short videos to guide you through using the new look area. Watch them here.
2) Login cards and parent letters
You can print login cards, with personalised login details for each student to make logging in from home or in class quick and easy.
If you use the Parent Portal, you can also print parent letters with their dedicated parent code to allow parents/carers to gain insight into their child's learning on Purple Mash.
To print login cards and parent letters, navigate to the admin settings on your profile.
A copy of the parents’ letter is also available within the new look Teachers area, under the Supporting Parents tab
3) Professional development
The Teacher's area contains a range of useful resources and links to help you get the most out of Purple Mash. Under the Professional Development tab, you’ll find great help to prepare for the coming year, including:
- Training Platform: an extensive library of video courses and follow-up quizzes covering key areas of Purple Mash.
- Connects: 1 to 1 screen-shares with a member of our experienced PD team covering any area of teaching or learning with Purple Mash.
- 2Simple TV: this is our YouTube channel, where you can find a variety of useful playlists, including previous webinars.
- Webinars: head here to discover all our upcoming webinars and also access our previous webinars playlist.
4) Digital Technologies Coordinator's Toolkits
Whether you're starting a new role or are a more experienced subject lead looking for additional support, our subject toolkit is perfect for subject leaders of Digital Technologies looking to keep on top of things in 2024.
They contain a range of practical and useful documents that make auditing, action planning, reviewing provisions and developing you as a leader a lot less onerous. You can access all the toolkit Leadership tab of the Teachers area.
5) DigiTech Scheme of Work
The Teacher's area is packed full of helpful tools and guides. Under the planning tab you’ll find the complete Purple Mash DigiTech Scheme of Work for F-6; a powerful, comprehensive resource.
To further support the delivery of the DigiTech Scheme of Work in school, enhance the impact of lessons, and reduce teacher workload, we have:
- Added concept maps and quizzes to every unit
- Added prior and future learning links to every unit
- updated all lesson plans
- included editable downloadable slideshows for every unit
- included supporting videos for teachers
- updated our knowledge organisers
- included 21 brand new short videos explaining key computing terminology, all to ensure that you can teach digital technologies with confidence.
6) Other planning resources
The planning tab of the Teacher's area also includes a Spelling Scheme of Work, Grammar Resources and Curriculum Maps, which link your curriculum to Purple Mash resources and planning documents. We are updating them regularly so worth taking a look.
Are you using the NSW education department's unit for English K-2 - take a look here.
7) Keeping up to date
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8) Contact our friendly support team
Our support team are always on hand to help. Should you like to speak to a member of the team about updating your data you can contact them Support or call or (03) 8351 4990