{"id":5533,"date":"2021-09-02T00:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T00:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/?page_id=5533"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:45:25","slug":"google-reference-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/?page_id=5533","title":{"rendered":"Google Reference School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5533\" class=\"elementor elementor-5533\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8828dd8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8828dd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d43801\" data-id=\"6d43801\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c8d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31c8d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Google Reference School<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9b4e4 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a9b4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-221cbd8\" data-id=\"221cbd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea52d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ea52d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Status as a Google School<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef67e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ef67e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>St. Mary&#8217;s Secondary School in Charleville, Co. Cork, has fully embraced Google Education Plus, transforming teaching and learning. Since 2014, we have evolved from initial pilot programs to a school-wide digital environment. Today, every student and teacher uses Google Classroom, Docs, Slides, Drive, and Meet. The school uses Google Sites for communication and resources. Chromebooks are widely used, and a BYOD policy is in place. The adoption of these tools has led to enhanced communication, increased accessibility for learners, personalised learning opportunities, and streamlined organisation. St. Mary&#8217;s actively shares its experiences with other schools, showcasing the impact of Education Plus. Staff are extensively trained in Google tools, and students receive Digital Media Literacy instruction to build digital skills. We&#8217;ve emphasised Notebook LM for AEN resources and Google Meet for EAL translations. The entire school community is dedicated to ongoing improvement in digital tools to optimise learning and teaching.<\/p><p>You can read the full story of this journey below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d87eff9 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"d87eff9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81cb096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"81cb096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4377c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af4377c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Reference-School-Vertical-1-300x230.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Reference-School-Vertical-1-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Reference-School-Vertical-1.png 959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84b4913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84b4913\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e305c9 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"2e305c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffa09c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ffa09c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b4b08b\" data-id=\"7b4b08b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbe9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffbe9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-Reference-School-Journey_compressed.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"width: 760px; \" data-width=\"760\" data-height=\"max\" data-mobile-width=\"500\"  data-scrollbar=\"none\" data-download=\"on\" data-tracking=\"on\" data-newwindow=\"on\" data-pagetextbox=\"off\" data-scrolltotop=\"on\" data-startzoom=\"100\" data-startfpzoom=\"100\" data-toolbar=\"both\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"on\">Google Reference School Journey_compressed<br\/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e8339a\" data-id=\"0e8339a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2595734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2595734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cfb607 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cfb607\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb8265c\" data-id=\"cb8265c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b4b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2b4b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Learning - Supports, Resources, and Reports<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc69969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc69969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a Google school, all online learning will take place using the GSuite\/ Google Workspace platform. To the side are links to Google Meet, Gmail, and Google Classroom for your convenience. 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace6b37 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ace6b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea9adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eea9adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/gmail.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NextGenerationEU Funding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3246c49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3246c49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc6bde5\" data-id=\"cc6bde5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487a7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"487a7ec\" 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Expand Wi-Fi Network within the school Providing free internet access in public spaces like library classrooms and school<\/h6><h6>2. Purchase Chromebooks for students at risk of educational disadvantage<\/h6><h6>3. Subsidies and Discounted Plans: Offering financial assistance or discounted internet service plans for low-income households.<\/h6><h6>4. &#8220;Pay-as-you-go&#8221; models: In some developing regions, innovative payment models for internet access or devices can make them more accessible.<\/h6><h6>5. Digital Literacy Training Programs: Establishing and promoting comprehensive programs in schools, libraries, community centers, and non-profit organisations that teach basic computer skills, internet navigation, online safety, and more advanced digital skills.<\/h6><h6>6. Teacher Training: Equipping educators with the knowledge and confidence to integrate technology effectively into their teaching practices and help students develop digital literacy.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6774e5\" data-id=\"d6774e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b62a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b62a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>7. Digital Navigators: Training community members to act as &#8220;digital navigators&#8221; who can provide one-on-one assistance and guidance to individuals needing help with digital tools and online resources.<\/h6><h6>8. Culturally Relevant Content: Creating online content and applications that are relevant, meaningful, and in local languages to encourage participation and make technology more accessible to diverse populations.<br \/>9. Targeted Training: Developing specific programs for vulnerable groups, such as older adults, refugees, individuals with disabilities (e.g., the Xbox Adaptive Controller for gamers with limited mobility), or those with limited literacy.<br \/>10. Integrating Technology into Curriculum: Embedding digital skills and technology use directly into educational curricula from an early age.<br \/>11. Advocacy and Policy Reform: Working with policymakers to enact regulations and allocate funding that supports digital equity and addresses systemic barriers to access.<br \/>12. 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