While the Scootle application will continue to operate as normal, you will see a number of changes at the end of 2020. Here are some examples.
Other than the archiving of the resources based on Adobe Flash, Scootle and the Single Sign-On (SSO) infrastructure will continue to operate normally throughout 2021 as the transition to the Online Formative Assessment Initiative is completed. Support for Scootle users is available through the Scootle helpdesk as normal.
Due to declining usage and the archiving of resources in Scootle that are based on Adobe Flash, Improve will be decommissioned at the end of 2020.
Improve will be decommissioned on 18 December 2020 and all test items will be archived. However, they may be reused in the Online Formative Assessment Initiative.
All teacher and student data will be deleted as per ESA Privacy and Archival policies. Teachers are encouraged to download any information they require from Improve well before the decommissioning process commences. Help is available via the Improve helpdesk.
Language Learning Space will continue to operate for teachers and students as normal, with support from Education Services Australia.
SHEX was developed in the context of a centralised approach to digital content hosting, maintenance and support in 2010. Over time this model has become less relevant, as all jurisdictions have access to more cost-efficient and effective cloud services. Also, the adoption of Creative Commons licences has made the management of intellectual property more straightforward. With the intention to move towards a more inclusive ecosystem under the Online Formative Assessment Initiative, the functions performed by SHEX are better placed at the local level where content is provided to teachers and students.
All of the existing content shared by jurisdictions in SHEX will be published to the online content store within Scootle with the associated jurisdiction licencing and sharing rules. At the start of November 2020, access to the Sharing Exchange will cease, and the system will be decommissioned early in 2021. Any content published by the end of October 2020 will continue to be available in Scootle until the publishing jurisdiction requests that the content be archived and removed from the search index.
Any additional digital content-sharing between jurisdictions will be handled by the new web-crawling process to a publicly accessible location organised by the content owner, or, if required, through an individual hosting arrangement with ESA.
External access to SHEX, and the ability to make digital content updates to resources within it, will cease at the end of October 2020.
All the existing records in MEX will be published to Scootle before November 2020 and these will be migrated to the new web-crawling process being developed to support the Online Formative Assessment Initiative. Some of the existing MEX functionality and benefits will be enhanced in the re-architecting of the Scootle back end with more automation, decentralisation and fewer ongoing maintenance costs. During the transition process from November 2020 to January 2021, MEX access will be offline. Queries in regard to content in the MEX should be email to the Scootle helpdesk.
User documentation on the web-crawling process will be published when the system is online.
Downstream systems with access to digital content in the Sharing Exchange (SHEX) are encouraged to download published content before October 2020 and then manage this content within their repositories when the exchanges close in early in November. ESA will keep downstream systems notified of content that has reached the end of its licensing period or that requires archiving locally due to changes in educational soundness.
You can login to Scootle by selecting the ACT Department of Education and Training logo in the Login via your education network panel.
Scootle will then redirect you to your education network portal where you can enter your DoE username and password.
If you have already logged into your education network portal during your current browser session then you will not need to login again but will be able to enter Scootle immediately.
You can login to Scootle by selecting the NSW Department of Education logo in the Login via your education network panel.
Scootle will then redirect you to your education network portal where you can enter your DEC User ID and password.
If you have already logged into your education network portal during your current browser session then you will not need to login again but will be able to enter Scootle immediately.
Scootle will allow you to login using your LearnLink username and password. It does this by redirecting you automatically through to LearnLink when you access Scootle and indicate you are a user from DECD by clicking on the DECD logo.
If you have already logged into LearnLink during your current browser session then you will not need to login again but will be able to enter Scootle immediately.
You can login to Scootle by selecting the TAS Department of Education logo in the Login via your education network panel.
Scootle will then redirect you to your education network portal where you can enter your DoE username and password.
If you have already logged into your education network portal during your current browser session then you will not need to login again but will be able to enter Scootle immediately.
You can login to Scootle by selecting the NT Department of Education logo in the Login via your education network panel.
Scootle will then redirect you to your education network portal where you can enter your DoE username and password.
