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June 23 2008June 23 2008

Agenda

• prayer• report from ReLC• iLE@RN (and other) project roundup • PeLT Role Description• ACEC Conference & Jamie McKenzie• Twilight Training• AOB

Father of Light and Wisdom,thank you for giving me a mind that can knowand a heart that can love.

Help me to keep learning every day of my life--no matter what the subject may be.Let me be convinced that all knowledge leads to youand let me know how to find you and love youin all the things you have made.

Encourage me when the task is difficultand when I am tempted to give upEnlighten me when my brain is slowand help me to grasp the truth held out to me.

Grant me the grace to put my knowledge to usein building the kingdom of God on earthso that I may enter the kingdom of God in heaven.Amen.

ReLC – June 19 2008• Digital revolution - 17 out of 18 schools in rollout have gone apple – need more information as to

how this will be financially reconciled• Wireless roleout – cisco systems won tender – similar to a ‘motel model’ – piloting in two large

secondary schools during next holiday (pre wyd) – looking at 95% coverage of learning spaces – coverage is not a problem compared to density (number of students given access) – 40 access points per school – physical location can be difficult – support model – 3 tiers – inschool person fulltime ict, 3rd party contractor, regional helpdesk person – more discussion needs to occur. – all networks will be commercial grade when the roleout is complete

• Aust Cath Network – discussions ongoing – looking at positive results re bandwidth but will be some time away

• CENet & myinternet – may extend product one extra year• Licence – apple – windows across the school – one school indicated a change of thought in his

school towards mac only apps such as Neo-Office. Current licencing - $400 for Vista – need a new model with lower cost – Milton in discussion with Microsoft – hold off on licences for now

• All schools can order Apple laptops at reduced rate, but must be done through Leichhardt – now two providers – Mac1 and Computers Now

• Professional learning – archdiocesan working party – systemic approach based in regions and schools

• Software in schools – should we be looking at centralisation of purchasing? Issues around licensing, upgrading – questions around reporting programs and SAS – secondary schools not happy with the functionality of these programs and are developing their own solutionsto enable staff to access data when they need it. Milton responded that HumanEdge is the way forward, but bandwidth remains a problem. More discussion is needed.

Learning Focus Technology Focus

St Jerome's, Punchbowl To further develop, for both students and teachers, the connection between visual literacy, reading comprehension and adaptation of narrative and poetry texts and to embed the use of ICT as a learning tool within the English program.

Video storytelling

OLQP Gladesville The students will produce a musical score using Garage Band. This will involve the design, composition and performance of their own music which will be in response to a film soundtrack required for a movie they have made in iMovie.

Apple – GarageBand & iMovie

All Hallows, Fivedock An emphasis on visual literacy skills across all KLAs. Students will be expected to present responses to learning in a variety of formats.

Apple – GarageBand & iMovie

St Ambrose, Concord West Students in the Stage 3 and Year 4 classrooms will develop their literacy skills through a differentiated curriculum through the explicit teaching of talking, listening, reading and writing.

IWB - Smartboard

Holy Spirit, North Ryde Year 4 students will improve and enhance their Literacy learning, specifically in the writing, communication and presentation of information. They will engage in inquiry-based learning tasks leading to deeper thinking about and understanding of the issues relating to the British Colonisation of Australia and their effect on our society today.

Apple - GarageBand

St. Brigid's, Marrickville To develop Mathematic skills, concepts and literacies. Lego Robotics

Domremy, Fivedock and All Hallows, Fivedock.

"Connected Classrooms" will focus on some of the issues around the transition of students from Stage 3 to Stage 4. Students from both schools will work on a common focus in HSIE around Government and the Structure of a Society.

Webcasting – Skype, Ning

St. Charles, Ryde The students in Stage 3 respond to their Confirmation preparation by producing a podcast which will be part of the outcomes of this course.

Apple - GarageBand

St. Brendan's, Annandale Stage 2 Science and Technology - communication and literacy skills and Stage 3 Maths - problem solving and numerical skills.

Lego Robotics

St. Mary's, Concord To challenge existing teacher pedagogical methods by developing ways to effectively introduce Smartboards into daily use.

IWB - SmartBoard

iLE@RN Projects

• Multimodal – St Peter Chanel Regents Park - St Jerome’s Punchbowl

• Lego Robotics – St Joan of Arc Haberfield - St Paul of The Cross Dulwich Hill

- St Peter Chanel Regents Park

Other Projects

Primary eLearning Reference Teacher

ACEC Conference

• The conference will be held at the National Convention Centre Canberra on 29 September to 2 October 2008

• We are able to sponsor three teachers to attend (registration & accommodation)

• Need to know by the end of term• http://www.acec2008.info

Jamie McKenzie Workshop

• CBHS Lewisham – September 12 & 13

Twilight Training Sessions

• Apple laptops• Web 2.0 (blogs, wikis)