If you have already logged into your education network portal during your current browser session then you will not need to login again but will be able to enter Scootle immediately.
You can login to Scootle by selecting the Catholic Network Australia logo in the Login via your education network panel.
Scootle will then redirect you to your education network portal where you can enter your CNA Participant ID and User ID.
If you have already logged into your education network portal during your current browser session then you will not need to login again but will be able to enter Scootle immediately.
You can login to Scootle by selecting the Catholic Education Network logo in the Login via your education network panel.
Scootle will then redirect you to your education network portal where you can enter your CENET User ID, password and diocese.
If you have already logged into your education network portal during your current browser session then you will not need to login again but will be able to enter Scootle immediately.
You need to recover or reset your password from your education network portal or contact your education network directly.
If you already have a Scootle account, login using your Scootle username and password. If you do not have a Scootle account yet, you may create one here.
Please register and access help with your school email address so that we can direct you to the person who can best help you. Your school email address alerts us to your education network. Using your school email address also helps us if you change schools in the future.
The following can self-register to Scootle via http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/preregister.action:
Government schools from Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania do not need to register since single sign-on has been enabled from their education network portal.
Catholic schools that are members of Catholic Network Australia or Catholic Education Network also do not need to register since single sign-on has been enabled from their education network portal.
The confirmation email may have gone to your junk mail folder or your registration may not have been confirmed. Please submit a support ticket to be manually confirmed.
If you are unable to access Scootle learning paths or resources, it is an indication that you were not registered under a school group. To be added to your school group, liaise with your school administrator or submit a support ticket.
If you are a school administrator in an independent school and would like to register your school staff, email them the school's specific Scootle registration link.
Your school's staff will then click the registration link, register using their email address and establish a password. When they have completed their registration form, a confirmation email will be sent to them. They can then click the link in the email to confirm their registration. For your easy reference, more details about registration are on page 9 in the Scootle user guide for school managers (PDF, 1.02 MB).
Your education network's Scootle contact can be found on the Contact us page, or on the National Digital Learning Resources Network website, under Schools. This information is regularly updated.
A learning path allows you to create a collection of resources on a topic or curriculum area. Once your collection is compiled you can edit item descriptions and add your own comments, navigation instructions, links or tasks associated with each learning item.
Each path has a unique pin, allowing you to quickly share your learning paths with your students. You may also share your learning paths with colleagues from your school, jurisdiction or make them discoverable to all Scootle users. Alternatively you can export your paths as a spread sheet or PDF.
Follow these steps to create a learning path
Step 1 Search for a topic or browse resources by Australian Curriculum.
Step 2 Add a resource from the search results to a learning path by selecting the '+ Add to' button located at the right side of each resource title.
Step 3 Add the resource to your existing learning path(s) by ticking the checkboxes.
Step 4 Add the resource to a new learning path by selecting the 'Create new learning path' button and completing the form. You can save the new learning path to an existing folder or on a new folder.
Step 5 Manage your learning paths by selecting 'Learning paths' in the main navigation and selecting the 'My learning paths' tab. There are several actions available. You may edit, delete, copy, share or export a learning path.
Students access learning paths by using a student PIN. Each learning path that you create has a unique PIN associated with it. The PIN is located at the top of the page, under the name of the learning path that you've created.
You can copy this PIN and provide it to students. Students can enter the PIN at http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/pin to get access to that specific learning path.
A collaborative activity is a secure online workspace for teaching and learning.
Many learning resources are downloaded as compressed zip files to make them smaller. These files need to be extracted - unzipped - before you can use the resource. Most computers have software for unzipping files. The software you use will depend on which type of computer system you are using.
You can decompress Zip files without extra software if you are using Macintosh OS 10.1 or later.
For the Scootle app to run on your device certain URLs must be unblocked in your firewall and a range of IP addresses allowed.
Unblock the following URLs:
Allow the following IP ranges:
If you continue to experience issues please submit a support ticket.
If your question isn't covered here, you might like to look at the Scootle user guide for teachers (PDF, 9.4 MB). You can also submit a support ticket for further help.